Steel Beasts Installers Removed From eSim Games Website

[Frankie]

Can someone out there give me, in less than 200.words, a concise, straight-to-the-point, no beating around the bush, yet factual answer to my simple question: why did eSimgames remove the installers from their website?

[Rinix]

Can someone out there give me, in less than 200.words, a concise, straight-to-the-point, no beating around the bush, yet factual answer to my simple question: why did eSimgames remove the installers from their website?

Unfortunately, not a definitive answer, because Ssnake is not giving out details. From what Ssnake has said, I suspect that the geopolitical situation, as expressed through the military customers, is the reason.

[Rinix]

Further:

will the transition to the 4.3 license inhibit me from using the previous one?

No. Obviously, there can be version conflicts once that you edit a scenario in SB 4.3 and then try to open it in SB Pro PE 4.3; as long as you can manage to keep the two apart - say, with disciplined naming conventions or by other means - you'll be good.

how can I use the secondary licenses?

For play with friends and family in a home LAN.

I don't understand how this relates to neutering the PE multiplayer numbers by half. It makes no sense without any context. You'll never share it with us, and we just all need to move on. But by not controlling the messaging means that you must face whatever messaging that is generated.

The TankSim discord is active for Steel Beasts but I've never asked for a server license due to the previous narrative that server licenses are only for select groups and that there was some [unknown] cap on server licenses that you couldn't provide. Now, it seems like you'll give them out based on some unknown condition. It's confusing.

[Rinix]

More:

I've never asked for a server license due to the previous narrative that server licenses are only for select groups and that there was some [unknown] cap on server licenses that you couldn't provide.

Did I or anyone from eSim ever made such a statement?
Sure, we want a healthy balance between the total number of active SB players and the number of servers, so the community doesn't get atomized. Which, I think, is in everybody's interest.

But asking me never hurts.

[Rinix]

From TankHunter:

I'll repeat this here as I believe it may have been missed on the TankSim discord. As the former host for UK Armor, Soviet VU and periodic host for TGIF, asking Nils (Ssnake) for a license and server exe is a painless experience.

[Asid]

From TankHunter:

I'll repeat this here as I believe it may have been missed on the TankSim discord. As the former host for UK Armor, Soviet VU and periodic host for TGIF, asking Nils (Ssnake) for a license and server exe is a painless experience.

Not as simple as you are led to believe. 

[Rinix]

Looking at the items removed, I don't see anything too upsetting to me for the way I play the game.
That said, I do not see any real reason to go through the trouble to upgrade  either, Just a new Campaign.
Am I missing something ?

There'll be quite a few bugfixes (some of which I'd rate as "quality of life improvements"), and of course the servers are going to be replaced by the SB 4.3 103+ version, as their licenses eventually expire.

[Asid]

Flexability with AAR lost!

No playing over 4 players on an older version, even with a server license! (If they give you one).

NOT good.

[Attila]

This shows that this company never ever cared about the so named Personal Edition user (I name them here FANBOYS wannabe Soldiers), this with they lazy ass exude of Global Geopolitical changes.

Also the crap about confidential data is total laughable, go on Telegram and you will see how much this behemoth vehicles worth, again an 500 Euro Fiber optics drone, do you want videos that show Leopards, T90, T80, M1, erased  from existence and they crew with only 2000 Euro worth of drones

So be clear, SB Pro PE engines is totally outdated compared to VBS and the other competitors. For example GHPC have a better penetration physics than SB Pro and we not started to talk about ARMA 2 OA (not crap show ARMA 3) with specific mod's

[Rinix]

Ssnake has reported that no vehicles are being removed:

So no units have been removed from the game, right?

Nope.

[Rinix]

Release news:

Just a quick update. Quality Assurance hasn't said No to a release for this Friday, but reserves the right to put a stop on it on Thursday, pending the discovery of something evil.
So, tomorrow we'll prepare everything for a release by Friday, and then if QA doesn't find anything in the 24...30 hours afterwards it's a Go for Launch.

I'll try and see if we can open the web shop already for those of you who want to get their licenses early, but be aware that if we can't release it this Friday, there'll be a ten day delay minimum due to circumstances that aren't quality control related.

[Rinix]

Ssnake states that the installer for Steel Beasts Pro PE version 4.397 will not be made available to persons who purchased a license for it. Judging by what he is saying, persons with a 4.3 license but no Steel Beasts Pro PE version 4.397 installer will have to wait for the Steel Beasts version 4.3 installer to come out before a refund can be made:

I fully understand that; unfortunately this is the one thing that we can't do. But if you're unhappy with version 4.3, contact Sales@eSimGames and we'll initiate a refund.

[Rinix]

Release notes for Steel Beasts version 4.3103:
eSim Games store is reopened: https://www.esimgames.com/store/

[Rinix]

Ssnake has confirmed that the new Steel Beasts 4.3 license will not overwrite the old Steel Beasts Pro PE 4.3 license:

I am assuming that the upgraded license for 4.3 will not overwrite my SP Pro PE licenses?

Correct.