Roscoe Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 How long does the patch take to download? Steam is updating my game with the patch as we speak. Its 81% complete, and has been updating for 5-10 minutes! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatRadish Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Ok, so those who bought a hard copy can activate it with steam and play now but I bought directly from Steam and can't? Not happy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattbuck Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 SI thank you so much for doing it a little bit earlier, i can play now for a few hours before bed time. Steam gave me some warning about not being able to activate yet, then it said congrats its activated, and now its installing. Strange but true. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Colossus Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Should i have a product code after i purchased through steam??? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roarslakt Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Umm, where is the activation code for the Steam-users? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SI Staff Miles Jacobson Posted November 13, 2008 Author SI Staff Share Posted November 13, 2008 how can i do it through Uniloc online my disc install takes me to steam When you first put the disc in the drive and it asks how you want to install, choose Uniloc (the bottom option). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOP Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 why cant we activate SI Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin_Ng Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 STEAM as a retailer have been a good retailer, and are sticking to the original release dates, as are most retail outlets. So at the time when STEAM are meant to be selling the game, they will be.There is absolutely nothing that I can do about this as it's completely out of my hands, and I have been told that that decision will not be changed. This is a really ******** excuse as there have been some people who are able to activate their game via steam. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicolai87 Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 The links for the patch are coming later on. Right now it's only on Steam. Later on as in? Why does every non-steam user have to wait? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthgatesRedWhiteArmy Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Finally managed to do it myself, but having to work out the different combinations and trying them, is just bloody stupid. If you do this system next year SI.....Hint.... Dont use both Zeros and 0's Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crewe Alex Rcok Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Thanks SI, although I was kinda hoping you would wait until tomorrow due to me having a Geography exam tomorrow No revision for me then it seems! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pope of Pot, King of Nothi Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 STEAM as a retailer have been a good retailer, and are sticking to the original release dates, as are most retail outlets. So at the time when STEAM are meant to be selling the game, they will be.There is absolutely nothing that I can do about this as it's completely out of my hands, and I have been told that that decision will not be changed. I am confused - what do you mean? I'm in Australia and it says unlock in 1 day, 1 hour. It's Nov 14th here, and nearly midnight in the UK(?) - what does this mean, that they are allowing the unlock in American time? Does this mean the 1 day, 1 hour unlock will stand and cannot be changed? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
theking1 Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 So basically don't buy from Steam now expecting to play the game as soon as it's downloaded-you still have to wait until midnight Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italia Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 IMPORTANT - IT HAS TO BE IN LOWER CASE I just tried in capitals and it didn't install, in lower case and it went through. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abs_UK Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 .............w@nkers Whats the point in this comment?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudester Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 yay after 10 minutes fiddling with the 0's and the o's I got it to activate. Miles anything we can do about this problem for fm club or do we have to fiddle around with the code again for that? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattbuck Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 I installed mine using capitals and it worked fine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSF90 Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 .............w@nkers Huh? Who's that aimed at? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatRadish Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Great, I have to wait until midnight because I bought it digitally with Steam but non-Steam users can activate it with Steam and play now? I have to go to work tomorrow, bloody typical. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
waldywaldy Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 just got my 2009 copy from the store but can't seem to activate. Whole bloody code is full of what might be 1's i's 7's or t's and also 0's and O's. Think I tried all possible combinations but can't seem to get it right! frustrating! Code is bloody unreadeble! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajb Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 If I use steam to authenticate my game, can I then un-click stream? As in then if I was to install it on my work computer tomorrow could I use uniloc? I just don't want it connecting to the internet via steam everytime I load it up, I'd rather do updates manually, but fancy using stream this one time just so I can get the update/patch now! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swift89 Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Ahhh these 0 and o are pathetic! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pope of Pot, King of Nothi Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 What is your unlock time? Midnight UK time is in about 4 and a half hours; but the unlock says 1 day Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jod123 Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 You cannot activate it until tomorrow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roarslakt Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 For us who have pre-ordered it at Steam, where is our activation code? I haven't got any... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downswonng Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 What a ****ing joke... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
moon_t Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 This is absolute crap, well done Steam. You pay extra for the privilege of getting the game early through Steam in comparison to the on-line stores where I could have got it nearly £10 cheaper. You for-go receiving a manual, boxed edition and hard copy (so god knows why it costs more) and then when the game is available Steam still tells me the game isn't released so I can't play it yet, when quite clearly people are doing so already and it has been preloaded. Nice way to annoy your loyal customers isn't it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsk360 Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 wait till 2morrow then try after the authenticication thing is up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
waldywaldy Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 what do you mean everybody is activating right now arn't they? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jod123 Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 what do you mean everybody is activating right now arn't they? No, nobody can activate it until tomorrow. EDIT: Or maybe not. :o Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
seagull84 Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 why is it now saying 1 day and one hour whereas this morning it was 17 hours? does this mean having pre-ordered etc I must now wait an extra day because I went through stream? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay_88 Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 So basically it would have been cheaper and easier to buy from the shops, then upload onto steam. Theres no real advantage to buying on steam, because they add extra tax onto it when you buy on there too. The Steam system does seem cool though when it does work properly, the way it pre-loads and automatically updates etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartsMac1982 Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 wel this sucks , i am an fm player for years, who recently moved to the states , hence the reason i ordered the bloody game ON PRE ORDER OFF OF steam because of the delayed release in america , now only to be told that i have to wait for the 17th November to play , well thx very much si and this will be the last fm i ever buy! Surley those who buy online anywhere in the world should be able to play as the same time as those who buy online in the uk , as it has nothing to do with shipping the game to distributors in different countries, ridiculous! ESPECIALLY AS my brother who lives in england already has it in his possesion from a pre order in the UK , a full day before release!!! Martin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimhagen2309 Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 whats the problem with steam Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swift89 Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 No, nobody can activate it until tomorrow. You can do it now!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirky Diggler Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Huh? Who's that aimed at? Thikn he was refering to spurs last night, when they smoked Liverpool Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italia Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Im activated and just waiting for the patch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin_Ng Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 I believe some people have already manage to activate their game through steam. The problem is with steam, not the activation server Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jod123 Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 You can do it now!! Yeah, that was posted in another thread and it was moved to this thread which I never looked at until now. :o Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonfun1980 Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Great news, is there any data updates in the patch Harry Redknapp etc? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmywils Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 I think we all need to take a deep breath and calm down. I too am waiting for the game to be unlocked but hey, what can you do? Im sure were not going to top ourselves if we have to wait a few more hours.......are we? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freezingpost Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 i's 1's and t's all look similar - took me a few attempts to suss it out Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard76 Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Sorry if I'm being thick, trying to digest the changelist. The patch is only on steam right now and a direct download will follow later???????? Fantastic work getting a release day patch. Full marks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SI Staff Miles Jacobson Posted November 13, 2008 Author SI Staff Share Posted November 13, 2008 This is a really ******** excuse as there have been some people who are able to activate their game via steam. The people who are able to authenticate their game via STEAM are people who bought the game from unscrupulous retailers who sold the game early. Later on as in? Why does every non-steam user have to wait? We've been very clear at every step that people who authenticate through STEAM will get the updates first. The reason is simple - their servers are very fast to upload to, whereas others are slower! yay after 10 minutes fiddling with the 0's and the o's I got it to activate. Miles anything we can do about this problem for fm club or do we have to fiddle around with the code again for that? Remember what you typed (that's what I did)! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swift89 Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Done at last! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartsMac1982 Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Not me i cant it says this game unlocks in 4 days and 10 hours ! nice ! not happy! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
4GIVME Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 ive got no 0 and no 1's but yet my code wont activate because it is apparently invalid. what a fukn jib. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonPaulWild Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Miles, with this year's version having IGA, can't you guys be providing faster servers for a certain amount of time to allow fast and easy distribution of patches? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
private pyle Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 cant get it to accept my key - have 2 o's in my code - stupid idea to have both a 0 and a o in the code - who thought of that idea should be shot Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gianps Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 why steam is not going to release it on midnight!? this is UNFAIR, isnt it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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