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Multiple Version Bug Testing Could be Problematic When Settings and Saves Files are all restricted to the same folder (%userprofile%\appdata\locallow\Intercept Games\Kerbal Space Program 2\)

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I have done a lot of bug reports for KSP1 since 2016.

There are 5 types of bug reports that I do (sometimes its a combination):

  1. I find a bug in the most recent version (1 Version Testing)
  2. I find an issue with KSP2 that is done better in KSP1 or the issue doesn't happen in KSP1. (KSP1/KSP2 Testing)
  3. I find a bug in the most recent version and I then go to the previous version and I compare (2 Version Comparison)
  4. I find a bug and then I go back through all the versions one at a time to find when the problem started (Multi Version Comparisons)
  5. I find a bug and then I will go back and find when the first version of when the bug occurred and then I will record information for multiple versions up to the most recent version and use a graph to indicate issues (Multi Version Comparisons)

Concerns:

  • Currently KSP2 really only supports 1 Version Testing (1) and KSP1/KSP2 Testing (2) because the settings/saves are all contained within the one location regardless of version.
  • If I find a bug in the 10th update and then find it started in the 2nd patch how do I know that the 10th updated appdatas folder is compatible with the 2nd patch?

One of my KSP2 bug reports that I tested 0.1.1.0 with the 0.1.2.0 version of the appdata folder :

Recommendations:

  • Move all the settings/config files into the KSP2 install folder (at least for Early Access but if KSP2 is anything like KSP1 then this would be better for 1.0+ as well)
  • Alternative would be to have an option in the settings config file that allows for changing the location from the appdata to the install folder for bug hunting nut cases like me.
  • Have KSP2 detect if a save file was made on a version higher (0.1.2.0) than the version its currently on (0.1.1.0) and reject its functionality. It might not be an issue yet but eventually it might be especially with DLCs.
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