To Steam or not to Steam playing IL2

[jollyjack]

Call me confused. Started with IL2 BoS and Moscow bought accidentally through Steam. Didn't know any better then.

So i liked it as being days of old 1946 'owner', not playing it for some years.

 

Then i found the new IL*2 site and bought Kuban, and now Bodenplatte, in support of a good thing. Also due Olga's support, proven very quick on the draw and enlightening.

 

Now i am forced to go through the Dreaded Steam Thang if i want to load all the versions.

Starting  from the Launcher in the IC games Great Battles folder only gives me Kuban and Bodenplatte (restricted to some planes still) .

 

Is there any way to access all 4 versions through IL*2's Launcher bypassing Steam altogether? Olga mentioned something like that i have to buy them again to do so ...

 

Wonder if copying the Steam apps common folder in to the IC games Great Battles folder would be an option, or that doing that messes up the lot ....

 

PS i'll post this also on the SAS forum ...... seems some experts fly out there too. Thnx J

[Redwo1f]

Related topic already asked (just the very prior page - search funtion works well too for additional info):

 

Edited August 26, 2019 by Redwo1f