Trouble installing ETW? Please read!

[TosaInu]

Because ETW uses Steam for copy protection the game will only become active on Wednesday 4th March. This means it is impossible to install a boxed retail edition of the game before this time - the install will shut down at the point where you validate your CD key with Steam. This is not a fault with the disc or CD key; it is purely a restriction placed on the game by Steam. There is no way around this, unfortunately.

[Polemists]

Hi random mod who I have never seen in this section of the forum

Yes , CA has stated this many times. You can get the game on the 3rd but you can't play it till the 4th

[Sir Beane]

Hi random mod who I have never seen in this section of the forum

Yes , CA has stated this many times. You can get the game on the 3rd but you can't play it till the 4th

TosaInu is no 'random mod' sir! He is our lord and master, the highest authority here at the Org! You should bow deeply when you address him, and he may not have you executed.

He isn't just posting that the game cannot be played until the activation servers go online, but that it also cannot be installed. I was under the impression I could install it now and valiate it tomorrow, but alas this appears to not be the case.

[Greyblades]

Is there any way of knowing the exact time they will allow us lowly peasants of the .ORG to start installing?

[Marten]

So maybe i could be the first to fulfil master polemists wishes; But he wants an austrian screen ... nah!

We will see ... Steam says to me approximately 4 hours. 2 hours left for work, 1 for buying rabbit food
and 1 just looking out of the window, counting trees and birds ... slurping a nice cup of coffee ...

Marten

[pevergreen]

I hate you all.

I just spent nearly an hour watching a speed run of an old Nintendo 64 game. Ah, memories.

Sir Beane, thats a pretty darn good idea you sent me in that PM.

Well, those of you who have the game at unlock, enjoy it.

[LostLegion]

wait...im kinda confused....so i cant even play single player campaign today?..i have to wait fo steam?...sry jus confused!

[Andres]

I got this from the official .com site:

Release dates and activation times


If you have purchased Empire as a digital download...You will be able to activate your digital copy and play Empire on Tuesday 3rd March from 18:00 CET / 09:00 PST.

If you have purchased a boxed copy...You will be able to activate your boxed copy of Empire and play on Wednesday 4th March.

[pevergreen]

Think of it as a midnight release for a game on a console, like the XBOX or Halo 3.

You might have the boxed copy in your hands, or the digital copy downloaded on your computer, but since your computer has to launch the game through steam (console, from our example) and it requires a one-off connection to the internet to validate your game to your account, no one can play before the release time.

I hope that helps...I dont think it will, ask again if you need a proper clarification


edit: ^*&$^(*#&^)#$)^&!)&@^)#^_^ what is it with all these random cool members from other parts coming in and posting in the same minute I am, but before me.

Just while you are here Andres, are you the Godfather?

[Andres]

edit: ^*&$^(*#&^)#$)^&!)&@^)#^_^ what is it with all these random cool members from other parts coming in and posting in the same minute I am, but before me.

It's a conspiracy pevergreen. We decided to constantly watch your profile and post in the threads you are replying to.

Only a registered TinFoilHat (tm) will save you. For a modest fee, I'll send you the required activation code.

Just while you are here Andres, are you the Godfather?

No comment

[pevergreen]

Even if you are, its too late! Beefy is doomed!

I knew it! So thats why Tosa won't promote me I'd catch on to the secret pevergreen watching forum.

Oh well, back to the senior members forum and improved Babe Thread.

[Marten]

I got this from the official .com site:

Release dates and activation times

If you have purchased Empire as a digital download...You will be able to activate your digital copy and play Empire on Tuesday 3rd March from 18:00 CET / 09:00 PST.

If you have purchased a boxed copy...You will be able to activate your boxed copy of Empire and play on Wednesday 4th March.

And i got this from SenseiTW (on Yuku):

"Empire will begin loading upon release. There will not be a pre-load due to the staggered release dates throughout the world. We will be activating Empire throughout the world between Tues, March 3 17:00 GMT and Weds March 4 9:00 GMT."

We will see ...

Marten

[Necceh]

Gutted :(.

I go back to work on Thursday as well, boo-hoo.

Oh well, i can go back to get my ass handed to me in Hearts of Iron 2. Anyone know where i can find a good forum with tips on that game? Its damn hard heh.

[pevergreen]

www.google.com

[Polemists]

Ah time zones,

by the time 9:00 pm PST hits it will be mid day wed for me...so it will only be a hour or two i'll have to here other people comment on how much they enjoy playing etw before I play it :)

Oh and I never said you had to play Austria, just I would like to see the Choose a Faction screen with the Austria info.

That's all :)

[Necceh]

www.google.com

yeah had a look matey but only really came across cheat codes and the paradox interactive forum that doesnt have a strategy section annoyingly enough :(.

[Andres]

yeah had a look matey but only really came across cheat codes and the paradox interactive forum that doesnt have a strategy section annoyingly enough :(.

Hi Necceh, maybe you should post your question in the Arena where we discuss non TW games.

If your junior member status would prevent you from posting there, then don't hesitate to drop me a pm and I'll post a thread for you.

[pevergreen]

Theres a hearts of iron 3 thread? https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=113506

[Sir Beane]

This is exactly what it says in the title. If you have a problem installing Empire post here for advice and guidance. This is an attempt to stem the inevitable tide of Help! Threads which will flood the forum once the game goes live.

I do hope that none of you need to however.

EDIT: As pevergreen rightly points out this thread was also his idea .

[pevergreen]

Oh so I get credit for the other thread but not this one? Its ok I still love you.

[Rhyfelwyr]

I put my disk in and after I clicked to install it did something few minutes, and then asked for the activation code. So I typed it in, a loading bar came up saying activating for steam or something like that, however nothing happened after that... I can't see anything in Steam and I don't know what to do...

EDIT: Never mind, I just realised I can't install it until tomorrow. I actually read the threads that said that, but for some reason I thought it was Wednesday.

[Sir Beane]

I put my disk in and after I clicked to install it did something few minutes, and then asked for the activation code. So I typed it in, a loading bar came up saying activating for steam or something like that, however nothing happened after that... I can't see anything in Steam and I don't know what to do...

If you bought a boxed copy (which I presume you did to get the disk) you cannot activate it until tomorrow. Any attempt to do so will crash the install.

It sucks, but you will have to wait until an undisclosed time tomorrow where they allow activation for boxed versions of the game.

[Maleficus]

So..... ETW can be activated and played on the 4th, even though it doesn't come out until the 6th?

[pevergreen]

It comes out now.

[Maleficus]

?????


But games always comeout on a Friday.


Don't they?

[pevergreen]

Nope. The game can be activated tomorrow (weds)

[TosaInu]

Hello Polemists.

[pevergreen]

Hes scarily formal isnt he? Almost like a robot.

I imagine him as the Terminator.

[Divine Wind]

Hello!

I just purchased Empire on steam so I thought I would be able to download the game straight away (I believe it states you can download the game from 17:00 GMT time). However each time I click "install game" on the steam menu, the bar begins to load, steam hangs, and then I get a little prompt which states my "Your steam ticket has expired" which asks me to enter my account name and password. After doing that...nothing happens.

Any ideas?

:edit: Seems that the steam servers are a bit overloaded. I changed my server download region to east coast america and I'm now downloading at 700kb/s :)

[RTKBarrett]

Because ETW uses Steam for copy protection the game will only become active on Wednesday 4th March. This means it is impossible to install a boxed retail edition of the game before this time - the install will shut down at the point where you validate your CD key with Steam. This is not a fault with the disc or CD key; it is purely a restriction placed on the game by Steam. There is no way around this, unfortunately.

Just to let u know that ppl are playing it now mate if they have the boxed version... You may be thinking American only?