Acceleration Expansion Pack - why does it say Games for Windows on the DVD ??

[TransportSteve]

Hello fellow flightsimmers,

Just a quick question to all you brainy buzzards out there. I was under the impression that the Acceleration pack was an add-on for FSX, yet, it quite clearly states, along with the little Windows icon next to it, Games for Windows. Does this mean that it has to be registered online with a serial code of some kind, similar to the core game ??
And, as I have absolutely no intention of playing on the multiplayer at all, can I get away without registering it online, will that affect it's game performance at all, please anybody ??


Cheerz. Transport Steve.

[loki]

Games for Windows is just about marketing and whether the game meets certain requirements. It doesn't mean it's an online only game, though they certainly can include multiplayer features.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Games_for_Windows

FSX Acceleration does need to be activated online like FSX itself to play, even if you don't want to play online.

[JSkorna]

Hi,

Yes it does have a second registration code just like the base FSX installation. It needs to be registered online or over the phone and will not install if you don't register it.

[TransportSteve]

Thanks very much for the information, Jim and Loki, I thought you'd have to register it, otherwise they wouldn't bother give you a key number, now I come to think about it.

Hmmm, not sure whether to bother getting it then, I'll have to think about it.......

Cheerz. Steve.

[Ragtopjohnny]

Well Steve, if you have FSX, didn't you register it? There ARE keys with FSX.
John Thuot II
A+/Network+

[mallcott]

If you're worried about registering, why have you joined this forum?

[JSkorna]

Why would you be worried to register Acceleration?

[llivaudais]

Well, I think it's called "Activating", not registering (as if it made a difference), just like your Windows OS and your FSX base installation. Is there a problem with doing the same for Acceleration?

Loyd

[TransportSteve]

Well, for one thing Jim, the price.......If it doesn't need registering, then I can get a 2nd hand copy for 5 pounds, however, if it needs to be registered, then I'd have to get a brand new one for 20 pounds, so, there is a reason for me asking, budgeting is a fine art in flightsimming.....

Thanks for your help.

Cheerz. Steve.

[JSkorna]

Ah, OK a bootleg copy of Acceleration vs a legit copy. Yes, the reason is very clear now and piracy is a black art in flight simming. Sorry, but this will end this discussion.