Ship Simulator
English forum => Ship Simulator Extremes => Topic started by: Captain Kingsbury on August 29, 2010, 18:31:42
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Hi, my friend has bought the box version of SSE and is stuck installing it because it says he needs to update steam, but has no internet access. I am purchasing the game tomorrow, and would prefer not to encounter the same problem with steam.
Does SSE require steam to run, or just activate it, and is it possible to get a box version of SSE which does not require steam?
Thanks for any help you can give
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you can only get ship sim whit out steam from ship sim .com :2thumbs: :2thumbs: :2thumbs: :2thumbs: :2thumbs: :2thumbs: :2thumbs:
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Thanks for that, does anyone know if once installed using steam, whether or not steam is still necessary each time you play the game? thanks
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Thanks for that, does anyone know if once installed using steam, whether or not steam is still necessary each time you play the game? thanks
once it is actavated it wont need steam to be able to play :thumbs: :thumbs:
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Hi Captain Kingsbury,
Welcome to the forum! :)
Once you have activated SSE via Steam you will not need to use do so again. It's a one-time activation over the internet :)
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What IS steam? Does it mention anywhere when you buy it that you need something else?
I personally am waiting to see if it's worth buying or not. But not impressed to see you have to get other software to make it work!
Some of us have enough effluent on our computers without adding to it...
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Hi Stu,
Steam is a program that keeps your games up to date. It's kind of like a gamer manager, a platform to sell, download, patch and talk about games.
Not sure about your second question by the way, sorry :-\
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Thanks Adam
So it DOES mean you have to put this on your computer before you can use SSE? I don't mind putting vstep stuff on my computer, as it is a trusted company, but I know nothing about steam and don't want any more junk on there than I absolutely must.
Is there a reason then that vstep is making it compulsory to put relatively unknown extra junk on your computer? Or is it another shortcut? I was very impressed with 06, less so with 08- better graphics and environments, but somehow lacking in gameplay nonetheless... wonder how sse will pan out.
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You don't need Steam to play SSE Stuart ;)
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Thanks ballast.
But you DO need it to register?
PS well done on being 'promoted' from the ranks of peasant to lord of the goderators ;) (enjoy it before the novelty wears off) ;D
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Nah, you don't need Steam at all. Personally i don't use it either, since ShipSim is the only game that i play on my glorified typewriter.
Thanks! You should come around more often, you missed my promotion party a few months ago!
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So what are people wittering on about steam for then???
If I go and buy a boxed copy (to use on my recently burned out computer (currently on the office 'NON glorified typewriter)) from a shop do I or do I not need to use steam?
As people are saying yes to that...
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Hello Stu,
Why don't you download from VStep site? You can anyway burn a DVD in case you are later without internet connection?
Tout va bien, I hope?
Regards,
Luc
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Hi Stu,
The only people who need to activate via Steam are those who have purchased the Paradox boxed version that uses the Steam system.
Other than that Steam is NOT required :)
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Adam,
Are you saying there are TWO boxed versions? A steam and normal?
Luc, bonsoir!
If I can avoid steam then I'll do that. I'm on mobile broadband due to tech fault, so I will have to wait anyway,,,
Oui, je suis tres bien, merci. Et vouz?
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Hi Stuart,
Yes there are two types of boxed version, but I believe this was down to the publisher, not VSTEP :)
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That's ok then... (sarcasm)
Apparently only the steam version is available in Britain!
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Its good to read Stuarts words of wisdom again - how we have missed them ::)
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Its good to read Stuarts words of wisdom again - how we have missed them ::)
and compliments of the day to you too. Whoever you are.
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That's ok then... (sarcasm)
Apparently only the steam version is available in Britain!
I brought a CD version from Amazon (because it was £10 cheaper)
and have ended up with a download copy...
and two licence keys ???
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Yes it has caused a small amount of confusion :)
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Stu, I tried to find out, and indeed Steam is almost everywhere the final distributor, but as you are underway very often, you could instead buy a DVD in the Benelux, where Paradox is not the publisher (to be checked) ?
Luc
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Luc,
Does that version also come with English? ;) My French and Flemish/Dutch IS improving, but not THAT well....!
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Yes, at the time of the installation, you are prompted to select a language. It solves the problem of expatriates...
Luc
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Merci Monsieur Luc.
Next time I'm in Flanders (November) maybe the bugs will be ironed out by then...
Or maybe I'll buy pro/nautis instead as it seems they've made a pigs ear of this...
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Cheers for all your comments guys (especially stu and adam ;) ) i have now installed steam but it won't accept my product code for ship sim, anyone know what is wrong and what i should do?
Cheers now
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Capt K,
Is the game running OK its just you don't know where to input the code? If so register your code in your profile on here and thats it.
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thanks for your quick reply, the game is not running at all, upon registering with steam, it asks for the product code so i enter the code on the back of the manual and it says invalid code, my friend has the same problem, the game itself is not installing
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Sorry it didn't help, try uninstalling everything then reinstall directx, physx latest vid drivers etc and start again, that worked for me after initial problems. Best of luck.
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was your problem to do with the product key?
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I had no activation key issues, initially it wouldn't get past the loading screen, working ok now.
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you can only get ship sim whit out steam from ship sim .com :2thumbs: :2thumbs: :2thumbs: :2thumbs: :2thumbs: :2thumbs: :2thumbs:
The digital version from Gamersgate does not require/use Steam.