Football Manager 2010 - Digital Download Purchase Options (NEW Mac Steam option)

[Lucho]

I hope he does i will love him for ever and longer!
im planning a all nigher..
is the patch out at 12 as well?

Not sure if it will be out at 12, but I guess it should be out soon since they already posted it accidentally and then took it down. Since there was a Mac and a PC patch in the link, I guess we won't have to wait extra for the patch.

[mlawrence00]

Anyone else waiting for the Mac link?

I am waiting for Mac link too....

[bluemoon1992]

Not sure if it will be out at 12, but I guess it should be out soon since they already posted it accidentally and then took it down. Since there was a Mac and a PC patch in the link, I guess we won't have to wait extra for the patch.

When did they put it up my accident?
why did they take it down why carnt we have it?

[MickeyBhoy80]

Hi All,

A list of the places where you will be able to digitally download FM10;

STEAM - http://store.steampowered.com/app/34000/

IGN D2D - http://www.direct2drive.com/8483/pro...-Game-Download

GamersGate - http://www.gamersgate.co.uk/DD-FM201...l-manager-2010

Gamesplanet.com http://www.gamesplanet.com/UK/pc-gam...0-1545-15.html

For Mac, I'm informed that we'll be using eSellerate - not details on links etc at this time but when I get them, I'll post them.

Cheers

Matt

Hi Matt,

Can I just check that I understand the way it will work for me as I am buying through steam. I can install it and on first use I can set it to playing offline, thus meaning if i gave up my internet connection I would still be able to play the game, that correct, sorry i am making you repeat yourself I am new to these forums

[snjsbs]

I have a 3.06 pentium 4, 73gb free hard drive space and 1gb of ram but when I play the match engine of fm10 it is incredibily jittery, also fm10 says that i only have one star for running the game and 0 for 3d performance. My graphics card is gforce 5600 (worked a charm on fm09). Can someone please tell me whats going wrong? Why is it so jittery?

[DougyMarshall]

Hi Matt,

Can I just check that I understand the way it will work for me as I am buying through steam. I can install it and on first use I can set it to playing offline, thus meaning if i gave up my internet connection I would still be able to play the game, that correct, sorry i am making you repeat yourself I am new to these forums

Thats correct Mickey, when you have the game downloaded (and patched) you can tell steam to go into offline mode and you will be able to continue playing FM and any other games you get on steam without a net connection (though obviously you wont be able to play MP or possibly get achievements).

[acumennous]

Got my download links and activation key from GAME. Just need the patch now...

[DougyMarshall]

I have a 3.06 pentium 4, 73gb free hard drive space and 1gb of ram but when I play the match engine of fm10 it is incredibily jittery, also fm10 says that i only have one star for running the game and 0 for 3d performance. My graphics card is gforce 5600 (worked a charm on fm09). Can someone please tell me whats going wrong? Why is it so jittery?

Your Ram is basicly the problem.

2GB is the recomended minimum for most modern games.

[Leopeo]

Downloading now from D2D.

[Lucho]

When did they put it up my accident?
why did they take it down why carnt we have it?

It was a few hours ago. Not sure why they took it down. I downloaded the Mac patch when it appeared, but will probably download it again when they release the official link since maybe they changed something during these hours.

[Leopeo]

Wow, the D2D-file seem a lot smaller than the Steam one, only 1,08 GB. Can that really be true? Let's hope so.

[Mhedges]

Why are people already able to download this? All it says on my stream is "Pre-load complete; unreleased."?

[acumennous]

The game file is 1.2gb, plus the small installer exe.

[bluemoon1992]

It was a few hours ago. Not sure why they took it down. I downloaded the Mac patch when it appeared, but will probably download it again when they release the official link since maybe they changed something during these hours.

you got the link there pal

[r0x0r]

So you're saying I'd be better off creating a new game when FM2010 is released and not using my savegame? Well that sucks! Didn't realise i couldn't add in the other leagues when the game launched.

Afraid so. Can't add leagues or extend database sizes once a save is started.

I'd guess 99.9% of the forum users never play their demo game other than maybe as a side project once the real game is out. We need our new game options!

[Lucho]

you got the link there pal

No, I'm sorry, they took it down. Besides, since it was a mistake, I think they didn't want people downloading the patch early, but when it first appeared no one knew it was a mistake.

[Karo]

I am waiting for Mac link too....

Waiting Waiting, where are you "Mac"......

[bluemoon1992]

Waiting Waiting, where are you "Mac"......

Tick Tock tick tock..getting bit nervous now!

[Lucho]

Maybe 10 more minutes? Just wishful thinking, but who knows? Maybe it will happen!

[ViG1980]

Doubt there will be a link out for it tonight....

[bluemoon1992]

where is our sega man hey?

[joe poulton]

Doubt there will be a link out for it tonight....

Still here though!

[Amahk]

Almost time! woop!! Think they'll release it at 00:01 for us or make us wait? lol

[bluemoon1992]

Will they or wont they?!?!

[Rhinocerous]

5 more minutes until midnight in London?

[MickeyBhoy80]

Thats correct Mickey, when you have the game downloaded (and patched) you can tell steam to go into offline mode and you will be able to continue playing FM and any other games you get on steam without a net connection (though obviously you wont be able to play MP or possibly get achievements).

So you must have the patch first, so am i correct in thinking that it will be a few weeks till the patch is out or is it available now, so you will need an internet connection till the patch is added

[Lucho]

Well 3 more minutes to find out!

[bluemoon1992]

not heard from matt for a while

[ViG1980]

Still here though!

Absolutely - I'm in the US - forgot there was only 4 hour difference at the moment!!!! There's still a chance.

[irvinefan14]

Where is the link?!

[Amahk]

Wow the site was down for a bit there for me. Finally back and still no Mac d/l link

[Rhinocerous]

ahhhhh the forums are dying under the pressure of mac users looking for a link

[Testing123]

As annoying as it is to have the forums going in an out because so many of us Mac users are repeatedly hitting refresh. I have to admit, I'm kinda impressed that there are that many of us online at once. Always being in the minority, its feels kinda good to know we can mess things up en mass just like the PC users.

[Lucho]

Miles said: "All non-Steam ways will not be available for a while as our forums have crashed. Please stop refreshing - will tweet when more news."

[ViG1980]

This is class - overloading the forums!!

[bluemoon1992]

Miles said: "All non-Steam ways will not be available for a while as our forums have crashed. Please stop refreshing - will tweet when more news."

this is ajoke..
they have it to go if i could go out i could buy it from a shop RIGHT NOW!
why isnt it ready there is no reason :@

[Amahk]

What's his twitter handle?

[irvinefan14]

This is bull crap.. and they wonder why so many people download it illegally?! BECAUSE THEY MAKE IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO STEAL THE GAME THAN TO WAIT AND BUY IT LEGALLY!!!

[irvinefan14]

What's his twitter handle?

@si_games - thats the only one i know

[bluemoon1992]

http://twitter.com/milessi

[Ameritoon]

Alright, forum's back! Mac time!

[bluemoon1992]

http://twitter.com/milessi

the patch is out for us MAC boys!
still no game very very ****ed off.

[Twellman24]

No worries, let's just play the patch for a bit

Fancy an online game anyone?

[Rhinocerous]

lol I'm almost ready to launch twitter... what's miles twitter @?

[bluemoon1992]

Esellerate torrent link - http://bit.ly/3Cl8e0 - that's the best I can do!
oi oi whats this?

[Gordon Comstock]

the patch.

get that up while we wait for a link so we can patch it immediately.

[SGTFlipFlop]

a mirror to the patch im guessing

[bluemoon1992]

is it though because im downing the patch which is 88mb t
the esellerate link is 998 mb or something
hmm

[mlawrence00]

Where is the patch then?

[bluemoon1992]

http://bit.ly/4yfLct for mac mate

[legnerschorsch]

Still no download link @ gamersgate. The pirates are playing for 2 days. Nice work Sega. I know what I will do next year.

[Gordon Comstock]

or it might be the game? who knows.

[mlawrence00]

The patch is on the football manager website.....

[bluemoon1992]

what is happening now where has matt gone?
they have gone very very quiet!

[Lucho]

If you check the torrent links given by Miles, notice that the link to the full digital game is the already patched version (10.1), so we probably don't need to download the patch from the other torrent.

Still no clue how much it costs or who and how are we supposed to pay to?

[ViG1980]

that torrent link not working for me - download speed of zero! Working for anyone?

[bluemoon1992]

If you check the torrent links given by Miles, notice that the link to the full digital game is the already patched version (10.1), so we probably don't need to download the patch from the other torrent.

Still no clue how much it costs or who and how are we supposed to pay to?

is this the 973 mb file?
im downloading this now but what happens when its done?

[mlawrence00]

Download from the FM website - it is going at 200kb/s.

[Lucho]

that torrent link not working for me - download speed of zero! Working for anyone?

It's working for me, but pretty slow, about 20KB/sec...

[Testing123]

that torrent link not working for me - download speed of zero! Working for anyone?

Yeah, its slowly working, but so few seeds and many peers. It will start to speed up in a while as we each get more downloaded. Just a note to anyone who is downloading it, do not turn off you torrent once you've downloaded. Let it seed for a while if you can.

[Lucho]

is this the 973 mb file?
im downloading this now but what happens when its done?

Yes, 973.29 MB. I have no idea what we have to do after it's done, sorry. Bought it through Steam last year when I used a PC, first time playing it on a mac.

[ViG1980]

Yeah, its slowly working, but so few seeds and many peers. It will start to speed up in a while as we each get more downloaded. Just a note to anyone who is downloading it, do not turn off you torrent once you've downloaded. Let it seed for a while if you can.

hmmm...maybe im doing something wrong.

[dlyn1907]

İ have pre loaded the game earlier now the game has been released when i try to launch it it says preparing to launch than nothing happens can somebody help me its on steam

[bluemoon1992]

Yes, 973.29 MB. I have no idea what we have to do after it's done, sorry. Bought it through Steam last year when I used a PC, first time playing it on a mac.

aha should i wait up hmm..
COURSE I SHOULD!

[cubby03]

I wanted to play this on my Mac, and thought I may get a digital download option for Mac besides Steam. I was wrong it seems. I can play this on my Mac through Bootcamp, but now that I have purchased the Steam version is there any way to get a digital download for my Mac?

Thanks to anyone who can help.

[SaintsCanada]

10am Korean time, 1am Limey time, game not available through Gamers Gate yet.

[Ameritoon]

It's up. Link on Miles twitter!

[Lucho]

I wanted to play this on my Mac, and thought I may get a digital download option for Mac besides Steam. I was wrong it seems. I can play this on my Mac through Bootcamp, but now that I have purchased the Steam version is there any way to get a digital download for my Mac?

Thanks to anyone who can help.

Go to the first page in this thread and there is a link to download the torrent for the Mac digital version. But if you already bought it through Steam for PC, that means you'll have to pay for it again to buy the Mac version.

[Lucho]

Link for official Mac purchase/download: http://bit.ly/2UDJtn

[Rhinocerous]

can someone post a link to the patched mac version?

I'm dl'ing a torrent that's 973mb. Can't tell what the contained file is because it's .zip

[RoverCraig]

If you check the torrent links given by Miles, notice that the link to the full digital game is the already patched version (10.1), so we probably don't need to download the patch from the other torrent.

Still no clue how much it costs or who and how are we supposed to pay to?

When you open the game, there will be a dialogue where you transmit a credit card number to activate the game.

[cubby03]

Thanks Lucho. I will have to deal with it. Mac version $10 cheaper as well, aye!

[RoverCraig]

Link for official Mac purchase/download: http://bit.ly/2UDJtn

Ohhhh, is that downloading faster than the torrent? The torrent won't be finished downloading until midday Saturday. Sloooooooow going.

[bluemoon1992]

better late than never i guess..
not a happy mac user here

[bluemoon1992]

better late than never i guess..
not a happy mac user here

[Rhinocerous]

thanks for the links... forums are super slow so hadn't seen before I posted.

[Rhinocerous]

800k/sec from the sega link... weeeeeee

[Lucho]

Ohhhh, is that downloading faster than the torrent? The torrent won't be finished downloading until midday Saturday. Sloooooooow going.

Already purchased through esellerate and downloading. Worked perfectly. Both torrent and esellerate downloads say they will be done in about 90 minutes.

[Rhinocerous]

Already purchased through esellerate and downloading. Worked perfectly. Both torrent and esellerate downloads say they will be done in about 90 minutes.

*cackle* 20 minutes here. Unfortunately I have budgeting at work to do, so I won't be playing this too much lol.

[Twellman24]

I purchased through Esell but then the invoice appeared and nothing...does that mean we have to download from the torrent they gve us and then enter the serial?

[Lucho]

I purchased through Esell but then the invoice appeared and nothing...does that mean we have to download from the torrent they gve us and then enter the serial?

The download link is in the invoice, inside the "item" box.

[bluemoon1992]

I purchased through Esell but then the invoice appeared and nothing...does that mean we have to download from the torrent they gve us and then enter the serial?

just download it wiht the link they gave you im guessing keep the serial and your away boss!

[Rhinocerous]

weeeeee, breaking 1mb/sec dl from sega

[Lucho]

*cackle* 20 minutes here. Unfortunately I have budgeting at work to do, so I won't be playing this too much lol.

Not fair!
Well, I'm not working tomorrow so I'll get to catch up

[Burrator]

Bought from Esellerate and direct download much faster than torrent for me, 50mins to go.

[Twellman24]

Ok, working now, 14 minutes away. Thanks for getting the Mac links up within the hour even with all the board's craziness.

Thank you for your patiente, Matt.

[Rhinocerous]

torrent will be slower until late tomorrow probably, not enough seeds

[Lucho]

Good time to remember deleting the FM10 demo, don't want the computer (or myself really) to get confused with too many Sports Interactive folders.

Download seems to be speeding up, 30 mins to go!

[NPINOLT]

anyone knows where i can buy the mac version ?

[Lucho]

anyone knows where i can buy the mac version ?

Check the first post in the first page of this thread for the mac purchase link.

[mlawrence00]

I am in China and my net is terrible, 3 hours for me. :-(

[RoverCraig]

Big cheers to the SI crew for the Mac links (and patch) on the release date. Those of us long time Mac guys remember the days when we had to wait - sometimes for weeks - to get our hands on the game.

Well done, SI. Thanks.

[Lucho]

When someone finishes downloading from Esellerate, and before you are lost forever inside FM2010, please be kind enough to post here if the Esellerate version is already patched to 10.1, or if we need to apply the patch. I know the torrent version was already patched, but not sure about the Esellerate version and still have a while to download.
Thanks!

[mlawrence00]

Ditto, thanks SI>

[irvinefan14]

It says download delayed from esellerate!! WTF!!!>!>!>!

[Lucho]

It says download delayed from esellerate!! WTF!!!>!>!>!

Sorry to hear that. Mine is downloading, though the speed fluctuates a lot. Maybe you can try the torrent link?

[irvinefan14]

I got it now... with the download time at 8 days!! Would be quicker to get it from the stores!

[forestfumbler]

I've downloaded through Steam (PC) and its installed and patched to 10.1, but I can't find the Data Editor anywhere on my system. There are no program files as such, all the links redirect back to the steam folder.

If anyone can help me I'd really appreciate it!!

[bluemoon1992]

When someone finishes downloading from Esellerate, and before you are lost forever inside FM2010, please be kind enough to post here if the Esellerate version is already patched to 10.1, or if we need to apply the patch. I know the torrent version was already patched, but not sure about the Esellerate version and still have a while to download.
Thanks!

need to patch mate

[Lucho]

I've downloaded through Steam (PC) and its installed and patched to 10.1, but I can't find the Data Editor anywhere on my system. There are no program files as such, all the links redirect back to the steam folder.

If anyone can help me I'd really appreciate it!!

At least in FM09 I remember you had to go to the "steamapps" folder, and then you could find your way to the editor.