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Armanelgtron: /* File Purposes */ trying to clear up some autoexec.cfg deprecation confusion some newer players had

2026-02-04T16:48:57Z

File Purposes: trying to clear up some autoexec.cfg deprecation confusion some newer players had

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	;autoexec.cfg		;autoexec.cfg
	:In the old days, up to and including 0.2.7.1, server admins were advised to create this file and put all of their settings here. ~~This file is still used in~~ 0.2.8, ~~but~~ using it for servers is no longer recommended as we move to a more modular configuration system. So, if you're trying to setup a server with 0.2.7.1 or earlier, please use autoexec.cfg. Otherwise, read on for what to use.		:In the old days, up to and including 0.2.7.1, server admins were advised to create this file and put all of their settings here. On 0.2.8 and newer clients, this is still the correct file to put all your usual configuration [[Customizing_the_game#Autoexec.cfg\|customization]]. However, using it for servers is no longer recommended as we move to a more modular configuration system. So, if you're trying to setup a '''server''' with 0.2.7.1 or earlier, or configuring any version of the '''client''' including 0.2.8 and newer, please use autoexec.cfg. Otherwise, read on for what to use.

	;server_info.cfg		;server_info.cfg

2026-02-04T16:37:45Z

File Purposes

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	;autoexec.cfg		;autoexec.cfg
	:In the old days, up to and including 0.2.7.1, server admins were advised to create this file and put all of their settings here. This file is still used in 0.2.8, but using it is no longer recommended as we move to a more modular configuration system. So, if you're trying to setup a server with 0.2.7.1 or earlier, please use autoexec.cfg. Otherwise, read on for what to use.		:In the old days, up to and including 0.2.7.1, server admins were advised to create this file and put all of their settings here. This file is still used in 0.2.8, but using it for servers is no longer recommended as we move to a more modular configuration system. So, if you're trying to setup a server with 0.2.7.1 or earlier, please use autoexec.cfg. Otherwise, read on for what to use.

	;server_info.cfg		;server_info.cfg

2021-08-23T02:18:04Z

2021-08-23T02:17:45Z

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	Note: If you're reading this guide because you want to migrate a 0.2.7.x server to 0.2.8, you should just copy your autoexec.cfg file to the new installation. It would be best if you factored out the settings in autoexec.cfg into server_info.cfg and settings_custom.cfg, but it's not required.		Note: If you're reading this guide because you want to migrate a 0.2.7.x server to 0.2.8, you should just copy your autoexec.cfg file to the new installation. It would be best if you factored out the settings in autoexec.cfg into server_info.cfg and settings_custom.cfg, but it's not required.

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2012-12-15T03:27:35Z

File Locations

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	=== Windows ===		=== Windows ===
			==== Windows XP ====
	;datadir		;datadir
	:<code>C:\~~program~~ files\armagetronad</code>		:<code>C:\Program files\armagetronad</code>

	;userdatadir		;userdatadir
	:<code>C:\~~documents~~ and ~~settings~~\<username>\~~<appdata>~~\Armagetron</code>		:<code>C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Applications Data\Armagetron</code>
	==== Windows Vista & above ====		==== Windows Vista & above ====
			;datadir
			:<code>\C:\Program Files (x86)\armagetronad</code>

			;userdatadir
			:<code>C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Armagetron</code>

	== File Purposes ==		== File Purposes ==

2012-12-15T03:25:02Z

Windows

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	=== Windows ===		=== Windows ===

	;datadir		;datadir
	:<code>C:\program files\armagetronad</code>		:<code>C:\program files\armagetronad</code>
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	;userdatadir		;userdatadir
	:<code>C:\documents and settings\<username>\<appdata>\Armagetron</code>		:<code>C:\documents and settings\<username>\<appdata>\Armagetron</code>
			==== Windows Vista & above ====

	== File Purposes ==		== File Purposes ==

2012-07-24T19:36:47Z

File Locations

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	== File Locations ==		== File Locations ==

			;datadir
			:Contains the default game data, such as: configuration files, language texts, sounds, textures, etc. Files in this directory should not be modified—you can use userdatadir for your customizations.

			;userdatadir
			:Contains custom game data.

	=== Linux ===		=== Linux ===

2012-07-24T16:43:32Z

Linux

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	;userdatadir		;userdatadir
	:<code>/var/games/armagetronad-dedicated/</code>		:<code>/var/games/armagetronad-dedicated</code>
	:<code>~/.armagetronad-dedicated</code>		:<code>~/.armagetronad-dedicated</code>
	:<code>~/.armagetronad</code>		:<code>~/.armagetronad</code>

2012-07-24T16:43:05Z

Linux

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	;userdatadir		;userdatadir
			:<code>/var/games/armagetronad-dedicated/</code>
	:<code>~/.armagetronad-dedicated</code>		:<code>~/.armagetronad-dedicated</code>
	:<code>~/.armagetronad</code>		:<code>~/.armagetronad</code>

2011-02-02T08:37:37Z

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	;userdatadir		;userdatadir
	:~~UPDATE~~		:<code>C:\documents and settings\<username>\<appdata>\Armagetron</code>

	== File Purposes ==		== File Purposes ==