A little warning about Steam keys for Alpha/Beta backers

[PeterD23]

So as most of you will know now, that you can obtain a Steam key for the game if you bought in Alpha/Beta/Gamma.
One thing to warn about this is though that the Steam download assumes its the Gamma/Release version, so if you have Alpha or Beta rename the folder in the Steam\steamapps\common\Elite Dangerous\Products folder from FORC_FDEV_1010 to

• FORC_FDEV_1000 for Alpha backers
• FORC_FDEV_1001 for Premium Beta backers
• FORC_FDEV_1002 for Standard Beta backers

This will keep you from having to redownload the game again. You could also copy your installation into the Products folder which you'd normally find in AppData\Local\Frontier_Developments.

 

[Morlock5K]

Shamelessly bumping this as important info contained