Ok i did what you said, but i dont see anything. I think i may need to register the product but they did not send me a registration key, just a order number

I think we get this question once a day.  Too bad gpg doesn't put a BIG RED WARNING saying beta isn't available.  They just put a little asterick saying *subject to beta open and close dates but one would have no idea when those dates are unless they read the whole forum.

This is currently being looked at. When you purchase the beta in the Impulse store you get this message in the cart:

"This is a preorder item that must be purchased individually. No other items can be added to cart at this time. Please complete checkout, and your preorder will be saved in our system. You will not be charged until this product becomes available to you."

We are looking at making it bigger or contain a link for explination and so forth.

good to hear that it's got attention. for the record, i read all my things carefully and noted the whole 'will not be charged until this product becomes available to you.' way back when i first ordered. that said, it's a bit ambiguous at that point whether or not the product is or isn't available.

that's my current gripe.

then again, if you're old enough to be purchasing things online you should be mature enough to read the fine-print carefully.

load up Impulse and see if you can download the beta, it won't hurt you if it doesn't work.

Yes if you purchase a pre-order you are automaticly in on the beta. Purchasing now will flag your account. When the beta opens your account will be charged and the information emailed to you. After that it is just a matter of downloading the beta through Impulse and playing!

What you need is what zubaz suggested here, and I suggested in the Impulse forum.  The icon need to show up with text to the side:

Demigod: Preorder Beta
Awaiting Beta 2 Release Date for Availability

Something like this would be perfect.  Also for my SINS preorder (before a beta was to be released), it should say:

Sins of a Solar Empire: Entrenchment Preorder
Download Available on Release Date 11/18/08

That would clear up a ton of confusion.

I did the same thing when I ordered originally and was shocked at how easy it was.  If you use the same email for the purchase and your stardock account, stardock is smart and autopopulates the account based on the email.  At least that is how it worked for me.

So it should show in the pre-release section of my games in Impulse? Because it doesn't. How will I know for sure that it autolinked the accounts? I would just like to know because I really want in to Beta 2 and I don't wanna miss out because I didn't take care of this. Thanks for the help

I have been making a case for this to stardock.  It confuses and annoys customers to not know.  Any confusion and annoyance in their mind makes the next purchase a little more hesitant, especially if everything doesn't go smooth.

However, stardock does seem to make it go smooth.  I worried just like you and it worked flawlessly for me.  If you are really that concerned, email stardock support or sales to confirm that the accounts are tied and everything will just work.  If for no other reason, it might help them realize the usefulness of a pre-release or beta icon listed on your my games tab.

Well the pre-release section is checked but I still don't have anything in there. Is there supposed to be or will there only be an icon when Beta 2 is actually released?

So if I pre-order now, is it definite that I will get in beta 2?