Time Capsule versus Main Game

[UTC-10]

Never played in time capsule and now have been updating to TftFT etc.  

I have a rough idea of how to get into time capsule play but never played it so my question would be:

To move between regular game play and switch over to time capsule play and back again, is that a trivial process that can be done quickly (time-wise) or will it be a case where moving to time capsule or from time capsule, would take an appreciable amount of time?  I think the latter but thought I would ask especially for how long appreciable would likely be.

Thanks.

 

[Pencil]

Whenever you want to switch versions, you have to download the entire version all over again; so the farther back you go the quicker the download, but if you want to get back to the current game it might take a while with the size of the current game. 

If you're going back to Perilous Constraint for your old saves, then yes, it will take a bit to switch between the current build and Perilous Constraint. You can download the versions like Early Access Launch or Silent Hunter in a couple minutes since they are both significantly smaller downloads though.

[UTC-10]

I understand.  Thanks.  

 

[hozz1235]

If you frequently switch versions, you could always try to have separate folders on your HDD.  I've never done it, but can't see why it wouldn't work.

[conanjaguar]

On 12/1/2023 at 9:05 AM, hozz1235 said:

If you frequently switch versions, you could always try to have separate folders on your HDD.  I've never done it, but can't see why it wouldn't work.

A bit late but I just downloaded a Time Capsule build today... I'll try this at some point this week.

[Pencil]

Since you mention it, I'll confirm that yes it works. And it's actually really helpful. If you have several spare gigabytes on your computer then I would downgrade to your favorite time capsule build, copy all those files, and move them to somewhere else on your computer. Just note that even if you open TLD by the executable file, Steam needs to be loaded up or else it will give you an error message. 

The OP may not need this anymore but for anyone else who wants to save an older build. 

[RossBondReturns]

I have multiple Time Capsule Releases on my External HD...eventually I plan to have them all.