Batman: AA/AC Steam Patch Live. Mac Version, Achievements, and GFWL/Securom removal
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I will recommend this to people, could be a glitch.
Arkham City isn't even supposed to have a key anymore or show one on launch, per the registry.
The implementation in Asylum is correct, it is not showing a key for people anymore.
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That's extremely unlikely, because this much later after release the GFWL-to-Steam patches were done by probably one or two guys.
Madrugador
Member
Just realized Arkham Asylum doesn't have Leaderboards anymore 
Just realized Arkham Asylum doesn't have Leaderboards anymore
They decided the feature was not worth implementing on Steamworks.
Someone in the thread mentioned that leader board integration is trivial on Steamworks, especially compared to GFWL.
Gaf_SentMe
Member
"Failed to contact key server" error
Is anyone else getting this on Batman Arkham CIty GOTY? I purchased this game on Steam yesterday. It is on sale.
The game was activated and installed yesterday.
Is anyone else getting this on Batman Arkham CIty GOTY? I purchased this game on Steam yesterday. It is on sale.
The game was activated and installed yesterday.
Nabs
Member
Almost everyone is. I'm guessing someone screwed up and left the key option ticked or something. I wonder if the GFWL key they gave me will register a new copy next week...
Gaf_SentMe
Member
Ok thanks. Guess I will play next week then.
Irobot82
Member
Yeah, open the game in windows explorer and it'll play fine.
It also keeps your steam overlay applied somehow, because I took some steam screen shots while running the game.
As Irobot said, you should try launching the game from the root directory rather than Steam.
Hopefully a couple more people confirm this fix, I will put it in the OP.
Nice, found the post detailing how to remove the videos. Maybe it should be linked in the OP as well? Now that I have everything set up - Saves Transferred, games installed, starting movies removed, I'll surely never touch those games again, as I did all story beats and got all collectibles in both of them already - I don't really care about the challenge modes...
Going into an actual playable part of Arkham City was enough to give me all my achievements from my earlier save file. Doesn't work on Arkham Asylum though. Getting into playable sections in these games (as opposed to just loading the game to see if the save file is recognized) made me notice how I forgot everything I knew about the Batman Games combat, jesus christ. At first, I couldn't link 4 punches together. And now I vaguely remember something about special attacks? Beats me.
Now the wait for Batman Origins GOTY 75% off sale begins!
Going into an actual playable part of Arkham City was enough to give me all my achievements from my earlier save file. Doesn't work on Arkham Asylum though. Getting into playable sections in these games (as opposed to just loading the game to see if the save file is recognized) made me notice how I forgot everything I knew about the Batman Games combat, jesus christ. At first, I couldn't link 4 punches together. And now I vaguely remember something about special attacks? Beats me.
Now the wait for Batman Origins GOTY 75% off sale begins!
Fimbulvetr
Member
I understand, it certainly depends on the game. The Arkham games don't make much use of the defining traits of analog sticks, so they work relatively well, while something like Dark Souls which really needs 360 degrees of movement and has a lock on function is much less so. Combat is the major area where an analog stick can come in handy in the Arkham games, but that's easily compensated for with much faster and more precise camera movement. One third person series M/KB work fantastically with is Assassin's Creed. You lose the ability to jog in AC3 with it, but that's an ability that's useless 99.9% of the time. Personally, the Arkham games are extremely awkward any other way.
Everyone hacked the shit out of the leaderboards anyway. Although they should bring it back in some capacity since the challenge modes were kinda score attack affairs.
Maybe they will.
I mean, who knows really.
I have no idea how much work it would be, but maybe if people ask someone might listen. Just a few weeks ago I wouldn't have believed if someone had told me that these big companies would just give out free upgrades to their games.
As far as I'm concerned anything is possible these days.
Believe.I actually played AC2 with M/KB. I dislike the game immensely, but it controlled just fine.
Did it work? I ask because my gamefly code still doesn't work.
faceless007
Member
Good news: activating GFWL keys from other stores appears to be working. I just activated my AC vanilla key from Gamefly on Steam, and it gave me both vanilla and GOTY. Actually, it gave me a little more than that:
Weird. And a little annoying to have 2 entries for AC now, is that normal? (I didn't have either version on Steam prior to this.)
Also, that screen lists the install size for vanilla as 16850MB, but the install size for GOTY as 11909MB. Also weird, but I've noticed those sizes are sometimes inaccurate.
Wonder how it'll run on my MBA...
Edit: Well, given the post above I guess I shouldn't presume it's up for everyone.
Edit 2: Oh, interesting, only the GOTY version is installable on Mac, the vanilla isn't.
Weird. And a little annoying to have 2 entries for AC now, is that normal? (I didn't have either version on Steam prior to this.)
Also, that screen lists the install size for vanilla as 16850MB, but the install size for GOTY as 11909MB. Also weird, but I've noticed those sizes are sometimes inaccurate.
Wonder how it'll run on my MBA...
Edit: Well, given the post above I guess I shouldn't presume it's up for everyone.
Edit 2: Oh, interesting, only the GOTY version is installable on Mac, the vanilla isn't.
Yes it is normal.
Digital activations have been working fine since the patch launched, its physical activations that are the problem.
AcceptableGhost
Member
My GFWL key from Origin is still not working.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Well I still have my Origin receipt e-mail from when I bough both of them so I wouldn't have a problem with it if they did that.
Not correct, digital activations from certain stores haven't been working at all, and still don't work. It's keys that use the 5x5 format that don't work.
faceless007
Member
Interesting, I would have assumed they all came from the same database.
FWIW, my Gamefly key was a 5x5.
Necromanti
Member
This is the best news ever for me. I got Arkham City (retail) for free as a game tester, but left it unwrapped since I'd rather have it on Steam. Now I can save my money.
Yes, I forgot about Origin copies, sorry about that. I can't remember any other digital retailer where this was an issue.
Well. Lets see what happens Monday.
They are going to have to do something.
Hmm... My Greenman Gaming 5x5 key still doesn't work. :\
Diablohead
Member
I like city but I think asylum is super pure in what it does (for it's time), the graphel booster and extra gadgets for combat is awesome in city, but asylum feels more like it's right there in your face and you need to think about things more often.
Not sure what you mean, unless you mean you like the simplicity of Asylum. For me City is one of those sequels that stomps on its predecessor and does pretty much everything better.
I've heard it both ways, and it really depends on the person.
Some people like the open-world aspect of City and the iteration on the mechanics.
Some people enjoy the Metroidvania-esque, more tightly paced Asylum.
You really aren't wrong either way. I haven't gotten a chance to play City yet.
Nabs
Member
It looks like the launch issues with AC have been fixed. Restart Steam if it's still giving you any launch problems.
If Microsoft put a small team together in charge of porting the Halo Trilogy, Gears of War, and Viva Pinata over to Steamworks I could die happy.
I don't think I would need anything else from Microsoft. They have done some significant harm over the years to the platform, but I think we could just nod and walk away.
Epic has Gears of War, Bulletstorm, and
Shadow Complex
Bonus points for Shadow Run and ODST.
More likely they'd end up doing something like selling it through the Windows Store instead.
I don't think that is the case. Microsoft's strategy in that regard is place mobile/tablet focused games on the Windows Store, and games targeted at your typical PC gamer on Steam.
Their indie policy is great as well, allow a certain period of exclusivity on their platform then allow them to port to PC.
What the hell is there still DRM in AA? My internet briefly went out while playing and I got a no connection message and then it went back to the main menu.
City really is the better game but it's not because of the open world, in fact that's probably the weakest aspect of the game. It's just a game that takes everything the first game did and greatly expands on it. I'm having such a hard time replaying AA because of how much simpler and easier it is.
City really is the better game but it's not because of the open world, in fact that's probably the weakest aspect of the game. It's just a game that takes everything the first game did and greatly expands on it. I'm having such a hard time replaying AA because of how much simpler and easier it is.
RealDeadOne
Member
Can saves from the regular, GFWL version of AC be converted to GOTY Steam saves? Or can you only transfer from GOTY to GOTY?
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
Weird. I can start the game up in offline mode just fine.
I just forced my connection offline while playing, too and nothing happened.
Must have just been a random glitch or something held over from the GFWL days,