Play without steam?

[Grumpy Old Gamer]

I bought factorio through steam, but for various reasons I want to play without steam. Is it possible to do so without having to buy the game again? One primary issue is I will not be able to log onto steam for an extended period of time but I will have internet connection.

[Fireeye]

Originally posted by Shadow Raider:

I bought factorio through steam, but for various reasons I want to play without steam. Is it possible to do so without having to buy the game again? One primary issue is I will not be able to log onto steam for an extended period of time but I will have internet connection.

I bought the game via Steam, can I get the Factorio login for that as well?
Yes, it is possible. In game you will have the option to register an account on our webpage. You can also create a free account at factorio.com and then head to your profile page where you will find directions on how to link it to your Steam account. It is strongly recommended to create the account with the same username you have on Steam already.

Source: https://factorio.com/faq

[VaderDFXB]

Isn't Factorio one of the games where you can just launch the .exe and it doesn't even go through Steam even though you downloaded it through Steam? Some games do that.

[Grumpy Old Gamer]

Tried that, it launches steam, For some reason the factorio server keeps cancelling the download too.

[ShutEye_DK]

Originally posted by Shadow Raider:

Tried that, it launches steam, For some reason the factorio server keeps cancelling the download too.

Just downloaded 0.17.50 from https://factorio.com/download/experimental , went offline and tested it.
Works fine.
I know this isn't exactly helping, it was just to let you know that it is possible indeed :)

[Grumpy Old Gamer]

Yes, that is what I am trying to do,. but the factorio.com server keeps dropping the download. Ill try again tonight, maybe better results

[VaderDFXB]

Originally posted by Shadow Raider:

Tried that, it launches steam, For some reason the factorio server keeps cancelling the download too.

Ah, that sucks. I would think Factorio would be one of the games that worked in that manner but unfortunately it seems I was mistaken. Sorry.

[Fel]

Originally posted by VaderDFXB:

Ah, that sucks. I would think Factorio would be one of the games that worked in that manner but unfortunately it seems I was mistaken. Sorry.

The reason is probably because the steam version uses steam's achievements, and in 0.17 it also uses steam's networking to allow to join a friend's server so the steam version is not able to run without the steam API.

[VaderDFXB]

Originally posted by Fel:

The reason is probably because the steam version uses steam's achievements, and in 0.17 it also uses steam's networking to allow to join a friend's server so the steam version is not able to run without the steam API.

Ah, that sounds probable. Unfortunate though.

[Grumpy Old Gamer]

No I mean th edownload get s cancelled, I can connect just fine usign the steam version, I just want ot move awy from steam. I am gettign ready to take them to court and they are threatening to lock my account.

[gargan26]

Originally posted by Shadow Raider:

I am gettign ready to take them to court and they are threatening to lock my account.

bwahaha, good luck with that...

[fractalgem]

Originally posted by Shadow Raider:

No I mean th edownload get s cancelled, I can connect just fine usign the steam version, I just want ot move awy from steam. I am gettign ready to take them to court and they are threatening to lock my account.

Honestly, from what I've seen of the factorio devs, if they really are threatening to lock your account they probably have a damn good reason.

Considering you're threatening legal action? Consider this: many customer service/tech support environments will consider "I'm gonna sue" as grounds to immediately transfer you to the legal department, which means they won't be able help you fix the actual issue any time soon.

[Pyrrhus]

Originally posted by Shadow Raider:

No I mean th edownload get s cancelled, I can connect just fine usign the steam version, I just want ot move awy from steam. I am gettign ready to take them to court and they are threatening to lock my account.

Did you brought website key thru Factorio?

https://factorio.com/buy

And was there download failure?

[piccolo255]

Originally posted by fractalgem:

Originally posted by Shadow Raider:

No I mean th edownload get s cancelled, I can connect just fine usign the steam version, I just want ot move awy from steam. I am gettign ready to take them to court and they are threatening to lock my account.

Honestly, from what I've seen of the factorio devs, if they really are threatening to lock your account they probably have a damn good reason.

I think Shadow was talking about Steam/Valve...? In which case, by agreeing to the Steam Subscriber Agreement, he agreed to binding arbitration and will not be able to actually take them to court (in Europe, that clause is unenforceable and doesn't apply).

Originally posted by Shadow Raider:

Yes, that is what I am trying to do,. but the factorio.com server keeps dropping the download. Ill try again tonight, maybe better results

That usually means that your Internet connection is not stable (either in general, or just between you and the server) and you probably should complain to your ISP.

If you don't have access to a more stable connection, you'll need to use a download manager to resume an interrupted download -- if it works for that particular download (depending on how it was implemented, maybe it won't).

[Grumpy Old Gamer]

Originally posted by fractalgem:

Originally posted by Shadow Raider:

No I mean th edownload get s cancelled, I can connect just fine usign the steam version, I just want ot move awy from steam. I am gettign ready to take them to court and they are threatening to lock my account.

Honestly, from what I've seen of the factorio devs, if they really are threatening to lock your account they probably have a damn good reason.

Considering you're threatening legal action? Consider this: many customer service/tech support environments will consider "I'm gonna sue" as grounds to immediately transfer you to the legal department, which means they won't be able help you fix the actual issue any time soon.

Steam, not factorio. I have no problem with factorio devs. The issue is with another game, which essentially nuked everyones acess 72 hours after I bought it, and stem refuses to refund it becuase I played more than 2 hours before being locked out of the game (alogn with everyone else).

[VaderDFXB]

Originally posted by Shadow Raider:

Steam, not factorio. I have no problem with factorio devs. The issue is with another game, which essentially nuked everyones acess 72 hours after I bought it, and stem refuses to refund it becuase I played more than 2 hours before being locked out of the game (alogn with everyone else).

Eat the loss. It's sadly not worth fighting it since you'll not only lose your Steam account and all the money you spent on it but if you live in the US you're basically f***ed. Also why you don't buy games unless they're on a massive sale or they've proven themselves.

Edit: Actually, suing Steam is the mistake since they technically not at fault. The developer/publisher of the game is the one you want to go after. Yes, Steam should offer a refund to all affected users but they'd eat a possible hefty loss since I doubt they can get that money from the dev/publisher themselves. So yeah, f*** that dev/publisher of that s***ty "game".