...until July 11th.

PGA golf 2k23 (published by 2K Studios. And made by HB Studios who have long been the gold standard for golf sims). I think 2K23 is the 5th in their series.

Normally $59 now $15 until July 11.

The course designer: allows fans to create courses. There's probably 300+ courses made by fans. All are in the game (if you are online). Counting all the versions, I have played over 500 18 hole rounds. 

In the old days the Crosby Clambake was: Cyprus Point, Spyglass, and Pebble Beach. All of these are in the game, as well as a half dozen courses the British Open rotate on. At least half the courses on Golf Digest 100 best courses in world are there. Some made by users, some by HB Studios.

There are console versions of the exact same game, maybe those are on sale too. This is the PC version on Steam:

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1588010

 

 

The only version I played was on Xbox Series S. No problems. I rate it 5 out of 5 stars.

Been waiting a LONG time to afford switching my FS to 64bits. I finally bought both XPlane 11 AND FS2020 Premium for not much more than it would've cost for just 2020 Standard at regular price. I now know the struggle of the 24-hour "is it stuck/did it break" initial install! 🙃 (just sleep/work it off)

BTW for those still on the fence about switching sims with older systems that are now lower than the stated "minimum requirements": Give it a try- it may still work.  I took that gamble and was very pleasantly surprised that even with my now word not allowed-poor ancient GT5xx series GPU and last gen AM3+ system, both XP11 and FS20 still ran well. I'm finding that unless it needs something completely new like the Vulkan Graphics API for XP12, the "minimums" may just mean expecting no less than 60fps. I'm ok with 15-30 fps, which I've been accustomed to for years from all the mods I have with original FSX and Steam Edition. For me it's the right time to start moving on. I'll still be using FSX for a good while longer until I figure out how the tons of unique/retro/custom AI traffic I collected can be converted to work with what the AIG Traffic engine won't have. But as long as they still fly instead of CTD, I'm good with a slower than normal sim until I max out this board with a new GPU. XP12/FS24 can be for my next Generational Build.

For those seeing this after the sale ends: monitor https://steamdb.info/ to track the price history and predict when the next sale should be due. You can also test XPlane with the demos on their site. https://www.x-plane.com/desktop/try-it/older/ Just delete the demo folder and buy/reinstall through Steam when ready since, like P3D, I've not seen the Developer site ever go on sale.

X-Plane 11

-67%

$29.99

$9.89

https://steamdb.info/app/269950/

Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition

-80%

$24.99

$4.99

https://steamdb.info/app/314160/

Microsoft Flight Simulator: 40th Anniversary
Standard/Deluxe/Premium Editions

(get Premium on sale for the regular price of Standard Edition)

-50%

$59.99/$89.99/$119.99

$29.99/$44.99/$59.99

Standard: https://steamdb.info/app/1250410/

Deluxe: https://steamdb.info/sub/759286/

Premium: https://steamdb.info/sub/759285/

X-Plane 12

(requires Vulkan Graphics capability to run)

-33%

$79.99

$53.59

https://steamdb.info/app/2014780/

 

Lossless scaling 20% off until July 11.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/993090/Lossless_Scaling/

I'm thinking about a racing/driving sim that does not eat so many FPS (i.e., so that I can run it in my laptop), but is not so arcade. Any racing game for PC you like?

Edited July 8, 20241 yr by Luis Hernandez

On 7/8/2024 at 7:18 AM, Luis Hernandez said:

I'm thinking about a racing/driving sim that does not eat so many FPS (i.e., so that I can run it in my laptop), but is not so arcade. Any racing game for PC you like?

Automobilista 2

Assetto Corsa

Gran Turismo  7

Project Cars 2 or 3 (If you can find them)

and the train sims are all on sale.

UBOAT

 

https://store.steampowered.com/app/494840/UBOAT/

 

 

There are exactly 3 truly steam train routes in Train Sim World. This package gets all 3 plus the ECL that the Royal Scotsman runs on. It also includes the Royal Scotsman itself

TSW 4 Steam ICONS bundle:

Normally $182 for $53 (71% off).

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/37326/Train_Sim_World_4_Steam_Icons_Bundle/

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But the above will not run at all unless you ALSO have TSW 4 itself.

Here it is for $8 along with a free Los Angeles Diesel passenger route. Normally the route is $40 and normally TSW 4 itself  is $40

or $80 for only $8.

TSW 4 US Regional edition:

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/33908/Train_Sim_World_4_US_Regional_Edition/

the grand total for the 2 packages is 53 + 8 =$61 

normal price  182 + 80 = $262.

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To run diesel freight on the above LA diesel passenger route you need the rail cars from this package. But this package also includes 3 more routes and some engines along with all those freight cars which you need. The 3 included routes are Sherman  Pass , Cane Creek, and Cajon Pass

TSW USA Expansion Bundle ($112 normal for $27)

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/35749/Train_Sim_World_4_USA_Expansion_Bundle/

 

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So I bought all the above for $53 + 8 + 27 = $88.43

Normal prices $262 + 112 = $374

EDIT: It took  54 GB of space for the $88.43 TSW bundles.

 

Edited July 10, 20241 yr by Fielder

About one half of the stuff is still on sale...

 

 

 

Through the 16th July on sale.

Acela Express is Amtrac high speed train which runs on the Northeast Corridor.

Normally you need NE Cor Boston - Providence $30 + NE Cor NY-Trenton $40 + the Acela Express train $23 = $92.97 total.

Here's how to buy it on sale

On sale as a 3 piece package , total for all 3 is $38.87 instead of $92.97.

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You also need TSW itself, be sure to get version 4. Best way is in this 3 part package :

1) TSW4 itself

2) ECML East Coast Main Line in the UK where the flying Scotsman runs from time to time.

3) And it has the Flying Scotsman Steam train.

Train Sim World® 4: Flying Scotsman Centenary Edition

Normally the package is $50, now on sale for $10

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2386180/Train_Sim_World_4_LNER_Class_A3_60103_Flying_Scotsman_Steam_Loco_AddOn/

 

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TSW 4  requires:

• Minimum:
  • OS: 64-bit Windows 10 or Windows 11
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.5 GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 1500X @ 3.7 GHz
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 460 with 2 GB VRAM or more
  • DirectX: Version 10
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 80 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
  • Additional Notes: Requires mouse and keyboard or Xbox Controller

• Recommended:
  • OS: 64-bit Windows 10 or Windows 11
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.7 GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 3600 @ 3.6 GHz
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB or AMD Radeon RX 5700 with 8 GB VRAM or more
  • DirectX: Version 10 or higher

 

 

 

 

 

Edited July 12, 20241 yr by Fielder