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How to have mod and unmodded games on PC? - Niagara6023 - 28.12.2009

I have just saved my 4.09beta UI 1.1 modded game to desktop and "uninstalled" so that I could do a fresh 1946 install and patch it up, to have a "clean" 4.09m game...which I did.

I'd like to now place my 1.1 game in the ubisoft folder next to my clean 4.09m game, but since I renamed the 1.1 game ( to prevent it from being uninstalled ) I'm sure the various version switchers for it won't work since they are pathed to the normal game location, with the game name being the standard "IL-2 Sturmovik 1946" of my stock game.

If I rename my stock game, will the desktop icon not work? If I name my modded 1.1 game to the stock game's name, won't that cause a conflict with the stock game?

I just want to be able to fly 4.09m online, and use the 1.1 modded game to play offline, and also host a small online sessions with 3 or 4 other flyers who also have 1.1.

Any way to do this?

Thanks.

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- Fryslanboy - 28.12.2009

I have done it like this:

I installed IL-2 clean
I copied the whole map to My Documents.
Then, I made a new map, called IL-2 1946 UI.1.2, and then, put all the files of the standard game in that map, and started modding


Modded IL-2 UI 1.2 - Map is called IL-2 1946 UI.1.2

Unmodded(clean) IL-2 - Map is called IL-2 1946.

I put them in my D drive.. So I got the next thing:

D:\IL-2 1946 UI.1.2.
D:\IL-2 1946.

You have to put 2 different desktop icons on your desktop...Like me, I called them like my map folders..

Hope this will explain a bit :lol:

Cheers!

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- Fisneaky - 28.12.2009

You can name the game root folder anything you like. Just create shortcuts to the il2FB. exe (R.click -"create shortcut") and cut and paste them to desktop.

example-

"C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\IL-2 Sturmovik 1946\il2fb.exe" - default path standard il2
"C:\Program Files\UI mods'46\il2fb.exe" - modded install path

Yellow = Root folder for game


You can change path in shortcuts by R.click / properties - then just edit.
You can also R.click/Rename the shortcut.

So in summary - The shortcut can be any name you choose. The Root Folder can be any name you choose.

Il2fb.exe (and il2.exe) must never have its name changed.
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Don't mix modded and un-modded in the same folder - unless you're using JSGME ; which is probably the best solution unless you have 2 copies of Il2 installed.

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- Doolittle81 - 28.12.2009

Neither the "map" discussion nor the comments about 'uninstalling', then re-installing, patching, etc are clear to me.

FWIW, my experience is this:
I have a lot of installations. I just make a desktop shortcut to the il2fb.exe of each....then a simple click loads that version. they all work fine.



and BACKUp versions...If I am told that a new MOD package requires a baseline of 4.08m, or 4.09m...or other, I simply apply the new MOD package to the appropriate base in my backup folder, then simply name and place that new "installation' in my root D:\ drive as shown above.




Someday I hope I can return to having just one version, most likely UP2.0 (patched as time goes by). Maybe just keepthe single baseline 4.08m version, just in case.

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- Guest - 28.12.2009

This thread is very helpful now I can do things Like that and its that simple right? No switcher etc?

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- KG64_Cnopicilin - 29.12.2009

germanluftwaffe606 Wrote:This thread is very helpful now I can do things Like that and its that simple right? No switcher etc?

No switchers.

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- Niagara6023 - 29.12.2009

Alright then, I've succeeded. In a sense, you were all right. Thanks for the feedback/advice.

I placed the modded UI 1.1 game in the ubisoft folder next to my stock 4.09m game and both are playable.

The stock game I launch from the normal "IL-2 Sturmovik 1946" desktop icon.

The modded game I launch ( whichever version of the 1.1 game I want ) via the switcher icon within it. ( moved it to desktop ) Curiously, that switcher never did work for me before when the 1.1 game was my only game. Now it works. Go figure :???:

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- straswa - 30.12.2009

I don't mean to hijack this thread, but I am attempting the same thing. I have 4.08 on my first install, and just copied the IL2exe to a new folder on my desktop. Creating a new one that will hold the UI. Once there, I apply UI 1.1, and then 1.1.1. (I'll install 1.2 later) I double click my new exe and the cursor flashes a little bit, but after that, nothing. Where did I go wrong?

When I first tried this, I didn't realize not to rename the exe and so I deleted it and started over, making sure only to copy the exe from my IL2 root folder.

Thanks for the help.

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- Niagara6023 - 30.12.2009

Can you use the switcher to launch the game? You double click it and then you should see a menu of 6 choices ( in either 1.1 or 1.2 ) which you select the various choices of 4.08 or 4.09b ( modded or no, TIR 6 DOF or no ) with 2 buttons below, asking if you just want to switch, or switch and run.

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- straswa - 30.12.2009

Nope, can't use the switcher to get it running. I hit switch and run, after choosing 4.08 with mods and then nothing.

Maybe I could try 4.08 no mods, but if one didn't work, I'm not too sure the other will.

Unless...

When making my new folder, I only copied the exe, and maybe the game needs more than that to run the game. If I copied the entire IL2 root folder I may get it to work.

Edit: It works now! Thanks for the help! I have both 4.08 (main) and UI now.

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