Keeping SH1.3 while upgrading to 1.4 so you can finish your careers

[swdw]

Just thought I'd post this from the RFB for ROW thread. This is for those who are reluctant to give up playing with their 1.3 mods until they are verified as 1.4 compatible, but still want to give 1.4 a shot


You could try this if you have enough HD real estate. this is how modders can still play the game while mucking with SH4:

Copy your crrent install to a new directory.
Create a link to the SH4.exe in the new folder and rename it to SH4 1.3
Once that's done, deactivate all your mods.
Download and install MultiSH4. You can set it up so you run with 2 save folders lets say you call the copied install SH13.
Once the save folder is created, copy all the files in the MY Documents\SH4 folder into that folder
Delete the files in the original save folder (but leave the folder
Install patch 1.4 letting it go to the original install. It will do this automatically by reading the registry keys

You now have 2 installs of SH4. You can continue your missions in 1.3 and play around with 1.4