Please developers get us a clarification about versions

[ivo]

Hi I'm one of most people that installed the 2.5 open beta version.

 

What should we to instal the stable version?

 

Please get us detailed instructions.... We have invested lots of money here.....

Edited April 7, 2018 by BIGNEWY
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[sslechta]

Launch the DCS 1.5.8 version on your machine. It will prompt you to update.

[imacken]

Hi I'm one of most people that installed the 2.5 open beta version.

 

What should we to instal the stable version?

 

Please get us detailed instructions.... We have invested lots of money here.....

 

Just remember, at the moment, the 'stable' version is the same as the Open Beta.

[BIGNEWY]

release is 2.5

 

open beta is 2.5

 

legacy is 1.5.8

 

if you have 1.5.8 you can update it to 2.5 either with command prompt or shortcut

 

if you have 2.5 beta keep it ( it is currently the same as release), it is the test version and will change before the release version in many cases.

 

If you have room have both or all 3, it is up to you

 

 

They are separate installs and are independent of each other

 

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/downloads/world/

[ivo]

Thank BIGNEWY at moment no update to release 2.5 will wait for auto-update ( 2.5 openbeta to release version)

 

Right ?

[MrDieing]

No, you will have to switch back to release branch manually.

[BIGNEWY]

Thank BIGNEWY at moment no update to release 2.5 will wait for auto-update ( 2.5 openbeta to release version)

 

Right ?

 

If you currently have the beta there is no update yet. it will automatically update the open beta when there is an update for the openbeta.

 

If you want, install the release version also, it is up to you depending on your needs and space, it is a separate install.

 

as others have mentioned you can switch your current install to release by using a command prompt, personally I would just install a fresh release version and keep both.

[prccowboy]

If you want, install the release version also, it is up to you depending on your needs and space, it is a separate install.

 

How do I keep both installs and make sure that they only update their branch? After I installed the stable 2.5, my Registry key changed to reflect only the new install. Can I manually add a "DCS World OpenBeta" key to point at the OB install - and will this prevent updates to the OB messing with the stable version?

[BIGNEWY]

How do I keep both installs and make sure that they only update their branch? After I installed the stable 2.5, my Registry key changed to reflect only the new install. Can I manually add a "DCS World OpenBeta" key to point at the OB install - and will this prevent updates to the OB messing with the stable version?

 

If you have both DCS and DCS.openbeta they will only update their own branch automatically, you don't need to do anything, as they are separate installs.

 

each install has its own autoupdate.cfg which points to the correct branch, and each time you start them they will check for an update.