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Folder "Options" for options instead of single options.txt

So the suggestion is to have a Options folder instead of a single dot " .txt" for our Minecraft version options.

Short of suggestion:
What we have ; .minecraft/options.txt
What we should have ; .minecraft/options(folder)/1.8.9 or 1.12.2.txt or 1.14.txt and so on(options)
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Right now, mods folder options have just that. You can name a folder the version you play on " 1.12.2 " and only mods in this folder will be use.

Could this be implemented for Options as well?
Many and many players switch from version 1.8.X up to 1.14 and we constantly have to switch back our options manually to what they should be when we downgrade version.

The suggestion is in this video: (Timeline of issue beginning up to suggestion..) (suggestion at: 3:05)
https://youtu.be/NNb9_duBZPM

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    You can already set separate directories per installation, which is the correct solution to this problem

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    You could set different directories per installation.

    However one can't access saves this way.

    Example:

    • Play 1.14: Set 1.14 specific options.
    • Play 1.6: (The world is for 1.6 only, but in same saves folder, because you upgraded to 1.14 althroughout)
    • Play 1.14: Options have reverted to 1.6

    Solution as described by TwinShards would be a great alternative. However since it wouldn't be compatible with previous versions of the game, the launcher should extract the proper options file to the root folder. However this may all be too complicated and this problem should be tackled differently, possibly from in-game, with limited support for 1.14+

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    This is not a launcher suggestion.

     
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    Haven't been checking it in a while...

    Replying to ↑ just the comment above: It is a launcher suggestion. When the game launch... what extract saves, mods, texturepack, and options? The launcher does all that.

    *Also you are right tryashtar but this can be very complicated for many many peoples.

    And i haven't mention that you can not conjoint-link the server list file to one singular place.

    As soon i attempted that the game made remade the server list in his own folder instead of using the conjoint-linked file.