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Multiple installs for Steam version of XWA - to use TFTC and XWAU

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Post by pnag111 » Fri May 13, 2022 11:57 am

Now, perfectly prepared to admit this is 100% me, but feeling awfullllllly stupid. Apologies if this is really newb, and while I've found a few threads, none of them have helped.

What I'd like to do is to have XWAU 2020, update 5 and TFTC 1.2 running as two separate installs, using the Steam version.

I've nuked and re-installed the base game, copied the folder, installed XWAU 2020 and update 5 to the copied folder, that seems to have worked a treat. I've then copied the original folder again, installed XWAU 2020, update 5, and then installed TFTC 1.2 on top of all that, and when it runs... I get XWAU! Not a snifter of TFTC, at all.

I've tried this multiple times, don't think I'm doing anything wrong, but would appreciate if anyone can help with the steps, and happy to put a guide together for those in the same boat? I've no pilots/saves to worry about, as I last played this soooo long ago, but really want to play both again!

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Post by Vince T » Fri May 13, 2022 1:17 pm

Erm that sounds like you’re making life unnecessarily difficult for yourself as you could just use the Palpatine Total converter to easily switch between the two versions while only needing a single instance of the game.

There is a tutorial on @AngeI ‘s Youtube channel on how to properly set up your TFTC game.
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Post by pnag111 » Fri May 13, 2022 1:20 pm

Ah! Vince, you beauty (as we say in Ireland!) - thank you!

I shall try that, thanks!

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Post by Vince T » Fri May 13, 2022 1:41 pm

Here‘s the video:
https://youtu.be/9xkTvWJ6CW0
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Post by pnag111 » Fri May 13, 2022 6:09 pm

Ah - just tried that as per the video - comlpletely clean install of Alliance, having uninstalled and even deleted the folder, then installed from Steam. I ran it twice, vanilla, to make sure all was well there.

Then I ran the XWUA installer, no issues, but didn't install update 5 (per the video) and installed TFTC 1.2. When I run it - XWUA! It's bizarre.

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Post by Forceflow » Fri May 13, 2022 6:20 pm

pnag111 wrote:
Fri May 13, 2022 6:09 pm
Ah - just tried that as per the video - comlpletely clean install of Alliance, having uninstalled and even deleted the folder, then installed from Steam. I ran it twice, vanilla, to make sure all was well there.

Then I ran the XWUA installer, no issues, but didn't install update 5 (per the video) and installed TFTC 1.2. When I run it - XWUA! It's bizarre.
You do still have to use Palpatine to switch it over to the TFTC. Just installing TFTC will not switch it to it automatically.
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Post by pnag111 » Fri May 13, 2022 6:23 pm

Ah! Sorry, my bad - just tried and it's working a treat!!! Thanks so much!!!

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Post by Ace Antilles » Fri May 13, 2022 10:13 pm

I have 12 installations of XWA on my computer Lol
I've just seen how much space it is. I really need to sort that out! :D
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