Retail Version CANNOT be Activated on STEAM?

[Catseye]

Originally Posted by Troll2k

As I understand it you will need a steam account ONLY if you wish to fly online using the ingame browser.Cliffs Of Dover is supposed to be able to use 3rd party external lobbies(HyperLobby).So if you do not want steam then you can use the 3rd party browser.

Activation is done by Solidshield unless you d/l a Steam version in which case it is Steam activated.

I am not sure if there is a lan option.I expect there to be a straight IP to IP option.

If you only fly OFFLINE then you do not need steam.

My understanding is that you can go into a drop down menu and toggle "play offline" which disconnects from STEAM. It will then not even auto upgrade from STEAM until you toggle "play onlline." I believe this is the way it works if it is purchased both via STEAM or via disc. This info was posted by someone who is familiar with how it works.

So the title of this thread is not accurate.

[Gimpymoo]

Originally Posted by Catseye

So the title of this thread is not accurate.

No, you misunderstood the title of the thread.

I am wanting to activate as per:
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_...5414-TFBN-1352

You are refering to simply placing Steam in "offline" mode which is something completely different.

[Blackdog_kt]

Originally Posted by Gimpymoo

Apparently...

http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/t...1751069519/p/3



How does the Steam online matchmaking and Steam cloud/Steamworks features work if the game is not linked to a Steam account?

What a mess on Ubisofts behalf for not clarifying the information 100%.

Does only the version purchased from the Steam store have Steam cloud support for example?

From what we've been told i assume that Steam's features will not be completely integrated with the boxed editions.

It shouldn't be a problem, since people who like Steam's features will buy it from Steam anyway. Now why would i buy a boxed edition in the first place if i liked Steam so much?

Originally Posted by Catseye

My understanding is that you can go into a drop down menu and toggle "play offline" which disconnects from STEAM. It will then not even auto upgrade from STEAM until you toggle "play onlline." I believe this is the way it works if it is purchased both via STEAM or via disc. This info was posted by someone who is familiar with how it works.

So the title of this thread is not accurate.

Actually, not so much. According to current info, Steam is not required at all if you buy a boxed edition. For boxed editions only, you can either optionally install steam to use as a multiplayer lobby, or you can use hyperlobby and bypass steam altogether.

If you buy from Steam then yes, it's required to use it and it works more or less the way you described. I don't know what happens with other digital download retailers.