Does Sword of the Stars II: Lords of Winter Requires a 3rd party download and account

Does Sword of the Stars II: Lords of Winter Requires a 3rd party download and account
Hello friends, I was thinking does the Sword of the Stars II: Lords of Winter game needed Steam for playing the game? As the game is one of the favorite games. So I want to know something about it and also does anybody know somewhat about it? If you knowing anything please tell me about it. I really wanted to play the game. So kindly please help me with the question I have asked and also you have any other information about the game then please tell me about. So kindly give me the suggestion about it. Thank you.

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30-10-2011
Enos
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Re: Does Sword of the Stars II: Lords of Winter Requires a 3rd party download and account
Steam and need to be logged on to in order to install the game and update the game. You do NOT need to be registered on Steam or turn on to play the game.

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30-10-2011
LaurenBc
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Re: Does Sword of the Stars II: Lords of Winter Requires a 3rd party download and account
What exactly are the packages of the race? Only ship skins? It is implausible that they are not all in the base game, so ****ing DLC is pretty accurate description. Steamworks is what will be the only place to dl and patch it. Not seem to be difficult to create a shortcut that starts the game without steam though.

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30-10-2011
Badmannah
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Re: Does Sword of the Stars II: Lords of Winter Requires a 3rd party download and account
Quote:
Originally Posted by Enos
Steam and need to be logged on to in order to install the game and update the game. You do NOT need to be registered on Steam or turn on to play the game.
No matter where you buy the game, everyone will have the same version - more steam, which means your game is at the mercy of steam. You will need steam to run the game.

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30-10-2011
SaibalJha
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Re: Does Sword of the Stars II: Lords of Winter Requires a 3rd party download and account
Why are not clear about the subject? Why not tell each one whichever yes, you need steam to play or No, you have to download through Steam, but do not run through steam? I do not understand why they have to remain silent? What valve gain from this?

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30-10-2011
Shikamaru Nara
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Re: Does Sword of the Stars II: Lords of Winter Requires a 3rd party download and account
It is a liability, one where the parties are in agreement with steam / valve to remain silent ... or otherwise. So who has the last word? The celebration of the Exchange, of course. In this case, Valve Corp. is a contractual obligation between the parties, which includes an agreement to keep silent. Breach of contract in any way = substantial monetary loss. But I suspect that the valve (and perhaps also to the developers / publishers) "wins" less resistance from the players [due to the "gag law"]. So when you leave the game, and revisions are made, and praise, no objection is received the company Steamish overlooked or forgotten due to the "The Game" is out and everyone is enjoying ... where then the DLC add more [previously created] but newly published content, which adds to the appreciation of transcendental SOT II. It is purely psychological.

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30-10-2011
DevenderD
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Re: Does Sword of the Stars II: Lords of Winter Requires a 3rd party download and account
I just wanted to come in and say I've only raised a contractual obligation as a theory. It is clear that can be downloaded and patched through steam just yet.

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30-10-2011
SaibalJha
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Re: Does Sword of the Stars II: Lords of Winter Requires a 3rd party download and account
So let's say I download steam, and then remove the PC stream, which can play? So please tell me about it, if it possible then I will play the game without the stream. I do not want to play the game on the stream and only wanted to play on the PC, so is there any option then please tell me about it.

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30-10-2011
Halle
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Re: Does Sword of the Stars II: Lords of Winter Requires a 3rd party download and account
If steam is removed, remove the games with him (Steam). Unless you copy the file game / s to another folder on your C drive, for example "C: \ Temp". Also this way you can start the game without steam. However, if "Steamworks" is the format, then you cannot do this, I can be wrong though. In any case, all updates will be in the course of Steam DLC waking up only needed account of steam. Therefore, present is no way around it, if you wish for a game fully patched / updated. And multiplayer may require steam to be online. I contain no multiplayer action so I cannot speak what Steam necessary for multiplayer games, whether or not Steamworks.

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30-10-2011
Daksha90
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Re: Does Sword of the Stars II: Lords of Winter Requires a 3rd party download and account
You're right, (in both) but we know that is not a Steamworks game (which also includes DRM vapor and the like). If you said the whole world and / or responses differentially expressed.

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31-10-2011
Chakradevroy
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Re: Does Sword of the Stars II: Lords of Winter Requires a 3rd party download and account
I would like to comment about the "whore DLC," say, dissimilar a lot of other games that offer Sots DLC] [DLC does not add gameplay to the game than ever, so you will not have to buy if you do not want to add the skins, the voice performing and what not, I almost certainly will only get the Human DLC pack, as they are the race that I play most, the line button is that it receive cash to make actions additional voice and art and it has been in the top of Sots first list for the decade. As for the topic at hand, steam is used as a patch UNFI and distribution, once again this is due to experience during the days when the first of the forums where full of "where I can download the patch? " discussions, along with the need to make dozens of versions of each patch for each distributor. No steam is necessary to run the game just to set up and download the patches, but do not purchase similar to the game does not force you.