Disabling Steam Cloud Synchronization
It is unfortunate that you have to play two different characters on those computers, however if you are happy with this to be the solution, all you need to do is the following:
Right click on Torchlight II
in your games list and select Properties
On the Updates
tab, you will find a setting for disabling Steam Cloud (The Steam synchronization service)
It is your choice whether you want to disable Steam Cloud on both (Just follow those steps on the other computer). If you leave it enabled on one computer, you will have that game data safely backed up on Steam's Servers.
Resolving the Conflicts Later
First back up your game data
- Navigate to
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Runic Games\Torchlight 2
- Copy the
saves
folder to somewhere else and keep until certain that the game works.
If Steam Cloud conflicts when you re-enable it, tell steam to not copy either files:
Navigate to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Runic Games\Torchlight 2\save
in Windows Explorer and open the folder which is made up on random numbers (#################
).
Add your other character file in there and then tell Steam Cloud to force your local files onto Steam Cloud.
Disclaimer: I have not tried this and have posted this answer entirely based on my theoretical understanding of this game. I cannot verify that this method will work. You should back up your game data first in case anything goes wrong or something breaks.
The sharedstash.bin
file cannot be merged with another (to my knowledge), so that will not be able to be copied over. The character stash is saved in the character file, so that will remain intact.
Restoring Game Data if Something Goes Wrong
Navigate to where you backed up your saves
folder.
Delete the saves folder in %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Runic Games\Torchlight 2
and then paste in your backup copy.
You can then either try again, try a different method or just choose to keep one set of game data.
In general, you will have to start a new character.
A second option is too hope for a fishdrop that let's you change your pet permanently. Those do exist, but are very rare and hard to come by.
I personally found one that changes the pet permanently into a spider.
Best Answer
Yes it is possible, simply open up the Pet Panel (default of P) and move items from your inventory into this screen;
It is also possible to get your pet to purchase consumable items such as scrolls and potions by clicking on the 'Shopping List' option on the tabs at the bottom (first from the right);
When you're ready to send your pet back to town, click the little green house icon in the bottom right of the screen. This will change the Pet Panel screen to show how much time is left before your pet returns;
This is also detailed on your pet's health bars when the Pet Panel is closed;