CD KEY

[ImpunityZero™]

So for some reason EVERYTIME i start my game i have to write in my cd key again? Is there any way to fix this cause its getting quite anoying

[Bubbaxm2]

Make sure you are running the game as admin but the cd request is usually related to a change in your network adapter. You using tunngle or anything like that?

[ImpunityZero™]

I dont use anything that changes anything, I dont reset my router, I can literally start the game write it in, close it and in 1 min start it again and still have to type in cd key again.

[Bubbaxm2]

Try running it as admin

[GodKilla-]

I'm have the same difficulty.
Gods sake Steam shows you a tooltip with the CD-Key at startup.

How are you suposed to run it as admin? Is there a Starup / console command for doing so?

[ochtinlea]

The CD Key is loaded from UTEngine.ini. (CD Key not saved issue)
The Saved password is loaded from UTGame.ini. ("The password you have entered has an invalid length. A valid user name and password must be entered to login" error issue)

These are normally loaded from \UTGame\Config (this will differ if -nohomedir was used). If another directory contains these files, say in \UTGame\Published\CookedPC\Config, they will be loaded after, and the settings from those configuration files will be used. Hence, where these issues are seen.

I can only hope there is a reason the developers allow the loading of, what should be unique, configuration files. And, honestly, they should have ONLY loaded the first one, not the last one. But I digress...

As we only want one to exist for configuration purposes, delete any that are not in expected directory.

On my system, \UTGame\Published\CookedPC\Config had many of the *unique* configuration files (UTEngine.ini, UTGame.ini, etc.). After removing them, I was able to save both the CD Key and the password without being prompted again after closing/opening the game several times.

As others have seen this issue, I can only assume we all used the same process to cause this. For example, there may be a tool we all used to perform maintenance in UT3.

It was a pain to discover/deal with so I hope this helps someone.

Additionally, keep in-mind that the UT3 generates and stores a unique encrypted key based on multiple factors (I don't know all of the factors). For example, the unique encrypted key is partially based on CD Key + Network Interface Card (NIC) Media Access Controller (MAC) address. This means that any time there is a network interface change (like adding a NIC or a VPN), there is a potential for the unique encrypted key to be regenerated and the CD Key will need to be entered again (but only once per factor change).

[n00bsBelow]

Found a fix, I had the game uninstalled for a while from a different PC, always backed up my Docs folder in windows. Deleted the UnrealTournament folder and it took my key on next launch and entry!