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Hey everyone, turns out it was the steam installation folder TOM didn't like, I had to install steam (the app no just TOM) on my system SSD and redownload TOM, it now works. hope this helps the other ones who had this problem.

problem is the game doesn't even try to launch, I just get the useless steam prompt and nothing not even an attempt to change resolution or a windows blinking...

I'll append it to the ticket, was thinking of doing it, but the lure of being the first one to post an issue on a BI game took the better of me :)

well, looks like I'm the first, yay, lucky me... *goes and cries in a corner*

Thought I'd create a topic in case other persons have the same problem, I finished downloading the game, and restarted my computer just to be sure, the game does not start, I just get the steam launch prompt that flashes for half a second and then nothing... My drivers are up to date, windows 8 x64, largely over the minimum requirements so I don't see what can be wrong. Please help

Finished downloading, but the game is not launching, just opens the "launching steam app" for a second and then nothing...

Got mine for about 300 Euros, and I have to say, I DO NOT regret buying this beauty. (after looking it up on the web you can find it online a little under 500$) I used to have the old Thrustmaster Cougar Hotas but the pots were starting acting up (conveniently right before when DCS a-10 came out) and this one is an upgrade on virtually everything: - The throttle is more responsive and the fact that you can choose to split it to control two engines separatly is great (and there's a magnetic switch to stick them together) - The new joystick loosed the pots and now use Hall effect sensors and much better gimbals, it's smoother, more responsive and much less of a strain to pilot for prolonged times as well. - If you're into DCS-A10 there's no excuse not to favor it since it's an exact replica and it's perfectly connected to the game (every toggle switch and button is directly mapped to the plane and active out of the box) The only minus from me comes from the buttons which are plastic (the old ones were metal) but on the plus side, they are much harder to press to emulate the real plane (and the fact that you need harder buttons to compensate for the loss of tactile feedback due to gloves) Obviously, the handle doesn't twist so you'll either have to bind them to another button or buy a set of pedals. I had the saitek pro rudder pedals which are cheaper to some alternatives and I find them great. It is quite an investment, but if you're into simulations, and for having tried a lot of the alternative hotas systems, I have to say this is the best I've ever flown and not just for plane simulations (I used it on KA-50 and now on Take On and it's a dream). That, of course, is my personal opinion and should not be taken as a statement, other people will prefer force feedback sticks or CH products but this one just clicks my buttons in all the right ways.

I have to agree, although I find the simulation great and really enjoyable the graphics just don't cut it, the models seem nice, but the textures are terrible, and even if the reflexion on the skyscrapers kind of look nice, the filling texture between the windows and on other buildings seem equally as blurry. I have the same processor and the exact same video card so it might be driver related to the GTX570 series. Knowing that other people might not have the same issues would reassure me that it's driver related (I'm on the beta 285.38 nvidia drivers) I tend towards that explanation because the ingame graphics (cranked to max) don't mesure up to the videos or screenshots on the website and I trust Bohemia didn't alter them (not their style from what I've seen from them on all their other excellent games)