Check it out folks, I am just loving this - http://www.egosoft.com/x/xnews/201203_1_44News.html

BTW the boxed version is available and for anyone that has a DL version there is a special exe file you can download from Ergosoft to allow you to run it without the Steam Client.

You have to give these guys/Gals credit, they listen to their customers and they respond, for the folks that don't like steam - no prob give us a couple weeks we will fix you right up and Poof, here we are - Gig likes that.