Question about activation and pricing on Steam vs Standalone

[Flogger23m]

I've been using DCS without Steam for a number of years, although in the past I purchased modules from both places. DCS F-18 from Steam, DCS F-16 from ED's website, etc. Currently I believe all of my modules activate fine in the standalone install, as I have all my terrains and plane modules installed through ED's downloader and not Steam.

I purchased Black Shark on Steam and later Black Shark 2 on ED's store in 2013.

Now if I want to purchase Black Shark 3 on ED's website it is $15, but $7 on Steam (DCS Black Shark 3 Upgrade). I am wondering if I can purchase the Black Shark 3 Upgrade on Steam, and activate it on DCS standalone.

Should that be possible, will the KA-50 update or will it be a separate helicopter that can be placed in the mission editor?

[BIGNEWY]

Hi, 

for upgrades you need to purchase from the point of sale you got the original from, so steam for steam, eshop for eshop.  

hope that helps

[Dragon1-1]

Mind you that there's a sale going on, and it's not always perfectly synced. The BS3 upgrade is discounted on Steam, if it's not on E-shop, then someone could have left it off by mistake (or discounted it on Steam by mistake, that happened in the past, too).

[Flogger23m]

21 hours ago, BIGNEWY said:

Hi, 

for upgrades you need to purchase from the point of sale you got the original from, so steam for steam, eshop for eshop.  

hope that helps

 

Thanks. I have Black Shark on Steam, Black Shark 2 on Eshop. Does that mean Black Shark 3 needs to be on Eshop?

I cannot recall if Black Shark 2 was an "upgrade" or it if counts as a new module. Under Licenses it is:

DCS: Black Shark 2

Purchase date: 01/03/2013

Edited July 2, 2023 by Flogger23m

[draconus]

On 7/2/2023 at 7:36 AM, Flogger23m said:

I have Black Shark on Steam, Black Shark 2 on Eshop. Does that mean Black Shark 3 needs to be on Eshop?

If you want an upgrade then you have to buy from E-shop.

[Flogger23m]

9 hours ago, draconus said:

If you want an upgrade then you have to buy from E-shop.

 

Thanks, that is disappointing. Any chance the E-shop price will match what they sell it for on Steam? I prefer to buy on the E-shop anyways but it is over twice the price.