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FM12 on 2 computers

  • 18-08-2012 10:19am
    #1
    roosterman71
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,841 ✭✭✭


    Is it possible to run FM2012 on 2 seperate machines?
    I have the game, and steam account and all that. The game is running on my PC, but could I set it up on my laptop too and load a saved game from my PC?
    Or do I need 2 copies of the game? They wouldn't be playing on both machines at the same time. I'd like to play it at weekends when I'm home and only have my laptop then


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  • #2
    Maximus Alexander
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,080 ✭✭✭✭Maximus Alexander


    roosterman71 wrote: »
    Is it possible to run FM2012 on 2 seperate machines?
    I have the game, and steam account and all that. The game is running on my PC, but could I set it up on my laptop too and load a saved game from my PC?
    Or do I need 2 copies of the game? They wouldn't be playing on both machines at the same time. I'd like to play it at weekends when I'm home and only have my laptop then

    You can play Steam games on any any computer once you log in, but you can't log in on both at the same time.

    You would have to copy your saved games over manually as FM 2012 doesn't use Steam cloud.


  • #3
    roosterman71
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,841 ✭✭✭roosterman71


    Happy days


  • #4
    flyswatter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,625 ✭✭✭flyswatter


    Maximus Alexander wrote: »
    You can play Steam games on any any computer once you log in, but you can't log in on both at the same time.

    You would have to copy your saved games over manually as FM 2012 doesn't use Steam cloud.

    Sure about that? That's like not being able to log in seperately on your email account.


  • #5
    HalloweenJack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,333 ✭✭✭HalloweenJack


    flyswatter wrote: »
    Sure about that? That's like not being able to log in seperately on your email account.
    I know it happened to me.

    My old laptop was on its last legs so got a new one. I still used the old one for FM and had bought LA Noire from Steam for the new one.

    If I was playing one and got bored and wanted to switch to the other. The second I logged in on one, it automatically logged out of Steam on the other.

    Also FM does work on two computers as I was able to download it onto my new laptop before my old one completely died.


  • #6
    Maximus Alexander
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,080 ✭✭✭✭Maximus Alexander


    flyswatter wrote: »
    Sure about that? That's like not being able to log in seperately on your email account.

    Not really, your email provider have nothing to lose if your account is open on a thousand different computers at once.

    If you could just distribute your Steam login however, and everyone could play your games, why would anyone ever buy any?


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