accurc on steam offer

[chris-green]

FYI
AccuRC is now available to buy on steam for just £35.99 until 19th July and then it goes up to £39.99

also current owners can claim their free upgrade to 2.0.2 on steam by filling in this form.

https://goo.gl/forms/GGHETt6KuIuOf0VI2

thanks

[trillian]

What is the advantage of having steam? I actually had not even heard of it!

[bigpops]

Steam is an online gaming platform. It's well over a decade old. I used to use it when it first came out, but then I quit PC gaming. I just got it again this year, and I'm still using my old account.

Advantages:
No dongle, so you can't break it or lose it. That also makes it cheaper as there's no hardware to buy. You can use almost anything that works as a game controller on Windows, like the V-Control, Taranis, or an actual game pad like a PS3/4 pad or Xbox pad.
Any other radio with a trainer port can use an cheap £5 FMS dongle.

Automatic almost seamless updates (updates when you start the steam client, which is a boot up for most people). No need to download huge files and un-install then re-install. It's all done for you.
Friends lists. The Steam client also includes an instant messenger, meaning you can arrange online sessions without having to load up the sim to see if there's a session up.
You can also run the steam version separate to the old dongle version, meaning you don't have to have one or the other if you spent a ton of time on setups for example.

Disadvantages:
You have to have the steam client and a steam account (they're free, obviously).
Other than that I can't think of any.

AccuRC is actually worth using now. It's taken a long time (I bought it at launch) but it's finally there. Just this last week, VTX blades have been added in the 697, 717 sizes, and yesterday the 557s were added. All modeled with data from the engineer that designed the blades.

[paul 5ive-t]

I updated mine a couple of nights ago, lots of extra features, some good places to fly, empty fields to built up areas, just took a couple of hr to get setup but yeah liking it.

[_tj_]

And the AccuRC after sales support is awesome.
I'm just about to fire it up and test the graphics cards to the max.

Just installed ATI crossfire.
Max settings here we come lol.

[_tj_]

Just found my screenshots.
Has anyone else come across this while online session.

You are happily flying around.
Then someone online goes into the workshop.
An this appears in front of your eyes until they resume lol.

Steam Community :: Screenshot

[acidla]

Mates,
Can i install the sim on multiple pc's? I am using 3 pc's and i want to have the sim on all of them.

[myxiplx]

With Steam that should be fine, Steam manages all the copy protection and it will just ensure you're only running it on one at a time.

Heck, now my kids are old enough to start liking some of my games, I've shared my Steam library with their accounts, so they can play my games too. It's a very well thought out platform.

[acidla]

Nice

Is there a comparison between RF7.5? In terms of flying characteristics.

[myxiplx]

They're both pretty good, if you have a high spec PC and are willing to put the time in, AccuRC is better, it's the only one to capture all the real subtle details of heli flight. But on a lower spec machine, RealFlight is easier to set up and runs better.

On a high end PC I'll use AccuRC, but on my standard work laptop it's RealFlight for me, and that's ending up getting more stick time from me just for that reason.

They're both more than good enough to learn everything up to high end 3D flying.

[bigpops]

AccuRC doesn't really need a high spec PC. My PC hasn't had a new part in it for 6 years, and it was only mid-range when I built it. It's an intel i5 2500K CPU (3.2Ghz quad core), 8GB ram, AMD Radeon 7700 GFX card. Nowhere near enough to run a modern PC game.

It does need more than the other sims though, there's no doubt about that.

[acidla]

Nice mates,

I already have RF7.5 and it is awesome, so i was thinking if the accurc is worth over it.

Cheers.

[PKNEC]

Ok folks just downloaded it off steam.
Can anyone recommend a usb dongle.
That will work with futaba 14sg.
Cheers
Paul

[bigpops]

Any dongle that works with:
neXt
Heli-X
Clearview
FMS

should work. That's not my list, I borrowed (stole) it from ArchmageAU on helifreak.

[sparts]

I ordered this, should arrive tomorrow.

USB RC Simulator FMS Adapter Cable For Controller Futaba JR walkera Helicopter R | eBay

Cheers