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[1.1.38] crash if atempting to update a game when the exe was renamed
Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2021 5:50 am
by -DeadlyKitten
What did you do?
downloaded the standalone factorio
renamed factorio.exe to factorio_1_1_38.exe
used the auto update to update factorio
What happened?
the update failed
What did you expect to happen instead? It might be obvious to you, but do it anyway!
to get 2 exes, factorio_1_1_38.exe and the new one which i would then rename again
Re: [1.1.38] crash if atempting to update a game when the exe was renamed
Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2021 9:09 am
by boskid
Thanks for the report. Do not remove required files. (
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Feel free to have a copy of factorio.exe in the same directory under a different name leaving original file for the updater.
Re: [1.1.38] crash if atempting to update a game when the exe was renamed
Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2021 9:16 am
by posila
boskid wrote: Mon Sep 13, 2021 9:09 amFeel free to have a copy of factorio.exe in the same directory under a different name leaving original file for the updater.
Even though, I don't know what for. The old executable won't load to menu with the new data folder anyway.
Re: [1.1.38] crash if atempting to update a game when the exe was renamed
Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2021 9:24 am
by boskid
I also have no idea why for the same reason (data version mismatch), but nothing prevents -DeadlyKitten from having a copy of a file in the same directory for whatever other reason.
Re: [1.1.38] crash if atempting to update a game when the exe was renamed
Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2021 11:00 am
by Kyralessa
What OS are you using? If it's Windows, you can create a shortcut and rename that instead of factorio.exe.
If you're using Mac or Linux, I can't help you, but perhaps there's something similar you could do.
Re: [1.1.38] crash if atempting to update a game when the exe was renamed
Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2021 1:56 pm
by eradicator
-DeadlyKitten wrote: Mon Sep 13, 2021 5:50 am
downloaded the standalone factorio
renamed factorio.exe to factorio_1_1_38.exe
You have to rename the whole folder if you want to be able to use two versions.