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Posted May 12, 2010
I just got my CD Key for EE1 and AoC. Now I am at a dilemma, how exactly do I put it in? I sent this question to support but it took nearly 2 weeks to get my key and I dont want to wait that long if its something as simple as editing a config file
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Posted May 12, 2010
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linuxguymarshall: I just got my CD Key for EE1 and AoC. Now I am at a dilemma, how exactly do I put it in? I sent this question to support but it took nearly 2 weeks to get my key and I dont want to wait that long if its something as simple as editing a config file
As far as I know, it's only required to play online. I *think* it asks for it when you need to supply the key.
I didn't find any tracks of a CD key in regedit, and I also don't see any config file that would contain it.
Post edited May 26, 2011 by jurijchrul
Posted May 12, 2010
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DrIstvaan: As far as I know, it's only required to play online. I *think* it asks for it when you need to supply the key.
I didn't find any tracks of a CD key in regedit, and I also don't see any config file that would contain it.

No, your correct with your first idea it should ask for it after you click multiplayer and then play on the internet. Unless gog removed that and I don't see why they would.
Posted May 12, 2010
No, it is required for LAN games and thats why I sent off a request for the key. Im not able to play LAN without it
Posted May 12, 2010
Have you tried going to multiplayer internet and then putting the cd key into that when asked to do so. Then get back out of that and see if the game now has your cd key for lan?
Posted May 13, 2010
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linuxguymarshall: No, it is required for LAN games and thats why I sent off a request for the key. Im not able to play LAN without it

I've done some more poking around in the registry, but the most I've come up with is an entry called CDKeys under "HKEY_LOCAC_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Sierra", which contains keys "EEAOC" and "EmpireEarth", but both are in hexadecimal (as far as I can tell).
So, I think your best bet *is* sending an inquiry to support and wait for an answer.
Posted May 19, 2010
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linuxguymarshall: <snip>

Sooo... have you spent a message to support or did you mange to get the key right by yourself?
Or did you give up on it?
Posted May 23, 2010
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linuxguymarshall: <snip>
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DrIstvaan: Sooo... have you spent a message to support or did you mange to get the key right by yourself?
Or did you give up on it?

Sent a message to support. No reply yet. Now way I am giving up on this. Multiiplayer was always one of my fav parts of this game ever
Posted May 23, 2010
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DrIstvaan: Sooo... have you spent a message to support or did you mange to get the key right by yourself?
Or did you give up on it?
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linuxguymarshall: Sent a message to support. No reply yet. Now way I am giving up on this. Multiiplayer was always one of my fav parts of this game ever

I don't think you should give up on it; it may take a loooong time to get an answer, but it will arrive eventually. Then, you'll be able to play MP.
Posted May 23, 2010
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linuxguymarshall: Sent a message to support. No reply yet. Now way I am giving up on this. Multiiplayer was always one of my fav parts of this game ever
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DrIstvaan: I don't think you should give up on it; it may take a loooong time to get an answer, but it will arrive eventually. Then, you'll be able to play MP.

Yeah, and then no one else will have to do this
Posted June 17, 2010
Over a month later and no response. Anyone new in the community with an answer?
Posted June 23, 2010
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linuxguymarshall: Over a month later and no response. Anyone new in the community with an answer?

What you need to do is go into your empire earth folder and edit the file WONlobby.cfg then change the value CDKeyCheck from true to false. This will allow you to play LAN games.
Posted June 24, 2010
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linuxguymarshall: Over a month later and no response. Anyone new in the community with an answer?
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RAND0M1ZER: What you need to do is go into your empire earth folder and edit the file WONlobby.cfg then change the value CDKeyCheck from true to false. This will allow you to play LAN games.

Thank you so much for this temporary solution (I am in Hawaii right now and wont actually be able to test for about a week).
I still would like to find out how to make this actually work for, say, GameRanger
Posted June 26, 2010
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linuxguymarshall: Thank you so much for this temporary solution (I am in Hawaii right now and wont actually be able to test for about a week).
I still would like to find out how to make this actually work for, say, GameRanger

Maybe send a new message to the staff. They get usually flooded with suppoer requests, so maybe yours got lost in that myriad of messages.
Also, there was once a bug with the software that marked even unanswered requests/questins as closed.
Posted June 29, 2010
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linuxguymarshall: Thank you so much for this temporary solution (I am in Hawaii right now and wont actually be able to test for about a week).
I still would like to find out how to make this actually work for, say, GameRanger
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DrIstvaan: Maybe send a new message to the staff. They get usually flooded with suppoer requests, so maybe yours got lost in that myriad of messages.
Also, there was once a bug with the software that marked even unanswered requests/questins as closed.

This method works with the Save-EE lobby client. Since the servers which used to check your key for online play are down it no longer matter what CD key you use.
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