I know it is possible to export/import Overview settings. I would also like to be able to export and import my shortcut settings and my UI layout. Is this possible, and how do I do this? After setting up one character (which took quite some time) I would like to be able to apply those changes to my other characters without having to spend the time to do it all over again.
The official way:
Open the EVE Launcher, and instead of clicking on your account to log in, look in the options to âsave profileâ, and then choose that saved profile for your other accounts.
The unofficial way:
EVE keeps a cache in the folder:
c:\users\yourname\AppData\Local\CCP\EVE\c_games_eve_TQ_tranquility\
AppData is a hidden folder; you need to go into the Windows Control Panel and look at Folder Settings to enable âShow Hidden Foldersâ so you can see AppData.
Anyway, once youâre in that eve_TQ_tranquility folder, look for a Settings folder. Each one of your accounts has a user_349204.dat (different numbers), and each one of your characters has a char_39421305.dat (different numbers) file. The settings are in these files, encrypted.
So what you have to do is copy the settings files from the character and account that youâve customized, to the other characters and accounts.
Switch the Settings folder to show you details, so you can see when these files have been modified, and then make small changes to the settings for the character that you want to use as the template, so when the game saves your settings, the date on the files changes to today. That way youâll be able to tell which numbers correspond to your main character / the one youâve customized. Then just copy overwrite the other user_.dat and char_.dat with the ones youâve customized.
If you make a mistake you can just delete the entire Settings folder and the game will re-created the necessary files as soon as you log into each account and each character. But youâll lose all your preferences when you delete.
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Awesome. Thank you. (This will help greatly in copying between my Steam client and my default client.)
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Iâd like to know more about this official way. I followed your instructions and looked everywhere to find this âsave profileâ but couldnât find.
Elaborate more?
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fooking tidi now, jesus wept!! Iâm off for some EvE de-programming, and off to play hello kitty adventure, at least it fooking works!!! Thanks CCP for burning my money.
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