Forced updating, Steam, standalone and server

[Ready]

Hi so I don't know where to really drop this, but the flight group I am playing with has Wednesday's training night and every couple of weeks we run into the Open.Beta updates, which are great, but has an impact on us. Steam users get forced updates, servers need updating and if the stand-alone installs are not updated you can not join updated servers anymore. Because we are from different regions/countries we don't get the updates at the same time it seems as well. 

This causes quite some hassle every other Wednesday because we have to scramble to get our updates sorted out, because we all need to be on the same version for things to work. Me personally I also run some additional mods and need some time to sort them out as well. 

The easy solution would probably be to NOT fly on a DCS update day, but there is a reason we fly on this day. Another solution could be to collectively being able to not auto-update and run our updates on the next day, by postponing the update by a couple of hours. I understand there is an update time-window setting inside Steam but not sure if this works. Myself I am using the standalone version. 

Any other group figured out a practical way to deal with this? 

Thanks,

[Rudel_chw]

I don't know about Steam, but for the stand-alone DCS you can simply copy the normal DCS start shortcut, give it a name like "DCS no Update" and then edit it so that instead of pointing to DCS_updater.exe, make it point to DCS.exe, like this:

 

 

[MAXsenna]

If the Standalone users starts using Skatezilla's updater/launcher, you update at your leisure. And it comes with tons of other nice features.

 

 

 

 

As for Steam, adjust the properties for DCS is the launcher, and just remove the auto update settings.

 

 

Edited October 21, 2021 by MAXsenna

[Ready]

Yes I run Skate Zilla's DCS updater but no, I can not play without the update when the servers are updated. Yesterday this did not work. My issue is not with my own client by itself, but with the group as a whole, who have to coordinate all updates at the same time, otherwise we can not fly as a group. I am wondering how other groups deal with the coordination of updates and if there are options out there to technically delay forced updates which come down through Steam.

Thanks

[MAXsenna]

44 minutes ago, Ready_ENP said:

Yes I run Skate Zilla's DCS updater but no, I can not play without the update when the servers are updated. Yesterday this did not work. My issue is not with my own client by itself, but with the group as a whole, who have to coordinate all updates at the same time, otherwise we can not fly as a group. I am wondering how other groups deal with the coordination of updates and if there are options out there to technically delay forced updates which come down through Steam.

Thanks

Sorry, probably didn't make my point across. 

Your whole group should decide on an update schedule, and disable automatic updates.
Apologies for not being clear. 

[Ready]

No worries, the problem is that a bunch are using DCS via Steam and get updates forced down their throats when starting the game. 

[Rudel_chw]

1 hour ago, Ready_ENP said:

...the problem is that a bunch are using DCS via Steam and get updates forced down their throats when starting the game. 

 

Perhaps setting up Steam to only update during a time range you dont play? like this:

 

 

[MAXsenna]

No worries, the problem is that a bunch are using DCS via Steam and get updates forced down their throats when starting the game. 

Ahhh. So DCS auto updates no matter what when using Steam. I didn't now that, thanks!
Well, another nail in the coffin for DCS on Steam IMHO.

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[Ready]

1 hour ago, Rudel_chw said:

 

Perhaps setting up Steam to only update during a time range you dont play? like this:

 

 

Tnx I understood from some steam users that this does not work for some reason or the other. Am not using Steam so have no idea.