Can't get Through to Steam Support
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Hi Today I bought The Mystery of the Druids from Steam and it plays fine. But when I click on "Quit" to leave the game my computer locks up and I have to use Task Manager and force a shutdown. [Not good !!] So I've been trying to contact Steam Support but am finding it impossible. Apparently my normal credentials aren't suitable for getting support and I have to use a separate Support Account - but when I try to create one, I'm told one already exists. However, I don't know my user name or password for this existing Support Account and cannot make contact without them. I'm just going round in circles !! Does anyone know of a way I can ask Steam for help using my normal Steam ID ?? Thanks. Mad
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Re: Can't get Through to Steam Support
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I've tried that, Iurii, but I have to also give a "user name" (which I don't know) as I am told my normal Steam one doesn't work for support It's so ridiculous. I very rarely use Steam and am beginning to wish I hadn't THIS time !!
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Re: Can't get Through to Steam Support
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I've tried that, Iurii, but I have to also give a "user name" (which I don't know) as I am told my normal Steam one doesn't work for support. I guess you could try putting in your email address as the "user name" but that may not work. From what you said, it sounds like leaving the "user name" blank won't work either -- sounds like you already tried that. You'll probably have to create a new email account just for Steam support. Maybe create one at Google or whatever Microsoft is calling their free email service now. Sometimes a new email account and starting from scratch is the only way around these kinds of problems. There could also be a temporary problem on Steam's end that only affects some customers. I have a friend who recently had a similar problem with Steam passwords, but I'm not sure it's exactly the same because she was logging in to download a game. She didn't tell me how she fixed the problem, but said it was "Steam's roundabout way of telling me to change my password."
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Re: Can't get Through to Steam Support
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Well I can’t ask on the Steam Forums, I’ve tried. I need to create different credentials to do so – and the site software won’t let me !! I guess you could try putting in your email address as the "user name" but that may not work. From what you said, it sounds like leaving the "user name" blank won't work either -- sounds like you already tried that.guess you could try putting in your email address as the "user name" but that may not work. From what you said, it sounds like leaving the "user name" blank won't work either -- sounds like you already tried that.
Yes, I’ve tried both and cannot progress. You'll probably have to create a new email account just for Steam support. Maybe create one at Google or whatever Microsoft is calling their free email service now. Sometimes a new email account and starting from scratch is the only way around these kinds of problems.
I do already have an alternative email address so I suppose I could try that. However, I’m not going to mess about much more. For what the game cost it’s not worth all this hassle. [And I still have the original release which works flawlessly on my Win98 machine so I can play it on that.] Maybe GOG will offer it at some time and if they do I won't have any problems like these. They have never failed to get me sorted if a game I bought from them has misbehaved. I much prefer them to Steam in so many, many ways EDIT : I forgot to say that the message Task Manager gives is .... "Cougar Engine V1.0 is not responding."
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Re: Can't get Through to Steam Support
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Sorry I couldn't get back here before now, Jenny100. Yes. Once I've saved my game, if I do Ctrl/Alt/Del and then use Task Manager (instead of hitting Quit) I CAN escape back to Desktop. But when I get there, the resolution is still at the in-game setting of 640/480 - so it's not an ideal situation Am I causing any harm to my computer exiting this way ??
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Re: Can't get Through to Steam Support
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OK - And thanks for that reassurance, Jenny100. Much appreciated I might just carry on with this version then. But I'm still annoyed about the whole Steam rigmarole
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Re: Can't get Through to Steam Support
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Well .... Unfortunately things have deteriorated to the level of awful I'm getting frequent crashes during play now, whereas initially the crash only occurred on using "Quit". And the error message is always to do with this "Cougar Engine". Apparently it runs alright in WinXP, (as per a player who posted on the Adventure Board) but according to the blurb at Steam, the game should run in several different versions of Windows. However there's certainly no way I'm installing Steam on any other of my machines !! So I'm giving up. At least I can still play the old CD version on my Win98 machine. And maybe GOG will offer it at some time.
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Re: Can't get Through to Steam Support
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Hi Jenny100 I uninstalled the game - so I can't look. Sorry !! I went and checked on Steam Forum messages. [I can look but not interact.] And there are other people suffering crashes whilst running the game in Win7. So I'll keep my eye on the thread in case a solution is ever offered. Thanks. Mad
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Re: Can't get Through to Steam Support
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One thing I just remembered about the original disk release is that to play it in Win98 I had to reduce graphic acceleration to zero EDIT : Well just out of interest I decided to try installing the original disk version to WinXP - and without altering any acceleration settings it worked straight off !! There's a very slight wavering of the mouse (but so slight it's hardly noticeable) so I'm going to give the game a go "as is" on WinXP now. Yahoo !! EDIT2 : And .... The saves all sit in a little folder called "SAVES" alongside all the other game files. How cute is that ?? Ahhhh. Those were the days
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Re: Can't get Through to Steam Support
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Have been checking but there doesn't seem to have been a solution offered at Steam as yet however I'm well into the game now - using the original disk release on my WinXP machine - and still astounded that this old game didn't need any tweaking at all and is still running extremely well
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Re: Can't get Through to Steam Support
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Good luck with that then, SharonB !!
[I only tried the disks in Win98 and WinXP myself.]
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Re: Can't get Through to Steam Support
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That's good to know, Mad. I've always wanted to play this game but could never get it to run on my old XP. Will try the original disks on Win 7 and see what happens. Sharon Someone here tried and failed. I'm not trying to discourage you, though - it's still worth a try.
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Re: Nordic Games Re-Releases House of Tales titles on Steam
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Mad, I bought this game yesterday, and am having the same problem. I can save the game, but when I quit, I have to shut down my computer and re boot it. CTR ALT DEL does not work to get out of it. I have windows 7 64 bit. It is very frustrating as I am in no way computer savvy, and this is the only computer I own so I am stuck. I got it from Steam, And this is the first time I have had a problem with one of their games.
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Re: Nordic Games Re-Releases House of Tales titles on Steam
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Hi dorish Have you tried contacting Steam Support ?? I wasn't able to - as I said in my posts on the Glitches Board - but you might have better luck. This problem certainly needs to be addressed. [I'm really surprised that there aren't lots of people reporting that they are experiencing it !!] Cheers. Mad **** When you hit Ctrl/Alt/Del can you not select "Task Manager" and close the game down that way ??
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Re: Nordic Games Re-Releases House of Tales titles on Steam
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