Is membership of Steam now a prerequisite for Leadwerks ?

[luxgud]

I have no interest in Steam other than using it as a shop window to see what's available and to read peoples comments and reviews. I have an account but Steam is not installed on my PC. If I purchased the Standard version, would I need Steam running to access upgrades or anything else might I need ? Thanks

[Rick]

It is sort of a bummer if Steam is required. I use Steam but for some reason I can only open Leadwerks once from Steam. If I want to open it again I have to kill the Steam process (because it won't quit normally because it still thinks a program is running (Leadwerks), and then reopen Steam and then I can reopen Leadwerks. I have to do that every time. I would prefer a stand alone version.

[Josh]

No, but there are a lot of features you can only get through the Steam build.

[luxgud]

Are those 'extra features' only for the Standard build too ?

 

Thanks for your patience

[Josh]

What I mean is direct publishing of screenshots and videos, and most importantly the upcoming Steam Workshop.

[luxgud]

Thanks Josh - I thought it meant upgrades