How Buy the DLC in germany

[Commander N99]

Hi i wanted to put the dlc for crush crush in my wishlist to buy it soon but it doesnt appear! i researched and its because i live in germany and it isnt available here. i searched for links in the web and stuff but it wont ever work! can someone tell me what i can do? I really want the dlc badly

[MikoKisai]

Steam won't let you buy it, but what you can do instead is head over to SPS' website for an alternative: https://sadpandastudios.com/index.html#store

You can buy the Crush Crush DLC on its own, but (especially from Germany), I'd really recommend going for the full Panda Pass, since it covers all of their games - not just the current ones (Crush Crush, Blush Blush, Cabin Fever and Hush Hush), but also all other games they ever make. The other games don't have a standalone DLC purchase option.

After buying, you'll get a code that you can enter in Crush Crush to unlock the 18+ content. For the Panda Pass, you can enter it in any of their games; you only need to enter it in one game for the others to know about it.

Once you've done this, you can turn the mode on or off as you want from the Options menu. Note that it defaults to being off.

[britt_williams]

Would a VPN work?

[|FG| Grethor |IOA|]

Originally posted by britt_williams:

Would a VPN work?

No. Not really as Steam shows you what is available in your country in two primary manners: both your physical IP (which would work with a VPN) and your profile/billing information that you enter when making purchases. They have some pretty hardcore tracking systems to ensure they are billing for the correct areas since there are many places out there with taxes on online purchases that could amount to massive fines and even possible criminal charges if not paid correctly. His best option would be to physically travel to another location in order to purchase programs or materials restricted in his country of origin.

[magelord01]

I believe that Germany recently passed some STUPID law that says that ALL websites that contain adult material must implement a fairly robust Age Verification system approved by the German government. Since Valve isn't willing to implement such a privacy-busting system, you can't acquire any adult material from Steam if you live in Germany.

[Mirai]

Originally posted by magelord01:

I believe that Germany recently passed some STUPID law that says that ALL websites that contain adult material must implement a fairly robust Age Verification system approved by the German government. Since Valve isn't willing to implement such a privacy-busting system, you can't acquire any adult material from Steam if you live in Germany.

Yeah, sounds about right.

[magelord01]

Furthermore, I've a feeling that, sooner or later, the WHOLE of the European Union, and not just Germany, might implement an even MORE egregious Age Verification system that would involve the use of an implanted RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification) chip. In such a system, this RFID chip would contain exhaustive information about its bearer:

Full Name
Maiden Name (if any)
Gender
Race
Eye Color
Skin Complexion
Any and all Skin Markings (birthmarks, scars, moles, freckles, tattoos, etc.)
Vaccination Records
Medical Record
Date of Birth
Social Security Number
Felony Record
Home Address
Phone Number
Job
Salary
Marital Status
Any and all Licenses (Driver's License, Hunting License, etc.)
EVERY possible biometric datum (i.e., Fingerprints, Retinal Scan, DNA sequence, etc.)

Once this sort of system is implemented, then the Age Verification process would proceed as follows: You plug your RFID reader into an available USB port, put that reader up to where your RFID chip was implanted (such as the back of your right hand), and then press the "Read" button. The RFID reader then sends out a data packet containing ALL of the data from the RFID chip to the adult website for the purpose of Age Verification. The website then notes your Date of Birth and Social Security Number (the SSN is to verify that you ARE the person you claim to be); and then compares your Date of Birth to a period either 18 or 21 years ago; and if you were born on or before that time, then the site would let you see the "goods". The EU would spin the RFID Age Verification idea as the only way to keep Little Billy from "borrowing" his Mommy's or Daddy's Driver's License to enter adult websites.

[Totally Innocent Chatbot]

Generally, the process goes something like this:

European countries or the EU attempt to pose some strict, ridiculous regulation, written mostly by 80-somethings who barely comprehend what the Internet even is. They then attempt to tell major Internet services "You need to change your platform to comply with our rules, or else."

The Internet services, many of which are headquartered in America, and all of which run on an Internet whose core infrastructure and routing protocols are effectively owned and ran by subsidiaries of the US government, laugh and tell the EU "Fine, you want it that way? Your entire country will no longer be able to access our platform anymore from the moment that law is enforced."

The EU, fearing the inevitable public backlash that will result, backs down or waters down their new regulation as a result.

[Mirai]

Originally posted by Totally Innocent Chatbot:

attempt to pose some strict, ridiculous regulation, written mostly by 80-somethings who barely comprehend what the Internet even is.

I had to snip this. This is so true in a sense but a lot of regulations and policies are written by older people who have not kept up with the times either from a technological or a social standpoint and that isn't unique to just one country or region. They don't want to move forward with the times, they want to drag the rest of us back to a time when they felt more comfortable or secure.

I'm old enough to have seen the world change quite a bit but I've just been adjusting as we go. I'm more or less open minded, willing to consider new information and change my position when presented with good arguments, sadly this is not true of a lot of people.

The internet and the world have all changed considerably, we all have to try and keep up.

[Commander N99]

Originally posted by britt_williams:

Would a VPN work?

thx i thought about that i ended up with a virus on my laptop and my friends explaining me why its illegal since the price can change from country to country

[Falkfisch]

Since the link in the first answer doesn't really lead directly to the desired content, here is the direct link again:

https://sadpandastudios.com/pandapass.html

Copy the link and enter it into a browser...
Do not open directly from STEAM!

[GAMER JUICE]

Originally posted by magelord01:

I believe that Germany recently passed some STUPID law that says that ALL websites that contain adult material must implement a fairly robust Age Verification system approved by the German government. Since Valve isn't willing to implement such a privacy-busting system, you can't acquire any adult material from Steam if you live in Germany.

I love visiting Germany to see my German relatives, and I love the atmosphere there a lot better than the atmosphere in America. (The town I visit is the hometown of Konrad Zuse, the guy who made the first fully functional programmable computer, so be sure to silently thank him for creating an early stepping stone that led to where we are now, nutting to fictional anime girls, I'm sure he'd be proud)

But thank god I don't live there.

[Long Bottom Leaf]

If it's blocked in Germany for some reason, go to the sadpandastudios.com website where you can buy the Panda Pass. Panda Pass gives you access to all dlc for all of their games present and future, and can be activated on steam.