jfri Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 What does this mean for practical purposes ? That I can't use a product purchased here if I have DCS installed through steam ? Or ? Hoping for answer before the sales end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paganus Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Several months ago STEAM decided they would no longer merge the keys purchased in the ED store with their database. Keys purchased in the ED store will not work with a STEAM install the normal way. There is a way described on these forums to "backdoor" the install and make it work, but this is less than ideal since you can't auto update after. If you are so inclined, contact STEAM and let them know you would like to see this changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfri Posted November 23, 2014 Author Share Posted November 23, 2014 Several months ago STEAM decided they would no longer merge the keys purchased in the ED store with their database. Keys purchased in the ED store will not work with a STEAM install the normal way. There is a way described on these forums to "backdoor" the install and make it work, but this is less than ideal since you can't auto update after. If you are so inclined, contact STEAM and let them know you would like to see this changed. Which thread describes this ? I see the products being sold as DLC on steam to significantly higher prices than here. Maybe they hope to seel them and don't wan't us to buy here. Shouldn't there be another way that is to install DCS outside steam ? Maybe it's possible to have two installations ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlidfan Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Shouldn't there be another way that is to install DCS outside steam ? Maybe it's possible to have two installations ? Yes, and yes. ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfri Posted November 24, 2014 Author Share Posted November 24, 2014 Yes, and yes. Unfortunately the sales is over now. I wonder when it will be next time ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlidfan Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 With the Holidays coming up, I would bet on sales, both here and on Steam, within the next six weeks. ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkateZilla Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Which thread describes this ? I see the products being sold as DLC on steam to significantly higher prices than here. Maybe they hope to seel them and don't wan't us to buy here. Shouldn't there be another way that is to install DCS outside steam ? Maybe it's possible to have two installations ? Post From Wags: 7 June 2014 Dear all, We learned from Valve/Steam that they will be unable to continue merging DCS keys purchased outside of the Steam Store. As such and as of today, please note that any keys purchased outside of the Steam Store can no longer be used to activate DCS products on Steam. We will be working with Steam to merge all keys purchased prior to today. We can make no promises as to when or if this will happen though… that is out of our hands. Please note though that keys purchased on the Steam store will work on DCS World downloaded from the DCS Store. Thanks Steam FAQs: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=113587 As for Future Sales. Steam's Holiday Sale starts on the 26ths, DCS Modules May or May not be part of it. Windows 10 Pro, Ryzen 2700X @ 4.6Ghz, 32GB DDR4-3200 GSkill (F4-3200C16D-16GTZR x2), ASRock X470 Taichi Ultimate, XFX RX6800XT Merc 310 (RX-68XTALFD9) 3x ASUS VS248HP + Oculus HMD, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS + MFDs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfri Posted November 24, 2014 Author Share Posted November 24, 2014 Post From Wags: Steam FAQs: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=113587 As for Future Sales. Steam's Holiday Sale starts on the 26ths, DCS Modules May or May not be part of it. For me it will be to use a standalone installation. Is it 26ths November ? But I doubt we will see as good prices as here on DCS products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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