MultiSH3 questions - help!

shegeek72 · 10-13-06, 11:56 PM

Sorry for my lack of understanding but . . .

I want to run two versions of SH3: one GW and the other WAC. I've read the threads on multi-installs, but am still confused.

I downloaded MultiSH3 and the Readme says to use a clean installation of SH3, patched to 1.4b. Does that mean I have to rollback SH3CMDR, copy the My Documents\SH3 folder to a temp location. Then uninstall the current version (GW and tweaks) and reinstall, patch to 1.4b? Then - as it says in the MultiSH3 readme - create a new installation of SH3 by copying the whole folder and everything underneath it to a new location.

Then:

2. Copy MultiSH3.exe to this new SH3 folder ("Ubisoft\TheGreyWolves" in this example). You do not need to put it into the original game folder, only into the copy

3. Run MultiSH3 from this new folder and change the save folder name to something other than the default "SH3". This folder name can be 1 to 3 characters long (for example, you might use "GW" or "TGW" for The Grey Wolves). The next time you run SH3 it will use the new save folder name. If the folder does not exist then SH3 will create it.

4. Install mods (ie, GW) into the new folder, leaving the stock installation unmodified.

Why does it say to leave the stock installation unmodified? Can't I install WAC on the other one?

Then copy the My Documents\SH3 folder back to the GW version?

Thanks!

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kylania · 10-14-06, 01:38 AM

The main concern is to keep a pristine, unmodded install available incase anything breaks ever.

All MultiSH3 does is change the Filemanager.dll to point the career files for that current install to a different folder. Generally you want to do this before starting the current SH3 install so it always knows where the career files are and creates it normally.

First rollback SH3 Commander.

In your situation you might try just copying MultiSH3 into each of your installs (GW and WAC) then run it in each one, using perhaps GW1 for the GW install and WAC for the other install.

Than run each copy to create the base career files. Than log off, copy the proper captain's career into each proper folder and try a SH3 Commander launch from each game. You should be fine... just remember to back up any important files (the careers themselves is really all that's not replaceable with some work I think) and be ready to reinstall if things go south.

10-13-06, 11:56 PM	#1
shegeek72 WAV Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: somewhere in the Pacific Posts: 603 Downloads: 95 Uploads: 0	MultiSH3 questions - help! Sorry for my lack of understanding but . . . I want to run two versions of SH3: one GW and the other WAC. I've read the threads on multi-installs, but am still confused. I downloaded MultiSH3 and the Readme says to use a clean installation of SH3, patched to 1.4b. Does that mean I have to rollback SH3CMDR, copy the My Documents\SH3 folder to a temp location. Then uninstall the current version (GW and tweaks) and reinstall, patch to 1.4b? Then - as it says in the MultiSH3 readme - create a new installation of SH3 by copying the whole folder and everything underneath it to a new location. Then: 2. Copy MultiSH3.exe to this new SH3 folder ("Ubisoft\TheGreyWolves" in this example). You do not need to put it into the original game folder, only into the copy 3. Run MultiSH3 from this new folder and change the save folder name to something other than the default "SH3". This folder name can be 1 to 3 characters long (for example, you might use "GW" or "TGW" for The Grey Wolves). The next time you run SH3 it will use the new save folder name. If the folder does not exist then SH3 will create it. 4. Install mods (ie, GW) into the new folder, leaving the stock installation unmodified. Why does it say to leave the stock installation unmodified? Can't I install WAC on the other one? Then copy the My Documents\SH3 folder back to the GW version? Thanks! --

10-14-06, 01:38 AM	#2
kylania Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,528 Downloads: 118 Uploads: 0	The main concern is to keep a pristine, unmodded install available incase anything breaks ever. All MultiSH3 does is change the Filemanager.dll to point the career files for that current install to a different folder. Generally you want to do this before starting the current SH3 install so it always knows where the career files are and creates it normally. First rollback SH3 Commander. In your situation you might try just copying MultiSH3 into each of your installs (GW and WAC) then run it in each one, using perhaps GW1 for the GW install and WAC for the other install. Than run each copy to create the base career files. Than log off, copy the proper captain's career into each proper folder and try a SH3 Commander launch from each game. You should be fine... just remember to back up any important files (the careers themselves is really all that's not replaceable with some work I think) and be ready to reinstall if things go south. __________________