Viggen and downloading 1.5 Early Access

[Tango777]

I pre-purchased the Viggen and read that I need to download the 1.5 Open Beta (Early Access). Then I read another thread in this Viggen forum that says that installation will not take long because the 1.5 Early Access will basically copy files from my existing DCS installs, which for me is 1.5 and 2.0 Open Alpha with the Nevada scenery.

 

The downloader that I downloaded from was from: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/downloads/world/beta/ and it was taking a long time and not a short time, only 4 or 5 MB per second. So I then cancelled the download about 20 minutes into it because I noticed that files were being copied from my DCS 2.0 folder.

 

So was I doing the right thing?

 

Also, can I have all 3 versions of DCS on my same C:\ drive?

[Home Fries]

You can keep 3 installs on the same drive (I do). The installer was also doing what it was supposed to do when you aborted the process. However, if you run the installer again it should pick up where it left off.

[drPhibes]

You don't need 3 versions. You can easily update your 1.5.5 release to 1.5.6 open beta via

dcs_updater.exe update @openbeta

 

If you want to change it back to 1.5.5, replace @openbeta with @release

[Dirty Rotten Flieger]

Where am I supposed to put that line?

 

I can't get the dam open beta to install with out downloading 30 gig.

I pay by the mb

 

I tried copying the folder and putting the beta updater in it but that doesn't work.

 

 

Stayed up till 2am to fly viggen and I just spending an hour jacking arround trying to install the dam beta without downloading it .

 

Accidentally deleted my main folder and the 3rd party UI updater won't work either...

 

God dam what a bummer :(

[Retrofly]

Just install the GUI updater.

 

https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=160053

 

Click - Advanced Update Options

Click - Update to latest open beta version.

 

Simple and takes only a few seconds to patch.

[Vitormouraa]

https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=3028776&postcount=280

[Tango777]

Thank you all. I now have all 3 versions installed, and the Viggen is working in DCS 1.5 Open Beta.