I need to find the SERIAL NUMBER for Batman AC??

[dirty_epic]

I'm having lot of problems with Steam games not working (I may make a separate thread for that).

I am CLOSE to uninstalling it and never using it again.. but I have a question which is specific to Batman Arkham City.

I have a PC:

Win 7 Pro
Core i7 2600k
16 GB RAM
Geforce GTX 590

I have had to reinstall OS a few times to resolve various problems/issues and a part of it was Steam games not working. I reinstall OS every few months as I like things to work and it seems to help if I do this.


I got Batman AC a long time ago and when I played it for the first time , it did ask me for a CD Key and I used it and the game activated (it was in the View CD Key part of menu) and everything was working with no problems.

I tried starting up Batman AC today and it crashed Steam during the stage where it is installing Direct X etc and after restarting Steam I tried to run it and I got the message:

"This software must be authenticated online prior to use.
For activation a valid serial number and an active Internet connection is required."


It is not saying I have run out of activations etc it is saying I need to give the serial number etc.. the problem is when I right click on the game I see NO option saying View CD Key and therefore I'm unable to activate it.

I do have notes for computer accounts etc but I did not think I had to save CD Keys for Steam games as they would ALWAYS be available via the View CD Key option.

The other thing is I thought you had to re-activate a game if you had HARDWARE changes which I have NOT been doing.

I can reinstall OS as often as I want and I think it's ABSURD if a game company is penalising me for it.. it is NOT their business.

Can someone please tell me where I can find the serial number so I can get this sorted??

I regret not pasting into a text file but I just never thought I would have to!!

Thanks in advance.

[dirty_epic]

Hello

I THINK I understand what I was doing wrong... after reading some more threads.

I got Batman AC as a free offer with the Nvidia GTX 590 a few years ago.. after that in a Steam Sale I got Batman AC GOTY and Batman AA GOTY... I've just read a thread:

http://steamcommunity.com/app/200260/discussions/0/810938810555405109/

I think what he is saying is that it is NOT supposed to work and that ppl who have got that (Batman AC) will automatically get the Batman AC GOTY in their library.. he is saying that version (Batman AC GOTY) will work without problems or need of a CD Key.

I purchased the Batman AC GOTY but I think everyone has to use that. In other words the standard Batman AC is not working for EVERYONE not just me.

Can someone please confirm this?

Thanks in advance.

[Pallando]

Yes.

That's why no one comes to these forums anymore.
Most people are there now:
http://steamcommunity.com/app/200260/discussions/

[dirty_epic]

Hello Pallando

Thanks for responding!! I thought everyone was asleep or something.

BTW something you may be able to clarify.. it's about Games For Windows Live GFWL.


I read sometime ago that MS stopped the GFWL service.. BUT I still have the GFWL client and sign on with it (it is slow) and games like Warhammer use it.

I think what MS is saying is that you can STILL sign on with it but the other parts of it are no longer running.. I THINK GFWL was how people could buy games for Windows and play them a bit like Steam.. I think what MS was saying was the main part of it was finished but you can still sign on with it for games that needed it.. correct?

I am aware that Batman games stopped using GFWL completely and they use something called SteamWorks whatever that is.

Anyway thanks for the response.. it's cleared things up.

[Pallando]

Microsoft stopped "Games For Windows Marketplace". The part where you could buy games. But GFWL is still working. It has been said that the service will stop on July, 1st... But maybe it will work a bit longer. Hard to know.

As for Steamworks, it's simply the part of Steam that provides achievements and syncs saves for games. All the games on Steam do not use this feature (Dragon Age: Origins for example).
But if a game has Steam achievements or sends your save to the cloud, it uses Steamworks (like Skyrim).

Also, in their announcement, they said your saves for Batman were lost. It's not true. You can try to patch them:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=188027765

[dirty_epic]

Oh so people who purchased games with GFWL can continue to play them.. that's good of MS if they are doing it.

The SteamWorks thing... alot if not the majority of games I have do the "sync with cloud" thing and save games which is very useful.. as you can play games on different machines and saved games are stored on some server online.

It's good you replied.. it's simple when someone explains it.