where do i go to make an account to play the thing i paid for? seems pretty retarded if you ask me.
4 years ago(+1)(-3)
are you talking about:
"Please note: After purchase, please redeem the game key - it's a special link to create your game account, which is necessary to log in in-game."
or:
"Vintage Story is an uncompromising wilderness survival sandbox game inspired by lovecraftian horror themes."
neither says where. i even got an email that said this:
"Download and install instructions from Tyron:
Please download and install as normal, then request the key that is supplied with the purchase, this should supply you with a unique link that let's you create your game account."
they keep talking about a key that i get with the game. where is it? is it coming through the post office? heck i can even log into the homepage where i now know i could have gotten the game cheaper, but that doesn't seem to help at all. in order to go the the "client area" i need the same log in info that need for the game, which is a bit of a catch 22. maybe the directions should read: 'go to the web page and create an account, and don't use any services to create an account' but if you are going that far why not: 'go to the website and buy the game direct and save money, you have to create an account there anyway.' that assumes that creating an account on the website there is what is needed and not some other place to create a game account.
4 years ago (+11)(-3)
Ok, added a sentence there. It's right below the downloads section on itch.io:
(please note, its not called steam key, its the first google image search result)
4 years ago(+4)(-2)
got it. you can't get it through the app, but you can get it online. the app only shows the downloads and not the link:
originally i was able to select if i wanted to download the linux version, so maybe the very first time will show the key (probably not). so maybe telling people where the key is in that first sentence would be a good idea (on the itch.io website downloads screen).
4 years ago(+3)(-1)
yeah, trying to figure out the ins and outs of every permutation of something can be a bit much. that is why brick and mortar stores handle the display and sales of products they sell. i think the solution with how selling goes on the internet is down to customer feedback. hopefully the info helps.
358 days ago (+1)
Is clicking the "Get Steam Key" button supposed to show me a link? The link doesn't lead to anything. I Tried using the full text right after "gamekeycode=" and even the portion of that text up to the first "%" symbol. What is the gamekeycode?
Edit: Never mind, I was able to use the link after all, and it automatically filled the keycode blank for me. Idk what I did differently, but it worked