Release/download of Flaming Cliffs 3

[ozTRipwiRE]

Hi,

I live in Australia and am waiting for Flaming Cliffs 3 to be released. Just wondering if anybody knows if it will be released in Australia on CD? Just thought I had better check. If not then does anybody have any tips to properly download this game from the DCS site as I am not extremely technically minded (I realise that it is still in pre-release beta stage)? I have read through the general guide on downloading games on the DCS site but thought maybe others could help me with the process. Not too technical though please! I suppose that nobody has any ideas on around when the full update will be released? Any help with this would be very much appreciated.

ozTRipwiRE

[ScottishMartialArts]

I kinda get the impression that most ED releases going forward will be available first and foremost through digital distribution, and then sometime down the line, maybe, in some territories, there might be a physical boxed release. I could be completely off in this impression, but if you're planning on waiting for the DVD then you might end up waiting a while.

 

If you do get Flaming Cliff 3 through digital distribution, then keep in mind the following:

 

You MUST have a valid and authenticated original Lock-On/Flaming Cliffs 1 or Flaming Cliffs 2 installation. I was rather pissed about this when I first tried to buy FC3 last fall, but evidently it's a requirement mandated by the Lock-On IP holders, i.e. Ubisoft, one of the most asinine publishers around. The cheapest and probably easiest option is to check Amazon for a used copy of Lock-On original release, or to grab a copy of Lock-On Platinum, which has the virtue of still being in print. Depending on your territory, Ubisoft might sell Lock-On (original) through their online store, but the Ubisoft store is a piece of shit that only lets you download the game once and then makes you buy the game again if you ever have need to download it a second time. So to sum up, your easiest course of action is to order a copy of Lock-On Platinum and get it installed and activated.

 

From there, just download DCS World from the DCS website, which is free, purchase a FC3 license through the DCS website e-shop ($40 right now, but will go up to $50 once it's out of beta, which will coincide with the 1.2.4 patch which is due any day now), download the FC3 module, install World then FC3, then activate FC3 the first time you try to run an FC3 mission.

 

Hope that made sense. It's not terribly complicated in practice, but written out it looks like a lot of steps.

[IonicRipper]

but the Ubisoft store is a piece of shit that only lets you download the game once and then makes you buy the game again if you ever have need to download it a second time.

 

Wow is this true? And to think I almost bought lock-on from there once.

[ScottishMartialArts]

Wow is this true? And to think I almost bought lock-on from there once.

 

As I recall, they have some add-on sale where for the low, low price of $4.99 you can purchase "Download Insurance" allowing you to download the game as many times as you want for the next six months. After that you're SOL and need to repurchase however, and if you call bullshit on the whole paying extra just to be able to download the game more than once, then you had better make sure that your one and only download is successful within the 24 hour grace period, otherwise you just flushed your money down the toilet.

 

Terrible, terrible e-store from a terrible, terrible publisher. When I needed to track down a copy of LOMAC to get FC3, I took a look at buying it from the Ubi store, but once I realized what a scam it was, I decided I'd be better off grabbing a used copy off ebay.

[Lange_666]

Hi,

I live in Australia and am waiting for Flaming Cliffs 3 to be released.

 

Why wait for it to be released? You can have the beta already now which still has a few (minor) problems but not enough to say that it's not a good product as for now. And if FC3 comes out of beta, it's automatically updated to the release version so...why wait?

[KillaALF]

Not to mention that the price for the release version will be $ 50,- opposed to the pre-purchase (=beta) which goes for $ 40,- plus there is not much time left, as the 1.2.4 patch will be out shortly and with it the beta becomes the release version.

[HiJack]

I remember there was a bundle package for FC2 including LockOn and FC2 on CD but I guess that needs cooperation fom Ubisoft to make the same bundle for FC3. Lets hope ED is on the line with Ubisoft ;)