IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad Discussion

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

Ran into my first bug with the new campaign system.  The game started my flight out on the runway as normal but there was another flight mixed in with ours and the take-off order was screwed up resulting in a bunch of collisions and damaged planes.

[RyanE]

Sounds like O'Hare at peak

[Nefaro]

I bought direct from the company.  They provided keys to switch over to Steam if I want to.

Wondered why Kuban wasn't showing up in Steam.  WTF?

So they're only selling Steam keys on their own site, but not actually ON Steam?   ???

I'm guessing that my Steam version items can't be transferred to the non-Steam version? 

What a fucking mess.

[Pete Dero]

So they're only selling Steam keys on their own site, but not actually ON Steam?   ???

I'm guessing that my Steam version items can't be transferred to the non-Steam version? 

I think you can activate your steam keys here (once you are a registered user) : https://il2sturmovik.com/store/license-keys/

[Nefaro]

So they're only selling Steam keys on their own site, but not actually ON Steam?   ???

I'm guessing that my Steam version items can't be transferred to the non-Steam version? 

I think you can activate your steam keys here (once you are a registered user) : https://il2sturmovik.com/store/license-keys/

O0

Great.  Thanks!

I tend to get a bit miffed when a publisher changes distro platforms mid-stream.  Just had to vent a little, due to the extra hassle.

[RyanE]

I didn't think they changed it.  I thought it was always like that because of the way they release content.  But I bought BOS a long time ago and my memory could be foggy.

[Pete Dero]

It doesn't work the other way around any more (activation on Steam).

https://il2sturmovik.com/steam-rk/

IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad
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We're sorry, but you can't transfer your license to Steam.

IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Moscow
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We're sorry, but you can't transfer your license to Steam.

[Nefaro]

I didn't think they changed it.  I thought it was always like that because of the way they release content.  But I bought BOS a long time ago and my memory could be foggy.

Despite being officially released, they didn't put their latest large expansion, or it's DLCs, on Steam (Battle of Kuban).  Despite their previous releases being there.

I'm sure it's just to avoid paying the middle man.  Just a bit annoying because I had been digging through the BoX Steam page, looking for the newest Kuban add-ons that were recently released, and they just weren't there. 

I didn't know they never planned on adding it to the Steam client, where the earlier releases have been.  Nor that I had to go buy directly from the publisher's site, and do some extra key juggling on the web, in order to meld my Steam parts with the non-Steam parts.    

Thankfully the guys here, at Grogheads, could fill me in.  I don't read the dev's forums much, therefore this was all unknown to me.  Can only imagine how others who own the Steam version would still be in the dark. 

[Nefaro]

It doesn't work the other way around any more (activation on Steam).

https://il2sturmovik.com/steam-rk/

IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad
This key swap program only applies to IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad keys purchased during the Early Access and Pre-Order periods prior to October 22, 2014.

We're sorry, but you can't transfer your license to Steam.

IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Moscow
This key swap program only applies to IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Moscow keys purchased during the Early Access and Pre-Order periods prior to August 9, 2016.

We're sorry, but you can't transfer your license to Steam.

Ugh.

Now I'm confused again.

Does this mean I would need two different installations of the same client?  One for Steam BoS/BoM aircraft, and a separate non-Steam install to use the BoK planes? 

Or does it still work going from Steam to the independent client, just not the other way around? 

Meh.  Will put off Kuban until a sale, I suppose.  Got enough to do as it is.

[Pete Dero]

Keys you get on the website must be activated on the website (only way to buy Kuban and Battle of Bodenplatte for the moment as these aren't available on Steam yet).

Keys you get from Steam can be activated on Steam and on the website.


I believe both use the same installation ( Purchases in Steam must be activated before you can use them - https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=300717163 ).

[PanzersEast]

Flying the Battle of Stalingrad in the 109 F-4 escorting 87s.  We were jumped en-route to the target by I-16s which went straight in on the 87s.  I was at a 11'oclock high position and was able to turn into on 16 and down him.. after some maneuvering (don't get into a turning match with them).  I engaged a second target which was on the tail of a friendly... this one was a little tougher as he lead me away from the group.  Eventually I was able to make the kill, however was basically out of ammo.  I decided to RTB because I am just cannon fodder flying around.  I landed safely and exited mission....

Mission Failed, WTF?  I lost all but one in my flight, it was a bad day.  I was confused if I failed the mission because I RTB, or the later.  It appears that once over the target, they were jumped again and did not fair well.  We lost our flight leader who had 10 Air Kills. I'm the new guy and even with 2 kills on the first mission am the unlucky black sheep.

[sandman2575]

Ugh -- guess I learned the hard way that BoS really does have some incompatibility with GTX 780-series cards.  Weird. I hadn't played BoS in well over a year -- and used to be able to play with my GTX 780 Ti without problems. But after reinstalling, setting up controls, etc. etc., I'm finding my game crashing within 2-3 minutes of getting in the cockpit. Some folks suggest rolling *way* back to nvidia drivers from 2015. Can't really justify doing that myself though, for one game.

Was keen to try the new career mode too!   >:(

[mbar]

Rut row. I think I have a 780m. I will need to try the base game tonight before I buy that P-40 or BoM.  :-\

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

Flying the Battle of Stalingrad in the 109 F-4 escorting 87s.  We were jumped en-route to the target by I-16s which went straight in on the 87s.  I was at a 11'oclock high position and was able to turn into on 16 and down him.. after some maneuvering (don't get into a turning match with them).  I engaged a second target which was on the tail of a friendly... this one was a little tougher as he lead me away from the group.  Eventually I was able to make the kill, however was basically out of ammo.  I decided to RTB because I am just cannon fodder flying around.  I landed safely and exited mission....

Mission Failed, WTF?  I lost all but one in my flight, it was a bad day.  I was confused if I failed the mission because I RTB, or the later.  It appears that once over the target, they were jumped again and did not fair well.  We lost our flight leader who had 10 Air Kills. I'm the new guy and even with 2 kills on the first mission am the unlucky black sheep.

It's annoying but you have to make sure you activate all the "trigger" points on a mission in order for it to be rated as a success.  I've had a few like yours where I got into a dogfight, got separated from the escort group, ran out of ammo and RTBed.  If you didn't reach the activation trigger spots on the map, it's counted as a failure.  Also usually means you've got to shepherd the attack planes all the way back to their base before you land.

[sandman2575]

Rut row. I think I have a 780m. I will need to try the base game tonight before I buy that P-40 or BoM.  :-\

Yeah that sounds wise-- I have the P-40 in my Steam check-out bin, but held off buying in light of present problem (...yeah I know, it's just $10 -- I'll probably buy it anyway...)

I'd be curious to hear if you experience crashes with the laptop version of the GTX 780, mbar. I'll keep fingers crossed that you don't, but based on the IL-2 forum, the 780-incompatibility is a well-documented problem.  https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/30089-please-read-about-nvidia-graphics-card-issues/