Auto-Install path for Rebellion (as of v0.76)

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I like to distribute my custom maps by creating a single auto-install file.  What is the current installation path for Rebellion as of v.0.76.

On my computer, Win XP, it's currently:

C:\Documents and Settings\<User Name>\My Documents\My Games\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire Rebellion\GalaxyForge

What does it look like for Vista and Win 7?

If an auto-install file can have one generic code for the path, what should it be?

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Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

the best info relating to this, that I have located SO far, (english language only, )could one of our non-english windows users confirm the following variables (btw they change based upon the different windows version)

On Windows 2000 and Windows XP
%USERPROFILE%\My Documents
On Windows Vista and later
%USERPROFILE%\Documents
no idea what the path for windows hate(8) will be, might follow the vista pattern, but ms seems to like changing it every couple of windows versions, eg win95,98,ME used the root dir '/my documents' and dos/win3 left it up to the user.
hope this helps
harpo
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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top

Thanks Harpo.

It sounds like I'm going to have to make separate install files for XP, Vista, and maybe Win 7.

XP:  %userprofile%\My Documents\My Games\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire Rebellion\GalaxyForge

Vista:  %userprofile%\Documents\My Games\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire Rebellion\GalaxyForge  (???)

Win  7:  I think it's the same as Vista.

C:\Documents and Settings\<User Name>\My Documents\My Games\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire Rebellion\GalaxyForge