Running the installer wipes mod specific settings

[snwflake]

Hoi,

 

every time I run the installer, either to update to a new version, or to add additional/remove mods, most of the mod settings that were previously configured in-game get reset to their respective default.

 

Cases that I've noticed so far:

- Marks of Excellence Extended

- Sixth Sense Timer

- Repairs by Protanki

- Crew Control Center

 

All of the mods above appear to be using CHAMPi's in-game mod settings dialogue thing.

Is there any way to persist those settings when re-running the installer?

 

Cheers

 

Edit: I usually run the installer with `Delete all previous mods from [...]`, simply because it's advised and I had significant issues in the past when unchecking that option.

Edited September 19, 2022 by snwflake

[Aslain]

Yes this is the price for updating the mods, this is because that mods are having their configs stored in the folders cleared by the clean install. You can manually copy the config files to safe location, and after installing new modpack, copy them over back to res_mods or mods. This method will not work if given champi mod is updated, then old config will not work.

[snwflake]

alright then, gonna write a script that pulls the configs out of there and shove them back in after the installer ran.

 

cheers