Once a game is purchased on Steam what is the correct way to install the game?

I bought 'King's Quest 2' - I already have 'King's Quest' and I can see it listed in my library
as 'Not Installed' so what should I do next and what is DLC?

Thanks,

Robert

In your library, just select the game by clicking on it and there should be an install button towards the top. DLC is extra downloadable content.

"DLC" is "DownLoadable Content"
It means it's not part of the base game and you have to pay extra for it.

As far as I know, King's Quest Chapter 1 was free.
At least that's what it says here
http://store.steampowered.com/app/345390/

If you want to install Chapter 2, you need Chapter 1 to be installed.

If you already bought the King's Quest Season Pass, you already had Chapters 1 through 5 and didn't need "King's Quest Chapter 2"

Just click the install button.

DLC is downloadable content. You have to have the first King's Quest from Steam in order to play the second one on Steam. I believe this is what it means. When you purchased 2, it should have prompted you that you need 1.

I have KQ1 and in the Library list King's Quest is listed and when I click on it there isn't an install
button near the top of the screen.

In the middle of the screen it shows both KQ games and KQ2 as being 'Added Today' and under 'Install'
it indicates 'Not Installed' - no where do I see an install button.

I'm sure it's operator error but I don't know what it is.

Thanks for any help.

Robert

Hm. I'm sorry. I don't know what else to tell you. In my library, if the game is not installed, it doesn't say "not installed". It says "install" or "details". Do you have a "details" option? If so, click that and see if "install" is there.

I have my library on "Grid View". Try that if you have it showing as "detail" or "list". You can change the view in the upper right corner.

I am in "details" option which is what I described previously.

If I start the KQ game and select 'Chapter' it shows Chapter 2 as 'Download Now' which I do but it
takes me to the Steam site and at the top I can see - in the far right corner - what looks like
something running but no indication as to what is is exactly.

Sorry but that's what I see so far.

Robert

I would assume it's downloading.
Depending on your connection speed, it may take several hours to finish downloading.

Still, try changing the way your library looks by using the options in the top right corner. The "grid view" shows a picture of the game. If the game is downloading, you will see at the bottom of the screen a download bar so you can see the progress. I would think though, that you would see that on any of the 3 views.

Well, I clicked 'Download Now' again and got the same Steam screen with the "clock" running in the
upper right corner so I'll just let it go. There is no download bar or status of any kind that I
can see and my Internet is very fast - at least 100 mbps so I wouldn't think it would take that long
and I still can't figure why there's no download bar visible.

Robert

Update: It's been running for hours so I know something is not working right.....ya think?

Don't try to download it from within KQ. Go to your Steam Library... you must start the Steam client if needed. On the left is a list of your games. Find KQ2 and click on it. Tell us what you see. I wish I could post a screenshot!

Well, the game finally installed - I'm not really sure how but the only thing I did was to run the
installation from the game menu.

Thanks for all the help.

Robert

I thought maybe it SHOULD have installed from withing the game menu, but from what you said it didn't seem to be working. Maybe it was just a matter of patience. Who knows!