Are all liveries in "Saved Game" working?

[Charlie_01]

I'm trying to add Spit custom liveries, but I would like to put them in Saved Games, because I don't want DCS World Directory to become too heavy (not to mention using JSGME, which doubles each activated mod folder).
Unfortunately it looks like DCS World's folder for Spit liveries ( ...\DCS World\CoreMods\WWII Units\SpitfireLFMkIX\Liveries\SpitfireLFMkIX) doesn't work when mirrored in Saved Game Directory.
I used to put flyable A-10A/C liveries and old unflyable F-16 ones over there and all of them were always working.
I'm not sure anymore the old A-10 custom liveries I used to add in Save Games are still working now (need to test them asap).
Am I mistaking something or it's actually impossible to put Spit custom liveries in Saved Games?

[Rudel_chw]

I placed mine at /saved games/dcs.openbeta/liveries/SpitfireLFMkIX/ and they work fine.

[Charlie_01]

You're right, the path is correct and it works. Thank you so much!
Anyway, I have two DCS folders in Saved Games, one is named "DCS.openbeta" and the other simply "DCS". It's the latter the right one for me.
But, as I said, basically the path you suggested it's right.    

[Rudel_chw]

Yes, I use openbeta and so dcs.openbeta is my default save game name ... if you use stable, the folder name would be just dcs. This name can actually be customized, to have for example a ‘dcs.2.5.6‘ folder or a ‘dcs.withnomods’ folder, by means of a dcs_variant.txt file

[Charlie_01]

Ha, ok.
I'm sorry but I was away from this game basically since 2017. I'd installed World 2.5 when it sill was openbeta only. I'm not sure how I can figure out if my current game is either still OB or now stable. An where I should place the .txt file you mentioned above?

May I ask you one random question too?
I've read about a " gas lucky shot" feature in a custom Spit mission's briefing. Do you know how could I enable it in a custom mission of mine? And is it about a single plane or is a mission option? I've just investigated that mission in ME, but I couldn't find it anywhere in ME options.

Thank in advance for any further help.

Edited January 1, 2021 by Charlie_01
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[Rudel_chw]

1 hour ago, Charlie_01 said:

Ha, ok.
I'm sorry but I was away from this game basically since 2017. I'd installed World 2.5 when it sill was openbeta only. I'm not sure how I can figure out if my current game is either still OB or now stable. An where I should place the .txt file you mentioned above?

 

Hi, usually you can distinguish based on the version number of DCS (shown on the lower right corner of the menu screen), the version numbers can then be searched on the changelog: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/news/changelog/

 

However, at the moment both Openbeta and Stable are at just the exact same version number, so this method won't work now and I don't know any other way of knowing.

 

Regarding the variant.txt file I only mentioned it to make my answer more complete as the user settings folder can be not only .dcs or .dcs.openbeta but any dcs.something ... however you have been away for so long that it wouldnt be a good idea to start customizing the saved game folder, as you could forget what was its name just as easily as you have forgotten if you are on stable or on openbeta.

 

Finally, I don't know the answer to your random question, as I have never used that "lucky shot" feature and in fact I haven't even heard of it before.

[Charlie_01]

Thank you very much! You are very kind.
Just in case you would like to learn more about the so called "Lucky Gas Tank Shot", you can find it in the mission linked below. 

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3301212/