Update file list

[Iceman2011]

Would it be possible to get a list of files which will change with patch 1.1.0.9? When people have modded and replaced textures it would be good to know the replaced files.

[MTFDarkEagle]

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=1230436#post1230436

 

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=75916

[Iceman2011]

I meant list of file names, I don't know in which file each of those settings are

[MTFDarkEagle]

Ah ok I see.

[PhoenixBvo]

What you could also do in order to take every change you wish into the new version is to apply the method I described below. Just filter for all file types you're interested in.

 

To be sure you get every custom setting, do the following:

 

Copy your old installation to another folder (e.g. called compare_DCS_Warthog) and do the same with the [user]/Saved Games/DCS Warthog folder as well. Then install the patch over the original (OR delete the original and use the full installer) and use Beyond Compare or some other compare software like winmerge to compare both installation folders and both "Saved Games" folders to one another.

 

Apply a filter to only compare .lua, .cfg and .miz files and you'll see which files have changed AND have the ability to instantly compare each difference inside the files and decide which changes are to be copied to the new installation. This would include your own multi monitor settings, the ingame options (although valid values might have changed between patches, be careful there), input settings, pilot achievements (log), custom labels etc. Be aware that there will be files which have been changed by the devs between patches, so if you don't recognise the differences to be your own settings then just leave the patched version as is.

I've applied this method to all patches with LOFC/2, DCS:BS and DCS:WH with no problems and great succes. It saves a lot of time compared to taking notes of all settings and clicking your way through the GUI each time. Moreover, some settings (which tend to be the interesting ones) you just don't find in the GUI.

 

Cheers

[xjiks]

Md5summer is the best software I found to compare two directories and check any changed/missing file.

http://www.md5summer.org/

 

1/ Make a checksum of the installation folder and it will save the checksum of all the files

2/ Install the DCS patch

3/ Compare the checksum saved at 1/ to the game directory to find which files changed

[cichlidfan]

Would it be possible to get a list of files which will change with patch 1.1.0.9? When people have modded and replaced textures it would be good to know the replaced files.

 

In the long run the best solution is to just keep track of what -you- have modded.;)

 

When it comes time to do a clean install, you will have all the information you need.

 

Another useful thing is to maintain a skeleton mod folder that replicates the games file structure but only contains the modified files. When you do a new install or even a patch you just copy that entire directory structure onto/into the install folder and you are done.

 

This is actually the way some mod installers work.

[Iceman2011]

"Another useful thing is to maintain a skeleton mod folder that replicates the games file structure but only contains the modified files. When you do a new install or even a patch you just copy that entire directory structure onto/into the install folder and you are done."

 

That's how I do it