READ FIRST! DW - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

[Gray Lensman]

Originally Posted by phantomkira

Steam is usually required to be running if you bought the game through Steam. Like a lot of old games, however, there should still be old copies out there "somewhere" (Amazon, Ebay, the like) that do not require Steam, being on hard disk (CD) as the game itself was made LONG before Steam was even thought of. Personally, I agree with the other posters on the subject here, it is far better for you to avoid Steam whenever possible. Remember, it's a program that is required to be running for you to run your games. It needs two things: 1. An internet connection. And most importantly, 2. For THEIR servers to be up. Never, EVER trust that someone else's stuff will work when you need it too. More than once I've wanted to play something and Steam's been down, so it's not unheard of. More than once I've gone for the tool I needed only to find that "Oh, I didn't have time to put it back." So, where is it? "I don't know. Somewhere." Gee. Thanks.

Question: How do you launch SEALs and the Red side equivalent thereof? What's the button, key, or procedure for doing so? Some of these missions are incompleteable without that.

Slight thread necromancy:

I've been running games purchased thru Steam for over 7 years and have ALWAY run them with Steam OFFLINE, unless I want to use Steam for multiplayer purposes, (very infrequent) or allow for game upgrades to occur. Anyone who states otherwise is sadly misinformed.

Gamers may have other reasons to purchase games in ways other than Steam, BUT the above stated reason is totally FALSE.