IL-2 1946 STEAM-Version Thread

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Originally Posted by mjfur

I don't understand. What is a Steam version? What does it do?

The IL2:1946 download from Steam is (AFAIK) version 4.07. It's not different from another 1946 at the same version level, but it's linked from the Steam launcher. Still, like other IL2:1946 installs, it can be copied to another location on the hard drive as a backup and also as mod installs.

If you're wondering what Steam is? Steam is the digital distribution method/shop that Valve (from Halflife) created. You could compare it to iTunes, but for games. It might not have been the first, but managed to be the biggest in a relatively short time. It managed to generate nearly $1 Billion last year.

So one could copy their IL2:1946 Steam install to another location and try patching it there (first).