I can't play in offline mode.

[K-tel Records]

Almost every time I try to resume my campaign in offline mode I get this message. `Steam is currently in offline mode, for the first launch go in online mode.'
This makes no sense as this is an ongoing campaign. Are there any ideas for a solution? What is the point in having an offline mode if I can't play in offline.

[isomorphic_projection]

Originally posted by XM237258:

Almost every time I try to resume my campaign in offline mode I get this message. `Steam is currently in offline mode, for the first launch go in online mode.'
This makes no sense as this is an ongoing campaign. Are there any ideas for a solution? What is the point in having an offline mode if I can't play in offline.

Which game.

[HikariLight]

Some games must be played in online mode, even if they are single player games.

[Ogami]

Every game has to be launched at least ONCE after you installed it while being online.
The reason is that Steam verifies ownership of the license that way.
After that the game will be playable in Steam offline mode without problems.

[K-tel Records]

Thrones of britannia by total war. It happens every day or two. . I only play games when my internet is disconnected. I also play away from civilization when I can and this really throws a wrench into things. This is the only total war game this happens with. Most times I can play offline with no problem.

I tried it just now and there is no problem. I have been careful as to how I exit the game and it seems to make no difference.

[crunchyfrog]

Originally posted by XM237258:

Thrones of britannia by total war. It happens every day or two. . I only play games when my internet is disconnected. I also play away from civilization when I can and this really throws a wrench into things. This is the only total war game this happens with. Most times I can play offline with no problem.

I tried it just now and there is no problem. I have been careful as to how I exit the game and it seems to make no difference.

Could be hwo the game checks the licencing then.

All games can work differently, as others have said. Steam's PLATFORM for being online or offline is different to the game itself.

[Ogami]

Originally posted by XM237258:

Thrones of britannia by total war. It happens every day or two. .

Thats because Thrones of Britannia uses DENUVO.

From the store page:

Incorporates 3rd-party DRM: Denuvo Anti-tamper

DENUVO regularly connects to its servers every few days to recheck your ownership, if it cant connect because you are in Offline mode it wont let you play the game.

Just another of the many reasons DENUVO is so "beloved" by users.

[K-tel Records]

Originally posted by Ogami:

Originally posted by XM237258:

Thrones of britannia by total war. It happens every day or two. .

Thats because Thrones of Britannia uses DENUVO.

From the store page:

Incorporates 3rd-party DRM: Denuvo Anti-tamper

DENUVO regularly connects to its servers every few days to recheck your ownership, if it cant connect because you are in Offline mode it wont let you play the game.

Just another of the many reasons DENUVO is so "beloved" by users.

Thanks. Can't take this camping i guess.

[K-tel Records]

Will blocking steam or the game with my firewall solve this?

[crunchyfrog]

Originally posted by XM237258:

Will blocking steam or the game with my firewall solve this?

No quite the opposite. It will simply make Steam still try to connect and it will report that it cannot.

The point is that with something like Denuvo there's nothing you can do about it.