Fallout 4 Running Multiple Copies: Difference between revisions
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* | For Steam users, to stop Fallout 4 from auto updating to the latest version: | ||
* Find "appmanifest_377160.acf" and set it to Read-Only | |||
** I have two copies of the .acf, one each with the flag set differently | |||
=Base Install Clean= | =Base Install Clean= | ||
* '''Goal:''' Create a clean installation folder of 1.10.163.0 | * '''Goal:''' Create a clean installation folder of 1.10.163.0 | ||
* '''Pre-Requisite:''' .....\Steam\steamapps\appmanifest_377160.acf is set to Read-Only | * '''Pre-Requisite:''' .....\Steam\steamapps\appmanifest_377160.acf is set to Read-Only | ||
** | ** See notes above | ||
* '''Background:''' Since the Nextgen update there have been mods coming out that require the pre-Nextgen Fallout installation to work. Creating a clean base install folder that can be used as the foundation for starting different mod installs seems like the way to go. G | * '''Background:''' Since the Nextgen update there have been mods coming out that require the pre-Nextgen Fallout installation to work. Creating a clean base install folder that can be used as the foundation for starting different mod installs seems like the way to go. G | ||
Revision as of 12:06, 10 August 2024
Stub page for thoughts
Fallout London requires Vault 13 Demo requires Fallout 4 Next Gen is
Read-Only
For Steam users, to stop Fallout 4 from auto updating to the latest version:
- Find "appmanifest_377160.acf" and set it to Read-Only
- I have two copies of the .acf, one each with the flag set differently
Base Install Clean
- Goal: Create a clean installation folder of 1.10.163.0
- Pre-Requisite: .....\Steam\steamapps\appmanifest_377160.acf is set to Read-Only
- See notes above
- Background: Since the Nextgen update there have been mods coming out that require the pre-Nextgen Fallout installation to work. Creating a clean base install folder that can be used as the foundation for starting different mod installs seems like the way to go. G
- See Downgrading Fallout 4 from 1.10.984.0 to 1.10.163.0 (Steam) or the Discussion Page here for archive reasons