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Title: How to transfer player files?
Post by: IcyScythe on January 02, 2007, 02:31:46 pm

I've been playing FS2 on my parent's computer but I'm going back to college now and I need to move my save game files... what needs to be transferred?

Title: Re: How to transfer player files?
Post by: karajorma on January 02, 2007, 02:56:40 pm

Transfer the contents of Data\Players and you should get everything.

Title: Re: How to transfer player files?
Post by: Bob-san on January 02, 2007, 03:06:32 pm

I would recommend all of the Data folder actually... and make sure if you used any mods that you also get those. Remember that your stats are saved by ship entry number over actual name... if you play a mod that doesnt use all entries, it'll distort them a bit and, for example, killing 100 loki might turn into killing 100 Apollo. Little quarky stuff like that...

Anyways all of your data folder is recommended, the entire Players folder is required. Burn discs if you have the MediaVP's as they take a very long time to download.

Title: Re: How to transfer player files?
Post by: karajorma on January 02, 2007, 03:20:45 pm

If you've been playing mods you'll need to back up their folders. If you haven't data\Players should be enough.

You shouldn't have anything else in your data folder that requires back up in the first place so there is no reason to back up the rest of the folder.

Title: Re: How to transfer player files?
Post by: Bob-san on January 03, 2007, 07:48:34 am

Its more of a recommendation; some mods are a bit unclear on exactly how to install, especially for those who don't include proper readme's. I was confused about how the "-mod" worked; only lately that I realized that using this command basically uses the Mod folder to lay-over on the default root directory; thus why we need to have the same file-structure in Data as in Mod\Data...

Anyways, backup both JIC (just in case).

Title: Re: How to transfer player files?
Post by: Turey on January 03, 2007, 07:07:43 pm

Quote from: Bob-san on January 03, 2007, 07:48:34 am

Anyways, backup both JIC (just in case).

Backing up data\cache is about as useless as possible. data\player is the way to go.

Title: Re: How to transfer player files?
Post by: Polpolion on January 03, 2007, 07:49:24 pm

1) install FS2 on your computer
2) delete FS2 on your computer (do not uninstall, just delete everything in the FS2 directory)
3) copy/paste the contents of FS2 on your parents computer and put on your computer


If like me, and your FS2 directory is over 5 1/2gb, then do it the other people's way.

Title: Re: How to transfer player files?
Post by: Bob-san on January 05, 2007, 06:25:52 pm

Freespace takes up quite a bit of space on my drive too. Anyways it would be easier you just moved the data folder and all mods... good luck?  :lol:

I am talking about some older mods that want you to put stuff directly in your root files... with my old OEM-version of Freespace, I decided to make that a option and add-in a folder called OEM so I could play that version if necessary.