Double install (1.02 and FC)

[Lange_666]

Any possibility to install LockOn 1.02 and LockOn FC side by side (if FC is already installed)?

[RedTiger]

Any possibility to install LockOn 1.02 and LockOn FC side by side (if FC is already installed)?

 

Yes, but you have to do this from the beginning. You can't already have FC installed and then want to install 1.02.

 

Here's the basics (from memory, so I hope this makes sense):

 

Install LOMAC. Now make a copy of your LOMAC folder (not UBI or Eagle Dynamics, only the LOMAC folder itself) for each version you want. If you just want 1.02 and FC, just copy it once.

 

Now patch one or both up to 1.02. I'm not 100% sure which versions FC will be able to install over, so to be safe I would patch both folders. You may have to change the names of the folders for the patching process. Leave the one you want to patch with the default name. If you copied the folder, it probably already gave it a (2) or something after the name. Now change the name of the other folder you want to patch.

 

Now you have 2 copies of 1.02. You should rename one of them LockOn 1.02 or something similar. Now install FC. Since you renamed one of your folders, FC should only recognize the one you left as the default name.

 

Now you have both installed! You can use the same shortcut for each, but you'll have to rename the folders each time, much like you had to do in the patching process. If you want FC, make sure the FC folder is the same name as the folder in the shortcut. If you want to play 1.02, rename the FC folder something like "LockOn FC" and then name the 1.02 folder to match the folder in your shortcut.

 

There are fancier ways that don't make you rename folders each time you want to switch, I think, but this method works for me.

Edited January 2, 2009 by RedTiger

[golfsierra2]

Or use two different partitions/ HDD, each with a Windows OS installation. You can choose while booting your computer, which one you want to start.

Edited January 3, 2009 by golfsierra2