Tacview question

[Marder]

Ok i found out that tacview (steam trial) starts by executing the Tacview64.exe without starting steam! So i think its portable but with the advantage that it updates automatically.

[mavfin]

ORIGINAL: sherlock1

I cannot get this tac view to work either. It would be nice if this feature was made usable when the game was installed rather than to have this problem Tried it on steam with the same results

I got the Steam version of Tacview Advanced. I had to run it by itself once from Steam before it would integrate with CMO. Have had no issues since that.

[Hongjian]

ORIGINAL: guanotwozero

You bring up a good point. On Steam I bought the Advanced version of Tacview, but installed the free demo version. The way it's arranged is that the Advanced version is a DLC of the demo.

When I navigate to the directory (...Steamlibrary\Steamapps\Common\Tacview) and run Tacview64.exe, what comes up is labelled with "Tacview demo (21 days left)" It has a "register" button on the toolbar.

If I launch Tacview from the Steam UI, it comes up as "Tacview Advanced" and has no registration box.

So it's there, but it takes more than simply running that executable. Maybe additional command line parameters are needed?

Unfortunately there's no manual or docs on Steam that I can find.

Seconding this question.

What's up with the "21 days left" for the tacview bundle? Any devs can answer it?

[guanotwozero]

ORIGINAL: Hongjian
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Seconding this question.

What's up with the "21 days left" for the tacview bundle? Any devs can answer it?

I've emailed Tacview tech support about this - I'll post up any answer I get.

[schweggy]

TacView needs to be setup in CMO.

Go to "Game\Options\TacView" and put in your path to the TacView executable.
(example: C:\Program Files\TacView\TacView64.exe) for the 64bit version.

If you've downloaded the "demo" version it is only valid for 21 days.

The "Advanced Version" ($70 US) is what I believe is suggested for CMO. It should be a one time purchase, unless the developer says otherwise. Matrix, et. al. has nothing to do with TacView pricing. It's a 3rd party add-on.

[Marder]

Does Tacview.net offers a discount for C:MO owners, too?
I would like to buy it there to have it DRM free.
Do i really have to pay 50% more in this case?

[guanotwozero]

There's not currently a discount on the Tacview site, but others have attested that sales do come up periodically.

The only discount I see right now is that Steam bundle.

BTW I don't know if you saw it, but I got a reply from their tech support here.

That means the Steam Advanced version will be directly usable as an executable, though that doesn't necessarily rule out reliance on Steam infrastructure (i.e. installed through Steam).

[Marder]

ORIGINAL: guanotwozero

There's not currently a discount on the Tacview site, but others have attested that sales do come up periodically.

The only discount I see right now is that Steam bundle.

BTW I don't know if you saw it, but I got a reply from their tech support here.

That means the Steam Advanced version will be directly usable as an executable, though that doesn't necessarily rule out reliance on Steam infrastructure (i.e. installed through Steam).

Thanks, i read your post before.
But i think their answer does not clearly clarify that tacview (bought on steam) will be a standalone in the future.(installation without steam, starting without steam.)

[guanotwozero]

Agreed. While it's too soon to tell, I may live to regret buying it there. I like the convenience of Steam, but don't like being reliant on it.

OTOH there are quite a few standalone products on Steam that can be run without the client and are effectively portable. I just don't know if this will be one of them.

[Marder]

Got no answer here -> Tacview steam discussion link.
I think we have to live with it like it is. Will use the steam 21day trial (thanks for that), after this i wait for a tacview.net store discount.

[BradOrbital]

Hadn't had a response on another post so asking here. Anyone using Tacview yet with the sentinel textures? On the warfaresims.com site in the addons section, the sentinel textures are not downloadable anymore? Says removed. Anyone notice if they are already "built in" or when the textures will be back up? Thanks.