DominateEye Posted October 5 Author Share Posted October 5 I would really appreciate that whenever you get the chance! Thanks very much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showler Posted October 5 Share Posted October 5 I can't seem to find the original post that I think I recall seeing, but I found this one where he seems to confirm it would work: He was the Vortex developer at the time so his advice should be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominateEye Posted October 6 Author Share Posted October 6 (edited) Thanks! That link also includes a link to the page on command line parameters, which explains the user-data parameter thusly: Quote Launches Vortex using the folder specified as path instead of the default at %appdata%\Vortex. This can be used to create a clean instance of Vortex. Which suggests to me that if I create a new Windows shortcut to Vortex and add that parameter in the Target field pointing towards a clean folder path (e.g. H:\Vortex 2) then that will create a totally clean Vortex with none of my games managed, and I can point it straight at the GOG version without conflicting with my first Vortex install. Does that make sense to you, or am I reading something wrong? Edit: Just tried it. That's exactly what it seems to have done! Didn't have to switch Windows accounts or anything. Only complication is I can't seem to launch the second Vortex install while the first one is still running, but that's to be expected and I have no reason to do that currently. Thanks for the help! Edit: Other complication for those who follow this method. It seems you can't change the folder path without losing your data. I added Fallout 4 to the list of managed games (it defaulted to the GOG version, interestingly enough) but then realized that I'd put the blank folder in a less-than-optimal place, and cut and paste the same new folder I'd made onto the proper drive, but when I changed the shortcut to point to the new folder, it launched a totally clean install of Vortex. When I checked what was in the folder I'd cut and pasted, it was empty. So I'm not entirely sure where the data for that separate instance of Vortex is kept; it didn't seem to be in %appdata%\Vortex, which makes sense because this parameter says to start the program while ignoring that path. But the program does seem to keep data after closing because I had to restart Vortex before I moved the Vortex 2 folder to install an extension, and it loaded up in the same profile. So think extremely carefully about where you want to put the new Vortex folder, and expect to have to set everything up again if you change hard drives or change their lettering, I guess. Bodger beware! Edited October 6 by DominateEye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showler Posted October 6 Share Posted October 6 That's good to know. I was a little unclear on how it worked. I thought the second Windows account might be needed to "set up" Vortex for a second instance, but if it can do that just by giving it a clean folder that's way better. I'll be able to give better advice in the future. If you have any problems or weird interactions while doing this would you mind reporting back? I'm always a little leery about giving people advice to do something I've never actually had a reason to do myself and therefore have no real experience on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominateEye Posted October 6 Author Share Posted October 6 I've already added some edits to my last post with quirks and considerations I've stumbled across while setting this up; I'll be sure to edit and add any more I find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moksha8088 Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 (edited) Are there any videos that walk you from start to finish on how to install and start-up Fallout London? I figured out Enderal for both LE and SE Skyrim by myself, but I realize this would be the next level. Edited October 7 by Moksha8088 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showler Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 Gopher's usually pretty good with setup videos: He also has videos on updating and on essential fixes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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