Control bindings synced/stored to account

[Schmidtfire]

Since we already log into our account on startup, wouldn't it be great if control configurations also be stored online? It will make re-installs a lot more easy.

[Shadow KT]

hell yeah....... holy bajesus, yeah ! +1

 

but they will need a big cloud server :/

[Dutch Baron]

+1

[Johnny_Rico]

-1 , adding another central point of failure I dont think is a good idea

[Flagrum]

-1

 

local storage = more flexibility ... which is sometimes necessary if things get screwed up (yeah, not really a legit reason, but still...) and which is sometimes just convinient (modding things)

[Lixma 06]

+1

 

Maybe an in-game option to back up your controls/view/GFX configs as a 'user profile'.

[Buzzles]

To be fair, there's nothing stopping someone writing a quick js/node or even C# app to send stuff to a cloud themselves.

 

AWS and Azure are cheap to use.

 

Hell, you could even leverage Git (use Github or Bitbucket as a remote) and use that as a file store (versioned too). Something some chaps in the company I work for have done.

 

All you're going to do is A-B compare on the Saved Games/DCS/Input dir and send the latest version up, then pull down when needed.

 

Hmmmmmmmm...this sounds like a do-able idea now.

Edited November 3, 2017 by Buzzles

[Northstar98]

Maybe an option export the current control bindings to say a .txt file so it can be used as a back-up, then have say an 'open' button on the controls menu and browse the file so that it can be kept for reinstall.

 

I don't think I'm on board with online storage though - I much prefer being in direct control of my files but that's just the way I am :hehe:

[Shadow KT]

-1

 

local storage = more flexibility ... which is sometimes necessary if things get screwed up (yeah, not really a legit reason, but still...) and which is sometimes just convinient (modding things)

 

-1 , adding another central point of failure I dont think is a good idea

 

You have never used a cloud sync ? If it finds differences, it asks you which one you want to use....

[Johnny_Rico]

You have never used a cloud sync ? If it finds differences, it asks you which one you want to use....

 

Yes I have used various cloud sync systems

 

But of course there is no cloud just someone elses computer/server, and they never go down right ?

[Flagrum]

You have never used a cloud sync ? If it finds differences, it asks you which one you want to use....

Differences ... between what? The initial idea was that the config is just stored in some cloud - but I rather want it stored locally.

 

Yes, ofc you can use other tools to sync local directories with something else, but OP's idea was to simplify things and have a built-in solution.

[Buzzles]

But of course there is no cloud just someone elses computer/server, and they never go down right ?

 

For the scenario the OP proposed though, which is just an non-local backup to pull down on reinstalls etc... risk of rare non-availabilty isn't a problem.

[Shadow KT]

Yes I have used various cloud sync systems

 

But of course there is no cloud just someone elses computer/server, and they never go down right ?

 

and if it does ? you use the ones on your computer.