Lost CD Key, how can I contact one of the devs?

Argitoth · #1 October 16th, 2009, 05:26 PM

Hey guys, you remember me, don't you? Well, I think the CD key is in the manual and I threw it away a while ago. I usually record all my CD keys on my computer, but it just so happened I forgot this one.

Is there anything that can be done?

Illuminated One · #2 October 16th, 2009, 05:44 PM

If you have Dom3 still installed search for a file called "key" in your dominions directories, if you open that with a text editor there you go.
Otherwise contact Shrapnel Support, I'd say, not the devs.

http://www.gamersfront.com/xcart/support_ticket.php

S.R. Krol · #3 October 16th, 2009, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Argitoth

...in the manual and I threw it away a while ago.

Dude, why did you throw away your manual??

Lingchih · #4 October 16th, 2009, 08:25 PM

Yes, I remember Argitoth... played him many times. He owns the game, or at least once did. No idea why anyone would throw away the manual though.

Argitoth · #5 October 16th, 2009, 08:40 PM

dood naay! i didn't sell it... I threw away the manual because it was just a big book i never opened and I moved twice since I purchased the game and threw away a lot of stuff.

i mean why do they have to put the CD key in the manual... gash

NTJedi · #6 October 20th, 2009, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Argitoth

dood naay! i didn't sell it... I threw away the manual because it was just a big book i never opened and I moved twice since I purchased the game and threw away a lot of stuff.

Pile your old unwanted manuals together and sell them on ebay next time. You'd be surprised how there's so many people interested in fantasy materials/books/manuals. Even those who don't have the game buy the stuff for their fantasy collections.

I rarely use the manual myself, but I keep the manual more as a trophy since this is one of my favorite games.

Gandalf Parker · #7 October 16th, 2009, 08:58 PM

Compared to what? More people seem to toss the discs than the manual.
And why oh why did you ever delete the game? The key is a plain text file in your dom3 directory. Its in a file called... umm... "key".
No old backup discs or anything?

But if you bought the game thru Shrapnel they should have record of the sale. Contact Customer Support.

Argitoth · #8 October 16th, 2009, 09:11 PM

Dood! Gandalf! I Didn't even delete the game, guess what happened? I got a virus, right? Well, that wasn't the problem. The virus was bad enough that I wanted to reformat and do a fresh install of windows. Stupid me, I forgot to backup some very important stuff. Not that I would have backed up an install of Dominions, but the harddrive format is why the game got uninstalled...

..im going to try a file recovery.

Omnirizon · #9 October 16th, 2009, 09:41 PM

seems Argitoth hasn't been the only person with this problem recently...

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/blog.php?b=410

Argitoth · #10 October 16th, 2009, 10:13 PM

well here's the thing. I don't need a new CD key.

if only the CD key was recorded in some kind of system that allowed a developer or distributor to know what CD key belongs to what customer or purchase. actually, this is how it's done with a lot of online software I buy for digital audio composition.