0rang3

[0rang3]

Just bought the steam version, cant access the CD key without installing the game, what is obviously impossible under mac osx. I contacted the steam support so they provide me the key I bought but I doubt they will. I'm doomed...

i can install it 4 u - i got dualboot

I've googled it and found this in 10sec:

the cd-key is located here: Unreal Tournament 2004.app/System/cd-key . Open it up with textedit.

Which means you don't even have to download the game again, you should be able to switch your current key with a new one.

ye, posted it few msgs ago

[iZumo]

Srsly guys, if you have expensive mac crap, just buy a digital version of UT2004 that gets budled with a key, and just use that key with your mac version. No need to reinstall or use Windows. For me Steam gives me the key independently of installing the game - open the game in your library, on the right there is links, under which is CD-KEY.

Right now pirated mac users are banned (colateral damage) and effect of that is being observed, whether the situation will be improved - I'm not able to say. What I can say for sure is that buying the game is the best way to aviod similar problems.

[Coucounet]

Thats what I get when I click on UT2004 in my steam library ("bibliothèque" in french). On the right, "liens" stands for "links". No sign of any CD key...

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[Oska]

What's in your steam library is also on your computer. So find the steam folder on your computer and find the CD key?

[Coucounet]

Since I can't install a Windows game under OSx, there is no UT2004 file in my steam games folder atm. Thats all the trick.

[0rang3]

Srsly guys, if you have expensive mac crap, just buy a digital version of UT2004 that gets budled with a key, and just use that key with your mac version. No need to reinstall or use Windows. For me Steam gives me the key independently of installing the game - open the game in your library, on the right there is links, under which is CD-KEY.

Right now pirated mac users are banned (colateral damage) and effect of that is being observed, whether the situation will be improved - I'm not able to say. What I can say for sure is that buying the game is the best way to aviod similar problems.

I, for example, have 12-year old Asus notebook, which is on mac. i doubt, i can call it expensive mac crap.. at least not expensive
Aslo, problem appeared today and guy even bought a game on Steam right away, so noone is trying to save his money for game. we are trying to have quick solution, thats all. ofc, u can go to store, or order the game online, that is obvious.

[Coucounet]

Ty !

[Oska]

So you bought something that you can't install, smart.

Install a Virtual Machine (e.g. VMWare) and install the game so you can get the CDKey out of it.

[Coucounet]

I knew I couldnt install the game, thats not the point. The point is I didnt expect Steam to "hide" the CD key of the game. And using a windows-app installer under osx doesnt work with steam downloaded apps since you can't access the installer file of the games outside the steam app... Trapped
Edit : but I appreciate your help (even with some sarcasms)

[Oska]

As I said you can install a Virtual Machine on your mac (either a free version of a pirated one, it can easily be found) and install UT through Steam and pray for the CDKey to be in Steam's UT folder.

If you don't have a Windows machine that's the only solution I can think of (knowing that you already bought the game for Windows).

Apparently WMware works like a charm on mac, VirtualBox should be working fine as well (and is free contrary to the first one).