question about game transfering

[Mr Rabbit]

Hi
so im currently at my parents for the weekend. i have no wifi at my house atm.
i would like to download Skyrim SE. so my question is.. and sorry if this is idiotic but:

If i downloaded the game onto my laptop.. could i copy the game from my laptop.. to a usb storage device.. then plug that storage device into my gaming computer.. could i just copy the game over and play? would i need any internet at all after the game is fully downloaded etc as like i said above i have no wifi at home yet.

thanks

[Ogami]

You could create a backup of the game with the Steam client backup function. Download the game, right click it in your library, "create backup" ,as target you set the USB stick, then the game gets packaged into a archive. That archive you can restore at your other pc, also with the Steam client.
The catch is you need a Internet connection on the second pc so Steam can verify that you are the owner of the game when restoring the backup. So you would need to get that pc connected to the internet, even for just a few minutes. It would not need to download anything, just verifying your login and the backup files. A hotspot connection via phone for example would be enough.

Even if you would copy over the game files themself and then on to the second pc, Steam will demand an internet connection to verify your ownership, since its a different system. That is something you wont be able to avoid.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Make sure to get the appmanifest file that goes with the game too.

[Mr Rabbit]

thanks guys. and where can i find the appmanifest file to go with it?

1 more question.. will my computer run it? i mean i can play DBX2 and ESO perfectly fine on my computer.. will skyrim be ok? (sorry im not a pro at naming my computer set up etc aha)

[Black Blade]

Originally posted by MajorRager:

thanks guys. and where can i find the appmanifest file to go with it?

1 more question.. will my computer run it? i mean i can play DBX2 and ESO perfectly fine on my computer.. will skyrim be ok? (sorry im not a pro at naming my computer set up etc aha)

the appmanifest file is in the Where steam is installed\Steam\steamapps\
You can find it by its app ID for example Team Fortress is appmanifest_440.acf as its appID is 440
You can see it from the store page: steampowered.com/app/ 440 /Team_Fortress_2/ (Link broken so it does not turn to a show box :P)
Or by looking it up in SteamDB: https://steamdb.info/app/440/