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[I H8 Memes]

So no more limitations on installs as of right now? I've been waiting for this update to go live to reinstall both games.

Now we just need Dark Souls and GTA 4 to remove GFWL and I will be happy.

 

[Storm360]

So no more limitations on installs as of right now? I've been waiting for this update to go live to reinstall both games.

Now we just need Dark Souls and GTA 4 to remove GFWL and I will be happy.

Securom is definitely gone from Asylum, so I assume City is the same, I installed it last night, saw the securom box, got todays update, and went in game with no additional DRM

 

[BasilZero]

So no more limitations on installs as of right now? I've been waiting for this update to go live to reinstall both games.

Now we just need Dark Souls and GTA 4 to remove GFWL and I will be happy.

+1 to this post completely.

SecuROM was the main reason why I didnt want to buy the series - now that it is gone I will be buying both games this holiday.

And yes I hope they remove GFWL on both GTAIV and Dark Souls - and secuROM on GTAIV.

 

[Kabuto]

I'm debating if I should uninstall Arkham City vanilla version or not. I think I will since I was going to replay this game anyways before Origins comes out.

 

[Veal]

Has there been any word on the Origin version of the games? It would suck if those versions are stuck in purgatory just because they happened to be on the wrong vendor.

 

[AcceptableGhost]

Has there been any word on the Origin version of the games? It would suck if those versions are stuck in purgatory just because they happened to be on the wrong vendor.

I assume all copies will be redeemable on Steam eventually.

 

[Korezo]

What about people who didn't buy games from steam? Is something going to be done for those people?

 

[Lunaniem]

Has there been any word on the Origin version of the games? It would suck if those versions are stuck in purgatory just because they happened to be on the wrong vendor.

You can just redeem the GFWL keys that came with them on Steam.

 

[vasametropolis]

Upgrade to GOTY edition of AC confirmed on my account. Nice!

 

[Veal]

You can just redeem the GFWL keys that came with them on Steam.

I tried and got an "invalid code" message. You can't even play the game on origin anymore.

 

[Grief.exe]

What about people who didn't buy games from steam? Is something going to be done for those people?

There are issues with activation right now, assuredly these will be fixed up.

 

[Grief.exe]

This is awesome

 

[Siddiqui]

Wow. The game loads up so much faster for me as well now. Previously the game took almost a minute to load even from my SSD and even with intros disabled [40s just to boot, 15 for GFWL sign in]. Now it only takes me about 12 seconds to get to the select save screen.

 

[IcyRhythms]

Ahhhhhhhh huge thumbs down

Texmod no longer works with the GOTY version. I can't use use my Batman Begins or Dark Knight Bat Suits anymore

 

[Ce-Lin]

so when I bought AC GOTY last year on Steam (75% sale) Steam added to my library the vanilla version + every DLC (it was called simply Batman Arkham City in the library too) which was weird but made it GOTY after all at least in content, for some days now I got "upgraded" to the proper GOTY version and there's still a CD-Key visible for it, so my question is, do I need this CD-Key for anything at all now ? is that a Vanilla CD-Key then ? I don't know anyone else in the same situation.

 

[Lunaniem]

I tried and got an "invalid code" message. You can't even play the game on origin anymore.

I think the code redemption isn't working yet for some reason, should be fixed tomorrow I would think.

 

[Grief.exe]

This is pretty cool, was posting in a Steam thread and had a couple people thank me for the threads here

 

[Grief.exe]

Someone on the Reddit thread found this save fix in the Steam forums.

http://steamcommunity.com/app/200260/discussions/0/810938810549705289/

[How to!] Use old GFWL savegame in Steamwork version
Backup C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\<userid>\200260\remote
Your GFWL savegame have your GFWL username as prefix.
<GFWLusername>-save#.sgd
Delete all files EXCLUDING these files: (remember the folder backup)
profile.bin and <GFWLusername>-save#.sgd
Open with a HEX editor the savefile you want <GFWLusername>-save#.sgd
Lets say Sharkiller-save0.sgd
Image Search Type HEX: 00 00 00 03 00
Image Select all the text BEFORE the searched text
Image And delete.
Save and remove your gfwl usename from the file. "save0.sgd"
Open the game and you have your working savegame there.

Tips
Don't mix patched with unpatched savefiles or the game could crash.
I'm using Hex Workshop but here's a free one:
http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/tiny-hexer-Download-35737.html

Another posible locations for the savegames
Arkham City
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\<userid>\57400\remote
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\<userid>\200260\remote
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\WB Games\Batman Arkham City\SaveData
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\WB Games\Batman Arkham City GOTY\SaveData

Arkham Asylum
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\<userid>\35010\remote
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\<userid>\35140\remote
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Square Enix\Batman Arkham Asylum\SaveData
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Square Enix\Batman Arkham Asylum GOTY\SaveData

Final location of patched savegames
Arkham City
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\<userid>\200260\remote
Arkham Asylum
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\<userid>\35140\remote

 

[ipukespiders]

This is pretty cool, was posting in a Steam thread and had a couple people thank me for the threads here

I would like to add my thanks as well. Cheers Grief

 

[Bucket-o-roadkill]

Fuck sake. I'm the only guy on the planet who is hating this change. All through this gen I've had a really cool rivalry with some mates over gamerscore, these GFWL games allowed me to continue this while playing with awesome graphics on my pc. I'm now not able to do this, steam achievements mean jack shit to me as most of my friends don't use it. Brilliant. Fucking MS, dropped the XBOX like a stone, dropping GFWL like a hot turd, they really are totally unreliable. Watch them drop the 360 within a couple of years.

 

[Beeblebrox]

Gotta say - thanks for all those updates and good news Grief!

Btw, is it just me or some kind of placebo, or does the game run slightly better than before, when it was shackled with that... thing?

 

[Grief.exe]

Fuck sake. I'm the only guy on the planet who is hating this change. All through this gen I've had a really cool rivalry with some mates over gamerscore, these GFWL games allowed me to continue this while playing with awesome graphics on my pc. I'm now not able to do this, steam achievements mean jack shit to me as most of my friends don't use it. Brilliant. Fucking MS, dropped the XBOX like a stone, dropping GFWL like a hot turd, they really are totally unreliable. Watch them drop the 360 within a couple of years.

I would argue that the 360 was dropped after Halo 4 was released. Halo fans would argue that it was well before that.

I would like to add my thanks as well. Cheers Grief

Gotta say - thanks for all those updates and good news Grief!

Btw, is it just me or some kind of placebo, or does the game run slightly better than before, when it was shackled with that... thing?

Appreciated guys!

 

[alr1ght]

Fuck sake. I'm the only guy on the planet who is hating this change. All through this gen I've had a really cool rivalry with some mates over gamerscore, these GFWL games allowed me to continue this while playing with awesome graphics on my pc. I'm now not able to do this, steam achievements mean jack shit to me as most of my friends don't use it. Brilliant. Fucking MS, dropped the XBOX like a stone, dropping GFWL like a hot turd, they really are totally unreliable. Watch them drop the 360 within a couple of years.

yes, you are the only one.

 

[AcceptableGhost]

Gotta say - thanks for all those updates and good news Grief!

Btw, is it just me or some kind of placebo, or does the game run slightly better than before, when it was shackled with that... thing?

I think SecuROM has been known to impact performance.

 

[CosmicQueso]

Appreciated guys!

I wouldn't be at all surprised if some of your feedback and updates, as well as those of some of the other regulars here helped impact what was being done on these titles and the transition. Just a hunch I guess.

 

[Nokterian]

Man playing AA/AC without GFWL and Securom is a blessing a goddamn blessing runs butter smooth. Why is DX11 still a mess with AC..sigh well DX9 still looks nice though but a shame that they never fixed this.

 

[Schweinehund]

Hope they put AC and AA up for sale again now that DRM is removed, I already have them for ps3 but I'd love to have it in my steam collection.

 

[Ce-Lin]

lol what is this ? somehow I have unlocked every achievement on both games, I must be some sneaky genius while in my sleep. Prior to this I had around 90% of achievements for both games unlocked on GFWL but none of them unlocked on Steam... until now.

 

[alr1ght]

Hope they put AC and AA up for sale again now that DRM is removed, I already have them for ps3 but I'd love to have it in my steam collection.

well you're in luck
http://store.steampowered.com/sale/batman_weekend

 

[Grief.exe]

Hope they put AC and AA up for sale again now that DRM is removed, I already have them for ps3 but I'd love to have it in my steam collection.

They are literally on sale right now.

 

[derExperte]

So everyone with the vanilla AC got the goty version. What about those who already got the goty version?

 

[Schweinehund]

Jesus I'm blind, usually they pop new deals up in huge windows on steam.

Time to buy!

 

[toastyToast]

I can finally get passed half way in AC without my save mysteriously disappearing

 

[Scum]

Sweet. Time to play again!

 

[ThoseDeafMutes]

When does the AC patch go live, and what was it meaning with the upgrade to goty? Will I get 2 entries?

 

[Madrugador]

So did the games finished updating? I wan't to know if they fixed everything before playing them again.

 

[Storm360]

When does the AC patch go live, and what was it meaning with the upgrade to goty? Will I get 2 entries?

You will have Vanilla non GOTY - this still has GFWL and the GOTY edition - This is the patched version

 

[graywolf323]

The imminent Halloween Sale stopped me from offering some dude $250 for Avatar, CSI: NY, Emergency 2012, Outrun 2006 and Second Sight.

what does your therapist think about this?

 

[Grief.exe]

When does the AC patch go live, and what was it meaning with the upgrade to goty? Will I get 2 entries?

So did the games finished updating? I wan't to know if they fixed everything before playing them again.

Patches are fixed, everything is good.

 

[CreepingFear]

Very happy to get the GOTY editons, especially with AC. This is why I'm a Steam fanboy.

 

[JaseC]

what does your therapist think about this?

I don't pay him to think.

When does the AC patch go live, and what was it meaning with the upgrade to goty? Will I get 2 entries?

The patch is live, and you'll have two entries as the vanilla version and GOTY version are separate apps.

 

[ChoklitReign]

Someone needs to upload their saves. I was 40% through AA (in that sewer place with a bunch of Poison Ivy vines/plants) and I would rather start AC than AA all over again. It's a serious problem.

 

[Bucket-o-roadkill]

Oh it gets better! The AA patch has wiped my saves, and the guide posted above doesn't seem to work (haven't tried for AC but it has positive feedback, AA however is having issues for a few people).

Fuck this I'm off to bed. Seems like my plan to revisit AA is going to be a lot more long winded than I imagined. Why is everyone so happy to have sacrificed their saves just for the sake of swapping the DRM? It seems crazy to me! Never had any problems with GFWL and could add to my xbox acheivements. Now I can't do that and seemingly will have to start again from scratch, with AA at least. Great. Roll on Origins.

 

[dEvAnGeL]

hey, did they fix something on the game with this patch as well? im playing the game again and im not getting those massive frame drops while gliding, is so smooth im scared lol

 

[L00P]

GOTY version added for free in my account you say?

 

[ThoseDeafMutes]

I don't pay him to think.



The patch is live, and you'll have two entries as the vanilla version and GOTY version are separate apps.

Already had the good dlc, and two entries = ffffffffuuuuuuuu

 

[Madrugador]

Patches are fixed, everything is good.

Nice, I'm going to play Arkham Asylum for the third time then

 

[JaseC]

Oh it gets better! The AA patch has wiped my saves, and the guide posted above doesn't seem to work (haven't tried for AC but it has positive feedback, AA however is having issues for a few people).

Fuck this I'm off to bed. Seems like my plan to revisit AA is going to be a lot more long winded than I imagined. Why is everyone so happy to have sacrificed their saves just for the sake of swapping the DRM? It seems crazy to me! Never had any problems with GFWL and could add to my xbox acheivements. Now I can't do that and seemingly will have to start again from scratch, with AA at least. Great. Roll on Origins.

Because they can play the game without fear of saves disappearing?
Because they can play the game without having to worry about losing functionality even if Steam is down?
Because they can play the game at all as Steamworks doesn't have arbitrary regional restrictions?

Cross-platform gamescore is literally the only objectively good thing about GFWL and I'm sure, given the user experience of GFWL by all accounts heavily skewing towards the negative, the positives here outweigh the bad.

Already had the good dlc, and two entries = ffffffffuuuuuuuu

I, on the other hand, couldn't be more pleased. Now, if only my Asylum vanilla key would activate...

 

[jediyoshi]

It seems crazy to me! Never had any problems with GFWL and could add to my xbox acheivements.

You don't actually know the implications of what happens to the games once GFWL is pulled offline, do you?

 

[Grief.exe]

Why is everyone so happy to have sacrificed their saves just for the sake of swapping the DRM? It seems crazy to me! Never had any problems with GFWL and could add to my xbox achievements.

Its crazy to everyone else that you would think the alternative is better.

At least this way, people actually have access to their games now and into the future, no matter what region they are in.

Because they can play the game without fear of saves disappearing?
Because they can play the game without having to worry about losing functionality even if Steam is down?
Because they can play the game at all as Steamworks doesn't have arbitrary regional restrictions?

Cross-platform gamescore is literally the only objectively good thing about GFWL and I'm sure, given the user experience of GFWL by all accounts heavily skewing towards the negative, the positives here outweigh the bad.

And Mac version