I'm sure most of you have heard of Steal Beasts at some point, but if you haven't it's pretty much the DCS of tank simulation. Only better. The graphics are a little reminiscent of the pre-EDGE days, but the realism more than offsets any of those gripes.


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Of course, if you've heard of it and looked in to it, no doubt the big reason you didn't end up getting it already was because it's normally priced around $115. Happened to look at the site today after listening to Kocrachon playing that arcade-ey BS World of Tanks and wouldn't ya know it, it's now down to $85 until they release the next iteration in a few months. Still steep, but within the realm of possibility for me, so I went ahead and got it.

Don't know what improvements 4.0 will bring, but 3.0 will suit me just fine for the time being. For realism junkies like myself and many of you guys $115 might not be that crazy for what you get, but $85 is infinitely easier to live with. If anyone else is interested, check it out and let me know if you end up getting it.

www.esimgames.com/?page_id=1361

There are also time-limited licenses available as well for much less, $10 for a month if you just want to check it out, but a realistic simulation of Abrams, Bradleys, Leopard IIs, and the Soviet scrap they'd shoot at in the Cold War is a definite keeper in my book.

I'll pick it up in a couple days for sure. Thanks for the heads up.

Thought I saw something for replacing a broken USB key, they wouldn't do the same thing for a lost one?

BTW, I think that "4.xx" update is a payware update.

Also kinda thinking about the year license...Had a blast with it before....Darn it!

Yeah it'll probably be a $40 upgrade but it's not coming out for another couple months still.