How do i change the directory for bitfigher's stuff

I want to change it from Application Support in Library to my Dropbox

folder, so my bitfighter stuff will be synced with all computers.



Can i do this?

[Quartz]

Pretty spiffy idea.

[Little_Apple]

You can change Bitfighter's level directory in the .ini near the server settings, but I'm not sure if you could do more than that without modding and making a new build. But something like Steam cloud saving would be pretty neat.

You can change Bitfighter's level directory in the .ini near the server settings, but I'm not sure if you could do more than that without modding and making a new build. But something like Steam cloud saving would be pretty neat.

Just syncing levels is good enough, but i want to be able to have bitfighter write levels into the specified directory, not only read them.

[raptor]

Hi Lamp!

If it is just levels you want to change, then you can do it by launching the game with the '-leveldir SOME_DIRECTORY' flag. Or, if you want all resources, you can use the '-rootdatadir SOME_DIRECTORY' flag.

I'm not quite sure how to do it on OSX... any OSX gurus out there?

Here are other flags you can specify, taken from running 'bitfighter -help' on the command line:

Specifying folders

All of the following options can be specified with either a relative or absolute path. They are primarily intended to make installation on certain Linux platforms more flexible; they are not meant for daily use by average users.

In most cases, -rootdatadir is the only parameter in this section you will need.

• -rootdatadir <path>   -- Equivalent to setting the -inidir, -logdir, -robotdir, -screenshotdir, and -leveldir parameters. The application will automatially append "/robots", "/screenshots", and "/levels" to path as appropriate.
• -logdir <path>        -- Folder where logfiles will be written
• -scriptsdir <path>    -- Folder where Lua helper scripts are stored
• -robotdir <path>      -- Folder where robot scripts are stored
• -screenshotdir <path> -- Folder where screenshots are stored
• -sfxdir <path>        -- Folder where sounds are stored
• -musicdir <path>      -- Folder where game music stored
• -plugindir <path>     -- Folder where editor plugins are stored
• -fontsdir <path>      -- Folder where fonts are stored
• -recorddir <path>     -- Folder where recording gameplay are stored

I think this will work:

- Open Terminal (found in Applications > Utilities)
- Right click on your Bitfighter app and select Show Package Contents
- Go to Content > MacOS > Bitfighter and drag that file onto your Terminal window. You can also type out the path but it's easier to just drag and drop.
- Through this interface you can type -dedicated to launch a server. However if you just hit return you can also launch the game without starting a server. I bet if you put -leveldir SOME_DIRECTORY here that would change the level directory.

Ok thanks sky lark! I thought about that before reading your second post

If you really want to, you can take what sky_lark said, but make it an application using AppleScript. I haven't tested this, but this script should work:

  Code:

do shell script "#!/bin/bash
'BITFIGHTER_PATH' -leveldir 'SOME_DIRECTORY'"

In Spotlight search, type "Script Editor" and click on it. Paste that code in the window, replacing the "BITFIGHTER_PATH" and "SOME_DIRECTORY" with the right stuff. Then, click the "Build and Go" button to try it out. When you are done, save it, and make it an Application if you want to by selecting it in the drop-down menu on the save window.

For example:

  Code:

do shell script "#!/bin/bash
'/MacintoshHD/Applications/bitfighter' -leveldir '/MacintoshHD/Users/Lamp/Dropbox/BitfighterLevels'"

Bumping this because I have a better idea. You can use symbolic links instead. Put bitfighter folder in Dropbox folder and create a symbolic link to it. Use "ln -s" in Terminal to make symbolic links.

I did this with Minecraft.

Ohh smart