How to install two versions of Blade & Sorcery

This guide will show you how to easily have two game installs for Blade & Sorcery on your PC.
If you want to keep older versions of the game working properly, this workaround will let you swap between the current version and a previous one without messing around with Mod Managers or changing the version through the game properties on Steam.

Introduction

The below steps will let you have two different game versions installed. There are ways to change these scripts to allow for more than this, but since the majority of people will just want two, we'll use that as an example.

I want to play the current version of the game (U10, at time of writing) and a previous version (U9.3) without Steam verifying files before I launch and causing problems.
In my case, this is because I want to enjoy the current game and also The Outer Rim Star Wars mod, which has yet to be updated (at time of writing).

N.B.: This will work for any Steam game, but I haven't tested with any others. You're welcome to try, but if you make a guide for another game, please credit me.

First Steps

• Turn off automatic updates for the game through the properties menu on Steam.
  
• Make a copy of your game folder in your Steam Apps\Common folder and call it something else (e.g. "Blade & Sorcery U9.3").
  
• You'll now want to switch your main game version back to the main branch if it was previously set to an older version and let it update.

Creating Batch (.bat) Files

• Next, create two text files on your desktop using Notepad and paste the text at the bottom of this page into them.
  
• When saving the text files, change the file type from Text Document (.txt) to All Files.
  Include .bat after the file name you choose, but use the names below if you're unsure.
  
• You may need to change the folder name to match your own system, but the below will be the default for most users.
  
  Important: If your game is installed on a different drive, you must change the below from
  cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common
  to
  cd /D <drive letter>:\Program Files (x86)...
  
  
  

  Launching the Game

  To launch the game version you want, you'll just need to run the batch file you created from anywhere on your PC. I've tested this with my Oculus Quest 2, and if I run the files with my headset connected, then the game launches with no issues on the version I want.
  
  
  

  First File - Name: Blade & Sorcery U10.bat

  cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common
  if exist "Blade & Sorcery U10"\ (
  ren "Blade & Sorcery" "Blade & Sorcery U9.3"
  ren "Blade & Sorcery U10" "Blade & Sorcery"
  )
  cd "Blade & Sorcery"
  start BladeAndSorcery.exe
  

  
  

  Second File - Name: Blade & Sorcery U9.3.bat

  cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common
  if exist "Blade & Sorcery U9.3"\ (
  ren "Blade & Sorcery" "Blade & Sorcery U10"
  ren "Blade & Sorcery U9.3" "Blade & Sorcery"
  )
  cd "Blade & Sorcery"
  start BladeAndSorcery.exe
  

[Kunze]

Does not work, followed the instructions and nada

[Bazinga III]

You can turn that setting off on Steam.

[Jydetårnet]

How do you get through steam trying to update to the other Version / beta on launch

[Bazinga III]

@General Dropkick: it should as the principle is the same.

[General Dropkick]

does this work for u12 and 1.0?

[Bazinga III]

Yes, probably best to do that so that you know what's what.
It's actually not necessary though.

[aquadomnator]

Do I just change the codes in the files from 9.3 to 11.3 since that is what the update is for the game?

[The Official Dwayne The Rock]

Awesome, Thanks

[CatCult]

This is a really genius and simple solution!

[Bazinga III]

You just need to change all the names in the code I put.
So change from U9.3 to U11.

There's not much else to it really. But follow the first steps fully, as you basically need two game versions installed.