I plan on installing Win 7 these next few days and I am in the process of backing up my data. I am wondering where the maps/mods are stored when they download from servers in game? Are all the files in the cache folder?
Downloaded maps/mods - where are they saved?
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I think they go in the red orchestra folder, in steamapps - common, if not, i cant help you sorry.
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Hah, I'm gonna do the same later today
Good you reminded about the RO folder since I was going to wipe off pretty much everything.Downloaded maps/mods are saved nowhere. I'm not familiar with the terms but it has something to do with "cache" as the game redownload every custom thingy once a month (default). So you need a cache extractor. Really easy to use, just replace KF info with RO
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Downloaded maps/mods are saved nowhere. I'm not familiar with the terms but it has something to do with "cache" as the game redownload every custom thingy once a month (default). So you need a cache extractor. Really easy to use, just replace KF info with RO
Actually I once read that the monthly clearing of the cache could be turned off if you change something in one of the setup files (.ini?). However I have not since been able to find where I read it, and noone I has asked seems to know about the existence of this feature.
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Yes they are all kept in the cache folder
To prevent them being cleaned out every 30 days, go into the RedOrchestra.ini and change this setting from 30 to 0
[Core.System]
PurgeCacheDays=30
Then you won't have to use the cache extractor.
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Thanks for the replies everyone.
Can I just copy my entire cache folder, install Win 7 and RO again, and just dump it in my new RO folder? My cache folder is 650MB or so, but I am backing up to a 750GB back up drive and I have plenty of space left.
Can I just copy my entire cache folder, install Win 7 and RO again, and just dump it in my new RO folder? My cache folder is 650MB or so, but I am backing up to a 750GB back up drive and I have plenty of space left.
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You can even copy the complete RO folder, (and any other Steam games you have) and dump it back into Steam once thats been re-installed.
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Really? That is interesting and convenient if you have the HDD space for all of your games. For now I just copied my entire cache folder. Hopefully that is good enough.
With luck Win 7 will install right and I can be playing RO without having to download all those maps/server mods.
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It won't and you will have to download all the mods/maps again, because their are other files installed into the system folder, and 3-4 other folders as well, whenever you download/play a mod or a map, thats why i suggested backingup the whole RO folder.
But i have been known to be wrong and since i've never actually done it your way, you never know, let us know if it works
But i have been known to be wrong and since i've never actually done it your way, you never know, let us know if it works
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Too late for me.
Installed Windows 7 already. Going to uninstall and reinstall Vista 64bit if I can reactivate the key.
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OR............
romanager2b
Read the README1st then just dbbl click on "RoManager2.jar" and point it to your RO Cache Folder.
Typically;
romanager2b
Read the README1st then just dbbl click on "RoManager2.jar" and point it to your RO Cache Folder.
Typically;
?:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\red orchestra\Cache
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