So I recently decided that maybe I don't need to have 20+ GB of mods installed as long as I have not even beaten the original FS2 campaign (only FSPort and Silent Thread: Reborn so far) and therefore intend to re-install FSO from scratch with only those things I actually need, and add mods as I play them, when it comes to it. I know how to reset the FSO installer and all, so no problem there, however, as I wanted to backup my existing installation, I noticed something odd.
Just a few days ago (in fact just before I decided to re-install everything) I ran the FSO installer again and it updated a few mods. I use
FreeFileSync to backup my installation, which gives detailed information about which files have changed since the last time I made a backup. It is set to automatically update a file if it is newer than the existing one. But for some reason, suddenly the file DerelictSCP1.vp (from the Derelict mod voice pack) is not only older, but also smaller than the one in the existing backup. So I suppose the FSO Installer must have replaced it with this older and smaller file. Is this an error or has the mod been downgraded for some reason? If I download the mod manually from
here, the file is identical to the one in the existing backup (the newer and bigger file.
I just wanted to clear that up before I delete everything and start from scratch, because I wondered if it would be wise to keep the file from the older backup.
Can someone tell me what's going on with this?