your cd key is already in use on that server

[jamessheld]

Starting today, Neverwinter Nights often just bombs when I try to join a multiplayer online game, but occasionally instead of bombing I get the error message "your cd key is already in use on that server". However, that can't be accurate, since it worked fine yesterday, and the other server is on a different Steam account with a different copy of the game. I did try deleting cdkey.ini, just to be safe, but that didn't work. What do you think might cause this kind of error? LAN connection has the same problem.

[Nordil(Hun)]

Did you request a unique CD-key from the retailer you bought the game from?
Because all digital copies come with a generic cd-key. If you want to play on multiplayer you need to request a unique one from their customer support.

[jamessheld]

Oh, until now I was just using the CD-key that was generated automatically when Steam installed the game. Who should I ask to receive a unique CD-key?

[Wizard of Woz]

Originally posted by jamessheld:

Oh, until now I was just using the CD-key that was generated automatically when Steam installed the game. Who should I ask to receive a unique CD-key?

Did you buy it on Steam? If so everything should be working with the CD key, not sure what that other person is talking about.

[Nordil(Hun)]

Originally posted by Wizard of Woz:

Originally posted by jamessheld:

Oh, until now I was just using the CD-key that was generated automatically when Steam installed the game. Who should I ask to receive a unique CD-key?

Did you buy it on Steam? If so everything should be working with the CD key, not sure what that other person is talking about.

There used to be a generic CD-key used...in some cases. Where they needed to ask for a unique CD-key. (In some other retailers it was the standard practice. Where you had to contact for a unique CD-key.)

If it is still not working as in someone is using it, then you should contact steam. As if your CD key is already in use, that means that your CD-key is not unique.

[Gequi]

Originally posted by Nordil(Hun):

There used to be a generic CD-key used...in some cases. Where they needed to ask for a unique CD-key. (In some other retailers it was the standard practice. Where you had to contact for a unique CD-key.)

If it is still not working as in someone is using it, then you should contact steam. As if your CD key is already in use, that means that your CD-key is not unique.

Where is the proof? as far as I know, if you try to enable an used key on Steam, it won't let you and will present and error for "already used key".

did you put a link on the "used . in " words? it goes to nowhere

[Nordil(Hun)]

Originally posted by Gequi:

Originally posted by Nordil(Hun):

There used to be a generic CD-key used...in some cases. Where they needed to ask for a unique CD-key. (In some other retailers it was the standard practice. Where you had to contact for a unique CD-key.)

If it is still not working as in someone is using it, then you should contact steam. As if your CD key is already in use, that means that your CD-key is not unique.

Where is the proof? as far as I know, if you try to enable an used key on Steam, it won't let you and will present and error for "already used key".

did you put a link on the "used . in " words? it goes to nowhere

And that is the thing. If you use it on Steam.
The game is sold by other retailers as well, and if i recall well by Beamdog itself directly.
So it is entirely possible they mixed up. And a smaller batch of cd-keys interlap among a few retailers. Though unlikely.
(Another option is that hacked cd-keys are also in circulation.)
If he joins a server it does not mean that the other person is also using a Steam retail version of the game.

[Julius Borisov]

Likely some kind of a user error. If you launch the game on the same PC from different Steam accounts, CDKey files won't automatically detele themselves or change. So you need to do that manually. And there might be several "Documents" folders e.g. for clouds on you Windows, and this makes finding the right folder with NWN files a little difficult.

[jamessheld]

I just realized that one of the two computers recently upgraded to Windows 11 24H2. Based on the timing of the update, I think it was working before that. Is anyone having problems with 24H2? I wonder if I should try having 24H2 uninstalled on the second computer, or else maybe installing 24H2 on the first computer.