IL-2 CoD without STEAM

[Avala]

Would be good also if single player wouldn't need steam to activate and play . . .

[=WF=RAW]

Originally Posted by Avala

Would be good also if single player wouldn't need steam to activate and play . . .

for single player steam will be need only once. to activate your copy of game. then you can set steam into mode "work offline"-like, and forget about internet connections. But if you'll need online play, then you must to resume steam from offline mode.

[svanen]

But why would you need to activate using Steam if it does not use Steam DRM, does not make any sense.

"The game only uses SteamWorks for match-making and not the Steam DRM."

[MadBlaster]

The impression I have is that steam will be limited to an in game browser to match you up with a server. Also, when you go online, the steam code will likely do a file integrity check, kinda like the CRT=2 done in old IL-2, to make sure you didn't mod the game for cheating and you have the correct version. Also will check to see that your steam account is not banned. I think that's pretty much all it will do. Well, I'm really hoping that's the extent of it anyway. I'm just talking the DVD version though, not the download version.

[svanen]

I'm only thinking about the single player offline ppl that refuses to buy the game if they need to run Steam.

[MadBlaster]

Ok. Offline only, I would guess that you wouldn't need a steam account then. The in-game steam browser would just be inactive code I imagine, sitting there doing nothing. Wondering why you don't ever go online.

[Blackdog_kt]

Originally Posted by Avala

Would be good also if single player wouldn't need steam to activate and play . . .

According to the community manager in the ubi forums it's not needed with the boxed editions. She said boxed editions will activate with Solidshield, not with Steam, so as long as her information is valid you are good to go.

Originally Posted by =WF=RAW

for single player steam will be need only once. to activate your copy of game. then you can set steam into mode "work offline"-like, and forget about internet connections. But if you'll need online play, then you must to resume steam from offline mode.

See above, the boxed editions will not need Steam to activate. That means you can install, activate and fly in single-player without steam.