Private-Cowboy Posted May 2, 2012 Posted May 2, 2012 (edited) Hi, I build a new PC and want to start flying DCS again. I plan to buy A-10C for sure but also want BS2. I bought BS1 when it came out and loved it. Regarding BS2 I read that the update requires BS1 to be installed. Because I want to support the great dev team I thought about getting the full version of BS2. The other reason is that I want a clean install routine and don't want to put on BS1 first to install BS2 later. The question is if the BS2 full version (the one for 39.99) has a proper installer for BS2 or if it simply gives you BS1 and the update requiring you to install BS1 first too? I hope you understand what I'm wanting to know and can help me. Edited May 2, 2012 by Private-Cowboy
cichlidfan Posted May 2, 2012 Posted May 2, 2012 Both actually give you full installs of BS2. The only differnce is that the upgrade looks to see if BS1 is installed and the non-upgrade does not. They both install in their own folder and if you were to get the upgrade, BS1 could be removed after installing BS2 because there is no interaction or dependancy between them beyond the installation check. 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:
Private-Cowboy Posted May 2, 2012 Author Posted May 2, 2012 Ok, that kinda answers it. I thought the full version might install BS1 first too and then BS2. The only difference is that the full version doesn't look for a installed BS1. Nice to know. Thanks a lot! P.S.: How will that be in DCS World? BS2 and A-10C keys will be accepted there too as far as I read. In case of a reinstall you no longer would need to have BS1 installed to install BS2 if you got the update.
Private-Cowboy Posted May 3, 2012 Author Posted May 3, 2012 Ok, I bought BS2 upgrade yesterday as well as A-10C. I'm downloading A-10c atm followed by BS2. I undestand that the upgrade installer will look for an installed BS1 but why can't I just install the full BS2 installer and activate it with my key? Are the keys different and don't work with the other version (upgrade-full versus real-full)? After all both installers install the same besides the upgrade installer looking for BS1 and the full installer not.
joey45 Posted May 3, 2012 Posted May 3, 2012 Nope. The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance. "Me, the 13th Duke of Wybourne, here on the ED forums at 3 'o' clock in the morning, with my reputation. Are they mad.." https://ko-fi.com/joey45
Private-Cowboy Posted May 3, 2012 Author Posted May 3, 2012 Nope as in real-full doesn't accept upgrade-full key despite both actually installing the same?
Yurgon Posted May 3, 2012 Posted May 3, 2012 I undestand that the upgrade installer will look for an installed BS1 but why can't I just install the full BS2 installer and activate it with my key? I guess the idea was that people who buy the BS2 upgrade probably still have an old BS1 installation on their machine so this would be the easiest way for them. I agree it would make sense if the BS2 upgrade would allow either an installed BS1 or accept a valid BS1 key, but maybe it's an additional amount of programming that ED wanted to avoid or there may be other reasons I am not aware of. In any case, wouldn't you agree that installing BS1 prior to BS2 doesn't take that long? Are the keys different and don't work with the other version (upgrade-full versus real-full)? AFAIK the keys are indeed different, so an upgrade key will only work with the BS2 upgrade download while the standalone key will only work with the BS2 standalone download. In short, my answer to your question would be: Yes, the keys are different and yes, they do NOT work with the other version. :-)
cichlidfan Posted May 3, 2012 Posted May 3, 2012 Nope as in real-full doesn't accept upgrade-full key despite both actually installing the same? No. If the non-upgrade accepted the upgrade key then nobody would buy the full $40 package. 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:
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