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@ LLama8: if i get the code from steam, where i activate it on this site ?
You need to log in to the website (not the forum), there should be a link on the top right to click, then you need to link your steam account in there.
It’s been a very long time since I had to do that and I’m on my phone (& about to take my dog for a walk) so I’m not sure that I can help much at the moment.
Just a note on the topic of using the standalone version of LE.
From Mike W (senior dev at EHG) comment on discord from the 18th Oct when asked about the standalone client vs steam:
16:33*]* Mike W*:*
Steam has a lot of built in features that are extremely useful. It made the CT program possible and saved us a ton of time. It also has servers that make our stand alone patching servers look…dated. If you can get used to Steam, I doubt we will ever be able to make a patcher as good.
Then I’d assume it’d be in first page but, as I said, it’s been a long time.
Edit: @vapourfire I’m sure the OP knows all of that, some people just don’t like steam & don’t like being proselytised to.
I cant find these stand allone button. Anybody can shwo me these or help?
I think @vapourfire may have been getting at the fact that the standalone client may very well not exist in the future, and if he wasn’t than I certainly am. Here is the entirety of that conversation from Discord on Oct. 17-18:
Mike also discusses the standalone client and the various challenges, developer resources, and expenses incurred over the games development to keep it operational during the Sept. 23 Developer Stream below (question starts at 37:08 and the answer ends at 38:14 of the video):
So, at the very least, the future of the standalone client is questionable at this time.
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From the Steam Account Linking support article:
Those who buy Last Epoch through Steam or obtain a Steam key will be prompted to register a Last Epoch account within the game client before playing for the first time.
Once you’ve created this Last Epoch account you should now be able to follow Llama8’s directions by visiting this website and clicking the My Account button in the top right which prompts you to enter the credentials of the Last Epoch account you created when launching the game the first time on Steam.
Then you can select to download the launcher of your choice (Windows or Linux). Or, at least, that’s how I assume it works – been a long time for myself as well.
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To summarize: I buy the game on Steam for 30€. return to this “last epoch” page and then find the windows client to download; very questionable. how does the “last epoch” website want to know that i have purchased a steam key and is now giving me the option to download it !!! ???
It really isnt this complicated - at least it wasnt when I first did this for testing over 2 years ago.
As long as you have logged in to the game for the first time via the Steam launcher with your Last Epoch account, then you can download the standalone game from your Last Epoch EHG account page - which now knows that you have a Steam copy.
If thats not working then perhaps there is a problem somewhere that may require you logging a support ticket directly with EHG. Submit a request – Last Epoch Support
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From my understanding, and how I recall doing it, if you purchase the game on Steam you need to do the following before you can get access to the standalone launcher:
- Purchase the game on Steam.
- Download and install game on Steam.
- Launch game on Steam (will only need to do this once).
- Register a Last Epoch account through the game client. Now you have an account that can be used outside of Steam on the LE website.
- Proceed to the Last Epoch website and click on My Account in the top right which prompts you to enter the credentials of the Last Epoch account you created when launching the game via Steam.
- You should now have access to your account page and can select to download the standalone launcher of your choice (Windows or Linux).
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ah; if i play first tame last epoch one steamclient, there i will found a registration button for the last epch client ? correct ?
Yes, you will be required to register (create) a Last Epoch account upon first launching the game via the Steam client.
Though, I imagine you should be able to use your G4ND4LF account by selecting the I Have a Last Epoch Account option located at the bottom, which brings up this page:
Clicking on I Have an Account then brings up the login page:
Personally, I registered via the game client so I’m not 100% sure of this but I would assume that you can use your current LE account to login and it would then be automatically registered. If not, please contact support so they can do it on their end and you don’t have to create another account.
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perfect, thats my answer. thx for helping !!!
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Unfortunately, it’s being outweighted by resource hog (and exceptionally lame customer support) of said ‘patcher’.
I’d still prefer stand-alone - even if it would gonna lock me out to singleplayer-only.
Is that from personal development experience?
Development? I’m a mere player - and I’m annoyed by Steam enough to abandon my account there.
As of development, ex-coworker of mine tackled it professionally. But it was seven years ago. While I don’t expect any improvement there, improvements could happen. So I’ll hold my negativity on this part.
Personally, I do not like game clients like Steam, Epic etc, but they do provide benefits that generally outweigh the negative aspects - especially ease of game management and purchasing.
For Steam specifically, I disable auto startup, Steam Overlays, Steam Cloud and all notifications etc - which makes it generally more palatable without losing the benefits. Steam 7 years ago was a totally different beast to what it is today so I would not compare what it did then to how it performs now.
What I REALLY hate is all the game publishers trying to have their own launchers so you end up with all the bloatware crap installed that you have to manually disable everything for - usually just for one game. In that regard, Steam & Epic are imho, far better options.
But anyway, we have to follow whatever the devs decide. If we cannot bring ourselves to, then we just dont play anymore. For me its simple because its just a game and is not chosing a hospital for heart surgery.
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Two seemingly unrelated thoughts on the topic.
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Using Steam COSTS 5$/year. It’s built to make you pay that cost (and then some) to dive into its infinite cesspool of toxic social interactions.
Voluntary.
If (IF) the situation would gonna change, I’ll consider positive sides of using Steam.
For now… there are other contenders fighting over my playtime (since my wallet lost its sex appeal even for my 4th ex-gf… I’d consider the situation as “good enough”). Had my share of toxicity for a lifetime. -
Per-publisher (or even per-title) unique launchers are not bad.
Unless it’s Factorio + anything else, you can play only one game at a time. And you need to keep that game updated, one at a time at most.
Given modern age of gigabit connections everywhere, even on remote islands, nothing obliges you to keep your whole library installed/updated “just in case”.
I’m a binge gamer. I keep at least 100 games installed. I consider days when I play less that 3 different games a waste.
And even I consider “singular launcher for everything” as a nuisance.
If I’d need anything like that, I’ll stick with solutions made by professionals. Like PlayNite. No ads, no toxicity, no reverse-psychology. Does exactly what’s written on a tin.
And its support won’t provoke you into breaching their own EULA.
Think about it.