Activation limit exceeded !!!! - What Gives?

[matsher]

Activation limit exceeded !!!!

Not sure how, I have only loaded it onto 1 pc...

Is this an UBI, STEAM or 1C activation system? Who must I write to get it fixed?
I wrote to STEAM yesterday and they haven't responded to me and I am well peeved. I am just not sure who to be peeved at - Aaaaargh!!!!!

The only possible explanation for this is in the last 3 days, to run COD, I have upgraded the CPU, the Motherboard BIOS and then the GPU...
I am not sure why or how it works with STEAM but there is NOTHING more frustrating than when your PC is finally beefed up and STEAM says
"sorry bud you're not allowed to run the sim you bought.

Can anyone shed some light on this?

Any advise me on how to avoid this in the future would be welcome. 'Cause if my pc still has issues running it,
I may want to upgrade Motherboard, ram and possibly swop my new GPU for a stronger one or run SLI.

[mr71mb0]

There are bugs / performance issues currently that make the sim run much slower than it should.

The devs are working round the clock to fix it and improve performance.

A patch is expected at the end of this week (if all goes to plan) that should improved a lot of the issues, namely micro-stutters,buildings and trees impacting performance. Not everything will make the patch tho and it will be an ongoing update of patches.

My advice would be give it 2weeks to 1month before upgrading too much more as even with a core I7 and GTX580 you would still have lots of issues.


Steam Activation errors, I would open a support ticket via the Steam Website.

[matsher]

Thanks for the reply Mr71,

Yeah I hear you... I needed a new CPU though. My old one
was the venerable AMD Athlon Duel core 3800+. A CPU which
has the dubious honor of being the CPU listed on the MIN SPEC.

I am def going to go for the ATI 6950 2gb - It looks to be one the best
power to value GPUs available at the moment.

However I cant play the sim since yesterday cause I've been blocked
from COD by this Activation limit horseshit. I really hope someone
can shed some light on this, cause so many guys will be upgrading their
rigs in the near future and they might all have the same Activation limit
exceeded issue I am experiencing right now.

FRUSTRATION... AAAAARRRRGHHHH!!!!!

[Raggz]

Deactivate the game before upgrading.

[IbnSolmyr]

Are you explaining that the game does as if it was a sort of "CloD OEM" ?? I hope it will be sorted out very soon for you and all of us, cause it'd be properly unacceptable !

[bkdamon]

Originally Posted by Raggz

Deactivate the game before upgrading.

From what I've read you can't deactivate a game. I haven't found that option in Steam either.

Do you have a way to do it?

[Bobb4]

Check your countries consumer protection act. Ours forbids the sale of any product that does not work as advertised. But i am sure with all the problems experienced you should get someone to fix it rather easily as long as you have proof of purchase.
Anyway the game should be linked to your steam account which is as far as i understand has unlimited installs.

[Blackdog_kt]

Originally Posted by Raggz

Deactivate the game before upgrading.

I think this is not possible. We don't get deactivations, we only get 3 initial activations and whenever they drop below 3 we get one more per month up to the initial 3. So, you can never have more than 3 "spare" activations even though you get one replenished per month.

Being tied to your Steam account has nothing to do with activations, since the copy protection is not handled by Steam but by the different DRM method described above.

Since you can provide proof of purchase i guess you can just email them and ask to be given 3 more (i guess they will ask for your CD-key, wait until they ask for it and don't just post it around just in case ).

The problem in what you're facing is "who do i e-mail?". Since Steam is not handling the copy protection, that probably means such stuff is handled by Ubi or the DRM vendors.

[Raggz]

Uninstalling deactivates the game afaik!

[JG52Uther]

From the ubi il2 forum, I have put the important bit in bold:
IL2 Sturmovik: Cliff of Dover will use the SolidShield DRM solution. SolidShield features a flexible activation process and allows for up to 3 simultaneous game installs.



FAQ

What type of DRM is being used in IL-2 Stumovik: COD?
Avatar uses a new driverless activation solution to manage activations developed by Solidshield with whom T@GES is partnering.


How many activations do I get?
You can indefinitely activate your copy of the game on the same PC. You start with three activations (so, three different PC hardware configurations) to begin with. After one month, one activation will be re-credited (up to a maximum of three available activations at any given time).


Do I have to be online to activate my game?
While the activation solution will initially attempt to activate your game online, you can elect to manually enter an activation code. You will need to enter the code that comes with your game into the activation wizard, you will then be given an activation code that you can enter manually. So, although you do not necessarily need to have your computer hooked up to the internet, you will need to go online to obtain a code before playing.


Can Solidshield be removed from my computer?
Once the activation process has been completed, the activation solution does not install any software on your computer. Once the activation is completed, a data file is stored. This file is not hidden and can be removed from your computer if you wish. In this case, a new activation process will be triggered at the next game launch (without any effect on your activation count credit). Finally, the activation is driverless: no driver must be installed and uninstalled.


What if I have problems?
You may contact Solidshield support directly via email at support@solidshield.com.


Is it possible to revoke an installation?
Revocations are not considered, since users get one new activation per month, so if you do somehow manage to burn through your three activations, you only need to wait one month or contact support.