Steam & ut3 file locations

thinsoldier · 6th Feb 2009, 07:55 PM

I originally installed UT3 on my D: drive and I put my custom stuff in
D:\Games\Unreal Tournament 3\UTGame\Published\CookedPC\CustomMaps
instead of under my My Documents folder.

I did this because I only have 4.7 gigs free on C: and my custom maps and models are over 5 gigs. Then there's the inevitability that other things I install in the future are going to put many gigs of god-knows-what in mysterious hidden places under my My Documents folder without telling me (like adobe everything, google picasa thumbnails and others).

So what I need to know is since I installed ut3 again with steam, where are the actual game files saved and how can I still use a drive other than C: to install my custom maps?

I've got another 2.42 gigs of maps I downloaded ages ago and haven't even installed yet!

BoneofFear · 7th Feb 2009, 01:29 AM

just uninstall the UT3 that isn't integrated into steam and the steam one should read your custom content still in your My Documents/My Games/Unreal Tournament 3 directory.

Short answer:Your custom UT3 stuff will be read fine with the steam integrated install.

Very short answer:YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS dot dot dot

EDIT:Whoops read your question wrong,It's all still in the same directory as they were.But there's another directory created with the default **** (same folders files and all that from the Program Files\Unreal Tournament 3 Directory) in Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Unreal Tournament 3 iirc

Dark Pulse · 7th Feb 2009, 05:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thinsoldier

I originally installed UT3 on my D: drive and I put my custom stuff in
D:\Games\Unreal Tournament 3\UTGame\Published\CookedPC\CustomMaps
instead of under my My Documents folder.

I did this because I only have 4.7 gigs free on C: and my custom maps and models are over 5 gigs. Then there's the inevitability that other things I install in the future are going to put many gigs of god-knows-what in mysterious hidden places under my My Documents folder without telling me (like adobe everything, google picasa thumbnails and others).

So what I need to know is since I installed ut3 again with steam, where are the actual game files saved and how can I still use a drive other than C: to install my custom maps?

I've got another 2.42 gigs of maps I downloaded ages ago and haven't even installed yet!

Just to clarify since BoneOfFear's answers were all over the place:

All your custom content, settings, etc. will transfer over to the new steam version. Nothing will change there.
The UT3 game files themselves are in Program Files/Steam/steamapps/common/Unreal Tournament 3.

*Sir_Brizz* · 7th Feb 2009, 09:35 AM

He's not using the My Docs location for custom content.

BoneofFear · 7th Feb 2009, 09:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sir_Brizz

He's not using the My Docs location for custom content.

Just noticed that (was almost asleep at the keyboard from the first post which I'm sure anyone with half a brain could tell)

*Sir_Brizz* · 7th Feb 2009, 09:40 AM

What I have with this is the content in My Docs\My Games linked to another My Games folder on another drive.

Dark Pulse · 7th Feb 2009, 11:00 AM

Well, custom content wouldn't be deleted by the uninstaller, so he should simply be able to move his custom content.

_Lynx · 9th Feb 2009, 06:25 AM

He'll have to edit configs in the steam version to point at the old custom content folder.

6th Feb 2009, 07:55 PM	#1
thinsoldier Registered User Join Date: Jul. 30th, 2008 Posts: 49	Steam & ut3 file locations I originally installed UT3 on my D: drive and I put my custom stuff in D:\Games\Unreal Tournament 3\UTGame\Published\CookedPC\CustomMaps instead of under my My Documents folder. I did this because I only have 4.7 gigs free on C: and my custom maps and models are over 5 gigs. Then there's the inevitability that other things I install in the future are going to put many gigs of god-knows-what in mysterious hidden places under my My Documents folder without telling me (like adobe everything, google picasa thumbnails and others). So what I need to know is since I installed ut3 again with steam, where are the actual game files saved and how can I still use a drive other than C: to install my custom maps? I've got another 2.42 gigs of maps I downloaded ages ago and haven't even installed yet! Last edited by thinsoldier; 6th Feb 2009 at 07:57 PM.

7th Feb 2009, 01:29 AM	#2
BoneofFear The American Dying Machine Join Date: Jul. 14th, 2004 Location: IN DA CHOPPA! Posts: 178	just uninstall the UT3 that isn't integrated into steam and the steam one should read your custom content still in your My Documents/My Games/Unreal Tournament 3 directory. Short answer:Your custom UT3 stuff will be read fine with the steam integrated install. Very short answer:YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS dot dot dot EDIT:Whoops read your question wrong,It's all still in the same directory as they were.But there's another directory created with the default **** (same folders files and all that from the Program Files\Unreal Tournament 3 Directory) in Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Unreal Tournament 3 iirc __________________ "Don't go takin' any souvenirs quinlin." Detective Magnota Last edited by BoneofFear; 7th Feb 2009 at 01:33 AM.

7th Feb 2009, 09:35 AM	#4
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7th Feb 2009, 09:40 AM	#6
Sir_Brizz More Than Just Mad Skill Join Date: Feb. 3rd, 2000 Location: >:3 Posts: 25,269	What I have with this is the content in My Docs\My Games linked to another My Games folder on another drive. __________________ 64 65 61 74 68 62 6f 6f 67 65 72 73 20 6d 6f 74 68 65 72 20 6f 66 20 63 6f 75 72 73 65 Liandri Archives - A veritable smorgasbord of information about the Unreal series If Titanic taught me anything, it's to never let go until you're a frozen corpse staring hopelessly into a barren horizon.

7th Feb 2009, 11:00 AM	#7
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9th Feb 2009, 06:25 AM	#8
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