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Batman: Arkham City PC release date now Nov 18 - Steam version uses Steamworks
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Foliorum Viridum
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My file was gone from the correct folders. Can't find it anywhere.
Can the rollback fix that? It can't magically get my save file back? :\
jim-jam bongs
Member
Regardless of how you feel about the technical state of this product, I think we can all agree that Rocksteady should just pick either GFWL or Steamworks in future.
angular graphics
Banned
fixed
Foliorum Viridum
Banned
Still not there. Brilliant.
Well, I wasn't enjoying the game so they made the decision easy for me. Never going back. I just wish I didn't give them money for this piece of shit product.
Well, I wasn't enjoying the game so they made the decision easy for me. Never going back. I just wish I didn't give them money for this piece of shit product.
Wow I'm glad I uninstalled the game last night because I thought the only way to get my robin and nightwing dlc to work was to reinstall it. I spent a few hours last night and most of today so far downloading the game again so I guess that patch didn't count. I did just get this latest one though.
Couldn't find my save file in the folder in the documents section but when i loaded the game up it was still there.
Couldn't find my save file in the folder in the documents section but when i loaded the game up it was still there.
angular graphics
Banned
You got to be kidding me!
I am at home during the holidays and the dl-rates here are horrible. I wanted to finish AC during this time, but the patch just started downloading - While I was looking what it does, the rollback checked in and now I have to redownload the game. 16GB with 50 kb/s? I don't think so...
Time to finish Limbo, Orcs must die and Darksiders, till this disaster is over and GFWL is gone.
I am at home during the holidays and the dl-rates here are horrible. I wanted to finish AC during this time, but the patch just started downloading - While I was looking what it does, the rollback checked in and now I have to redownload the game. 16GB with 50 kb/s? I don't think so...
Time to finish Limbo, Orcs must die and Darksiders, till this disaster is over and GFWL is gone.
And, SecuROM according to the Steam store. It's like 3 scoops of ice cream!It does use SteamWorks..... in addition to GFWL. LOL
Foliorum Viridum
Banned
Where the hell is your save stored then? It's not in my save folder but it's also not there when I load the game up.
It does use SteamWorks..... in addition to GFWL. LOL
How do I bypass GFWL it says something about not being able to save unless I loggin? or am I seriously logging into both.
I don't know I never looked before but I'm assuming it was being stored in the documents folder under WB games, but I just looked now after seeing all this and the folder was empty yet when I get past the title screen it's still listed. I haven't tried loading it up yet but I will in a little bit.
Your save file is in Program Files\Steam\userdata\<number>\57400.
Foliorum Viridum
Banned
Okay, the file is there. Now I need to figure out why my game isn't finding it...
evil solrac v3.0
Member
just a friendly reminder guys that if you buy the DLC from steam you still have to redeem the codes via GFWL. still bullshit.
LOL
This reminds me of the Borderlands clusterfuck, where 2 DLCs that had securom needed to be registered, but the prompt for securom activation went behind the full screen app. So I'm literally sitting there, watching the loading screen for 5 minutes before I say fuck it and ctrl+alt+del to desktop. And there it is, the little shitty securom prompt where I need to insert my key.
That + the Bioware Mass Effect 2 DLC bullshit made me realize, I'm not fucking touching any DLC unless it's fully steamworks integrated. It seems only Valve are competent enough to do a user friendly system that doesn't suck... which is Ironic, considering Valve don't do paid for DLC for their games at all.
Chances are it's corrupt. Same problem as mine before. :/
You sure? I never did that and I see those ridiculous costumes in the challenge mode menu. I haven't actually unlocked any challenge maps so I can't confirm that they work in-game though!
It's worth mentioning that while I see the extra Batman costumes, I don't see Robin or Nightwing (I didn't buy that DLC).
edit: Unless you mean that you have to enter the key into GFWL as soon as you boot the game for the first time. I did that. A bunch of Steam games pull that crap though, not just GFWL.
Regardless, I still hope GFWL dies in a car crash!
evil solrac v3.0
Member
yes, as soon as you buy the DLC, it doesn't automatically get installed via steam. you have to install it via GFWL.
lastplayed
Member
This may have been answered, but I bought my brother a physical PC copy for Christmas, but if I buy and gift the DLC on Steam, would he be able to use it?
I had the same issue (mentioned a couple pages back), and the only thing that worked was restoring an earlier save. The one you see is likely corrupt
Let us know if you somehow get it to work.
That's what I'm trying to figure out. My Steam client shows that it downloaded a patch of some kind, but nothing's changed. GFWL is still there, as are my saves. Supposedly a second patch was sent out to roll back the first one or something...
So this means there is a new patch incoming? Thats good news. Games performing OK in DX9 it just crashed a few times and frame rate is unstable (60 then suddenly 20 for a bit then 60 again, retarded).
Zero-Crescent
Member
It was probably a mistake. If I had to guess, I'd say that the patch made it through Steam's approval process, but had not finished GFWL's approval process, hence why GFWL disappeared and Valve called it "preliminary."
No, the physical version of Batman AC is not Steamworks. So he will not be able to activate the game on Steam, and if you bought him DLC on Steam it would not work with his version of the game.
If you can return the physical version (assuming you haven't opened it) and buy him the game on Steam, then you could also buy him DLC on Steam. Unfortunately the Steam deal is already expired. If you buy it from another DD site like GMG or Origin where they are also having sales, those versions also will not work on Steam unfortunately and therefore will be incompatible with Steam dLC.
plagiarize
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i really hope you're right and that the next patch fixes the scaleform video problems. i've never felt so burnt at buying a PC game at launch in more than a decade of PC gaming. i still can't play it
dx11 is good, not as good as the physx implementation though.
i'm inbetween rolling with either physx or dx11 because i can't go with both and achieve playable fps.
btw, 3d in this game is god damn amazing.
Downloading the game atm, and I'm fairly certain it's going to be the same scenario for me. Either dx11 or physX, but not both.
I really enjoyed physX in AA so I was hoping the dx11 features to be rather negligible.
Foliorum Viridum
Banned
I tried last night for a while to get my save back but nothing I did worked, even after lots of Googling.
Officially done with it. Was a shit game anyway.
Skyrim and Saints Row 3 are much more deserving of my time!
Officially done with it. Was a shit game anyway.
Skyrim and Saints Row 3 are much more deserving of my time!
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someguyinahat
Member
Was gifted this game the other day during the sale. Never entered this thread but saw the "Steamworks" thing...imagine my surprise when I saw both GFWL and SecuROM. Still, not one to look a gift horse in the mouth, I installed the DLC I was also gifted (thanks to my friend) and lo and behold, because I had disabled the Steam overlay one of the DLC packs wasn't working. After a few errors and then an attempt after re-enabling the overlay, it was declared an invalid code.
I called up GFWL support on the phone, and oh man. Call me jaded but I was expecting something similar to the Origin horror stories. Instead I got a well-spoken English-speaking guy who patiently got me through my account info, and determined that one of the times it gave me an error it actually went through and was awaiting me in the download queue. (Stupid of me not to check there? Perhaps.) He even waited while it downloaded to make sure it was all working, chatting about Batman:AA and such. I guess I'm saying, as much as GFWL is a pain, their support structure really put me at ease. I can't stay annoyed.
And yeah, so far the game is terrific.
I called up GFWL support on the phone, and oh man. Call me jaded but I was expecting something similar to the Origin horror stories. Instead I got a well-spoken English-speaking guy who patiently got me through my account info, and determined that one of the times it gave me an error it actually went through and was awaiting me in the download queue. (Stupid of me not to check there? Perhaps.) He even waited while it downloaded to make sure it was all working, chatting about Batman:AA and such. I guess I'm saying, as much as GFWL is a pain, their support structure really put me at ease. I can't stay annoyed.
And yeah, so far the game is terrific.
DX11: MVSS+HBAO+Tesselation.
The performance drop is mostly if you have Tess set to high - otherwise DX11 is definitely worth it, imo.
just tried it.
physx is better but damn fps keep dropping below 60 a lot for no reasons.
gonna try dx11 later
Well the download just finished and I've been spending a couple of minutes tweaking to get a happy medium.
Everything is on, and set to highest except : AA is set to FXAA high and Tessellation and Phys X are both set to Normal. @2560x1440
And according to the ingame benchmark I averaged 58 fps ( v-sync off ) with the lowest being 29.
Do the numbers look way off for sli 560s and 2600k? Or is that where I should land?
krameriffic
Member
Fixed.
jim-jam bongs
Member
STOP FIXING ME