who_is_daniel
who_is_daniel
Member, Mobile Tester Posts: 98
Back before the Enhanced Editions were released I used to follow the instructions in the post I am copying below to quickly clean up my game to its original state after I messed up installing some mods. As it was much much faster than copying the entire game directory from a backup.
Will this still work?
https://forums.pocketplane.net/index.php?topic=17555.0
"Icelus
Global Moderator
Re: Building and Maintaining a Clean Install
« Reply #2 on: December 12, 2004, 01:00:50 PM »
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TO RESTORE A CLEAN INSTALL
1.) Delete the file weidu.log[/i] from the game's main directory
2.) Delete the entire override folder from the game's main directory
2.) Copy (do not move) the following files from the backup[/i] directory to the game's main directory (answer "yes" when asked if you'd like to overwrite existing files):
dialog.tlk
chitin.key
baldur.ini
bgmain.exe/bgmain.exe/idmain.exe/iwd2.exe/torment.exe (depending on the game)
the entire override folder (not just the contents--copy the ENTIRE folder)
8.) Your game should now be restored to its original state. Reinstallation not necessary.
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Will this still work?
https://forums.pocketplane.net/index.php?topic=17555.0
"Icelus
Global Moderator
Re: Building and Maintaining a Clean Install
« Reply #2 on: December 12, 2004, 01:00:50 PM »
Quote
TO RESTORE A CLEAN INSTALL
1.) Delete the file weidu.log[/i] from the game's main directory
2.) Delete the entire override folder from the game's main directory
2.) Copy (do not move) the following files from the backup[/i] directory to the game's main directory (answer "yes" when asked if you'd like to overwrite existing files):
dialog.tlk
chitin.key
baldur.ini
bgmain.exe/bgmain.exe/idmain.exe/iwd2.exe/torment.exe (depending on the game)
the entire override folder (not just the contents--copy the ENTIRE folder)
8.) Your game should now be restored to its original state. Reinstallation not necessary.
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My practice is that I have the preconfigured (NearInfiinity and some mod inis where appropriate) vanilla folders compressed* next to my mod installs. If I want to rebuild my folders, I rename the current ones, start decompressing my archive and at one point delete the previous iteration in parallel. This means I don't have to touch my tooling to change folders at all.
*Technically, I'm using a TAR so it isn't compressed at all, but you get the idea.
If you did plan ahead, why not just keep a clean copy of everything? Storage space is cheap, and this >20 year old game doesn't take very much of it.