How to redeem Steam keys

[Alberto]

Hi guys,

We’re very pleased to be working with Battlefront and know many of you are eagerly anticipating the release of Combat Mission. We wanted to give you some details on how things will work and both teams will do their best to make this process as painless as possible for you all to get your games working on Steam.

·Steam keys will be available once the game is released on Steam to anybody who purchased the game, no matter where they purchased. All users will get steam keys by creating an account with Matrix/Slitherine to redeem a steam key. The reason for this is Matrix already have a process to distribute the keys and Battlefront didn’t and it would have been a lot of work for them to create such as system so it felt simpler to use a system that already works. Sorry for the inconvenience of anyone who needs to create an account because of this.

·Once you have an account you can redeem Steam keys in the normal way by following these instructions - https://www.slitherine.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=58&t=93585

·Note that if you bought a bundle from Battlefront you will only have one serial for all the games in the bundle. To redeem all the pieces of your bundle as Steam keys you will need to register that serial for each part of the bundle. E.g. if you purchased the base game and British Forces bundle you would register that serial twice, once to the base game and once to the DLC. Each will generate a unique Steam key for that piece of content on Steam and must be redeemed on Steam separately.

·When purchasing a bundle on Matrix/Slitherine you will receive a serial for each part separately.

·The versions on Matrix, Battlefront and Steam are identical apart from some minor changes to make the game compatible with Steam. Steam requires all the game content to be in the install folder so the placement of some files will be different to the Battlefront version but this is all behind the scenes and the features are identical. Multiplayer is possible between versions.

·Customers who buy from Matrix/Slitherine will have access to the Matrix installer and a Steam key. Customers who buy from Battlefront will have access to the Battlefront version and Steam key. Matrix/Slitherine customers will not have access to the Battlefront version and vice versa.

·Any Steam key redemption issues should be reported to the Matrix forum, as Battlefront are not able to help with that.

·Other tech support should be requested at your point of purchase but both companies will try and help out anyone who has an issue if they can. Obviously any order issues can only be investigated by the site you purchased from as neither company has access to that kind of info for the other.

·If you have any questions or problems please let us know and we will do our best to help.

EDIT:
We are still finalising how the conversion system will work so there might be a few issues. If you are having any trouble please report it back to us. We are working hard to try and give all existing customers the ability to register their game with us.

[[CI]_Emilio]

Yep, I can confirm it

[JonnyD]

does this mean i can play ALL the BF CM games on steam in the near future or only shock force 2.0?

off topic: what happened? what changed their mind about a steam release?!

Edit: if anyone wants to know. i nearly had a heart attack after seeing shock force in the upcoming games tab...

community.battlefront.com/topic/137351-exciting-news-about-battlefront-and-slitherine/

[Mav360]

Excellent news about the transfer and great that CM games will get the exposure to the Steam audience, wish you success!

[Croc]

I registered my serial last week and it still says "STEAM KEY: Not available". I'm guessing it's just a matter of waiting.

[jackmomma]

Originally posted by Croc:

I registered my serial last week and it still says "STEAM KEY: Not available". I'm guessing it's just a matter of waiting.

Same here

[Olaf]

Im dumb. Do I go to the battlefront site, get my serial there and type it in the slitherine page? How does my page there know that ive purchased a copy from battlefront?

[Novaliz]

Originally posted by jackmomma:

Originally posted by Croc:

I registered my serial last week and it still says "STEAM KEY: Not available". I'm guessing it's just a matter of waiting.

Same here

same here

[Thurgret]

Originally posted by Olaf:

Im dumb. Do I go to the battlefront site, get my serial there and type it in the slitherine page? How does my page there know that ive purchased a copy from battlefront?

I had the original Shock Force, so bought the upgrade to Shock Force 2, and registered the key for that upgrade on Slitherine's site. Now just waiting the Steam key.

More generally, Steam's a big deal for me for just sheer convenience, so I'm glad to see Combat Mission come to it.

[Actionjackson]

On slitherine site it still say "key not available", i register my BFC and module keys days ago, how much longer?

[Alberto]

We're having an issue and we're currently looking into it. Sorry for that, we'll do our best to fix it as soon as possible and keep you updated.

[Actionjackson]

Hope you guys get it done soon, and not "Soon™" :) Good luck

[[CI]_Emilio]

Originally posted by Croc:

I registered my serial last week and it still says "STEAM KEY: Not available". I'm guessing it's just a matter of waiting.

Me too

[[CI]_Emilio]

Originally posted by Actionjackson:

On slitherine site it still say "key not available", i register my BFC and module keys days ago, how much longer?

Hi the same

[Actionjackson]

Keys for the base game are up, modules not yet. (17:30)

[Lt.Chris]

well my steam key is now available, added and working fine :)