Game Pre-download now available at UBI

Tigrone · 03-11-07, 03:43 PM

"For those of you who would rather not leave your home or office you can download Silent Hunter: Wolves of the Pacific through the Ubisoft Digital Store. You can pre-load the game starting now allowing you to start playing the moment the game is released online on 3/21/07!"

I had not seen this before. The game can be pre-ordered for immediate download on 3/21, if you don't want anything more.

AJ! · 03-11-07, 03:47 PM

Does this mean people in the UK can get the game 2 days earlyer if they download?

Does sound like a good choice.. Ive already preordered the CE from the ubistore but havin a download sounds good too

stabiz · 03-11-07, 04:42 PM

Stay away from download version, people. If you intend to mod this game you will have to download and download and download, and then your download tickets suddenly are used up.

Ark · 03-11-07, 04:50 PM

There are only 5 reasons to DL a game.

1. There are no stores by you that sell the game, and shipping to Sri Lanka is so expensive you'd have to whore your sister in order to pay for it.

2. So you can pay the same price for something you can't actually touch.

3. You are afraid of the public and the thought of being outside makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up.

4. You have light myopia so it's hard for you to go outside, and consequently, you work 12 hour night shifts.

5. The idea of limited downloads makes you feel "Extreme" and adds a sense of danger.

Tigrone · 03-11-07, 05:38 PM

For once this may something for US. I've only seen this on the US site in $US. I did find not it on the UK or European sites.

Personally, I would drink acid before buying a restricted download of anything. I don't even want to think about the kind of copy protection hidden code they slip onto and into your PC. But, if one is in Shangri-la and has no other means of getting it....

codmander · 03-11-07, 05:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stabiz

Stay away from download version, people. If you intend to mod this game you will have to download and download and download, and then your download tickets suddenly are used up.

what the heck is a download ticket

03-11-07, 07:41 PM

Digital downloads are great for people living in countries that cannot buy the game at a store or get it delivered. And the limited download and activation thing isn't a problem. I have downloaded a few digital versions myself and can reinstall them on my computer as many times as I like. All you have to do is:

a) burn the install .exe onto a disk

b) install game

c) activate (register) the game online to be able to play it

d) run regedit and find the game directory plus the security activation code directory for that game (if the game required online activation)

e) right click on each of those directories and export them, then burn the registries to the same backup disk

f) each time you need to reinstall, just click on the registry files you saved and no online activation is necessary.

It's that simple. If you ever need to reinstall the game on your computer, you can do it unlimited times. You don't have to download it and activate it each time. And it's legal since you already purchased the game and only keep it on your computer.

I would personally rather buy the physical game with the manual, reference card, disk, etc. But this is also an option for those who can't.

tedhealy · 03-11-07, 08:13 PM

I only get digital downloads from a companies that allow you unlimited redownloads and reinstalls like AGEOD's Birth of America game or Stardock's GalCiv 2. I assume ubi does not do this?

dean_acheson · 03-12-07, 11:54 AM

What I can't understand is UBI's shopping cart and user information.

It seems the company had different shops and carts.

I think that I have ordered the deluxe edition with the bells, and a d/l one, and one from amazon.

Everytime I log into UBI it tells me that I have ordered nothing, however, I have the emails telling me that I have.

UBI sure has charged my account.

Why can't this be as easy as amazon?????

dean_acheson · 03-12-07, 12:05 PM

.... and it seems that once your pre-order a digital download, there ain't no unordering something that you won't get for a few weeks.....

very very odd.

E.Hartmann · 03-12-07, 02:50 PM

The problem with download games is when your down with them, you can't sell them. Not saying anyone would sell their SH4 but downloads save you no money and give you more hassles than anything else. Plus you wont get all the cool extra they talk about like a box, and a map that you never use. :hmm:

monsoonrat · 03-12-07, 02:57 PM

What if one lives in sri lanka and does not have a sister?? Does this mean one is really screwed?

dean_acheson · 03-12-07, 04:38 PM

um, i am not sure.

i've never been to Sri Lanka, but I do live very close to Arkansas....

Ark · 03-12-07, 06:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monsoonrat

What if one lives in sri lanka and does not have a sister?? Does this mean one is really screwed?

Pretty much.

You could always whore yourself though.

aanker · 03-12-07, 07:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nvdrifter

Digital downloads are great for people living in countries that cannot buy the game at a store or get it delivered. And the limited download and activation thing isn't a problem. I have downloaded a few digital versions myself and can reinstall them on my computer as many times as I like. All you have to do is:

a) burn the install .exe onto a disk

b) install game

c) activate (register) the game online to be able to play it

d) run regedit and find the game directory plus the security activation code directory for that game (if the game required online activation)

e) right click on each of those directories and export them, then burn the registries to the same backup disk

f) each time you need to reinstall, just click on the registry files you saved and no online activation is necessary.

It's that simple. If you ever need to reinstall the game on your computer, you can do it unlimited times. You don't have to download it and activate it each time. And it's legal since you already purchased the game and only keep it on your computer.

I would personally rather buy the physical game with the manual, reference card, disk, etc. But this is also an option for those who can't.

Thanks for this info! ... Sounds like a great solution to my "situation".

Art

03-11-07, 03:43 PM	#1
Tigrone Commander Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Newport Beach, CA Posts: 470 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 0	Game Pre-download now available at UBI "For those of you who would rather not leave your home or office you can download Silent Hunter: Wolves of the Pacific through the Ubisoft Digital Store. You can pre-load the game starting now allowing you to start playing the moment the game is released online on 3/21/07!" I had not seen this before. The game can be pre-ordered for immediate download on 3/21, if you don't want anything more. __________________ Commander Hiram Cassedy: "Tigrone has saved the Air Force and is now returning to Iwo Jima with 28 rescued zoomies." B-29 SNUFFY & THE SHIF'LESS SKONKS among them. I've a broom at the mast said he, for the broom is a sign for me, that wherever I go, I sweep the mighty sea.

03-11-07, 03:47 PM	#2
AJ! Commodore Join Date: May 2006 Location: That lil island above france Posts: 601 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Does this mean people in the UK can get the game 2 days earlyer if they download? Does sound like a good choice.. Ive already preordered the CE from the ubistore but havin a download sounds good too __________________

03-11-07, 04:42 PM	#3
stabiz Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 4,224 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Stay away from download version, people. If you intend to mod this game you will have to download and download and download, and then your download tickets suddenly are used up. __________________

03-11-07, 04:50 PM	#4
Ark Samurai Navy Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Fresno, CA. Posts: 581 Downloads: 95 Uploads: 0	There are only 5 reasons to DL a game. 1. There are no stores by you that sell the game, and shipping to Sri Lanka is so expensive you'd have to whore your sister in order to pay for it. 2. So you can pay the same price for something you can't actually touch. 3. You are afraid of the public and the thought of being outside makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up. 4. You have light myopia so it's hard for you to go outside, and consequently, you work 12 hour night shifts. 5. The idea of limited downloads makes you feel "Extreme" and adds a sense of danger. __________________ Ark -------------- Vista 64-bit SP1 Asus P6T Deluxe mobo Core i7 920 @ 3.8ghz 6GB G.Skill DDR3 1600 Evga GTX 285 SSC SB X-FI Fatality 640GB WD "Black" Dell 3007WFP-HC 30" LCD / Acer 23" H233H

03-11-07, 05:38 PM	#5
Tigrone Commander Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Newport Beach, CA Posts: 470 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 0	This may only be available from UBI US in $ For once this may something for US. I've only seen this on the US site in $US. I did find not it on the UK or European sites. Personally, I would drink acid before buying a restricted download of anything. I don't even want to think about the kind of copy protection hidden code they slip onto and into your PC. But, if one is in Shangri-la and has no other means of getting it....

03-11-07, 07:41 PM	#7
nvdrifter Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Digital downloads are great for people living in countries that cannot buy the game at a store or get it delivered. And the limited download and activation thing isn't a problem. I have downloaded a few digital versions myself and can reinstall them on my computer as many times as I like. All you have to do is: a) burn the install .exe onto a disk b) install game c) activate (register) the game online to be able to play it d) run regedit and find the game directory plus the security activation code directory for that game (if the game required online activation) e) right click on each of those directories and export them, then burn the registries to the same backup disk f) each time you need to reinstall, just click on the registry files you saved and no online activation is necessary. It's that simple. If you ever need to reinstall the game on your computer, you can do it unlimited times. You don't have to download it and activate it each time. And it's legal since you already purchased the game and only keep it on your computer. I would personally rather buy the physical game with the manual, reference card, disk, etc. But this is also an option for those who can't.

03-11-07, 08:13 PM	#8
tedhealy Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: St. Louis, MO, USA Posts: 772 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	I only get digital downloads from a companies that allow you unlimited redownloads and reinstalls like AGEOD's Birth of America game or Stardock's GalCiv 2. I assume ubi does not do this?

03-12-07, 11:54 AM	#9
dean_acheson Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Midwest - USA Posts: 1,057 Downloads: 42 Uploads: 0	arrgh! What I can't understand is UBI's shopping cart and user information. It seems the company had different shops and carts. I think that I have ordered the deluxe edition with the bells, and a d/l one, and one from amazon. Everytime I log into UBI it tells me that I have ordered nothing, however, I have the emails telling me that I have. UBI sure has charged my account. Why can't this be as easy as amazon?????

03-12-07, 12:05 PM	#10
dean_acheson Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Midwest - USA Posts: 1,057 Downloads: 42 Uploads: 0	.... and it seems that once your pre-order a digital download, there ain't no unordering something that you won't get for a few weeks..... very very odd.

03-12-07, 02:50 PM	#11
E.Hartmann Soundman Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 147 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The problem with download games is when your down with them, you can't sell them. Not saying anyone would sell their SH4 but downloads save you no money and give you more hassles than anything else. Plus you wont get all the cool extra they talk about like a box, and a map that you never use. :hmm:

03-12-07, 02:57 PM	#12
monsoonrat Watch Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 30 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	What if one lives in sri lanka and does not have a sister?? Does this mean one is really screwed?

03-12-07, 04:38 PM	#13
dean_acheson Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Midwest - USA Posts: 1,057 Downloads: 42 Uploads: 0	um, i am not sure. i've never been to Sri Lanka, but I do live very close to Arkansas....