phil7085 Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Hi All, New to the forum. I just decided to download Football Manager 2009 instead of going out to buy it on cd. I didn't realise that Steam was pc only and I have a Mac. I have used a laptop to install Steam and download the game but would like to know if I can now transfer it to my Mac without requiring Steam or Windows? Any help would be great. Cheers, Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crpls Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Think you'll have trouble activating it on the Mac. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrashOverride Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Hi All,New to the forum. I just decided to download Football Manager 2009 instead of going out to buy it on cd. I didn't realise that Steam was pc only and I have a Mac. I have used a laptop to install Steam and download the game but would like to know if I can now transfer it to my Mac without requiring Steam or Windows? Any help would be great. Cheers, Phil The steam version is PC Only so im afraid your out of luck It will work on your PC but not on your mac Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexandre Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 No way. I think you need to buy other copy. If you search through these forums other people have had similar problem. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil7085 Posted February 27, 2009 Author Share Posted February 27, 2009 You'd think it would have been made a bit clearer. Nevermind. I wonder if i'll be able to get a refund. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexandre Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Maybe if you try to contact Sega customer service... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Wakeford Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 You'd think it would have been made a bit clearer. Nevermind.I wonder if i'll be able to get a refund. In fairness the fact that Steam is not available on Mac is common knowledge, and is information provided on the Steam website as well as on these boards. Just like it is your responsibility to check you meet the minimum requirements, you also need to check the method of installation is suitable for ALL your needs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil7085 Posted February 27, 2009 Author Share Posted February 27, 2009 Maybe if you try to contact Sega customer service... I've sent them a support request, i'll see what they say. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil7085 Posted February 27, 2009 Author Share Posted February 27, 2009 In fairness the fact that Steam is not available on Mac is common knowledge, and is information provided on the Steam website as well as on these boards. Just like it is your responsibility to check you meet the minimum requirements, you also need to check the method of installation is suitable for ALL your needs. But nowhere does it say that you need to use Steam everytime you want to play the game "After you've purchased a game, download it immediately and start playing." This line leads you to believe you can download the game and play. To be honest I only found out about Steam because I was on footballmanager.com looking to buy the game and saw the link to download instead of go to the shops, it was until i'd actually entered payment that I even knew I needed Steam or what it was. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Wakeford Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 But nowhere does it say that you need to use Steam everytime you want to play the game "After you've purchased a game, download it immediately and start playing." This line leads you to believe you can download the game and play.To be honest I only found out about Steam because I was on footballmanager.com looking to buy the game and saw the link to download instead of go to the shops, it was until i'd actually entered payment that I even knew I needed Steam or what it was. You don't have to use Steam everytime to play it. Once it's downloaded via Steam you can create a shortcut on your desktop and launch it from there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil7085 Posted February 27, 2009 Author Share Posted February 27, 2009 You don't have to use Steam everytime to play it. Once it's downloaded via Steam you can create a shortcut on your desktop and launch it from there. I just get an error when doing that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexandre Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Seen all problems people are experiencing with Steam, I think it's a big mistake to buy the game there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrashOverride Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 I just get an error when doing that. What error do you get? I have steam and only launch the game via that to get updates. Rest of the time its short cut all the way Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil7085 Posted February 27, 2009 Author Share Posted February 27, 2009 Seen all problems people are experiencing with Steam, I think it's a big mistake to buy the game there. I totally agree Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil7085 Posted February 27, 2009 Author Share Posted February 27, 2009 What error do you get?I have steam and only launch the game via that to get updates. Rest of the time its short cut all the way I get an error to do with a .dll file, I didn't really understand it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrashOverride Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 I get an error to do with a .dll file, I didn't really understand it. Can you get the name of that DLL? Im sure I have seen a fix for it on here but I cant search for DLL. How have created your shortcut out of intrest? Try This as well? I've installed though Steam, do I have to run the game through Steam each time I want to play? No you don't, you can create a shortcut to Football Manager 2009 without having to use Steam. Go to: C:\Program Files\Steam\Steamapps\Common\Football Manager 2009\ and right click the fm.exe file and choose "send to desktop (create shortcut)" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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