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Such a shame that I need to pay for a new windows license every ~5 years because of this.....

An OpenGL port would also run on Macs. Also, the percentage of users on linux might change with Steam OS. I'm asking now so that the answer won't be: "Too late for DCS3, we're already locked down" BTW, WT is already running on linux/SteamOS. As are CIV 5+, EU IV and many other games I play. It's just DCS and Arma which I still need windows for.

Windows 10 is a complete dud in terms of software freedom, and I'm having none of it. I'll stick with 8.1 for now, but I'm looking/waiting for a decent CFS on Linux so I can ditch windows. I would love to be able to make the jump to linux with the possibility of playing DCS. I know that the current version of DCS is DX based. Can DCS3 (since DCS2 is already in beta) be made in OpenGL Next and have a linux port?

+1

The suggestion of just deleting and rerunning the installer worked. thanks a lot :)

There's different ways of uninstalling. A complete clean, including the registry. and a wipe of the files on the disk. I have no idea how starforce registers and manages the keys. As I understand it now, one can apparently wipe the files of the disk and keep the keys on the system when I run the installer again. It could just be that the installer wipes the old keys when installing. BTW, I think that having an updater that freezes this way is a sign of bad code quality. I would not overwrite the old updater the way this updater does it. It certainly doesn't seem to be using journalling.

Unfortunately, the uninstaller gives me the same error when I run it, so repairing is not possible. Restoring didn't work either. I tried running the exe in the bin, but that gives me the same error. (Both for the updater and the uninstaller) I would like to avoid doing a full reinstall if possible, especially if that means losing an activation.

During retrieval of the new version (1.2.7) I was asked to update the update itself. Unfortunately my machine hung during this update and I was forced to reset the machine. I tried running the updater again, but it seems to have been corrupted. The same seems to be true for the uninstaller. Both shortcuts in the start menu give me an x64 compatibility error. The game itself still runs, but has of course not been updated. I wonder what I should do next. Can I get the updater as a standalone download, and then fix the rest? Is there a way to fix this without completely reinstalling all my modules? If I reinstall, can I do so without wasting an activation slot?

Yes, that seems to be what I'm looking for. Thnx :)

I have a problem with my multi screen setup, and I was wondering if there might be a fix for it. I have 2 1920x1080 23" monitors placed side by side, and one placed 600*800 8" monitor under the left side of the righthand 23" monitor to act as a MFD. (second one is stuck in the mail and should be here any day now) So to use it as an MFD I selected the 3840*1880 as my monitor setup and modified my lua to show the left MFD on the 8"screen. That all works as it shoul in terms of screen placement. While playing DCS , the left 23" screen is shows the desktop. However, my briefing dialogues, in flight menu screens, etc. are all put in the centre of the aggregate screen setup, which is more or less off screen except for the top left corner. I'd Like to know if there is a way to force the game to show those dialogues on the main screen.

Thnx, that worked! :) I guess this is because I used my F-15 key layout as a quick template for the other FC aircraft. It would be nice you could use the profiles across different planes without these problems popping up.

I can't assign the EOS to my warthog throttle for the Russian aircraft. Somehow it is greyed out as a controller which I can use with this command. Other controllers are not blacked out / working ok, including the stick. I have the radar on the forward position of the throttle pinkie switch, and would like the EOS on the back position. I can't figure out why the option is greyed out. I think it's a bug.