Manually loaded Beta patch vs automated Steam uppdate

[Madfish]

Originally Posted by 1./JG2_Miller

Yeah but I prefer the JSGME method as some beta patches cause trouble with my game and I can simply disable them again this way

Steam doesn't work that way anyways. You can simply make a copy of the game folder manually if it's just for this one beta patch. It's not that the game is really "installed" somewhere. You can move steam around freely.