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]

Originally Posted by James243

I can't find the disk.

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

[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]

Originally Posted by 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).

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!"

[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 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

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