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[cylonmaster]

Just added a second steam account to my pc , elite wants me to purchase game which is fine , but will it download the game again or will it use the game that is already installed.

[Ham]

You can use the installed game

[cylonmaster]

Originally posted by phx.Ham:

You can use the installed game

OK thanks

[76561199535677220]

It will also use your graphics settings, keybinds, etc.

It does use a new commander folder for screenshots, visited stars, etc.

But be aware galaxy route settings and filters, all nav panel filters, and 'report crimes' etc are common across all your Steam commanders.

[cylonmaster]

But I can start a new game , without deleting my old one ?

[76561199535677220]

Originally posted by cylonmaster:

But I can start a new game , without deleting my old one ?

Yes. Just make sure you set up a second frontier account and link the new steam account to that one.

When you start steam, you have the option of picking which account to use. When you run ED from the relevant account, it uses that Elite Dangerous commander.

Many ED addon tools support multiple commanders too - EDDiscovery, Elite Observatory, Odyssey Materials Helper, etc.

You will probably want an Inara account for each, and a twitch account for free drops. I use Firefox with container tabs so I don't have to keep logging in and out of sites with different usernames.

[cylonmaster]

You lost me . I have two steam profiles I want one commander for exploration and the other for combat etc. I just don't want to lose my main account that has 3000 hours.

[76561199535677220]

Originally posted by cylonmaster:

You lost me . I have two steam profiles I want one commander for exploration and the other for combat etc. I just don't want to lose my main account that has 3000 hours.

You need to create a new frontier account for the new steam profile, then link that new frontier account to the new steam profile.

They have to be completely separate.

When you log into the new steam profile, it will use the new frontier account and your new commander. When you log into your main steam profile, it will use your original frontier account and your original commander.

(I have six accounts)

[76561199535677220]

Don't use the 'log out' option in the ED game launcher to swap accounts. Just change your entire steam account over when you want to use a different commander.

[cylonmaster]

OK will give that a go .Cheers

[Caprica6]

Can't link second account to frontier because email address is already used. HELP

[funkynutz]

Originally posted by Caprica54:

Can't link second account to frontier because email address is already used. HELP

You need to use a different email address for each Frontier account.

[Caprica6]

I only have one email account

[Septimus]

Originally posted by Caprica54:

I only have one email account

Free ones aren't hard to get.

[funkynutz]

Originally posted by Caprica54:

I only have one email account

So? Make a new one. I've got about half a dozen gmail accounts, a handful of microsoft accounts... Might even still have a yahoo account if I can ever remember the login details.

Takes 2 minutes.

[Caprica6]

That's fine for those of you that know how to do it , mine was set up by internet provider , so therefore I do not know how. I will contact grandson to see if he will do it for me . Thanks everyone for your advice. Cheers