DieHard Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 (edited) How does Steam work with DCS? Are my DCS purchased modules compatible with Steam? I have most of the entire inventory purchased direct from the DCS Store. What are advantages using Steam compared to flying Multiplayer via DCS 2.5 OpenBeta ? Edited March 30, 2018 by DieHard [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlidfan Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Are my DCS purchased modules compatible with Steam? I have most of the entire inventory. No. 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: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kolga Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 ...What are advantages using Steam... None, run away. :lol: I would never buy a module on steam because a would think steam would take a cut and i want as much of my money for aircraft going to ED as possible. "Long life It is a waste not to notice that it is not noticed that it is milk in the title." Amazon.co.jp review for milk translated from Japanese "Amidst the blue skies, A link from past to future. The sheltering wings of the protector..." - ACE COMBAT 4 "Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight"-Psalm 144:1 KJV i5-4430 at 3.00GHz, 8GB RAM, GTX 1060 FE, Windows 7 x64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny_Rico Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 steam is great when you think about it ..... 1. Fancy trying a module out ? buy it on steam try it for less than 2 hours 2. request refund 3. get refund 4. go and then buy it off ED directly if you like it 5. dont like it got your money back anyway it is a win win! METAR weather for DCS World missions Guide to help out new DCS MOOSE Users -> HERE Havoc Company Dedicated server info Connect IP: 94.23.215.203 SRS enabled - freqs - Main = 243, A2A = 244, A2G = 245 Please contact me HERE if you have any server feedback or METAR issues/requests Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foul Ole Ron Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Steam take 30% for themselves. Given that the flight sim market is pretty niche it's better not to give them that cut. I've got plenty of games on Steam but DCS and IL-2 I always buy direct. There's really no advantages to having DCS on Steam other than it auto updates for you. If anything you're disadvantaged as new releases tend to hit Steam a bit later than the direct releases from ED. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BitMaster Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Steam is ok for many games but for DCS I really prefer my standalone installs. I bought my first modules via Steam but all subsequent modules and maps I got from ED directly. Standalone ! FTW !!! Gigabyte Aorus X570S Master - Ryzen 5900X - Gskill 64GB 3200/CL14@3600/CL14 - Asus 1080ti EK-waterblock - 4x Samsung 980Pro 1TB - 1x Samsung 870 Evo 1TB - 1x SanDisc 120GB SSD - Heatkiller IV - MoRa3-360LT@9x120mm Noctua F12 - Corsair AXi-1200 - TiR5-Pro - Warthog Hotas - Saitek Combat Pedals - Asus PG278Q 27" QHD Gsync 144Hz - Corsair K70 RGB Pro - Win11 Pro/Linux - Phanteks Evolv-X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlidfan Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Steam is ok for many games but for DCS I really prefer my standalone installs. Agreed. I have over 400 games on Steam but DCS is not one of them. 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: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzles Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Steam has auto-update, quicker downloads and you can abuse the refund system. Standalone pretty much has auto-update + DL's are fine if you can wait a day after each patch, so really the only thing is you trade refunds for getting patches quicker and getting EA modules. Personally, I prefer beta branch, more patching and having access to all the modules. Fancy trying Star Citizen? Click here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bersagliere81 Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 I love steam. But for DCS don't hesitate, go standalone and get modules from DCS site | A-10C | MiG-21bis | Hawk T1.A | L-39 Albatros | F-5E | Ka-50 | Mi-8 | NTTR | CA | SU27 | M2000C | F-86F | AV-8B | F/A-18C | Mig 15 | Mig 19| Specs Intel i7-9700k msi GTX 2060 Gaming Z msi Z390 Gaming PLUS 16gb RAM Hotas Warthog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrustvector Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 no advatages at all, updates slower, but the main disadvantage is you have to use steam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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