Steam and FSX Boxed connection?

[Concodroid 84]

So a long, long time ago, I bought FSX Gold edition- with fsx SP1, 2, and Acceleration. My friend bought the Steam edition, and we're now trying to play together.

I don't want to pay 25 bucks just to play with him (by buying Steam edition), so how would we fly together?

I know that LAN connect directly IP mode works on my FSX Gold, but not on his Steam edition.

[TextRich 88]

Some ideas from this old web page - http://www.msfsgateway.com/online.html

Not listed is a newer software that I use - JoinFS - https://pmem.uk/joinfs/

These are for normal multiplayer flights.  More serious simmers tend to use services like VATSIM, IVAO, PilotEdge, and so on.

[airernie 263]

8 hours ago, Concodroid said:

I don't want to pay 25 bucks just to play with him (by buying Steam edition), so how would we fly together?

Wait until a Steam sale.  You can probably pick FSX:SE for less than $10.

 

 

Edited November 25, 2019 by airernie

[Concodroid 84]

6 hours ago, BF Bullpup said:

Some ideas from this old web page - http://www.msfsgateway.com/online.html

Not listed is a newer software that I use - JoinFS - https://pmem.uk/joinfs/

These are for normal multiplayer flights.  More serious simmers tend to use services like VATSIM, IVAO, PilotEdge, and so on.

Do you know if there are any that don't require admin rights?

Due to a really long, complicated story, I can't install things with Admin rights, and there's nothing I can do about it. Literally.

[TextRich 88]

17 hours ago, Concodroid said:

Do you know if there are any that don't require admin rights?

Due to a really long, complicated story, I can't install things with Admin rights, and there's nothing I can do about it. Literally.

I can't remember JoinFS ever asking me for admin rights.  Most add-ons don't require them... the only one I can think of that want me to run as administrator is SPAD.neXt.  Most of those networking software are freeware so it can't hurt for you to try to experiment with each one.

[Concodroid 84]

On 11/26/2019 at 3:07 AM, BF Bullpup said:

I can't remember JoinFS ever asking me for admin rights.  Most add-ons don't require them... the only one I can think of that want me to run as administrator is SPAD.neXt.  Most of those networking software are freeware so it can't hurt for you to try to experiment with each one.

Got join FX installed on both of our computers. Thanks!

 

Also, if anybody is browsing this thread from the future, yes, JoinFS requires admin rights to install. Not to run, though.

[Concodroid 84]

On 11/26/2019 at 3:07 AM, BF Bullpup said:

I can't remember JoinFS ever asking me for admin rights.  Most add-ons don't require them... the only one I can think of that want me to run as administrator is SPAD.neXt.  Most of those networking software are freeware so it can't hurt for you to try to experiment with each one.

Got JoinFS installed on both of our computers. Thanks!

 

Also, if anybody is browsing this thread from the future, yes, JoinFS requires admin rights to install. Not to run, though.

[TextRich 88]

14 hours ago, Concodroid said:

Got JoinFS installed on both of our computers. Thanks!

Also, if anybody is browsing this thread from the future, yes, JoinFS requires admin rights to install. Not to run, though.

I appreciate the correction.  🙂  Enjoy!