Spook1234567890 Posted February 23, 2024 Posted February 23, 2024 As title. From the Steam beta options I chose none and then updated. Only one problem during update as Steam advised the download was corrupt. Deleted Steam download files, updated again and everything went fine. Verified files to make sure. A new folder in Save Games was created called DCS. Now when I run DCS it is still using the Saved Games DCS.openbeta folder. Tested by adding the A-4 mod to see if it loaded up from that folder which it does. Any idea how I get DCS to use the new folder? Is there a config file in the Steam install files that points to the saved games folder that can be amended? Log attached and screenshot showing Steam beta state as none. dcs.log
Spook1234567890 Posted February 23, 2024 Author Posted February 23, 2024 OK, it seems the update left a dcs_variant.txt file in the main install folder with 'openbeta' in it. Deletion of this file has solved the problem. Not sure why it was not deleted by Steam though.
Flappie Posted February 23, 2024 Posted February 23, 2024 (edited) That's how the DCS udpater used to work: you were free to switch from Stable to OB, and from OB to Stable, and you would keep your custom settings. As long as the dcs_variant.txt file is found, DCS is told to used the specified folder. I say "used to" because the OB is now over, but note that you can still name your Saved Games/DCS folder whatever you like (DCS.banana, for instance) using the dcs_variant.txt file. Edited February 23, 2024 by Flappie 1 ---
Spook1234567890 Posted February 23, 2024 Author Posted February 23, 2024 Understood although I would assume that Steam created this variant file when I swapped to the beta. Should Steam or perhaps DCS itself have given the option to delete/change/keep this file when I swapped back? I realise that it will become a moot point shortly in the future but it did cause me some confusion.
Flappie Posted February 23, 2024 Posted February 23, 2024 I'm not sure that the dcs_variant.txt file gets created automatically. To my knowledge, you have to create it for it to exist. Maybe you did, a long time ago? ---
Spook1234567890 Posted February 23, 2024 Author Posted February 23, 2024 I am an old man so you may well be right!
MAXsenna Posted February 23, 2024 Posted February 23, 2024 I'm not sure that the dcs_variant.txt file gets created automatically. To my knowledge, you have to create it for it to exist. Maybe you did, a long time ago?Nope! When you install OB it gets created, while never removed. Cheers! Sent from my SM-A536B using Tapatalk
Flappie Posted February 23, 2024 Posted February 23, 2024 16 minutes ago, MAXsenna said: Nope! When you install OB it gets created, while never removed. Oh OK, I was not aware of that. Thanks. 1 ---
MAXsenna Posted February 23, 2024 Posted February 23, 2024 Oh OK, I was not aware of that. Thanks. Probably for not to "force rename" DCS.openbeta in Saved Games to DCS, if one converted OB to Stable. Sent from my SM-A536B using Tapatalk
silverdevil Posted February 23, 2024 Posted February 23, 2024 4 hours ago, Flappie said: DCS.banana Currently changing my folder name LOL 1 AKA_SilverDevil Join AKA Wardogs Email Address My YouTube “The MIGS came up, the MIGS were aggressive, we tangled, they lost.” - Robin Olds - An American fighter pilot. He was a triple ace. The only man to ever record a confirmed kill while in glide mode.
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