Download from Steam

**Freedom Onanist** · 03-02-2009, 19:12

Originally Posted by Fisherking

Downloading starts at 1800 GMT….that is in about two min. from now…

Did it?

**Lemur** · 03-02-2009, 19:13

Not on my PC, not yet, anyway. Wouldn't surprise me if they stagger the DLs to level the load on the servers. I'll be surprised if everyone with Steam turned on doesn't have a DL by tomorrow morning.

**Matteo123** · 03-02-2009, 19:19

I don't think it is an overreaction. CA and Sega have been awful about informing us as to how to get different editions of the game and what comes with them (at least in US - I was going to get special edition from Best Buy but no one was able to confirm that you get Constitution with special forces). Now, there is confusion as to when we can start the DL on Steam. I understand not telling us about the game itself to keep up the suspense but telling us how/when to get game is something they should have done a long time ago.

**Sir Beane** · 03-02-2009, 19:24

http://www.totalwar.com/empire/gameinfo/pre_order.php

The page in the link covers basically everything you need to know about how to get Empire and when the download and activation servers go active.

The only thing it doesn't mention is whether Best Buy has the Constitution or not, and I wouldn't expect Sega or CA to list purchasing info for every single store.

I have seen much, much worse game releases for major games. This one is going quite well so far.

**RTKBarrett** · 03-02-2009, 19:31

Im sorry but at least this game is coming out... some games were given a release date and then never released

**tibilicus** · 03-02-2009, 19:35

Deep breathes everyone, deep breathes.

Just relax and let the download start itself. Worrying wont speed anything up.

**quadalpha** · 03-02-2009, 19:58

http://shoguntotalwar.yuku.com/topic...-on-Steam.html

Argh.

**Lemur** · 03-02-2009, 19:35

Originally Posted by Matteo123

I understand not telling us about the game itself to keep up the suspense but telling us how/when to get game is something they should have done a long time ago.

If you don't have Empire fully available to you at the appointed time on Wednesday, I will eat a pug. And not a cute one. I will cook it first, though, so don't go badgering me about how I need to eat it raw.

In the meantime, why not sit back, relax, do your job or study for school, give a hug to the missus and maybe even have a nice tall pint of the good stuff?