New Steam chat - how to switch it off?

Skybird · 08-01-18, 05:40 AM

Did you use the original FSX as released by MS, or the Steam-version of it (I do not know whether they sell both versions at Steam)? The latter had some code redone to make it "Steam" and thus is not compatabile with all modules available for FSX anyway. Maybe the installation is affected by that, too. The original FSX had a limited number of activations, when they were all used up, one had to activate via telephone.

Different to what people seem to think, not everything is compatible with P3D which was modded or sold for FSX. One of my reasons why I sympathized with the idea of getting P3D, but decided against it. The other beign thta new versions of P3D threw away old version compatabilities, and that I once again end up hanging on a license deal which Lockheed could cancel any moment. For the new version of P3D, 3 and 4, commercial modules also had to be rewritten, for exmaple my beloved stuff by PMDG. FSX and PMDG are synonyms for me, the one without the other is pointless for me.

However, flying probbaly is behind me. XP11 just does nto do the trick for me, andI am fully engaged in Assetto Corsa (Competizione soon) these days, and Raceroom, and use not just the most toy-like controllers for it anymore, but more elaborated hardware.

Sometimes I miss the memory however. I had superdetailed airport sceneries for the major hubs in Europe, and getting a flight done right and well from planning and fuel calculation over boarding, taxing, taking off, curising, and then descending, approach, taxing, docking and deboarding, always gave me a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction, even more so in night or heavy weather conditions, which also was visually ery impressive. Some of my best computer game meories ever. Oh, and doing a discovery of Iceland's territory, often in fog and snow, in small planes, that was something worth to be remembered as well.

Good luck with your Steam conversation.

08-01-18, 05:40 AM	#8
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,604 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Did you use the original FSX as released by MS, or the Steam-version of it (I do not know whether they sell both versions at Steam)? The latter had some code redone to make it "Steam" and thus is not compatabile with all modules available for FSX anyway. Maybe the installation is affected by that, too. The original FSX had a limited number of activations, when they were all used up, one had to activate via telephone. Different to what people seem to think, not everything is compatible with P3D which was modded or sold for FSX. One of my reasons why I sympathized with the idea of getting P3D, but decided against it. The other beign thta new versions of P3D threw away old version compatabilities, and that I once again end up hanging on a license deal which Lockheed could cancel any moment. For the new version of P3D, 3 and 4, commercial modules also had to be rewritten, for exmaple my beloved stuff by PMDG. FSX and PMDG are synonyms for me, the one without the other is pointless for me. However, flying probbaly is behind me. XP11 just does nto do the trick for me, andI am fully engaged in Assetto Corsa (Competizione soon) these days, and Raceroom, and use not just the most toy-like controllers for it anymore, but more elaborated hardware. Sometimes I miss the memory however. I had superdetailed airport sceneries for the major hubs in Europe, and getting a flight done right and well from planning and fuel calculation over boarding, taxing, taking off, curising, and then descending, approach, taxing, docking and deboarding, always gave me a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction, even more so in night or heavy weather conditions, which also was visually ery impressive. Some of my best computer game meories ever. Oh, and doing a discovery of Iceland's territory, often in fog and snow, in small planes, that was something worth to be remembered as well. Good luck with your Steam conversation. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.