How does DLC work in this game

[chiefpissingbear]

im a new player to this game and really enjoy it. however i would like to play the tank sim portion of the game and the meme 262 with bodenplatte but i do not know how to buy them through steam as they dont show up. It is just a little confusing because Kuban and Moscow are on steam. Could someone please explain how this game's dlc model works and how to give these devs my money?

[Art-J]

a) there are two distribution channels - direct by publisher's e-store over here and non-direct by Steam;

 

Off top of my head, someone will correct me if I'm wrong:

 

b) E-store offers early-access pre-purchases, which allow us to use parts of the DLC/expansion already created by developers, i.e. single airplanes or maps even when the DLC is technically not complete yet. That's why even though Bodenplatte DLC was officially released two weeks ago, people were already flying relevant planes months prior that date.

 

Sadly, Steam doesn't offer the same functionality - content is available only when feature-complete DLC is officially published on Steam store. This is where the source of both of your problems is - Bodenplatte, even though it's considered feature complete, just hasn't been released on Steam yet, while the tank-part of the game hasn't even been completed and ready for "our" store, let alone Steam.

 

There is some form of combining e-store account content with Steam account content available, but I've never used it so you'll have to do more searching on the subject.

Edited December 2, 2019 by Art-J

[Art-J]

On 12/2/2019 at 6:05 AM, chiefpissingbear said:

im a new player to this game and really enjoy it. however i would like to play the tank sim portion of the game and the meme 262 with bodenplatte but i do not know how to buy them through steam as they dont show up. It is just a little confusing because Kuban and Moscow are on steam. Could someone please explain how this game's dlc model works and how to give these devs my money?

 

Adding to what I wrote above, Bodenplatte has just hit Steam today, so you can get at least this one, with a bit of a discount as well.