Two installs or One?

[Jacks]

After Wags' video, I, like many other I am sure, will be changing from the standard install of DCS 1 to the Open Beta version. My question is am I better to install the Beta version as a second install on my system (may take up a lot of memory) or should I just upgrade my current version to the open beta and just use that.

 

I use a lot of mods using JSGME (mainly texture and cockpit mods) and so how would this work with two installs?

 

What are the advantages and disadvantages of:

 

a. A single install of DCS Open Beta?

 

b. Having both DCS Open Beta and DCS World installed on the same machine?

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Jacks

[Cibit]

Jacks I have 3 installation s and I would keep the open beta as a separate instal because most things are fairly stable in latest RC and the beta may well bork some features.

[cichlidfan]

Jacks I have 3 installation s and I would keep the open beta as a separate instal because most things are fairly stable in latest RC and the beta may well bork some features.

 

Agreed. Unless disk space, and/or finances, are a limiting factor.

 

Multiple installs is best and you can configure them to use the same Saved Game folder, or separate, as you wish.

[Jacks]

How do you guys manage mods, do you have to install the mod in the _MODS file in each install?

 

Can JSGME mod two installs at the same time?

[cichlidfan]

I manage the mods for each installation separately, with JSGME. AFAIK, it can't manage/mod two installations at once.

[Jacks]

sorry for all the questions, is it possible to run two JSGMEs at the same time by copying JSGME in to a new file path and changing the name of the launcher?

[Igor4U]

Sounds like Open Beats are designed to be separate installs with separate config files (in Saved Games)

 

 

Download beta version

http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/downloads/world/beta/

 

We will release DCS as an Open Beta using a web installer. This open beta install will be complete version that resides in parallel to your release DCS World install and have separate configuration files located in Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\. Once you download the open beta, you will use the Module Manager to install your modules. We particularly hope that this, combined with the automatic track crash generator, will help us resolve remaining network issues prior to the final release version of DCS. This is an optional beta, and if you do not wish to take part, you certainly do not have to.

 

The primary purpose of the Open Beta is to improve the quality of release versions (particularly before we send it to Steam and other online services). We want to ensure that no new bugs are introduced and that network play is operating well. Despite the best efforts of our test team, items will get missed unless we have a much larger testing pool with a large variety of hardware and game setting configurations. The larger testing pool also allows us to better stress-test network games given the large number of players available.

 

That being said, the objective for the Open Beta is identify and report NEW bugs. This is a big reason why we have the Open Beta as a completely separate installation. This allows you to compare the current release version with the new Open Beta to ensure that a bug is in fact new (not in current version).

 

Some other notes:

 

1- Ideally, no modifications (mods) should be used for the Open Beta. Any mod can invalidate test results. If you feel a mod is vital to run your mission, you must specify any and all mod used in the mission when submitting a report.

 

2- When you discover a bug / crash, first please confirm that it is a new bug. If it is, please enter it in the DCS Open Beta Test Reports forum located here: http://forums.eagle.ru/forumdisplay.php?f=311. Please use the correct reports sub forum. Attach any produced track crash and the log files created when you have a crash (located in /Users//Saved Games/DCS/Logs) along with a description of the crash and DXDiag readout saved as a TXT file (WinKey+R, enter "DXDIAG", Save All Information, Save TXT File to Desktop, Attach). Eagle staff and our test team will be reviewing these reports and entering the valid ones into our internal bug tracking database.

 

Please don't address in technical support service. Issues and problems of an open beta won't be considered.

[wolle]

Is it possible to have two beta installs? I presently have DCS world beta installed, but when DCS world 1.5 comes out, I may do a fresh install instead of patching (e.g. because I want to migrate DCS world beta to a new SSD). Do I have to uninstall my present beta before that, or can I keep two different beta installs?

[Morpheus]

I have 3 installs, one RC clean (not modded), one Open beta and one for fly with my team, all without any problem. For JSGME I have only one and I managed different DCS with different shorcut, all is working fine. :smilewink:

[Jacks]

Looks like I am sorted but it looks like it a will have to dedicate a day to remaping all of the keys and axis for the open beta version :(

[Jacks]

Also how do you change the nvidia settings for the second install as it only shows one profile in Nvidia Control Panel, DCS: Black Shark, which is the one I use to control the graphics setting for the normal version.

 

Thanks for all your help!

 

Jacks

Edited September 6, 2015 by Jacks

[Cibit]

Don't remap your button s just copy your Inputs folder

Edited September 7, 2015 by Cibit
inputs not config