Returning to pre-patch version...best way?

[jamesdietz]

( Posted under bus issues for newest patch as well, but I thought I might have better luck here,with last few questions on what to do next.)
After a couple of days of fiddling & using,I may go back to what I had before patch ...maybe even do an entirely fresh install.Here are my niggling problems some of which undoubtedly others have had as well:
1.) My onscreen plane customizer no longer works.When I change cammo or markings generally nothing happens,however in flight I do have the "new" plane.
2.) Initially inflight ib cockpit,exterior parts of my plane appear white.Hitting exterior view I have cammo'd plane.Hitting interior view again ,I now look out on cammo'd/marked aircraft.
3.) Lots of wierd things happening in various cockpits , already noted in detail by others in this thread.
4.) No real increase in FPS...at least not enough to deal with the problems this patch seems to have caused.
I do have a serious question : I saved both Stem & 1cSoftclub folders before patch.Would it be better at this stage to simply use these to overlay what I have or do a fresh reinstall...or for that matter simply delete the new patched "Parts" folder & slap in the old one in its place?Wait for the Official "Steam" Patch & continue to grumble under my breath...?
(Or should I place this post in technical issues?)

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[TonyD]

Originally Posted by jamesdietz

...or for that matter simply delete the new patched "Parts" folder & slap in the old one in its place? ...

This. You should also delete the contents of the cache folder (C:\Users\<user name>\Documents\1C SoftClub\il-2 sturmovik cliffs of dover\cache) before running the game. I usually leave the folder ‘shaders’ intact, but delete its contents, but I think that the game would re-create it anyway. I do this when switching from one version to another for testing purposes. It seems that the cache created by one version is not compatible with another.

[von Pilsner]

Easiest way it to clear the cache (I just delete the cache folder itself) and then verify the files in Steam, this will revert your game to the default install.

You can rename the '..\Documents\1C SoftClub\il-2 sturmovik cliffs of dover\' folder (don't delete it as all your setting are in the .ini files and you may want to copy them back into your 'clean' install), this folder will be recreated when you run CloD next.









If you truly want to re-install here is how I did it: http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showpos...69&postcount=3