Dreamfall Starting Issue

[Taihen]

Hi all, just downloaded this game from Steam but I can't get into it. I keep getting an error message that says "Fail to find Steam" despite Steam working. It also loads me onto the Steam home page on the internet which is no help what so ever. So do I just get the patches from previous discussions on here or is it something else entirelly? I'd really appreciate the help!

[Friendly_NPC]

From what I've read I've seen two ways people have gotten past the problem. First is to simply restart Steam. if you're still having the problem then I refer to misterbk's forum post at http://forums.steamgames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2272436

I believe "Failed to find Steam" happens because the game makes incorrect assumptions about the location of Steam, only looking in the default location for a 32-bit Windows machine:

C:\Program Files\steam

If you have 64-bit Windows or have chosen a custom location, the game will "fail to find Steam" because it's only looking in that location.

Users of 64-bit Windows have Steam located here:

C:\Program Files (x86)\steam

The solution is to add your Steam location to your path. I would love to give thanks to the thread that showed me this solution but it took the mods a day to activate me, and I've lost the link.


Here's how to fix it -without- using copy protection disabling hacked .exe files:


1: Right-click on "Computer" (in XP it was called "My Computer") and click on Properties.

2: in Vista / 7, on the left click on "Advanced System Settings". On XP, Google search for how to change your system path, because I can't quite remember where things were in XP.

3: In the Advanced tab, you'll see a button for "Environment Variables". Click it.

4: In the upper section of that new window, you should see something like "User Variables for [your username]". Scroll through to find the one called "PATH".

5: Highlight the entry for "PATH" and click "Edit...".

6: You'll get a too-small text box that has a field on the top for "Variable Name" and a field under it for "Variable Value". Put your cursor into the "Variable Value" field and hit the [End] key so you know you're not inserting text in the middle of another entry. If you push the right arrow key it should not scroll.

7: Add a semicolon [;] to separate your new entry from the others. This is the key to the right of the 'L' key, without pressing Shift.
Correct -> ;
Incorrect -> :

8: Paste in the path to Steam, which for me on a default-install Windows 7 64 system is:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam

9: Press OK, and re-launch Steam so that it gets the new environment variables. (It might work without re-launching, but hey why not.)

10: Run the game normally!

This should work with any custom location of Steam, for any games that have trouble finding Steam when they launch.

[IJspegel]

This problem pops up every now and then with some of my games. Just check the intergrety of the cashe and restart Steam. Hasn't failed me so far.

[Resilient]

I’m experiencing some problems with the game as well. Steam closes up completely when my game cursor hovers over the game title or when I click on it. The same goes for a few other of my titles.

Newly discovered: the game opens normally when you go through the store page.

What gives ?

[ateeb]

Validate your steam integrity files then restart your steam and it should work fine :) cheers!