BBZ149 Posted December 21, 2014 Posted December 21, 2014 I have installed DCSWorld and looking to get Flaming Cliffs 3. Can somebody please explain what the difference is with the free download version and the paid version? Also I see Steam are selling FC3 at a sale price. Would I have to again DL DCSworld via Steam before purchasing FC3 from Steam, or would the DCSworld I downloaded from here be OK? Thanks :)
Flagrum Posted December 21, 2014 Posted December 21, 2014 The download is free, but you can only use it if you purchase a key for it. Or a bit more detailed: You can download and use DCS World for free. Then you can use the free aircraft TF-51D and Su-25T with it (theses are already included). For every other aircraft you need to purchase a key in order to be able to fly it. FC3 is a collection of aircraft, but this applies to it, too. You can purchase these keys from the Eagle Dynamics Webstore or from Steam. The Steam keys work for DCS World that you downloaded from Steam (obviously) but also for the ED Webstore download of DCS World. On the other hand, keys purchased from the ED Webstore ONLY work for DCS World that was downloaded from the Webstore as well. Those keys will NOT work for the Steam version of DCS World. So, if you plan to buy FC3 from Steam, you can use it with both DCS World variants.
BBZ149 Posted December 21, 2014 Author Posted December 21, 2014 Awesome thanks for the very helpful info, ill now buy FC3 from Steam :thumbup:
BBZ149 Posted December 21, 2014 Author Posted December 21, 2014 Strange, its telling me I need to install DCS world when its already installed but not via Steam :( Anyway of making Steam see DSCW without DL again? No prob if not as I have super fast BB connection Your transaction failed because you are trying to buy 'Flaming Cliffs 3' which requires ownership of 'DCS World'. Please correct the error and try again.
Flagrum Posted December 21, 2014 Posted December 21, 2014 Strange, its telling me I need to install DCS world when its already installed but not via Steam :( Anyway of making Steam see DSCW without DL again? No prob if not as I have super fast BB connection Your transaction failed because you are trying to buy 'Flaming Cliffs 3' which requires ownership of 'DCS World'. Please correct the error and try again. Hrm, yeah, Steam probably requires that DCS:W is installed first - otherwise it does not know where to put that new "DLC". I don't use Steam for DCS, so I can't say if there might be a way around this. Seems a bit silly tbh, as you really only need the key ...
BBZ149 Posted December 21, 2014 Author Posted December 21, 2014 Hrm, yeah, Steam probably requires that DCS:W is installed first - otherwise it does not know where to put that new "DLC". I don't use Steam for DCS, so I can't say if there might be a way around this. Seems a bit silly tbh, as you really only need the key ... I did find the option in Steam to add non Steam Game, but that was after I uninstalled DCS :lol: Not sure if that would have made a difference or not! but only took 20 min to grab it again from Steam then bought FC3 for £10 :thumbup: Cheers and I'm sure ill be asking more Newbie questions real soon! :D
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