Update wrecked game

[JudgeMage]

Steam just updated my game without asking or warnings.
All mods disabled.
Now won't boot - crashes on startup.
I have invested over 400 hrs in this game - not happy to say the least!
Is there a way to "downgrade" to the previous version so that I can continue to play my game?
Absolutely livid - game wrecked for some stupid melee additions.

[Zloth]

引用自 Xaxius Colnier：

...gonna look for a mod that removes the melee crap in a week or so

Melee was added months ago, for free, along side the previous DLC.

[The FreyMan® XC / 99th]

引用自 Xaxius Colnier：

引用自 The FreyMan：

Same thing here, I find no way to be able to close this message, nor progress beyond it.

from what ive heard you just press spacebar

Well, I owe you a drink my friend. I wonder how someone found that?

[Xaxius Colnier]

引用自 The FreyMan：

引用自 Xaxius Colnier：

from what ive heard you just press spacebar

Well, I owe you a drink my friend. I wonder how someone found that?

Probably slamming their face against the keyboard in frustration, lol

引用自 Zloth：

引用自 Xaxius Colnier：

...gonna look for a mod that removes the melee crap in a week or so

Melee was added months ago, for free, along side the previous DLC.

I am aware of that, by "melee crap" i mean the weapons.

[Cursed Hawkins]

引用自 Xaxius Colnier：

引用自 Zloth：

Melee was added months ago, for free, along side the previous DLC.

I am aware of that, by "melee crap" i mean the weapons.

Then you might be SOL on that front, because the only mods I've seen were ones that either remove animations, add weapons/mechs or make the game have some QOL improvements, none of which involved removal of weapons as the editor likely can't even support such mod creation.

[ICE 9]

引用自 Dalinar917：

Just want to add that anyone that owns MW5 on Steam can do this alternative. Also this alternative isn't promoted. It was added as a feature after either the Heroes of the Inner Sphere or Kestrel Lancers update/DLC release. This branch of the game is intended for players to use when a major update happens and breaks all of their mods. Basically it allows you to use old un-updated mods you love, and any mods that the current patch may have or did break.

Understood. But no, NOT anyone can do this. As far as I can tell, (correct me if I am wrong) you still need an access code to download the previous version. I have tried your suggestion, for this update and during previous updates as well, and could not download the BETA because i did not have the access code.

Unless I am doing something wrong, the option that you describe is, for all practical purposes, not available.

[Dalinar917]

引用自 ICE 9：

引用自 Dalinar917：

Just want to add that anyone that owns MW5 on Steam can do this alternative. Also this alternative isn't promoted. It was added as a feature after either the Heroes of the Inner Sphere or Kestrel Lancers update/DLC release. This branch of the game is intended for players to use when a major update happens and breaks all of their mods. Basically it allows you to use old un-updated mods you love, and any mods that the current patch may have or did break.

Understood. But no, NOT anyone can do this. As far as I can tell, (correct me if I am wrong) you still need an access code to download the previous version. I have tried your suggestion, for this update and during previous updates as well, and could not download the BETA because i did not have the access code.

Unless I am doing something wrong, the option that you describe is, for all practical purposes, not available.

Ok, I just tested this myself. All you have to do is click the drop down where it says "NONE" and select the version you want. Afterwards steam will automatically start downloading. The Access Code box is for games that do require the code, MW5 does not. Don't know what to say if you can't get it to work.

[sniperray213]

no problems here after the update for the game.

[ICE 9]

引用自 Dalinar917：

Ok, I just tested this myself. All you have to do is click the drop down where it says "NONE" and select the version you want. Afterwards steam will automatically start downloading. The Access Code box is for games that do require the code, MW5 does not. Don't know what to say if you can't get it to work.

OK. I did that, and this time stayed away from the ACCESS CODE button...

...Now what?

There should be an <enter> or "OK" button, but I don't see it. I haven't seen any download activity nor has the BETA game popped up in my library. It's just sitting there doing nothing.

Also, how long does this typically take.

[ICE 9]

引用自 Dalinar917：

Ok, I just tested this myself. All you have to do is click the drop down where it says "NONE" and select the version you want. Afterwards steam will automatically start downloading. The Access Code box is for games that do require the code, MW5 does not. Don't know what to say if you can't get it to work.

It's downloading something now.

If this is the earlier version, I assume I should play this off-line to avoid automatic update.

Thanx for helping me out with this.

[morikaane]

Mods should've stickied that post a while back about the roll back beta option.

[Dalinar917]

引用自 ICE 9：

引用自 Dalinar917：

Ok, I just tested this myself. All you have to do is click the drop down where it says "NONE" and select the version you want. Afterwards steam will automatically start downloading. The Access Code box is for games that do require the code, MW5 does not. Don't know what to say if you can't get it to work.

It's downloading something now.

If this is the earlier version, I assume I should play this off-line to avoid automatic update.

Thanx for helping me out with this.

Glad you were able to get the Beta rollback to work. If you ever want to go back to the current version of the game just go to the drop down under Betas again and select "None", that should queue a download to revert your game back to the current live version.

[ICE 9]

Actually, no. The game got updated to the current version before I could get to it, because I forgot to set automatic update to "update only when launching". I fixed that, but now I can't get steam to download the previous versions again.

I tried to go back and do it, using the steps you provided earlier. No-go. Is there a limit to the number or frequency of roll back downloads...

...belay my last. You say "select none"? Previous you said "where it says select none". Before that, I HAD selected "none" but nothing seemed to happen. Then I tried it again without selecting anything and it seemed to work - when in fact it was selecting "none" that had launched the download... ...misconstruing cause and effect. Bad timing.

OK. I'm now trying it again. Thanx.

[ICE 9]

OK. There it goes. Now all I have to do is make sure it doesn't update and then I need to go off-line before I launch the game.

Thanx again.

[ICE 9]

I think I got it now. However, the process of getting the previous MW5 version, reloading all mods and steam subscription and launching the previous version of the game in off-line mode is incredibly convoluted. And it may be that you can do this with nexus mods only.

Right now, I have to let MW5 update itself again so I can activate steam subscriptions again. I saved my previous modlist.json file along with my previous nexus mods, but it appears that you have to have steam (and the game) on-line to re-register the subscriptions in the game mod list, and it won't do that without updating the game first. The problem here is that with the the current update, some of the steam mods cause to game to crash when launching the game, BEFORE you get to the main menu, so I'm not sure it can even be done - which is why I say that it may require nexus mods only, to do it.

In any case, once I work out all the details, I plan to document the process step by step and post it here for the benefit of other's who are having the same problem... ...and, if you don't object, I will provide appropriate credit for your help in this matter.

Thanx again.

[Xaxius Colnier]

引用自 ICE 9：

I think I got it now. However, the process of getting the previous MW5 version, reloading all mods and steam subscription and launching the previous version of the game in off-line mode is incredibly convoluted. And it may be that you can do this with nexus mods only.

Right now, I have to let MW5 update itself again so I can activate steam subscriptions again. I saved my previous modlist.json file along with my previous nexus mods, but it appears that you have to have steam (and the game) on-line to re-register the subscriptions in the game mod list, and it won't do that without updating the game first. The problem here is that with the the current update, some of the steam mods cause to game to crash when launching the game, BEFORE you get to the main menu, so I'm not sure it can even be done - which is why I say that it may require nexus mods only, to do it.

In any case, once I work out all the details, I plan to document the process step by step and post it here for the benefit of other's who are having the same problem... ...and, if you don't object, I will provide appropriate credit for your help in this matter.

Thanx again.

you dont have to play it in offline mode, as long as you keep the past version selected in the betas selection it shouldnt update. unless they remove that version for some reason.