Frontier says I need to redeem Elite: Dangerous. Won't let me play.

[Sparkguard]

Hi, I recently bought Elite: Dangerous, and I tried to launch it just now, and the Frontier login gave ma a verification code. After I typed in the code, it said, "You need to redeem/purchase Elite: Dangerous before playing." I've never used Steam before, and I'm not sure how to fix this. If someone could help, I'd appreciate it.

[Planewalker]

When the launcher asks for the code, just input it then close the launcher and restart steam.
-that should give you the "log in with steam" button.

[Sparkguard]

Ok, so I fixed the problem, but now I've got another. It no longer gives me that message, but when I click play, It just makes the play button go dark for a second, then it re-appears. No game launches.

[Planewalker]

Ok, this is what gets it working in most cases:

Click play nothing happens (blue > gray > blue):
Top right of launcher, click "Options > Select language... > English/System > Accept".
Restart launcher and it should work.
If you're still not able to play, you need to update MS C++ (2015 redist x86/x64) and .net.

cheers

[Sparkguard]

Thanks, I'll try that!

[Planewalker]

Did you manage to get it working because i can see i wrote 2015 only:

The MS VB C++ package you need is called "2015-2019 x86/x64 redist" IIRC.

Found this link it might help if you need it.
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/microsoft-visual-c-2015-2019-redistributable-x64/445442f2-a153-41fc-8834-a60bf15b1479