Seasons Only Neighbourhood in BV
morriganrant:
Quote from: phyllisp on 2007 September 21, 15:49:20
They wouldn't have been deleted. That only happens when you uninstall.
That is kind-of correct. You should back up your files in case of any errors during installation that would indeed, delete or screw over, your files. My user files were deleted during an install once when the game decided, at the patching previous expansion screen, that it wasn't going to install. Another reason would be, in case you decide that the expansion wasn't really worth it, or your computer decides that the game is too much for it to handle.
Basically, when installing a new expansion, make a copy of your folders to keep safe somewhere, but leave a copy there. Remove any hacks or hack type things before running the game, when in doubt, remove the downloads and teleport folders as well. You can add them back later after you have seen how the game is supposed to run.
seelindarun:
Am I to understand that you all leave your DL folders in while you install a new EP? :o
That can't be right. But if I install without the CC, and yet leave the custom 'hoods where they are, surely any token-based hacks like the lot sync timer will get spoiled. ???
I don't have BV, but when I installed Seasons, I removed both DL and 'hood folders, just as Ancient Sim did for BV. After I was done looking around, I made up a new folder of EP-compatible DLs and put my 'hoods back. The game had no trouble finding and updating my old 'hood with new seasons and NPCs.
If BV doesn't permit this, do you just have to live with setting all your token-based hacks again?
morriganrant:
No, I leave user files in. The downloads come out. I leave a copy of the neighborhoods file in, and make a copy to keep safe elsewhere in case of any difficulties.
seelindarun:
Really not trying to be obtuse here, but if you did have difficulties, wouldn't your backup N'hood folder be out of sync with BV just like the OP's?
So, essentially that backup could only be useful if you were going to roll back to Seasons or whatever previous EP you had.
In any case, it seems that updating a hood with many tokens is going to be a major ordeal.
Eh, I think I can wait a while longer for BV.
phyllis_p:
Not necessarily. The difficulties could be something like an incomplete installation, or files getting corrupted during installation, or somesuch. You just never know what's going to happen, so it's good to have a backup before installing.
I have very little custom content -- a few items of clothing, and a few awesome hacks. I always make a backup of my entire EA Games folder and leave the original in place, but I usually forget to take out the downloads folder before installing the new EP. I generally wait a bit before installing, though, to give Pescado time to update things and just in general to see what kind of problems people are having, and then I go and get the updated hacks and put them in before I start the new EP for the first time. That's probably why I've never had any custom content-related problems. And it probably has something to do with the hacks I use -- I don't even know what a token-based hack is :D
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