heli3 Posted October 20, 2015 Posted October 20, 2015 I purchased BS2 with the upgrade from Black Shark 1. Looks like I have to pay again to fly the shark in DCSW 1.5? If so, does it have any else goodies? YouTube Flickr
hannibal Posted October 21, 2015 Posted October 21, 2015 i dont know the exact details, but if you bought the BS2 upgrade, i think you have to install BS1, activate with BS1 key, then install BS2 upgrade and apply the BS2 upgrade key... IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE SIMPLE TO HAVE BOUGHT ONLY FULL BS2 outright find me on steam! username: Hannibal_A101A http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197969447179
Looney Posted October 21, 2015 Posted October 21, 2015 I have the same issue and already have had ED support look into my PC using Teamviewer. They now need a programmer to look into the issue as I have all the perquisites for the BS to work in Openbeta but somehow the software continues to ask for an activated BS1 while it's been installed and activated, even by the ED support members temselves. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Commodore 64 | MOS6510 | VIC-II | SID6581 | DD 1541 | KCS Power Cartridge | 64Kb | 32Kb external | Arcade Turbo
giei Posted October 22, 2015 Posted October 22, 2015 In DCS 1.2.xxx you should: 1) install bs1 2) activate it 3) upgrade to bs2 4) activate bs2 upgrade Install DCS 1.5 and copy bs2 aircraft mod directory from DCS 1.2.xxx to DCS 1.5 Now you should have my situation: http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=2517860&postcount=9 So, KA50 will works in DCS 1.5 but the icon label in menu screen doesn't show 1.5 It's correct? It's wrong? No one reply to us! :( I'm flying since 1988 (Flight Simulator 3.0) :pilotfly:
DoctorStrop Posted October 22, 2015 Posted October 22, 2015 It is a bit of a chew getting the BS2 upgrade to work, but it does in 1.2 and 1.5. Just got back into DCS after a break playing other stuff, and I originally somehow installed the BS2 (non-upgrade), which messed things up, but I didn't know about the module manager, which makes things loads easier. The key thing, is to install BS1 standalone and register it. Windows 10 64bit, Intel i7 6700K, 32GB Corsair 2400Mhz, 970 NVMe 500Gb SSD, GeForce 2080 super, HP Reverb, VKB GF PRO, Thrustmaster Warthog throttle, Thrustmaster Pendular rudders, Windows + DCS :thumbup: My youtube channel
giei Posted October 24, 2015 Posted October 24, 2015 In DCS 1.2.xxx you should: 1) install bs1 2) activate it 3) upgrade to bs2 4) activate bs2 upgrade Install DCS 1.5 and copy bs2 aircraft mod directory from DCS 1.2.xxx to DCS 1.5 Now you should have my situation: http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=2517860&postcount=9 So, KA50 will works in DCS 1.5 but the icon label in menu screen doesn't show 1.5 It's correct? It's wrong? No one reply to us! :( Touchdown! After all steps I posted before I installed AGAIN BS1 (in the same folder X:\Program Files (x86)\Eagle Dynamics\Ka-50). I started OB 1.5 and the UPDATER found a 1.5 KA50 update. I'm happy :D I'm flying since 1988 (Flight Simulator 3.0) :pilotfly:
Looney Posted October 25, 2015 Posted October 25, 2015 Well, my PC and ED support are breaking their heads on how to get it running. The support guys themselves did the exact same steps as mentioned above and still it throws the error of not having an activated bs1 available.. To be continued [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Commodore 64 | MOS6510 | VIC-II | SID6581 | DD 1541 | KCS Power Cartridge | 64Kb | 32Kb external | Arcade Turbo
Vitesse2l Posted October 25, 2015 Posted October 25, 2015 Hi Looney, I've used my steam BS1 (originally bought in 2011 cheap on sale to use with BS2 upgrade) to allow the upgrade in 1.5 which worked fine. Your BS1 wasn't a Russian version (like several of us bought in 2008 ) of something else unusual ?
Looney Posted October 25, 2015 Posted October 25, 2015 no, just a normal version.. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Commodore 64 | MOS6510 | VIC-II | SID6581 | DD 1541 | KCS Power Cartridge | 64Kb | 32Kb external | Arcade Turbo
Yurgon Posted October 25, 2015 Posted October 25, 2015 I think ED should just grant every BS1 and BS2 Upgrade owner a BS2 Full License and be done with the support nightmare. That would also be a great move towards the community and a little bonus for long time customers. :thumbup: Seeing as that probably won't happen, guys, do yourselves a favor and get BS2 Full during the next sale when it's reduced to virtually nothing. You'll then have a new license with 10 activations and no more of this activation hassle with BS1 vs. 1.5 and so on. That said, I kind of had a hunch something like that was going to happen and I never regretted having bought BS2 Full right when it was released. :music_whistling: :smartass:
Avimimus Posted October 26, 2015 Posted October 26, 2015 I'd be willing to pay to upgrade my BS1 upgrade license to BS2 proper... ...that is kindof a sad situation!
DieHard Posted October 27, 2015 Posted October 27, 2015 (edited) I think ED should just grant every BS1 and BS2 Upgrade owner a BS2 Full License and be done with the support nightmare. That would also be a great move towards the community and a little bonus for long time customers. :thumbup: Seeing as that probably won't happen, guys, do yourselves a favor and get BS2 Full during the next sale when it's reduced to virtually nothing. You'll then have a new license with 10 activations and no more of this activation hassle with BS1 vs. 1.5 and so on. That said, I kind of had a hunch something like that was going to happen and I never regretted having bought BS2 Full right when it was released. :music_whistling: :smartass: I currently am working fine with my BS1 and BS2 1.1.1.1 and all the patches since. Republic works fine for me in 1.5 . BUT When you purchased your BS2 full version newbie, http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/shop/modules/dcs_black_shark_2/ when you installed it, what did you do with the older installation? Does the newbie just overwrite the old installation? OR Did you uninstall the older BS1 installation? And what is the process? How did you do it? I would be concerned left over files from BS1 might screw up the works of the new installation. Edited October 27, 2015 by DieHard [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Outlaw24 Posted October 27, 2015 Posted October 27, 2015 I'd be willing to pay to upgrade my BS1 upgrade license to BS2 proper... ...that is kindof a sad situation! I would also pay for an upgrade license for my copies of BS-1 /BS-2, it would make re-installs a lot easier. Spoiler: MSI Z790 Carbon WIFI, i9 14900KF, 64GB DDR4, MSI RTX 4090, VKB STECS Mk ll throttle, VKB Gunfighter Ultimate MCG Pro w/200mm Extension, Winwing Orion Rudder Pedals W/damper, Wingwin Monitors/MFD's, UTC MK II Pro, Virpil TCS Plus Collective, MSI 34" QD-OLED @240Hz monitor, Samsung 970 Pro M2 2TB (for DCS), Playseat Air Force Seat, KW-980 Jetseat, Vaicom Pro, Tek Creations panels and controllers.
Yurgon Posted October 27, 2015 Posted October 27, 2015 When you purchased your BS2 full version newbie, http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/shop/modules/dcs_black_shark_2/ when you installed it, what did you do with the older installation? Does the newbie just overwrite the old installation? OR Did you uninstall the older BS1 installation? And what is the process? How did you do it? I would be concerned left over files from BS1 might screw up the works of the new installation. No worries, they install into entirely separate directories by default. At some point, I had two versions of BS1, one versions of BS2 standalone and one version of DCS World with BS2 installed and there were zero conflicts (well, not entirely true; BS2 standalone and BS2 for DCS World kind of seemed to share the logbook and the campaign progress, but AFAIR that was it). Just accept the default installation path and you should be good.
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