Installscript.vdf !!hot!! File

| Variable | Expanded to | |----------|-------------| | #InstallPath | User’s chosen installation directory (e.g., C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\MyGame ) | | #SteamPath | Root Steam installation folder | | #SteamAppId | Numeric App ID of the game | | #RuntimeDir | Steam runtime directory (Linux/macOS compatibility) | On a Windows system with Steam installed, installscript.vdf is found inside a game’s depot folder:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\<GameName>\installscript.vdf Sometimes it resides in a subdirectory like _CommonRedist or directly in the game root. It is present for all games—only those requiring custom install logic. installscript.vdf

"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\MyStudio\\MyGame" "SaveDir" "#InstallPath\\Saves" "ConfigVersion" "2" | Variable | Expanded to | |----------|-------------| |

"source" "#InstallPath\\data\\settings.default.ini" "dest" "#InstallPath\\settings.ini" Can be nested

"FileMove"

| Directive | Description | |-----------|-------------| | Run Process | Executes external processes. Can be nested. | | Registry | Creates/updates registry keys and values. | | FileMove / FileCopy | Moves or copies files after depot extraction. | | DeleteFile / DeleteFolder | Cleans temporary or obsolete files. | | RequireAdmin | Forces admin privileges for certain actions (Windows). | | WaitForProcess | Pauses until a launched process finishes. | | InstallScript root | Mandatory root object name. | Variable Substitutions: Steam replaces special placeholders at runtime: