bruce48
join:2001-05-07
Saugerties, NY
| Re: Spore to require online validation...every 10 days You can play any steam game without being connected.
You need a net connection to validate the game but once that is done all you need to do is log onto steam and play in the off line mode.
It is necessary to validate every Steam game online before it can be launched, although an offline mode is available. There are no alternate methods of activation such as via telephone or fax, which causes the system to deny access to those without Internet connections.
By default, to play a game offline, Steam and the game itself must be fully updated. When Steam starts online, the system checks to see if there are updates available. Steam can be set to stay offline and not attempt a connection, but this offline mode has its own restrictions and limitations, including preventing games which have not been updated from running in offline mode. |
