do you have to download the game of the disk.
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The PC download is a direct download to your computer and then connects to your Steam account. if you do not know what steam is, than I suggest downloading it. Steam is an online videogame program where you can buy and download computer games instantly. It is basically GameStop on the computer. Once you download Steam and create a Steam account, Empire Total War should automatically sync into your Steam games library. Amazon and Steam do a good job at walking you through, Step-by-step. This game is great and I hope you enjoy It-James
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when i pc downloaded the game it requires a product code where can i find that
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you install with a disc but during the install you have to be connected to the net as you have to set up a stream account before you can play.. a hassle at first but if you ever loose the discs you can download the game from stream as they already know you own it, kinda cool..
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In the normal set up, the entire game is downloaded to your computer. You don't need the disk after the original download to play the game, just click the desktop shortcut icon.
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Yes. It sounds ludicrous but even if you do buy the disk you still have to download the game. That is because the game is activated by their internet verification program named STEAM. It's a big game and it took me five hours to download. And after downloading it I found out that it would not work because STEAM was not working correctly. By the way it seems to me that STEAM is actually a marketing company masquerading as a verification company.
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You could choose PC Download or the Mac Download (depends on which you have), if you cannot use the disc, it has a online game code.
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It is Right. After I installed the game on the steam plataform, I never needed to use the disc again. After installed the game on the steam plataform you can play offline or online, both without the disc.
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No, you don't. Once you install the game, you can go on to play without the Disc.
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Hello! Thanks for your question. The best that I can tell is that you need the disc in order to play the game. So I think that as long as you download it once, you shouldn't have to re-download the game again. All you would need is the disc to play the game. Again, I am not 100% sure about this but from experience that is how it's always been. Sorry if I could not provide you with a better answer.
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If you download you can play as soon as it finishes installing. But you don't get a physical copy. If you buy a physical copy you don't get to download it AND get a physical copy. You have to wait for it to arrive before you can install/play.
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You don't need the CD in computer when you play the game. You can copy the CD in your hard drive, or start game from CD then you can take the CD out while continue playing. Please let me know if any further questions.
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I am sorry but I don't know the answer to this question. We bought the disc and have no need to download anything.
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I never put the disk back in after install, im not 100% certain if you need the disk for install but you do not need it to play afterwords.
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Yes, i installed all my original games in the hard drive and they run much quicker although you have to insert the origial disc, it thoesn't allow you to play without disc. It is recomended to install all the content because the lasser reader is the first issue that could break
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Yeah, save data is on the hard drive and can be accessed by the games on demand version or disk version, or both!
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With the "Reel 'em In" game I can play without the DVD in the drive. I use a laptop for my games. I also purchased the "Zeus II" game and I have to have the disc in the computer to run it.
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Actually it is just a different way to get the game. One has the disks and the other is downloaded (no media).
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No disc necessary once you install it. When you update, you have delete the program and then download and install the update.
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I couldn't get mine to fully download at all. I'd recommend ordering the actual disk or going to a store that would sell the game disk
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Did you buy a physical "DVD" game or did you by a download game? I have the physical DVD game and I do not need to use the disc (after initial installation) to play the game. I purchased it this way intentionally because some of the online downloaded games have to be run through an online server like Steam and there fore can only be played while you are on line (WIFI connected) and I use my laptop while traveling and seldom have a WIFI connection. Since you don't have an internal DVD player your options would be to buy an external USB player (they can be very inexpensive, from 19.99 up) to download a physical DVD of the game or buy an on line downloadable version.
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yes you can I actually downloaded some of my games from the original disk. I Hope my answer helps you.