How do I activate all my serial keys when I haven't wrote them down?

[joebloggs]

I have just reinstalled DCS World after deactivating all my modules and doing a clean install of Windows 10. After I finished installing the maps I then saw a screen with all the ticks in to install my modules I purchased. But now these are asking for my serial keys that I haven't written down? I thought they just installed by recognising my computer? Please don't tell me I'll be expected to purchase all these again? Where do I find my serial keys to all these modules? Thanks!

[dburne]

Doesn't the Module Manager have a " Show Serial" option you can select for the modules you own?

 

Or maybe you have to log into your account on DCS site to get to it?

Edited March 18, 2017 by dburne

[cthulhu68]

Doesn't the Module Manager have a " Show Serial" option you can select for the modules you own?

 

Or maybe you have to log into your account on DCS site to get to it?

They wont show up in mod manager with fresh install but yes you can find them in your profile by logging in on DCS homepage.

[joebloggs]

I can't seem to activate the Hawk or Nevada map now. I found the other serials in my account but the Hawk isn't there and I'm having trouble installing Nevada. Isn't there an easier way to install all this stuff? It seems a bit over complicated? I've been on with it now for the best part of three hours. I've just activated all the modules for the Caucaus Map and now I'm having to do the same thing for the Nevada map. I've also got to download them all again for the Nevada map? which takes the best part of half hour. Why am I having to download them all again for Nedada and activate them?

Edited March 18, 2017 by joebloggs

[Art-J]

Keys are stored in Windows registry, so If You reinstalled Windows, that wiped them out, obviously.

 

You can always check them in Your user account information in ED shop, however (just log in and check the tabs on the left).

 

Edit: Ah, OK, I see You've figured it out already.

Edited March 18, 2017 by Art-J

[Buzzles]

I can't seem to activate the Hawk or Nevada map now. I found the other serials in my account but the Hawk isn't there and I'm having trouble installing Nevada.

 

Did you buy the Hawk through ED's store or elsewhere?

 

I've also got to download them all again for the Nevada map? which takes the best part of half hour.

 

Not entirely, the DCS installer/updater is pretty clever, and will copy the assets from other installed versions of DCS, providing the individual files are the correct version it needs.

[Kaliphtan]

Hum, i think key are in the mail when bought , or in the DCS site :

 

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com , after go on profile then detail ( of the purchase)

[Art-J]

I can't seem to activate the Hawk or Nevada map now. I found the other serials in my account but the Hawk isn't there and I'm having trouble installing Nevada. Isn't there an easier way to install all this stuff this stuff? It seems a bit over complicated? I've been on with it now for the part of three hours. I've just activated all the modules for the Caucaus Map and now I'm having to do the same thing for the Nevada map. I've also got to download them all again for the Nevada map? which takes the best part of half hour. Why am I having to download them all again for Nedada and activate them?

 

Something seems off. You shouldn't have to download all the module files again, as the installer should detect Your existing 1.5.6 install and copy as many aircraft files from it as it can. That's how it's programmed to save time and bandwidth (obviously, if the 2.0.5 contains some updates compared to 1.5.6, than these newer files will have to be downloaded form ED server anyway, but it should be smaller part of the whole content).

 

And You certainly shouldn't have to reactivate anything, as Your keys have been written in the registry already when You installed 1.5.6. That being said, Hawk is known for causing a myriad of weird issues, and Nevada doesn't always "cooperate" from the get go either. Try again after reboot.

[joebloggs]

@Buzzles - I'm telling you I'm having to download all the modules again for Nevada. I'm doing it now. I've just followed what I thought was a simple install. 1.5 DCS all modlues all activations. Now when I start 2.0 it asks me to download them all again and no doubt activate them all again. It said I didn't have the terrain and I thought it would just ask ne for the Nevada serial but it didn't. It wants me to download all Modules again.

 

I bought the Hawk of the devs site because i thought it was going to be integrated into DCS which it has been. I never knew I had to write down the serial for just one Jet.

[Buzzles]

@Buzzles - I'm telling you I'm having to download all the modules again for Nevada. I'm doing it now. I've just followed what I thought was a simple install. 1.5 DCS all modlues all activations. Now when I start 2.0 it asks me to download them all again and no doubt activate them all again. It said I didn't have the terrain and I thought it would just ask ne for the Nevada serial but it didn't. It wants me to download all Modules again

 

Oh, yeah, it'll say you have to download them. It won't though behind the scenes.

[joebloggs]

Oh, yeah, it'll say you have to download them. It won't though behind the scenes.

 

Well that green loading bar is taken an awful long time to load whatever it's loading. It ticked all my Modules to download again.

[grunf]

@Buzzles - I'm telling you I'm having to download all the modules again for Nevada. I'm doing it now. I've just followed what I thought was a simple install. 1.5 DCS all modlues all activations. Now when I start 2.0 it asks me to download them all again and no doubt activate them all again. It said I didn't have the terrain and I thought it would just ask ne for the Nevada serial but it didn't. It wants me to download all Modules again.

Have you tried downloading them? I bet it will copy the files from the existing 1.5 install.

 

I bought the Hawk of the devs site because i thought it was going to be integrated into DCS which it has been. I never knew I had to write down the serial for just one Jet.

Login to the VEAO page, you'll find you key there. It's also in the confirmation mail, if you still have it.

[joebloggs]

@grunf - I don't have the login details to their site. I just purchased because I thought it was going to be a part of DCS and I could activate it there. I'm downloading the modules again now at snails pace. By the looks of the download rate it's going to be about 4 hours and then God only knows what it's going to say when I try to start the Nevada Map again. This has taken nearing on 4 hours now and I wanted to finish the rest of my windows install tonight.

 

Download speed is 0.7 MBs. I really want to just cancel the Download at this point but I'm not sure what will happen if I do that.

Edited March 18, 2017 by joebloggs

[joebloggs]

What will happen if I just cancel the download now? Will it make me reinstall all the modules at a later date when I can be bothered with this? This is going so slow it's almost not downloading.

 

My upload speed is like 493.00 KBs and download 0.7MBs

Edited March 18, 2017 by joebloggs

[grunf]

The download should resume from where it left off. But the Nevada will take a long time to download at that speed, it's 20+GB IIRC.

 

Regarding the Hawk, do you remember the mail you used to login? You can reset the password or contact the VEAO guys. Perhaps you can find the key in your email inbox. I just looked at mine (gmail), and there it is, after more than a year.

[Buzzles]

What will happen if I just cancel the download now? Will it make me reinstall all the modules at a later date when I can be bothered with this? This is going so slow it's almost not downloading.

 

My upload speed is like 493.00 KBs and download 0.7MBs

 

Oh, yeah, it defaults to torrent mode first. Click cancel once and it shoud swap to HTTP, which might be a lot faster for you.

[shagrat]

Do you have a Backup of the HDD/SSD with DCS on it? You could try to copy the complete 2.x to the correct place and do a DCS repair. As long as the modules are already activated on your PC it will likely work without issues.

[joebloggs]

Http is just as bad I'm getting 1.2MBs on http. I've just cancelled download and installing map again because it said I didn't have terrain. I've opted to just install one module not the 8 or 9 I own and it's still going to take many hours. This really isn't good they need to come up with something that stops this. I've owned DCS for a long time and this is the worst experience I've had of installing a sim that I've know.

Edited March 18, 2017 by joebloggs

[joebloggs]

@shagrat - Unfortunately, I don't. I got a corrupt OS and thought it best to delete everything and start again.

[shagrat]

Ouch time! Than you'll have to go through downloading Nevada again. The map is quite big, unfortunately. Yet, the modules should be copied over from 1.5.6 and only some files downloaded.

 

I recommend to do it module per module, after you downloaded and activated Nevada.

[vortexringstate]

New PC file transfer

 

Iv just built a new PC to run Rift and want to know how to transfer my aircraft and terrain files from the Old PC to my new?

NB: I have re-downloaded 1.5 and 2.0 but nothing else.

[BIGNEWY]

easiest way is to login to the module manager in game and download them

[Rudel_chw]

Iv just built a new PC to run Rift and want to know how to transfer my aircraft and terrain files from the Old PC to my new?

NB: I have re-downloaded 1.5 and 2.0 but nothing else.

 

First, deactivate all your aircrafts, purchased campaigns and terrains, from your old pc (keep in mind that some are in your dcs 2.0 and others on 1.5)

 

Then copy from the old pc to the new: the program files\eagle dynamics file subtree; and the users\saved games\dcs subtree (both 1.5 and 2.0)

 

Finally, on the new pc run a 'dcsupdater repair' both on 1.5 and on 2.0; so that it will check if your copied dcs is really complete.

 

Then, when you start dcs on the new pc, activate all your aircrafts, campaigns and terrains.

 

:)