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cliftut:
Alright. I got DB 2.1 and tried to follow the instructions to upgrade to the latest version. I unzipped the files for 2.43 into the main DB directory, only to discover that the only thing that was in the 2.43 zip was an .exe. I had read something about "sysvars.txt" being overwritten in this process, but all that happened was that the DB 2.43 executable was added to the folder.

I ran it and it opened fine, but it says that none of the default simulations are compatible with this version. This was a little discouraging, so I've been ignoring the new .exe and using 2.1 to just test out the bots and sims that come with it. I'm one of those types that likes to test out the default stuff before I go getting anything else, because that way I have a reference point with which to compare new bots to once I start getting them. I think I will respect the newer ones better if I first watch the older ones in action.

Are the older sim files supposed to be incompatible, and why wasn't there any change to the sysvars file?

googlyeyesultra:
For the sysvar file, if I'm not mistaken it's been coded into the binary, meaning that you don't need an old text file anymore. I could be wrong, however. Also, those sims were saved on a version long gone, and, unfortunately, due to many changes, they simply don't work any longer.

cliftut:

--- Quote ---due to many changes, they simply don't work any longer.
--- End quote ---
That needs to be made clear in the wiki FTP. It would save new users some confusion when they discover that the new version isn't compatible with any of the bots that are in the directory... >< That was a little weird.

Numsgil:
It's not that the bots are incompatible, it's that the settings files aren't.  The program should automatically upgrade your old settings files when it tries to open them, which is what the warning is hinting at.  Ignore the compatibility warnings, and run it like normal.  Once you exit the program, you shouldn't see that warning anymore.

cliftut:
Well, yeah, I suppose it was the settings files... alright, I'll try that.

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