MeerCaT Posted June 7, 2012 Posted June 7, 2012 I bought A-10C Warthog through Steam and now wish to run it 'standalone' instead. Turns out this couldn't be simpler! (...having run the Steam version at least once - I believe this fact may be important) Download the installation files from DCS website Run the installer Done! I expected to be left with a completely 'clean' installation of A-10C Warthog, thus meaning I'll have to perform all the configuration and setup again (controls, video settings, etc.). So I was quite suprised, and pleased, to see that virtually all my settings and config was visible to the new standalone installation automatically. Here is a brief list of things I can see that are 'kept' and 'lost' when moving from Steam to Standalone: Kept These 'items' are automatically available/active in the standalone version without the need for any manual changes or file copying. Presumambly the data associated with these things are stored in the Windows user's profile directory somewhere (but I can't find them!), or maybe the Windows registry? Serial Key Logbook Options System Control Gameplay Audio Misc [*]Multiplayer credentials (if saved) Lost These 'items' are not automatically available/active in the standalone version. To 'restore' these (where possible) it is necessary to copy files from the Steam installation across to the new standalone installation. Campaign progress How is this persisted? Custom monitors (drop-down list on Options "System" page) Separate configuration file for each monitor setup Steam location: <steam_root>\steamapps\common\dcs a-10c warthog\Config\MonitorSetup E.g. C:\Games\Steam\steamapps\common\dcs a-10c warthog\Config\MonitorSetup Standalone location: <installation_root>\Config\MonitorSetup E.g. C:\Games\DCS A-10C\Config\MonitorSetup So what about the campaign progress? Also, When DCS:World comes along and I download and install the A-10C module for it, is that likely to also pick up all my 'old' A-10C configuration and settings?
jdkirk904 Posted June 15, 2012 Posted June 15, 2012 Do you uninstall the steam version before you install as stand alone? Kirk [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Evil.Bonsai Posted June 16, 2012 Posted June 16, 2012 Do you uninstall the steam version before you install as stand alone? You don't have to. I still have my steam version installed, v1.1.0.9 I believe. However, if you don't change the save location and create missions in one or the other, you might have issues. I've not used the steam version since 1.1.1.0 upgrade though.
jdkirk904 Posted June 16, 2012 Posted June 16, 2012 What would be a safe save location? Sorry, I'm not too up on this stuff. Kirk [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
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