Chittering Clawbug Noman Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 Bought this game yesterday on Steam. Ran fine then. Today it won't even launch. Something about a update error. I tried everything and it won't work. I should have got it on GOG or maybe direct from Spiderweb. Wasted my money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Mea Tulpa Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 Have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling? That solves a lot of Steam glitches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chittering Clawbug Noman Posted February 28, 2021 Author Share Posted February 28, 2021 (edited) problem solved by refund. Edited February 28, 2021 by Noman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall alhoon Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 I have the game on steam and it works. So far. I never had problems with steam versions of the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chittering Clawbug Noman Posted February 28, 2021 Author Share Posted February 28, 2021 I have had problems with older games on Steam.Some of them will just say that they are running when they aren't and will never play. I've been using GOG more but their Galaxy has problems too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt mikeprichard Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 I still use the "offline downloads" on GOG for all games. Fussing around with Galaxy, Steam, etc. online stuff is just not remotely worth the hassle to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chittering Clawbug Noman Posted February 28, 2021 Author Share Posted February 28, 2021 23 minutes ago, mikeprichard said: I still use the "offline downloads" on GOG for all games. Fussing around with Galaxy, Steam, etc. online stuff is just not remotely worth the hassle to me. Thanks for your input. I agree. GOG doesn't seem to offer the game and on Spiderwebs' order form it mentions a Steam key. I don't want to pay for a Steam key. Is it possible to get it direct from Spiderweb onto my hard drive? Anybody know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt mikeprichard Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 (edited) GOG absolutely has the game - I've been playing it there since day one! 15% off there now - https://www.gog.com/game/geneforge_1_mutagen. Buy it there, download using the "offline backup game installer" option (which I always use for every game), and you're good to go. Edited February 28, 2021 by mikeprichard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Mea Tulpa Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 I believe if you order direct from SW, you get the Steam key in addition to a direct download (via Humble Hundle?). Someone else can confirm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall alhoon Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 ATTENTION!!! My anti-virus just blocked GF1-M (the steam version) because it found a... Trojan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall alhoon Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 Trying to verify integrity and redownloading... and I got the same warning. I can't believe Steam would have uploaded a game with a trojan in it, but I can't take the risk. However, if someone knows what's going on, please help. I would like to continue my game and next week would be busy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Mea Tulpa Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 alhoon, please calm down. This is a super, super common thing that seems to happen with Steam versions of numerous games. It does not mean there is actually a Trojan, just that the Steam wrapper seems to look a lot like one. alhoon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall alhoon Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 1 minute ago, Fyora et Labora said: alhoon, please calm down. This is a super, super common thing that seems to happen with Steam versions of numerous games. It does not mean there is actually a Trojan, just that the Steam wrapper seems to look a lot like one. Thanks. I do feel much better. However, in 140+ steam games, this is the first time it happens. Also, it doesn't allow me to continue the game as it deletes the executables and doesn't allow me to redownload (verify integrity of files). Should I contact steam support? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Mea Tulpa Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 Steam Support probably won't do much. Email Spiderweb directly. They can either fix it or, if it's out of their control, get a more meaningful response from Steam. Also, for the love of god, use a real antivirus and not Windows Defender. Faeriemom 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Chopkinsca Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 There is a discussion thread on the Steam discussion thing about the game being flagged as having a virus. Jeff posted there, so he knows about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall alhoon Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Chopkinsca said: There is a discussion thread on the Steam discussion thing about the game being flagged as having a virus. Jeff posted there, so he knows about it. I am not aware of a steam discussion thing, but I already contacted Spiderweb forums. EDIT: I am now aware of the steam discussion thing and someone said that you can tell windows defender to ignore it. I am not going to be brave yet but I will in the near future. I have 140 or so games in Steam and I didn't have this issue. Edited February 28, 2021 by alhoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chittering Clawbug Noman Posted February 28, 2021 Author Share Posted February 28, 2021 28 minutes ago, mikeprichard said: GOG absolutely has the game - I've been playing it there since day one! 15% off there now - https://www.gog.com/game/geneforge_1_mutagen. Buy it there, download using the "offline backup game installer" option (which I always use for every game), and you're good to go. Thanks, I did get it on GOG. Just now. I couldn't find any "offline backup game installer" but at least I can play the game now. I have several games on both Steam and GOG because Steam won't launch them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt mikeprichard Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 If you open the game entry in your library you will see "DOWNLOAD OFFLINE BACKUP GAME INSTALLERS" just below the Galaxy option. Click that to reveal the manual download file (or files, for most games). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chittering Clawbug Noman Posted February 28, 2021 Author Share Posted February 28, 2021 22 minutes ago, mikeprichard said: If you open the game entry in your library you will see "DOWNLOAD OFFLINE BACKUP GAME INSTALLERS" just below the Galaxy option. Click that to reveal the manual download file (or files, for most games). Great thanks. But any idea why it isn't full screen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt mikeprichard Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 If you're talking about screen resolutions in-game, you can change those at startup or later in settings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chittering Clawbug Noman Posted February 28, 2021 Author Share Posted February 28, 2021 1 minute ago, mikeprichard said: If you're talking about screen resolutions in-game, you can change those at startup or later in settings. Never mind. I found the problem. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Painted Lady Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Fyora et Labora said: I believe if you order direct from SW, you get the Steam key in addition to a direct download (via Humble Hundle?). Someone else can confirm. Humble Bundle sends you a direct download link and also allows you to enter a Steam key, but I'm not sure where you are supposed to find said key. The problem area for me was the Hint Book. I ordered it through Humble Bundle, and they sent a confirmation. However, they didn't send a download link. I wrote them but have yet to get a response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt TriRodent Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 For the kickstarter backers, if you'd rather have a GOG key instead of steam, if you write SW (support@spiderwebsoftware.com) they can set you up with one. Or they did for Queens Wish, I haven't asked about GF1M as I was able to download through Humble & they're just a tad busy this past week... (but eventually I'll probably ask for one as I'd rather keep my game library at GOG rather than Steam) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt mikeprichard Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 This is the only reason I didn't Kickstart - I want a hassle-free guarantee I can simply get the game on GOG on day one. I don't do Steam either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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