I need help with issues with game files

Hello all

I've been an active player of the game for awhile now, but I have always had a issue with game files I would like to correct before Going Rogue goes live in a few weeks. When I originally started playing CoH/V, I tried the two week free trial first and downloaded the game files for it from the main game website. After the two weeks were up, I decided to continue playing, but instead going through the main site I used a game distributor application I have called Steam. I bought the game through them, and it upgraded and patched through their client.

The problem I have now, it that I seem to have two different folders, one of the original download from the main site, and the Steam download loaded in their application folder. To make matters worse I am using Windows Vista and they have their own ways of further confusing the issue. While the game is very much playable, there are issues with saved files not loading correctly. The best example is my key binding file that can be saved in game through the options menu. I have modified it many times and saved it, but any new toons I use will always log on with a strange hybrid version of the saved file (some key bindings will have saved, some won't have, etc.) Other issues are with saving costumes, or other customizations. I do know that anytime I go to save a new version of the key binds, that it will save it into the Valve folder, however it will still use the hybrid version that always loads.

What I would like to do, is to "divorce" Steam completely. I could really use help on this so that I don't miss files, or make Vista angry. I know this is probably a niche issue that most don't have, but can any assist so that I can make this transition smoothly?

Thank you in advance for any and all help!

Remove all versions of the game, then use the official CoH updater to install one version. Then don't link it to Steam.

Just removing the Steam version might be enough. I just keep hearing more and more problems about the Steam version.

We've been saving Paragon City for eight and a half years. It's time to do it one more time.