dorianr Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 What is the deal on this, how it works, is a new program? It’s an add on to the FSX ? What you will recommend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W2DR Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 It's all been answered before. Search this forum for "Steam". Doug Intel 10700K @ 5.0 Ghz, Asus Maxumus XII Hero MB, Noctua NH-U12A Cooler, Corsair Vengence Pro 32GB 3200Mhz, Geforce RTX 2060 Super GPU, Cooler Master HAF 932 Tower, Thermaltake 1000W Toughpower PSU, Windows 10 Professional 64-Bit, and other good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScatterbrainKid Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Dovetail Games bought FSX and are selling it through Steam, so you might as well buy it via download from Steam. DG say they've made "a few tweaks that may improve performance of FSX for some users" and also made it multiplayer via Steam, FSX is 8 years old now and we sometimes hear people asking "where can I buy it?", so by making it easily available on Steam, Dovetail will be introducing it to a whole new generation of flight simmers and that's bound to be good for the sim, giving it a new lease of life for years to come.. Here's what Dovetail themselves say- “The main reason you would even consider picking up FSX: Steam Edition if you already have a significant FSX-O[riginal] setup is the implementation of Steam for multiplayer purposes. That's the big single thing we've done is replaced GameSpy with Steam. Yes, there have been a few tweaks made that may improve the performance of FSX for some users, but if you already have the simulator we're making no secret about the fact that at this point, what we're offering to you is limited. The people we're hoping to attract first and foremost are those to whom FSX will be a brand new experience, rather than those who have already invested a great deal of time and energy into the hobby. We know this will be a little disappointing to those who had hoped for a revolutionary rebirth of the simulator, but we've got a way to go before we can talk about our future plans. At the moment we're focusing on introducing FSX to a new generation of flight simulation fans.†http://www.winbeta.org/news/take-skies-once-more-flight-simulator-x-steam-edition-dovetail-games PS- I've got FSX on 7-year-old-disks and it runs fine, but if ever I lose the disks or they get chewed up by a pitbull or whatever, I'll simply buy FSX again on Steam..:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorianr Posted June 19, 2015 Author Share Posted June 19, 2015 Thank you very much, this is the best wright to the point explenation give it. I search in UTube a lot bla bla bla and confusing of what is all about . Thanks ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScatterbrainKid Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Haha yes, there's a lot of blah blah all over the internet and it's almost impossible to get a simple straight answer to a simple question about anything, the geeky PC tech help forums are the worst..:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 Considering it's currently on offer for ~£4.99, it's a no brainer. New patches and no need for discs. I haven't found an addon that doesn't work with it yet, and I suspect those that don't are a result of the installer not finding the correct path for install rather than any inherent incompatibility. i5 4670K - 16GB - GTX970 HOF - W7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainso Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 There are a few people who seem resistant to the new-fangled Steam version of FSX. Mostly because they don't want the intrusive Steam application on their computer, and also due to the mistaken belief that you need to be constantly connected to the internet to play it (not been the case since the last update a few months ago). I think for what it adds (multiplayer, and better performance on my system) it is worth having, certainly for the current price! Iain AMD Ryzen 5 3600X AMD RADEON RX 5700XT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragtopjohnny Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 I definitely think they reprogrammed the cod for FSX. I have not had one Fatal Error since I've been using it. It rocks! http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o176/ragtopjohnny/NewSig.jpg http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-greet013.gif Checkout my new Facebook Page! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Airplane-Porn/1505438883035386 HP Z820 Workstation Intel Xeon 3.30ghz 8 Core Processor 2TB Hard Drive 16 gig of Ram 1125 Power Supply and 2 Gig Nvidia Geforce GTX 970. (YIPPPIE!!!!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overlord Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 I think they did not. You can still get virtual memory error, and rumours said that there are some issues with the payware/freeware addons which work on FSX but not on FSX ST.ED. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TseTse Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 Dovetail's press release essentially nails the difference between the boxed edition and the the Steam edition. I want to add that many of us also play many other games, most of them probably from Steam. I myself enjoy Team Fortress 2 and CounterStrike, and since all these games are run off Steam, it makes logical sense to add your favorite flight sim so that you can enjoy the benefits of a multiplayer system that you're already so familiar with (especially if you can get FSX:SE at a bargain price of $5 which Steam occasionally sales them down to) I second Overlord's comment; I haven't had a single FSX:SE crash or error so far. No, it doesn't give you a 130% boost in performance over the boxed version, but for some reason it seems to run very smoothly. (I also gotta love the Steam overlay when you press Shift + Tab) http://i.imgur.com/iMDlMAv.jpg TseTse i5-9600K @ 3.7~4.5GHz | RTX2060 Super 8GB | 32GB DDR4-3200 | 1TB Samsung 840EVO | Z390 Chipset | Windows 10 x64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itye1970 Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Having the steam version is much better as you can download at any time to any machine you authorise with your steam account. For those worried about steam privacy etc you allow Microsoft to install windows updates dont you! whats the difference with installing steam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColR1948 Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 I see Train Simulator is on Steam now, does that mean you can't use diesel engines? ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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