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How to avoid your Starbound updating and locking you out of the server.

Discussion in 'Announcements and Information' started by Awe, Jul 9, 2016.

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  1. Awe

    Awe Gotta go fast!

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    Step 1. Open your Steam library.

    Step 2. Right click Starbound, go to properties, click.

    Step 3. Click the 'local files' tab, then click 'browse local files'.

    Step 4. From here, navigate to the folder which contains the 'starbound' folder (default is 'common' when installed via steam).

    Step 5. Copy the entire Starbound folder to another location (desktop, documents, anywhere that isn't Steam.)

    Step 6. Run the appropriate starbound.exe (win32 if windows, etc) from this folder, or create a shortcut to it.

    If you do this, Starbound will run from this folder and not use steam, and will function even if starbound updates on steam. To check if it works, click steam after you've launched the game and see if it is displaying 'playing starbound' on your friends list. If it isn't, you've done it correctly.
     
    #1 Awe, Jul 9, 2016
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  2. Doc

    Doc Video Game Extraordinaire

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    Dank instructions, 10/10 would follow again.
     
    #2 Doc, Jul 9, 2016
  3. Orenten

    Orenten New Member

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    If my game is set up to automatically update on Steam, will it effect the saved files? Probably a dumb question, but I just want to make sure.
     
    #3 Orenten, Jul 10, 2016
  4. Yashiana

    Yashiana New Member

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    Probably another dumb question but why would I not want Starbound to update?
     
    #4 Yashiana, Jul 10, 2016
  5. EvDo

    EvDo Man with accent

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    B'Cuz develepopers will removed planet chat in this update.
     
    #5 EvDo, Jul 10, 2016
  6. Yashiana

    Yashiana New Member

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    Oh really? o_O And that will lock us out of the server? Sorry for all the questions :/ I just don't seem to be getting the point entirely.
     
    #6 Yashiana, Jul 10, 2016
  7. Clem

    Clem Lore Writer

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    I will update the main game after creating a copy, so I can mod new items.
     
    #7 Clem, Jul 10, 2016
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  8. Awe

    Awe Gotta go fast!

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    Updating your starbound would lock you out because we're not updating the server to 1.0 immediately because the lack of planet chat will be awful. Imagine 40 people talking in galaxy chat, all roleplaying in different places. That's what we'd be dealing with.

    already answered this.
     
    #8 Awe, Jul 10, 2016
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  9. JohnShadow

    JohnShadow "Now you're all alone, little Caroline."

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    Eyo no questions just wanted to say thanks for the cool guide, very nicely written and easy to follow. Nice job.
     
    #9 JohnShadow, Jul 10, 2016
  10. EvDo

    EvDo Man with accent

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    Someone will fucked all players in galaxy like a anime tentacle monster, xD
     
    #10 EvDo, Jul 11, 2016
  11. EvDo

    EvDo Man with accent

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    Thanx Awe.
     
    #11 EvDo, Jul 11, 2016
  12. Clockai Pyrosik

    Clockai Pyrosik New Member

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    And if you screwed up and let the game update, like I did?
     
    #12 Clockai Pyrosik, Jul 22, 2016
  13. Pyro_Sanders

    Pyro_Sanders Warcrime Sprite Creator

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    You ask someone for a copy of the old game
     
    #13 Pyro_Sanders, Jul 22, 2016
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