F1 2012 Copying the game

loma28 · Sep 29, 2013

hi, I want to make a copy of F1 2012 to install a mod, then (as reported in previous thread http://www.racedepartment.com/forum/threads/mods-and-online-play.72401/#post-1493014)
rename the game I want to play to "F1 2012 and the original to F1 2012_or.
The problem is that when I launch the duplicated game it tells me " no possible because missing executable"
I don't understand where is the trouble.
Can you hep me? many thanks

Graham Laing · Sep 29, 2013

Sounds like a broken shortcut, because of your re-named folders.

The game you want to play MUST have the folder name 'f1 2012', you cannot have a shortcut pointing to a folder with another name.

So in your Steam Install > steamapps > common folder you should have 2 folders.

f1 2012 <<<---- the standard game

f1 2012_mod <<<------ the modded game

When you want to play the modded game, you just change the name of the folders.

Rename the standard f1 2012 folder to f1 2012_std

Then rename the f1 2012_mod folder to f1 2012

Now it doesn't matter if you launch the game from a shortcut or from the Steam client, it will work.

The folder names I used above are optional, choose you own if you wish, BUT the name of the folder for the version of the game you want to play MUST be f1 2012.