Recomendation prior to beta

[Ataros]

Originally Posted by von Pilsner

As mentioned above the new patch should do this, but right before installing a CloD patch you can clean your cache: 'C:\Users\<USER NAME>\Documents\1C SoftClub\il-2 sturmovik cliffs of dover\cache\' by deleting everything in that folder (it will all be rebuilt when you run the game next).

You should probably back up your .ini files in 'C:\Users\<USER NAME>\Documents\1C SoftClub\il-2 sturmovik cliffs of dover\' before you run the beta installer.

This game installs everything important in (one of) two directories so there is not really any advantage to uninstalling/reinstalling over using steam to verify the game files (I don't think this game relies too much on registry entries).

STEAM STUFF

Verify integrity of game cache

1. Load Steam
2. From the Library section, right-click on the game and select Properties from the menu.
3. Select the Local files tab and click the Verify integrity of game cache... button.
4. Steam will verify the game's files - this process may take several minutes.
5. Once the process is completed, the Check Window will automatically exit.

Defragmenting Game Cache Files

Game Cache File (GCF) fragmentation may result in increased load times and sound skipping or stuttering - to ensure your Game Cache Files (GCF's) are stored contiguously, please observe the following process:

1. From the Library, right-click on the game you would like to defragment and select Properties
2. In the Properties window select the Local Files tab
3. Click the Defragment cache files button
4. Once the defragmentation process has completed, you will be presented with a report detailing the extent of fragmentation

Happy Beta Testing!

Agree, reinstall is not absolutely necessary.

I will
1) rename the Documents\1C Softclub folder (to have a backup)
2) check files integrity to rebuild missing/broken files
3) defrag using a 3rd party utility like Gamebooster (always finds defragged files for me even after Steam defrag)
4) install patch
5) defrag again.
6) copy controls settings file from backed up 1C folder to the new one

[justme262]

This is uninstall business sounds funny.
It reminds me of this guy who was telling me how he runs the DotNet installer a couple times a week to "clear CODs graphics". Swore by it....

I told him he was probably wasting his time... it would have taken me too long to explain exactly how pointless and irrelevant it really was.

I'm planning a sacrificing a live chicken before I install the patch myself... I couldn't get anything larger on two weeks notice.

[DroopSnoot]

My life, IL2 community making life hard for itself again, the only thing that you need to do is clear the shaders and cache:

1. Install Beta Patch

2. C:\Users\username\Documents\1C SoftClub\il-2 sturmovik cliffs of dover\cache - Then delete all the loose files, leaving the shaders folder

3. Then go into the shaders folder and delete the contents leaving an empty folder


This ensures the game will repopulate with the new shaders and cache.

Simple.

[addman]

Originally Posted by justme262

This is uninstall business sounds funny.
It reminds me of this guy who was telling me how he runs the DotNet installer a couple times a week to "clear CODs graphics". Swore by it....

I told him he was probably wasting his time... it would have taken me too long to explain exactly how pointless and irrelevant it really was.

I'm planning a sacrificing a live chicken before I install the patch myself... I couldn't get anything larger on two weeks notice.

lol! That's priceless! geeezus some people. Also, your chicken sacrifice is useless, I've tried all the different barn yard animals and came to the conclusion that you have to sacrifice 3 1/2 cows every second week, but only during the summer months. Rest of the year a monthly sacrifice of sheep will do, only sheep though and every third full moon.

P.S The game still stutters over big cities though.