BioShock

Whitey · August 24, 2007, 03:59:46 PM

Is the activation still required if you purchase through Steam?

Carr0t · August 25, 2007, 01:02:31 AM

Had the same issue here. Got the game at about 1pm, installed and tried to activate 5 or so times, then gave up in annoyance. Hunted around to see if a reliable crack was available for the activation yet, found none. Bookmarked the page explaining how to remove SecuROM from your system once the crack has come out, and went to watch some of the DVDs I got for my birthday.

Nipped upstairs for a pee mid film and decided to give it another go on the offchance while I was in the vicinity of the PC - wahey, product activated, so i'm having great fun playing away (thought to my shame I had to drop the difficulty setting from hard to med as I was getting utterly 0wned on hard. Constantly out of ammo and eve, so spawing in the vita-chambers every 30 secs or so and running in with the wrench).

Now I just have to wait for them to fix the bug that means even if you uninstall it doesn't give you one of your activations back. Fingers crossed by the time I spec up and get my new uber system they'll have got it sorted :ranting2:. They've got long enough, i'm not upgrading till AMD bring out their quad cores and I see how they spec up against Intel's and how it affects dual core prices.

T-Bag · August 25, 2007, 01:49:02 AM

Quote from: Carr0t;202973Had the same issue here. Got the game at about 1pm, installed and tried to activate 5 or so times, then gave up in annoyance. Hunted around to see if a reliable crack was available for the activation yet, found none. Bookmarked the page explaining how to remove SecuROM from your system once the crack has come out, and went to watch some of the DVDs I got for my birthday.

Nipped upstairs for a pee mid film and decided to give it another go on the offchance while I was in the vicinity of the PC - wahey, product activated, so i'm having great fun playing away (thought to my shame I had to drop the difficulty setting from hard to med as I was getting utterly 0wned on hard. Constantly out of ammo and eve, so spawing in the vita-chambers every 30 secs or so and running in with the wrench).

Now I just have to wait for them to fix the bug that means even if you uninstall it doesn't give you one of your activations back. Fingers crossed by the time I spec up and get my new uber system they'll have got it sorted :ranting2:. They've got long enough, i'm not upgrading till AMD bring out their quad cores and I see how they spec up against Intel's and how it affects dual core prices.

They fixed the activation thing by making a program that de-activates it because the uninstall didn't work.
And I just played on Medium because I just knew it'd be too much for me...but I suppose if you charged up your wrench skills with Gene Tonics, and had a nice stealth skill it might be manageable taking mere chunks of health per spawn.
The big daddies on the other hand...I don't know, I doubt you'd be able to take enough down to complete the story without getting so bored of the game you throw your mouse through the monitor.

TeaLeaf · August 27, 2007, 11:24:55 AM

Game to aovid. Don''t support muppet software - Sony strikes yet again. When will they learn!

TL.

Carr0t · August 30, 2007, 04:54:52 PM

Meh. I thought the plot was awesome. If I was that bothered (now that i've got it working and completed the game) i'd install the game, complete it, then format/reinstall ym system, just to see the plot. i thought it was excellent.

And it made me cry a bit at the end, cos i'm a pussy :crying:

Carr0t · August 30, 2007, 04:55:53 PM

Quote from: T-Bag;202978They fixed the activation thing by making a program that de-activates it because the uninstall didn't work.

I heard they were *working* on it. I haven't managed to *find* it anywhere yet.

smilodon · September 02, 2007, 11:03:46 AM

Well I did the decent thing and bought a copy of the game on Steam and then acquired my DRM free version from other err... sources.

The game is nice but no System Shock beater. I am doing the be nice to the Little Sisters route...which is quite tough at the moment.

KKND · September 20, 2007, 12:14:21 PM

Job done game out....great game though:D

merdok · October 02, 2007, 09:57:44 PM

I reccommend that you dont give up on this game at any point ever, this game has a cracking third act.

DuVeL · October 02, 2007, 10:02:01 PM

He has to give it up....To me....Gimme gimme gimme Michel....:flirty:

OldBloke · July 27, 2008, 06:51:31 PM

Bioshock is currently on offer (this weekend only) from Steam at $15. Bargain.

Dr Sadako · July 27, 2008, 07:43:14 PM

Quote from: OldBloke;239022Bioshock is currently on offer (this weekend only) from Steam at $15. Bargain.

What he means is Â£15 ($27.49).

Lee · July 27, 2008, 07:55:08 PM

Very good game once you get into it.

OldBloke · July 27, 2008, 10:05:30 PM

Quote from: Dr Sadako;239035What he means is Â£15 ($27.49).

Hmmm. Saw this and didn't bother to check. Apologies :sad:

T-Bag · July 27, 2008, 11:22:55 PM

Quote from: OldBloke;239042Hmmm. Saw this and didn't bother to check. Apologies :sad:

It's a bloody pain that they have different steam regions. For $15 I'd have bought it again (I've got it on disk...but would much prefer to have it on steam). There are some many games ONLY available in the US and Canada. Games like Assasins Creed, Ghost Recon, Brothers in Arms, Farcry, Splinter Cell and more.
I would very much like to buy some of these through steam. They are in the shops over here, I don't see why steam is so rubbish with different prices, and not selling to us games we want.