Hi!
Some people are upset when they realize that stopping automatic updated in Steam's settings won't actually prevent the game from updating when you start it.
To properly prevent your installation from auto-updating, please do the following:
1. Right click Europa Universalis IV in your Steam library and select Properties
2. Go to the tab called "Local Files" and press the button saying "Browse local files"
3. You should now have your "...\steamapps\common\Europa Universalis IV" folder open on your computer
4. Move/copy the entire Europa Universalis IV folder (move up one step in your directory hierarchy) to anywhere but the the steamapps-folder on your computer
5. Start the game by using eu4.exe in the folder rather than through Steam
Your copy should now remain in it's current form forever! Please note that you should have your steam client running in the background (it can be in offline mode) for everything to be functioning properly!
Please note that the simpler solution is probably to roll your version back to the previous version by using the Steam beta system! We don't guarantee the patch level you want is supported forever however. The above steps is the only way to always keep it in an older patch level of your choice.
I hope this helps you!
EDIT! This works for all Paradox Development Studio games. Just replace the game name in the instructions!
Some people are upset when they realize that stopping automatic updated in Steam's settings won't actually prevent the game from updating when you start it.
To properly prevent your installation from auto-updating, please do the following:
1. Right click Europa Universalis IV in your Steam library and select Properties
2. Go to the tab called "Local Files" and press the button saying "Browse local files"
3. You should now have your "...\steamapps\common\Europa Universalis IV" folder open on your computer
4. Move/copy the entire Europa Universalis IV folder (move up one step in your directory hierarchy) to anywhere but the the steamapps-folder on your computer
5. Start the game by using eu4.exe in the folder rather than through Steam
Your copy should now remain in it's current form forever! Please note that you should have your steam client running in the background (it can be in offline mode) for everything to be functioning properly!
Please note that the simpler solution is probably to roll your version back to the previous version by using the Steam beta system! We don't guarantee the patch level you want is supported forever however. The above steps is the only way to always keep it in an older patch level of your choice.
I hope this helps you!
EDIT! This works for all Paradox Development Studio games. Just replace the game name in the instructions!
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