Recomendation prior to beta

[sorak]

Originally Posted by Thee_oddball

EL you do remember we have had problems in the past with a patch/Beta because of the Cache folder...all i am suggesting is that everyone start with a clean slate to give a more accurate assessment of the patch.

all you have to do is delete your cache folder.. and not waste your time and hard drives time uninstalling and reinstalling the game and patches for no reason at all.

This is not 'geekage' methods this is just pure clueless mentality

[ramstein]

Originally Posted by nakedsquirrel

Just throw out your old machine, burn your clothes, sell your home, change your name and move out of the country so that the old version of the game doesn't find you

you forgot take a dump or two....

[Allons!]

Originally Posted by nakedsquirrel

Just throw out your old machine, burn your clothes, sell your home, change your name and move out of the country so that the old version of the game doesn't find you

Yep, i for myself will just dl the patch (IF), empty cache and start playing...

Horrido, Allons!

[addman]

Originally Posted by nakedsquirrel

Just throw out your old machine, burn your clothes, sell your home, change your name and move out of the country so that the old version of the game doesn't find you

Quite so, yes. Don't forget to get rid of the old Mrs also, it's essential for a clean install.

[LcSummers]

Originally Posted by addman

Quite so, yes. Don't forget to get rid of the old Mrs also, it's essential for a clean install.

Addy,

i like your humour!

[addman]

Originally Posted by LcSummers

Addy,

i like your humour!

Humor?...yes of course! I was only joking. *cough! cough!*

[Gourmand]

you should format C:\ before installing the patch !

[Force10]

Originally Posted by Thee_oddball

I would recommend that everyone uninstall the game and empty all cache and other applicable folders so there is no garbage left over causing problems that people have experienced in the past.

make the beta a clean install as to get the most relevant and clean data to provide sound feedback to the dev's

S!

Shouldn't be a problem since a lot of people probably uninstalled this months ago...lol!

[Blackdog_kt]

Originally Posted by Jaws2002

No need for all that voodoo. Clear your cahce, back-up the personal files (controls and stuf like that) and enjoy the beta.

I concur and the reason is quite simple.

The next patch is beta, which means that it doesn't get installed automatically through Steam, but manually by the user.

If you uninstall and reinstall through Steam, you'll have exactly the same version, same files, etc that you had before uninstalling. Steam installs the latest release version, not betas, so uninstalling/reinstalling will just spend an hour or two of your time for no change in the game's files at all.

In both cases, you would have to manually extract the beta patch on top of the exact same files, which are the files included in the last release version.

The only difference between uninstalling or not, is that a "fresh" install will be "blank", meaning that

1. the configuration files (control settings, graphics options, etc) will be back to default settings after reinstalling and
   
2. any custom missions and skins will have vanished

In other words, simply moving your config files and extra missions/skins outside their folders (or just renaming them), followed by telling Steam to verify integrity of the game files, will yield the exact same files without having to waste time uninstalling, downloading and reinstalling the entire software.

Plus, like always, clear your cache folder before launching the sim with the beta patch for the first time, to force the game to rebuild its shader cache.

[Thee_oddball]

Originally Posted by Blackdog_kt

I concur and the reason is quite simple.

The next patch is beta, which means that it doesn't get installed automatically through Steam, but manually by the user.

If you uninstall and reinstall through Steam, you'll have exactly the same version, same files, etc that you had before uninstalling. Steam installs the latest release version, not betas, so uninstalling/reinstalling will just spend an hour or two of your time for no change in the game's files at all.

In both cases, you would have to manually extract the beta patch on top of the exact same files, which are the files included in the last release version.

The only difference between uninstalling or not, is that a "fresh" install will be "blank", meaning that

1. the configuration files (control settings, graphics options, etc) will be back to default settings after reinstalling and
   
2. any custom missions and skins will have vanished

In other words, simply moving your config files and extra missions/skins outside their folders (or just renaming them), followed by telling Steam to verify integrity of the game files, will yield the exact same files without having to waste time uninstalling, downloading and reinstalling the entire software.

Plus, like always, clear your cache folder before launching the sim with the beta patch for the first time, to force the game to rebuild its shader cache.

BD is your game set-up like everyone else's? are you running any mods? have u in the past? has everyone tweaked and tuned there game the exact same way you have? People have been dicking around with this game for a year changing this tweaking that trying MODS ..etc It would be really helpful to the devs if we all worked from a vanilla aspect of a fresh install with default settings to give a healthy cross section across varies quality rigs.

I mean what's a couples of hours to reinstall when we have been waiting for a year anyways...

p.s sorry i forgot to mention saving your skins/missions and joystick config files in the original post...its just second nature to me