Steel Beasts Professional Personal Edition (PE) requires an IBM compatible PC (x64 only!) with the following minimum configuration: (Recommended specs are in parentheses.)
For better playing experience, a joystick is recommended. Network game sessions obviously require an internet connection or TCP/IP based local area network. Permanent licenses for Steel Beasts Professional PE rely on a hardware device (a USB CodeMeter stick) for software protection (part of shipment). For this a free USB port is required. Time-based licenses for Steel Beasts Pro PE may be installed without a CodeMeter stick.
The classroom version of Steel Beasts Professional requires better hardware in order to support complex and large terrain databases generated by 3rd party solutions like TerraTools or Re-Lion Builder. To support planned features of software upgrades within the next two years an IBM compatible 64 bit PC (x64) is required with the following minimum configuration: (Recommended specs are in parentheses.)
For gunnery and crew training purposes a control handle replica is almost mandatory. Eventual other instruments (replica, or surplus) may be supported. Please contact us for details.