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[Fouinto]

Hi,

 

Until now, I have mainly played BG1 Vanilla, BG2 Vanilla, BWP with tons of mods (thank you everybody), or, recently BG1EE vanilla and BG2EE vanilla...

 

Now, I'd like to test some mods on BG1EE and BG2EE : in particular EET and Multiclassed Multikit Builder

My problem is that I want to keep my vanilla BG1EE and BG2EE...

 

I have the GoG version, but it seems that even if I copy "D:\Jeux\Baldurs Gate II - Enhanced Edition" on "D:\Jeux\Baldurs Gate II - Enhanced Edition - EET", it keeps using "C:\Users\Fouinto\Documents\Baldur's Gate II - Enhanced Edition" for save-game and .ini files...

 

With BG1 and BG2, I just have to copy the full directory and modify baldur.ini.

But what about EE versions ? what must be done ?

 

Thank you

[Fouinto]

It's not the kind of answer I expected

 

I think I will use 7zip on my vanilla Directories... or rename the directory before launching the game I want... but anyway... the savegame will be mixed (unless I also 7zip/rename these directories too...).

 

anyway, thank you

[dabus]

What hinders you to use batch-files (or any other script/programming language) to do that for you?
I mean to move a folder and execute the EE loader, you'd just need
move A B
C

Edited by dabus, 03 April 2015 - 11:36 AM.

[The Imp]

What hinders you to use batch-files (or any other script/programming language) to do that for you?
I mean to move a folder and execute the EE loader, you'd just need

Well not all of us are programmers. Or that particularly skilled ones to make a .bat -file that does this with ease, or even think that we could.
Besides, Fouinfo ask if this is the only thing that needs to be done.
I believe the files in the C drive and D drive work in similar fashion in the EE games, so long as they are in the same folder(this is very broadly speaking, no the games share no data other than the saves and a few minr details which come from facts such as this). That means you can copy the game from the C drive to the D drive and then play the two games using the same saves... until you then use a mod to edit either of the copies in the two drives, then you have to remember which save belongs to which directory as then you still can load the same saves as they are both in the same directory, while the games contain different data that can mess things up. This is why the .7zip'ping came up. As then there's no need to remember what was done as it don't need to have two directories, but one and a saved archive which contains a copy of the original files.

Edited by The Imp, 03 April 2015 - 12:16 PM.

[dabus]

Well, he wanted an easy solution and batch-files are easy.
If you add 1 or 2 words per line, you could tell someone what he has to do in basic/easy sentences. Move a to b. Yeah, very basic but you'd understand.

He could take that from above as a basic.
This should be a simple way to toggle between the games.

@echo off
Move "C:\Users\Fouinto\Desktop\BG2EE.lnk" "C:\Users\Fouinto\Documents\Baldur's Gate II - Enhanced Edition\Desktop.lnk" 
If Exist "C:\Users\Fouinto\Documents\Baldur's Gate II - Save 2" (
Move "C:\Users\Fouinto\Documents\Baldur's Gate II - Enhanced Edition" "C:\Users\Fouinto\Documents\Baldur's Gate II - Save 1"
Move "C:\Users\Fouinto\Documents\Baldur's Gate II - Save 2" "C:\Users\Fouinto\Documents\Baldur's Gate II - Enhanced Edition"
) Else (
Move "C:\Users\Fouinto\Documents\Baldur's Gate II - Enhanced Edition" "C:\Users\Fouinto\Documents\Baldur's Gate II - Save 2"
Move "C:\Users\Fouinto\Documents\Baldur's Gate II - Save 1" "C:\Users\Fouinto\Documents\Baldur's Gate II - Enhanced Edition"
)
Move "C:\Users\Fouinto\Documents\Baldur's Gate II - Enhanced Edition\Desktop.lnk" "C:\Users\Fouinto\Desktop\BG2EE.lnk"

Idea would be to have a link on your desktop that points to your current game.
The link will be put into the save-dir.
If Save 1 exists, the current game has to be moved to Save 2.
And then Save 1 becomes active and the link gets moved onto the desktop.

Edited by dabus, 03 April 2015 - 12:54 PM.

[Fouinto]

Thank you (both of you).

 

Let me sum up what I have understood : So, I can have my games in 2 different directories (vanilla and modded) as long as I load the good save-game from the good game directory, it will be OK. right ?

 

So, I think I will make easier :  I will give relevant name to my save game. ie. : "EET - Team with only Arcane SpellCaster" and "Vanilla - Team with no SpellCaster".

 

Thank you.