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I'm not clear. How do you get into your game? When I downloaded it I stuck a shortcut on my desktop, and that always takes me through the launcher. Tried using the .exe but that took me to the launcher too. I have to sign in either there, or once I get past the launcher to the next welcome screen.
I understood that if you don't sign in, your progress/purchased stuff/game isn't saved, or something. Do I not need to sign in at all? If not, how is my game secured for only me to play?
So many questions. Thanks for your responses.
@Player_nv7bpp5n When I open the launcher, I just press Play, and then I choose my save and load it from the Main Menu without signing in there either. All my content shows up, every time. Again, I've heard from enough players that this doesn't work for them, but usually the only issue is that their store content doesn't work, and that can usually be fixed. It's still worth trying: load a new save without signing in at all, and see whether your store stuff loads too.
I'm not sure what you're asking about your game being secured, but Origin validates your ownership, not the launcher or Main Menu. Saves are stored locally, store content is installed locally, and any DRM gets the validation it needs before the launcher ever opens.
- 4 years ago
That all makes sense. Good to know. Thanks. Why does it want us to login at all if it has no effect on the game? -- buying content, probably.
- puzzlezaddict4 years agoHero+
@Player_nv7bpp5n There are a couple sort-of-multiplayer features—sending in-game gifts to friends and using SimPort—that only work with a connection. Badge tracking only works while online as well, even though it's supposed to save your progress while you're offline and sync when you sign in again. (This definitely hasn't happened for me.) And you need to sign into the launcher to upload content to the exchange.
@Player_nv7bpp5n wrote:
buying content, probably.
But mostly this.
- 4 years ago
Well thanks. Helpful information. I don't really need any of that stuff, at least not at this point.
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