Lost game disk

[James243]

I played Dom3 quite a bit until probably 8 or 9 months ago when I changed computers and never got around to reinstalling it ("boo!" thinks the reader).

The itch has returned though, and despite looking on and off for days, I can't find the disk. I do have the manual with the CD key etc.

Is there somewhere that you can download the game if you can verify that you originally bought it? Any thoughts?

[S.R. Krol]

You won't be able to download it but please contact customer service and they can get the ball rolling.

[Sombre]

Some people might download it illegally from some sort of file sharing site. A legit CD key is sufficient to avoid the copy protection methods in the game afaik.

Clearly that's not a good idea though.

[James243]

Thanks guys. I've contacted customer support.

[NTJedi]

I can't find the disk.

Yikes, seeing this thread had me quickly verify I still had my CD.
:eye:

[Quitti]

I keep mine next to my manual, which I still often use to check up a spell or item. Won't get lost that way :) (or at least I know quite fast if it does).

[NTJedi]

I keep mine next to my manual, which I still often use to check up a spell or item. Won't get lost that way :) (or at least I know quite fast if it does).


I keep mine inside my manual... so everytime I open the manual I can view "my precious".

[James243]

Must say, customer support has been superb :)

They were quickly able to verify that I'd legitimately bought the game, and for $4 + delivery they're sending a replacement disk which is already on its way. So less than $10 to accommodated absent minded people like me. Very reasonable given that it requires them packaging, mailing etc.

Now, if only I can get around that absent mindedness *in-game*...

Of course, my next post will be "replacement disk arrived...and original disk found!":doh:

[Calahan]

btw, "Welcome back James243" :)

[Jarkko]

Totally un-related, but I was getting up a Dominions host in the gareage during the weekend (for an online MP game with a couple friends). As I put together the host-machine from dead-computers (yes, I do occasionally feel like doctor Frankenstein), I used bit from there and a bit from here (it pleases my wife no end that we have a computer cemetary in our garage), but did have issues finding a working ethernet card to the PCI slot (I found two for ISA slot, if anybody happens to need one); damn these integrated systems of the past decade :p Anyway, digging deeper and deeper in the pile I encountered first my Dominions 2 disk and manual, and I was happily going on memory lane. Continuing the archeological digging I found half an hour later my Dominions 3 cd, and I didn't even know I had lost it :eek:

Anyway, I did use a few drops of super-glue and made sure the cd *stays* inside the cover of the Dominions 3 manual (as the manual is firmly on the desk where I have my gaming computer :) ), plus it is now neatly next to the cd key too :)



EDIT: Oh yeah, I found eventually a working ethernet card too, and after some further research I actually managed to find drivers for it too :D

[Quitti]

Got to love hardware from 90s. You can never be sure if the company even exists that made the drivers for it anymore :)

[Sombre]

Like 3dfx/voodoo/rush. From almost total monopoly of 3d graphics cards to nothing in a few years.

[NTJedi]

Got to love hardware from 90s. You can never be sure if the company even exists that made the drivers for it anymore :)

One of my first computers I called the company who manufacturered the sound card for more recent sound card drivers, they transferred me to the cell phone of the developer who then emailed me the updated files. :cold:


I purchased the original Diablo when it was first released, but had trouble getting multiplayer working and when I called support the fella provided perfect advice and at the end of the call said he was one of the developers. At the time Diablo was only recently released thus not much popularity so I don't think he was lying. :shock:

[James243]

Thanks for the welcome back Calahan! I remember having some fun games with you. To be honest, my hiatus was for two reasons. Firstly, change of computer. But secondly, I'd played a series of games which were quite brief and unsatisfying (there were some tech issues, I got beat up early, that kind of thing). To try to compensate, I'd enrolled in three games simultaneously, and of course all three of them were quite long running, and I was reasonably successful for a while. Hence it went from being 20 minutes each evening to a couple of hours, and that was a bit much.

Lesson learned - one game at a time, and ideally with 48 hours turns. Should have me back for a while that way.

Guessing my disk should be pretty close now, then back into the thick of it! Might start with a noob game though - I've forgotten so much...

[James243]

Came today! :D Thanks Shrapnel/Illwinter!

[Quitti]

And now onwards to enroll into dozen new MP games! ;)

Or not.

Actually, I take maybe around a hour per day to do all my turns, and I'm in 5 games at the moment. One ended yesterday, so probably need to look for another one.