ebenezer
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Hi, I've just reinstalled system and have to download again all finished holds.

Is is possible to have all DROD files (game, holds, hold progress) in one place for example in a cloud storage and launch DROD from that place? It would be kind of portable installation.

Or mayby is it possible to zip DROD folder before changing system and uzip it after installing new one?

Thank you in advance for explaing this matter

robin
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There is a ".dat"-file somewhere that does excatly what you ask for.
But I forgot which one. So if someone is so kind to tell us

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ebenezer
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Robin, is it a "Hint"?
Maybe I should post at Hint And Solutions...

robin
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It's no hint, I realy forgot and I'm not in reach of a computer, so I can't search on it.
So an admin could help and tell us.

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ebenezer
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Ok, I was only joking... ;-)

Waiting for an advise....

Pinnacle
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Create a file called datapath.txt in your main DROD folder with the following contents:

.\Data;.\Data;

and start up DROD, that will put all the data files in the main DROD folder instead of the default location (which I don't remember exactly where it is).

(related: would it be easy to make the TSS installer have a checkbox for a portable installation?)

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gamer_extreme_101
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You can - I have my DROD installed in Dropbox currently. The only things you need to do are move the Data folder to your main install folder (On Win7 and up, your Data folder is usually in C:\ProgramData\), and then create a DataPath.txt file in your main install that has the following in it:

.\Data;.\Data;

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ebenezer
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I got it, but the folder at \ProgramData\Caravel is:

drod-4_0 not: Data

while there is a folder named: Data at main installation folder.

So, what to do with it?
Pasting drod-4_0 to main DROD 4 folder with datapath.txt doesn't work.

Jacob
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Post collision

I'm not really clear on what you're asking.

Can you have all the relevant files in one place, or one zip file, that you can transfer from one computer to another? Yes.

Just be aware that windows vista, and maybe other versions of windows, stores save files and other data in a separate programdata folder. And make sure drod.ini has the right data path.

You can also export your player and demos and reimport into another installation.

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ebenezer
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I've done it

As you've said one have to:
1. create datapath.txt in main DROD 4 folder
2. copy/override files from \ProgramData\Caravel\drod-4_0 to folder Data in main DROD 4 folder

Thank you for your help!

ebenezer
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Jacob wrote:

I'm not really clear on what you're asking.

Other guys new what I was asking ;-)
I know about saving and importing player an saved games but
I didn't know about separate folders on newer system that's why I asked! You've said I can have one zip but I needed explanation HOW not that I CAN.

If this is not right subforum, please forgive me.

karlpopper
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I manage to run two DROD installations on different machines and have them sync up via Dropbox.

The way I've done it is slightly redundant, because I keep the whole of the data directory up on dropbox.com.

By observation, I see that only the files: player.dat, save.dat, text.dat, hold.dat and data.dat are changed during gameplay, but I'm storing the 115MB main hold data file statically on dropbox.

The extra trick I use to keep DROD and dropbox separated is a symlink. This example is for Windows, running in an administraor shell from the DROD install directory:

0. Create datapath.txt as in previous posts.

1. Move the DROD data directory to your dropbox folder

2. create a symlink 
mklink /d Data c:\Users\Karl\Dropbox\Software\Caravel\Engine\Data

Now each DROD installation is sharing the same data, everytime dropbox syncs. Be careful, however, not to run both installations at the same time, because collisions aren't handled gracefully.

This works really well if DROD installed on your desktop and your laptop (I usually plug a full-size keyboard into the laptop so I don't have to change keyboard layouts).

Another occasionally useful feature of this installation style is if you ever get really stuck, and are prepared to single step through a long demo room.

To do this, you turn off dropbox syncing on one installation, and use this one to setup to replay a demo.

Then play the real thing on the main machine: this is all a bit fiddly to set up, but when you need it, this is all a small price to pay.

Game On.


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