Steam Total War Week, Discount on Total War Games, Packs and DLC

[IllegalPaladin]

Hephaestos said:

Rhonin the wizard said:

GreyianStorm said:
I'm not sure that my laptop can handle Empire Total War, but it can handle the rest fine. I'm thinking about getting a new laptop (or a desktop) this summer, so I have a question about Steam. Can I redownload the games in 6 months time if I buy them now. I definitely want Rome Total War (can't find my retail copy) now, but can I redownload everything on the new system later?

Yes, you can download a game any number of times. The exception being games that have a limited number of activations, Empire: Total War isn't one of them.

R u sure? isn't an activation putting it on steam?

(otherwise, this sucks big time....)

 

anyways Medieval II came out in the ear I was AFK (well in WoW) so never got to have fun with it... will get the complete pack tonight!

Unless it's a game where it's DRM has activation limits (ex- Bioshock 2), then you can redownload it as many times as you like. If Empire: Total War isn't one that has stupid DRM like that then the only thing you'd have to worry about is a huge download whenever you want to reinstall it. In which case, you can try the backup utility after you download it for the first time to back the files up to a few DVD's.

 

@Rhonin The Wizard:

Nice, didn't know there was a list for DRM'd Steam games.