The retail version does have a 5 machine activation limit, but the limit lasts one year from the time of release, ie. there will be a patch in November next year that removes the 5-machine limit. The same patch will be released on Steam.
That's what Egosoft claims, anyway.
DRM is in place to prevent little Billy from making copies of his disk for Joe and Sally and Bob and Jimmy. Requiring the internet for games purchased over the internet isn't silly at all. There are alternatives (eg. activating by phone) when you buy a retail game.
I definitely understand the...
Jeez, the guy did something no one else has done (as far as we know). Who cares about quicksaving? He did the whole f'ing game without taking damage.
Good job. :D
The increasing rate of computer technology is finally slowing down. Physics is bashing heads with silicon. Until we start crushing graphite, making diamond, and creating computer chips with that diamond (which is already being done experimentally), we won't see any giant leaps in the computer...
My mom was impressed by the graphics, and my dad bothered to sit there and watch (which was an achievement). My sister was quite impressed, and I think I'll be able to get her to play around with the physics.
Definetly a first for a computer game in this household. :cheers: