bagman67 Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 When I got FM2010 Last year I used STEAM to download it and its on my laptop My Question is ... is there a way to get the game on my desktop as well? Do I have to pay extra for it like buying a second copy or something or is there a way to get it on my 2nd PC without having to pay extra? If there is a way say Im on my laptop paying a season and I save it.. if I go to the deskop will the game pick up where It left off from my last save on the other computer? Thanks Tom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sakkirito Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 You should be able to log onto Steam on your desktop computer and download the game files again. But you can not be logged on to Steam from your laptop and your desktop at the same time. About the save file.. What you are talking about is what they call a "Steam Cloud". that is a free service where Steam stores your saved games online so you can log on from wherever and play that save. FM however does not have that option (don't know why, really), so you would have to transfer that save game between your two computers via USB key or e-mail. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagman67 Posted January 14, 2011 Author Share Posted January 14, 2011 EXACTLY WHAT files am i transfering and where would i find them.. like what folder would they be under.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagman67 Posted January 14, 2011 Author Share Posted January 14, 2011 ive kept it as simple as possible.. i didnt do anything like adding graphics or anythiing and i am only playing 1 league right now (england) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas88 Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 if you don't know where your football manager files are then search football manager 2011 using the search tool. it will be in the subfolder games. really easy to find Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jod123 Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 My Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2010\games That is where you will find your saved games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lankylars Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 You should be able to log onto Steam on your desktop computer and download the game files again. But you can not be logged on to Steam from your laptop and your desktop at the same time.About the save file.. What you are talking about is what they call a "Steam Cloud". that is a free service where Steam stores your saved games online so you can log on from wherever and play that save. FM however does not have that option (don't know why, really), so you would have to transfer that save game between your two computers via USB key or e-mail. My guess is that there is not yet Steam Cloud capability because save files can get quite large. It would be awesome though, and I'm hoping that Valve eventually adds this to every game that Steam carries. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagman67 Posted January 14, 2011 Author Share Posted January 14, 2011 Ok.. so when I go to the other computer and download steam itself and sign in then i will have to download the game again correct? will it know that i paid for it already and let me do it for free? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jod123 Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Ok.. so when I go to the other computer and download steam itself and sign in then i will have to download the game again correct? will it know that i paid for it already and let me do it for free? Yeah it will Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pintokhan Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 you can also just copy-paste the whole game from your steam folder in source pc, to the steam folder in destination pc. path is something like this: c:\program files\ steam\steamapps\common\football manager 2011 it might be different considering where you installed steam. keep in mind this is the game itself, not saved games. for saved games, you need to go into documents -> sports interactive Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagman67 Posted January 15, 2011 Author Share Posted January 15, 2011 so are you saying I can actually tranfser the full game from c:\program files\ steam\steamapps\common\football manager 2011 from one pc to another which would eliminate me from having to download it again?? and it would automatically come up on the other pc?? i would just need to sign in with my steam account or maybe not even that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sporadicsmiles Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 You would still need steam even if you copy and paste, and I am not sure what other things FM will update in your registry and the like when you install, so I would recomment downloading and installing. You can quite easily run steam on two computers at once, so long as you disconnect from the internet when you start the game - it cannot stop you if it does not know. As I have no idea if what I have said here is against the T+C of steam, feel free to remove or edit this post as appropriate, I don't want to break any rules =}. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poodmund Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 My guess is that there is not yet Steam Cloud capability because save files can get quite large. This would be SO resource intensive it is pretty much a lost cause. I'm in 2014 and my save is already 600+mb. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pintokhan Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 so are you saying I can actually tranfser the full game from c:\program files\ steam\steamapps\common\football manager 2011 from one pc to another which would eliminate me from having to download it again?? and it would automatically come up on the other pc?? i would just need to sign in with my steam account or maybe not even that yes, that is exactly what i'm saying. you would ofcourse need to install steam in the second pc, and sign in on steam as well. keep in mind that you'd have to copy your savedgames/tactics/etc from the documents folder as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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