Multiple IL-2 Installs

[alsevillajr]

Is it possible to have multiple installed (same game)..lets say, a stock version and a modded one????

[Cloyd]

Yes, easily. IL2 makes no registry entries, so you can copy your entire IL2 folder anywhere you like, rename it with any name you like. Good to save a back-up copy, so that when you mod it, abuse it, corrupt it, destroy it, you can restore it from your back-up... and start all over again.

Cloyd

[bladeracer]

Originally Posted by alsevillajr

Is it possible to have multiple installed (same game)..lets say, a stock version and a modded one????

Yep, I have a bunch of installs of various versions and mods.

[alsevillajr]

Originally Posted by Cloyd

Yes, easily. IL2 makes no registry entries, so you can copy your entire IL2 folder anywhere you like, rename it with any name you like. Good to save a back-up copy, so that when you mod it, abuse it, corrupt it, destroy it, you can restore it from your back-up... and start all over again.

Cloyd

That word "registry" comes up again..

So it does not even rely on the install/uninstall function..

So just copy the folder,rename...and create separate Launchers????

[bladeracer]

Originally Posted by alsevillajr

That word "registry" comes up again..

So it does not even rely on the install/uninstall function..

So just copy the folder,rename...and create separate Launchers????

Yep, you can even copy your install(s) to a USB drive and run it on whichever computer is handy. All mine are on a portable USB drive.

[alsevillajr]

Originally Posted by bladeracer

Yep, you can even copy your install(s) to a USB drive and run it on whichever computer is handy. All mine are on a portable USB drive.

Cool...should have made copies of the fresh stock one...

Last question..so do I have to downland a stock one again then???

Want to a add Dark Blue world and should only patch to 4.10 I believe

[bladeracer]

Originally Posted by alsevillajr

Cool...should have made copies of the fresh stock one...

Last question..so do I have to downland a stock one again then???

For what purpose?
I've bought the game eight times so far on DVD but you only need one original copy.
I install 4.07m from the latest DVD, copy it a bunch of times, then patch each up to the various versions - 4.08m, 4.09m, 4.10.1m, 4.11.1m and the latest 4.12.2m. Further copies I patch up to the required version and then mod each with HSFX4, 5, 6 and 7, UP3, DBW1.6 and 1.71.

[alsevillajr]

Originally Posted by bladeracer

For what purpose?
I've bought the game eight times so far on DVD but you only need one original copy.
I install 4.07m from the latest DVD, copy it a bunch of times, then patch each up to the various versions - 4.08m, 4.09m, 4.10.1m, 4.11.1m and the latest 4.12.2m. Further copies I patch up to the required version and then mod each with HSFX4, 5, 6 and 7, UP3, DBW1.6 and 1.71.

Mine is download vesion...I read posts that will not load right if patched beyond 4.10...Something like that?

[bladeracer]

Originally Posted by alsevillajr

Mine is download vesion...I read posts that will not load right if patched beyond 4.10...Something like that?

I've never tried a downloaded version but I would assume you still have the files from when you downloaded it?
The game works just fine in all versions.

[bladeracer]

Originally Posted by alsevillajr

I read posts that will not load right if patched beyond 4.10...Something like that?

Some of the mods are aimed at earlier versions so you only patch up to that version, then install that mod pack.