DCS WWII Kickstarter Backer Aircraft SN Not Work With Steam

[Allen63]

Pretty much all my games are Steam now. Have DCS and most of the DCS DLC on Steam.

 

As DCS WWII Kickstarter backer ($100), I have 5 aircraft coming. I selected FW190 and got a serial number -- on the "backer's" page.

 

Now, this site says the serial numbers I get here will not work on Steam. Not good.

 

Is there a way to activate the DCS WWII FW190 on Steam using the serial number I got as a result of backing DCS WWII Kickstarter for $100?

[NineLine]

Nope, Valve doesnt allow this anymore, sorry.

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Switching over to the non-steam version isnt so bad I did it just last week

[Soulres]

No benifits of having it on steam,in fact non-steam version will give you higher fps.

[Allen63]

Thanks for the answers guys.

 

I've just downloaded the DCS stand-alone program. Not installed yet.

 

Though I'll soon find out, I'll ask anyway -- will the Steam DLC serial numbers activate DLC with the stand-alone program? Not excited to repurchase everything, of course :)

[txmtb]

Thanks for the answers guys.

 

I've just downloaded the DCS stand-alone program. Not installed yet.

 

Though I'll soon find out, I'll ask anyway -- will the Steam DLC serial numbers activate DLC with the stand-alone program? Not excited to repurchase everything, of course :)

 

Yep, you can use serial numbers from Steam, GameFly, etc, with the standalone version, so you can take advantage of sales everywhere. :thumbup:

[felthat]

No benifits of having it on steam,in fact non-steam version will give you higher fps.

if u use 100% steam u gain:

-cheaper modules

-you can buy modules for other gifts/game items/steam items like emoticons etc (i have all modules except mig, dora and mi-8 and i spent $0 on DCS)

-steam overlay with friends/chat/music etc

-some says updater its better (didnt try standalone myself)

cant come up with more ;p

 

well, if u have module on standalone already yes, there's no point (you can always sell it and buy on steam- thats what i have done). Also, its rly hard to use 100% of it without diggin rly deep :P

Edited September 25, 2014 by felthat

[txmtb]

if u use 100% steam u gain:

-cheaper modules

Not really true, ED has sales and also usually discounts modules when they are first announced for beta release. Also can catch sales at Gamefly etc...

 

-you can buy modules for other gifts/game items/steam items like emoticons etc (i have all modules except mig, dora and mi-8 and i spent $0 on DCS)

Not sure what value to the sim that adds buy maybe I don't understand.

 

-steam overlay with friends/chat/music etc

You can still add DCS World to Steam manually and use the overlay.

 

 

-some says updater its better (didnt try standalone myself)

In the past speed made a difference, but that does not seem to be a problem anymore. Actually you get updates available through the standalone sooner.

 

 

One big thing for me is quick access to the modules, with Steam, you are going to be waiting 2-3 weeks for a module to be available after it has been released on the standalone.

 

Almost every other game/sim I have is on Steam, and it has it's great points, but for DCS I saw no benefit and only drawbacks to having it there.

:beer:

[felthat]

Thats why i was rly heavy on that 100%, i meant every function, deep mechanic or economic trick. I'm right. (sry i cannot get into details)

 

 

Also with those items i was talkin about steam benefits, not sim on steam- my bad sry ;P Still if u decide to buy em on steam, you can use that option later

[cichlidfan]

Thats why i was rly heavy on that 100%, i meant every function, deep mechanic or economic trick. I'm right. (sry i cannot get into details)

 

You probably shouldn't since you indicated that you haven't paid for any of the modules that you are using.