Conan Exiles Archiver

This is a tool (Windows Batch File) that can archive Conan Exiles configuration and database and store it in an archive.

Requirements

• A copy of the game "Conan Exiles"
• 7-Zip Archive Utility (http://www.7-zip.org)

Getting Started

1. Place the batch file somewhere on your system. (I have a folder called C:\Batch)
2. Open notepad and create a configuration file or edit the batch file to tell it where to put things and set options
3. Open a command prompt or double click on the batch file to run (if you do the latter, it does not pause at the end but I'll add that as an option soon).

Configuration

Editing the Batch File

Simply open the batch file in notepad and in the top section, change the variables to suit your tastes/configuration.

Configuration File

Edit the sample file provided or create a batch file (text) with your favorite text editor (notepad works) and call the file archive_conan_exiles.txt. You can save it in any of the following locations:

%PUBLIC%\Config\Documents
%PUBLIC%\Config
%PUBLIC%\Documents
%USERPROFILE%\Documents

or just in the same directory as the batch file.

The format is simple, variable name=value

These are override values so you only need to include settings that are different from the default. You can use semi colons for commenting lines.

Sample:

;	Conan Exiles
;	Archiver Config
;
target_path=C:\Private\Backups\Conan Exiles
game_path=C:\Games\Steam\Library\steamapps\common\Conan Exiles\ConanSandbox
saved_path=C:\Games\Steam\Library\steamapps\common\Conan Exiles\ConanSandbox\Saved
mods_path=C:\Games\Steam\Library\steamapps\common\Conan Exiles\ConanSandbox\Mods
backup_prefix=
opt_delete_unless_success=1
opt_check_db=1
opt_use_game_sqlite=1
opt_abort_backup_if_db_not_ok=1
opt_wait_for_process_exit=0
opt_wait_for_process_exit_interval=60
opt_wait_for_process_exit_max_interval=2
opt_pause_on_end=0

IMPORTANT: Variable substitutions are not available in the configuration file so %COMPUTERNAME% and %USERPROFILE% will not work. They will work if you use them in the batch file.

NOTE: When using a configuration file, it's best to substitute the final settings of a variable, for example, don't set steam_library just set saved_path and mods_path instead.

Program Variables and Options

Options

Name	Description	Default	Notes
opt_delete_unless_success	If the archive process has any errors or warnings, delete the archive.	1
opt_check_db	Check Conan Exiles database before starting the backup.	1
opt_use_game_sqlite	Use the game's copy of SQLite3	1	Recommended
opt_abort_backup_if_db_not_ok	Abort the backup if the database check fails	1	Recommended
opt_wait_for_process_exit	Wait for Conan Exiles to exit before starting the (optional) check and backup.	1
opt_wait_for_process_exit_interval	How long to wait before checking the Conan Exiles process state (seconds)	15
opt_wait_for_process_exit_max_interval	How many intervals to cycle through before timing out	8
opt_pause_on_end	Causes the script to pause before exiting	0	Recommended when using a shortcut

Other Variables & Notes

Name	Description	Default	Notes
steam_library	Points to where your Steam library is.	C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\
backup_base	Base directory where you want to store backups.	Current user's Documents folder
backup_prefix	Optional prefix for the backup filename, the filename is YYYYMMDDHHMM.	conan_exiles_
game_path	Calculated variable (using steam_library as the base) to locate the data directory for Conan Exiles.	steam_library\steamapps\common\Conan Exiles\ConanSandbox
saved_path	Calculated variable (using game_path as the base) to locate the data directory for Conan Exiles.	steam_library\steamapps\common\Conan Exiles\ConanSandbox\Saved
mods_path	Calculated variable (using game_path as the base) to locate the modlist directory for Conan Exiles.	steam_library\steamapps\common\Conan Exiles\ConanSandbox\Mods
save_path	Calculated variable (using steam_library as the base) to locate the data directory for Conan Exiles.	steam_library\steamapps\common\Conan Exiles\ConanSandbox\Saved	NO LONGER USED
db_tool	Database tool to use for database checks.	sqlite3.exe
z_path	Complete pathname to the 7-Zip executable called 7z.exe	C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe
z_arg	Arguments to give 7-Zip.	a -r -y
z_ext	Extension for the backup archive.	7z