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Hi folks,


I have installed, and am currently using, latest standalone version 2.7.xxxx of DCS World with no problems

I would like to install and try the latest version of DCS World standalone 2.7.xxx Open beta WITHOUT affecting my current installation of the stable version. i.e. running both standalone stable and Open Beta versions in parallel on the same PC.

Is anyone else doing this? What steps would I need to carry out to install the latest standalone Open Beta WITHOUT affecting my current standalone stable installation?

Thnx

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5 minutes ago, TonyRS said:

Hi folks,


I have installed, and am currently using, latest standalone version 2.7.xxxx of DCS World with no problems

I would like to install and try the latest version of DCS World standalone 2.7.xxx Open beta WITHOUT affecting my current installation of the stable version. i.e. running both standalone stable and Open Beta versions in parallel on the same PC.

Is anyone else doing this? What steps would I need to carry out to install the latest standalone Open Beta WITHOUT affecting my current standalone stable installation?

Thnx

hello. this is arguably the easiest way of doing both.

 

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24 minutes ago, TonyRS said:

Hi folks,


I have installed, and am currently using, latest standalone version 2.7.xxxx of DCS World with no problems

I would like to install and try the latest version of DCS World standalone 2.7.xxx Open beta WITHOUT affecting my current installation of the stable version. i.e. running both standalone stable and Open Beta versions in parallel on the same PC.

Is anyone else doing this? What steps would I need to carry out to install the latest standalone Open Beta WITHOUT affecting my current standalone stable installation?

Thnx

Of course. No problem at all. As long as you've got the disk space. 

You only need to download the OpenBeta installer. Nothing more to it. 😊 

Just make sure it makes a new save games folder when you start the OB. You could make a make a backup just in case. I had some strange issue once, that it was overwritten. But I'm sure it was my fault. Anyway. I share most of those folders anyway now, so I have one logbook, mods, input liveries etc. for both installs. 

Cheers! 

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32 minutes ago, MAXsenna said:

Of course. No problem at all. As long as you've got the disk space. 

You only need to download the OpenBeta installer. Nothing more to it. 😊 

Just make sure it makes a new save games folder when you start the OB. You could make a make a backup just in case. I had some strange issue once, that it was overwritten. But I'm sure it was my fault. Anyway. I share most of those folders anyway now, so I have one logbook, mods, input liveries etc. for both installs. 

Cheers! 

Hi MAXsenna,

Thanks for your reply.

just so I don’t screw things up! Can you elaborate on how I create a ‘New Saved Games’ folder on installing OB and what I need to do to be able to share the mods/ maps / logbook I’ve already purchased with my stable version for use also with my Open Beta version?

Would software suggested above by silverdevil make the job any easier?

regards TonyRS

 

1 hour ago, silverdevil said:

hello. this is arguably the easiest way of doing both.

 

Thank you for the advice silverdevil, will definitely look into it.

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5 minutes ago, TonyRS said:

Thank you for the advice silverdevil, will definitely look into it.

make a copy of the DCS folder found within the Saved Games. rename it to DCS.openbeta.

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9 minutes ago, TonyRS said:

Hi MAXsenna,

Thanks for your reply.

just so I don’t screw things up! Can you elaborate on how I create a ‘New Saved Games’ folder on installing OB and what I need to do to be able to share the mods/ maps / logbook I’ve already purchased with my stable version for use also with my Open Beta version?

Would software suggested above by silverdevil make the job any easier?

regards TonyRS

 

Thank you for the advice silverdevil, will definitely look into it.

First, I agree with Silverdevil. Get that app, and set it up, after you have both installed. 😊 

No, you don't have to make a saved games folder. Make sure it is created. So you have both \Saved Games\DCS and \Saved Games\DCS.openbeta

Like I said, some strange thing happened to me once, and overwrote mine. So just make a copy. It's not big anyway. 😉 

As for your purchased modules (not mods, that's things that are not included in vanilla installation), they will be automatically installed in the OB after you startup, and let them install. DCS will ask you. 😊 

To share the logbook, you need to do some Windows trickery called symbolic links. 

Aks later, when everything's working. 😊 

Cheers! 

1 minute ago, silverdevil said:

make a copy of the DCS folder found within the Saved Games. rename it to DCS.openbeta.

He wants to have both installed! 

So, no don't do that! 😄 

Edit: Well, of course he can delete the dcs_variant.txt from the openbeta installation, but I think that somehow was the reason why I messed up once. 😊 


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6 minutes ago, MAXsenna said:

 

He wants to have both installed! 

So, no don't do that! 😄 

oh my bad. thats what i did to keep everything from polluting one another.

 

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2 minutes ago, silverdevil said:

oh my bad. thats what i did to keep everything from polluting one another.

 

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Roger! 

I have it basically the same. Except I have one old stable installation as well, pre-new clouds I think. 

I manually made the dcs_variant.txt, and added the text "legacy" in it. 

So I have a \Saved Games\DCS.legacy folder as well. 😊 

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Thanks for your input guys. I’ve noted all your suggestions. I have Stable 2.7.16.xxxx running fine at present and am expecting delivery of my TrackIR 5 in the next week or two, I will wait till I have that setup and working, prove everything is ‘sound’. Thereafter, will look to also install latest 2.7 Open Beta in parallel with current stable version.

Cheers!

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