Stop Automatic Client Update

[EverNoob]

Every time there is an update a bunch of the mods my server uses get broken. It's pretty bad and the updates actually don't fix more things than they wreck. I can stop automatic updates on my server, but how do I do that on the client? Steam doesn't seem to have an option to not automatically update the game. If I got a version of it outside of Steam, could I set it to not automatically update the client? Thanks!

[Scooby Doo]

There is a way to bypass Auto Update for the client but everyone would have to do it.

1. Set your game to update when started ONLY.
2. Go to the Install folder and find the EXE that starts the game.
3. Make desktop shortcut for that EXE
4. ONLY launch game with that shortcut.

To get the mods to work with the new game build though all you need to do is

1. Get the Steam ID number for the mod that does not work.
2. Open the mod file and look for "modinfo.lua"
3. Find this " dependencies = {
{id = "Avorion", min = "0.31", max = "1.*"}"
4. Change that max to either greater than the current or that right there will mean it works for all future updates.

Either of those will work. The first one must be done by all clients joining the server. The second has to be done by all clients and the server. For the server you will have to poke around for it. Where it is will vary by your Host Company. If you are running Dedicated off a Server Box or your own PC then look in AppData/Roamin/Galaxy/Name of Galaxy.

[EverNoob]

We'll have to try that, thanks!

[Scooby Doo]

If you have issues with it add me as a Steam Friend. I can try to further help you.

[Stavinsky]

Sadly, Steam decided a couple of years ago to go "forced update if game launched". Made for a lot of issues with some games. And can play havoc with outside private servers.

Edit :

Ok, seems Steam changed something in February this year (02/2020) and Downloading older version is not working anymore. But some people seem to have figured a way and built something called DepotDownloader (on ghithub). Never tried it, no idea if that work. But worth to take a look just in case you need to revert some games to older versions (like we often had to do with Skyrim and Fallout 4 when 'thesda messed up their patching and demolished the compatibility of the Script Extenders)

[Scooby Doo]

Originally posted by Stavinsky:

Sadly, Steam decided a couple of years ago to go "forced update if game launched". Made for a lot of issues with some games. And can play havoc with outside private servers.

Edit :

Ok, seems Steam changed something in February this year (02/2020) and Downloading older version is not working anymore. But some people seem to have figured a way and built something called DepotDownloader (on ghithub). Never tried it, no idea if that work. But worth to take a look just in case you need to revert some games to older versions (like we often had to do with Skyrim and Fallout 4 when 'thesda messed up their patching and demolished the compatibility of the Script Extenders)

Yes and if you read my first post thoroughly you will learn the work around for Steam. I have used that on several games so far. Though Steam still must be running you bypass the updating.