Game won't Activate

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I bought this game from EB Games, I installed the game, on my 'gaming computer', played the game.
All OK.
Then I downloaded the 'bonus pack patch', and the patch 1.1, installed them and now I get an 'Activation' screen...I enter my
serial number and it tells me it can't find a connection!....well I DON'T have a connection on that computer. It's not connected to
the internet. I have the disc IN the machine, but it still tells me to copy a coded msg, and send it via email, it's not even on 'this' computer, I can't copy it, or send 'anything' out on my gaming computer.

I downloaded the patches on this computer and burn them to disk, install them on my gaming computer. So is my game no longer going to run?

Help.
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Reply #1 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Anyone?......"Hello"?
Reply #2 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Only way is the hard way I guess, copy the coded msg to a text file, put it on disk / USB stick and sent it on a with Inet access. SD will then send you a activation back.
Ashes of the Singularity II
Reply #3 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I have the disc IN the machine

It isn't important. You can play GC2 without having the disc in the drive.

the patch 1.1, installed them and now I get an 'Activation' screen

Well, unless I am mistaken, but it was clear when installing the 1.1 patch that an activation would be required. BTW, 1.1 is a beta update
Reply #4 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Stardock definetly took a step backwards when adding the activation.
Reply #5 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Yeah, any sort of patch needs the internet activation dealie. Frankly, I find that more intrusive than having the cd in the drive, but that's just me...
Reply #7 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Either way it's a form of copy protection, and if it keeps you from playing it sucks.
Reply #8 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Ah...ya.....either way, it sucks.
I haven't got a burner on the drive....can't burn the msg.
Paid good money for a game I can no longer run.

Do I pour more money into this, buying a CD Burner?
I think NOT.
No more 'Starforce' game.....NO MORE GAMES.
Tired of all this crap.
Bye bye hobbie.........for me.
Bye bye career.....for Stardock.
Reply #9 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I haven't got a burner on the drive....can't burn the msg.
Paid good money for a game I can no longer run.

Do I pour more money into this, buying a CD Burner?

Maybe a USB key. It should be cheaper. Or floppy disk if that is an available option

BTW, this thread https://forums.galciv2.com/?ForumID=274&AID=105705 explain how to proceed. But I am wondering how you could have a computer that doesn't have any means to transfert data to another system, be it floppy disk, USB key, CD burner ....
Reply #10 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I burned it on a floppy.....and sent it in via email....haven't gotten any response, it's been a few hours.
I'll wait.
We'll see.
Reply #11 from Stardock Forums Top

No more 'Starforce' game.....NO MORE GAMES.
Tired of all this crap.
Bye bye hobbie.........for me.
Bye bye career.....for Stardock.


I'm with you.  There comes a time when you realize that these games are not worth the hassles.
Reply #12 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I received a response from my e-mail....with an attached file.
I'll try it and if it does work.....I'll give the support guys their "at-a-boy".....but they sure make it hard.
Course I'd be better off if I had a CD burner....but 'StarFORCE' took care of that........which is why I bought this game.

It's 'worth it'......if it 'works' in the end ....and in this case, that's up to the 'support guys' here.
Thanks for the help....and the posters here make it easier to take the games glitches too.
Reply #13 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
OK....put the file in the directory....works like advertised.

Great support here.....I see lots of problems, as with any new game, and I know I was a 'hard' case....sorry, but I've been previously beaten up by "Starforce"....and came here in no 'mood' to be kicked again.

Thanks .....guess I'll stick around a while longer.....lol.....
Reply #14 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Good Deal Murphy, enjoy the game!

Fordson, T-man helped me with my, (our?), problem with the serial issue in that other thread
here: https://forums.galciv2.com/?ForumID=162&AID=109834#852195

Email him if you haven't already man...

-Chris-