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Steam without Treasure Hunter mode?

Smashman2004Smashman2004
edited July 2009 in Tales of Monkey Island
Hi there.
I bought your game off Steam.
Bloody love it.
Now I've seen this Treasure Hunter mode but there's no option for it in the menu!
I really want to do this.
Could someone please enlighten me?
Cheers

Comments

  • wispwisp
    edited July 2009
    i'm not sure, but i think, i read somewhere that the steam version does indeed not have the treasure hunter minigame....you can however download the demo from the telltale website and use that instead.
  • Smashman2004Smashman2004
    edited July 2009
    Could indeed.
    Bit unfortunate.
    I hope they update it or at least release it for the rest.
    :(
  • WillWill Telltale Alumni
    edited July 2009
    There are some technical hurtles standing in the way of getting treasure hunting working on Steam. Mostly because all of the server communication is done by the wrapper. It's a bit less than ideal but if you really really want to do some more map puzzles, you can download the demo like Wisp said. Or if you just want the crazy loot, several people on the forums have talked about how to unlock all of the tikis.
  • e6r6i6ce6r6i6c
    edited July 2009
    Ehm that pretty much sucks :confused: I bought all of the episodes on steam, I have payed good money for this. And now you are telling me we steam users won't get the treasure hunter mode :( This sucks big time.

    So there are no plans on bringing this mode to the steam version? Is there any way we steam users could download the non steam version, so we also can enjoy the Treasure Hunter mode, this would be the most fair solution IMHO, we payed just as much for the game.
  • Gman5852Gman5852
    edited July 2009
    e6r6i6c wrote: »
    Ehm that pretty much sucks :confused: I bought all of the episodes on steam, I have payed good money for this. And now you are telling me we steam users won't get the treasure hunter mode :( This sucks big time.

    So there are no plans on bringing this mode to the steam version? Is there any way we steam users could download the non steam version, so we also can enjoy the Treasure Hunter mode, this would be the most fair solution IMHO, we payed just as much for the game.

    ahem, you can download the 100% free DEMO and have the treasure hunting mode
  • e6r6i6ce6r6i6c
    edited July 2009
    Yeah but wil that work with the upcoming episodes? or will the treasure hunter mode only be available to the first episode? Otherwise they have to make a demo for every episode.
  • GibbeynatorGibbeynator
    edited July 2009
    It's only for the first episode, because only the first episode has those map sequences in it.
  • e6r6i6ce6r6i6c
    edited July 2009
    ow then thats not a problem if we can keep using the demo for the treasure hunter mode. But still steam should look out for these kind of situations, because otherwise people will get upset, and you are better of buying the games from telltale games directly.
  • jweirjweir
    edited July 2009
    e6r6i6c wrote: »
    ow then thats not a problem if we can keep using the demo for the treasure hunter mode. But still steam should look out for these kind of situations, because otherwise people will get upset, and you are better of buying the games from telltale games directly.

    I could have told you that from the get go, a DVD version at the end of the season for only the cost of shipping versus nothing more. Hmm... Let me think on that one and get back to you.
  • tomo_cjttomo_cjt
    edited July 2009
    e6r6i6c wrote: »
    ow then thats not a problem if we can keep using the demo for the treasure hunter mode. But still steam should look out for these kind of situations, because otherwise people will get upset, and you are better of buying the games from telltale games directly.

    Yeah, you are better off buying the games from telltale directly - you get a free dvd at the end of the season and telltale get more money, rather than steam draining their profits for the simple pleasure of being a big and popular online distributor.

    To be honest, I personally don't think you should be entitled to the treasure hunter mode as its a bonus to telltale games customers, to reward them for their loyalty.

    Heck, you definately aren't entitled to whinge about it especially when the mode is freely available in the demo.
    e6r6i6c wrote: »
    Ehm that pretty much sucks :confused: I bought all of the episodes on steam, I have payed good money for this. And now you are telling me we steam users won't get the treasure hunter mode :( This sucks big time.

    So there are no plans on bringing this mode to the steam version? Is there any way we steam users could download the non steam version, so we also can enjoy the Treasure Hunter mode, this would be the most fair solution IMHO, we payed just as much for the game.

    You might have paid as much as telltale customers did but of that money you paid not all of it reached telltale. It's completely fair as you've already eaten into telltales profits by buying through steam, so why are you entitled to get extra discounts from telltale when you are actively depriving them of profits?

    But no, telltale let you use the demo and still get the offers. Thats extremely nice of telltale and MORE that fair.

    Besides you won't then be able to buy the discounted games through steam only through this site. So then you might as well have bought Tales directly from telltale anyway.
  • e6r6i6ce6r6i6c
    edited July 2009
    Well I don't really care about a bonus dvd, and I don't know how telltale games handle their deals with steam and how much money they receive from steam, when they sell their games. And to be honest I don't really care.
    If Telltale games get screwed over by steam, and earn less money, they should not sell it through steam or get a better deal, but that really isn't my business. But to be clear, I really like the games of Telltale and I have only respect for them and I hope for them they don't get screwed by steam.

    But I as a player of their games, I pay the full price for the game, and I feel kinda left out, if I could not play the treasure hunter mode. Furthermore, steam or telltale games never informed us about upcomming extras that could be comming, and steam should have told us these extras were not comming to the steam edition.

    But consider this, When you buy a game at steam, like call of duty 4, we get all the regular updates and patches, just like when you buy the normal retail version. So I never thought about not getting any content, thats is normaly available for all the other games that I have bought on steam, so this was kind of a disapointment.

    But luckely all this has been solved by getting the demo, and I am very glad about that. But I do think these kind of situations can easely be avoided, and steam or telltale games or even both, should inform it's users about these kind of things.
  • webtaxwebtax
    edited July 2009
    yeah.. i only get valves games on steam. other games i prefer to get them directly, there are always some things with steam, be it an extra error, an extra limitance, you cant use mods etc.
  • TheMandingoTheMandingo
    edited July 2009
    e6r6i6c wrote: »
    Ehm that pretty much sucks :confused: I bought all of the episodes on steam, I have payed good money for this. And now you are telling me we steam users won't get the treasure hunter mode :( This sucks big time.

    So there are no plans on bringing this mode to the steam version? Is there any way we steam users could download the non steam version, so we also can enjoy the Treasure Hunter mode, this would be the most fair solution IMHO, we payed just as much for the game.
    are you kidding me? You paid absolutely zero for the Treasure Hunt mode, as you had no idea that it existed when you were buying the GAME. You know, called Tales of Monkey Island? This Treasure Hunt thing is an extra, and you've already been provided with two solutions to get the benefits from it, with a slight chance that the Steam technical difficulties may be solved later. A Telltale employee himself has told you to go ahead and use the tiki shortcuts and get all the promos.

    What a whiner.
  • e6r6i6ce6r6i6c
    edited July 2009
    TheMandingo wrote: »
    are you kidding me? You paid absolutely zero for the Treasure Hunt mode, as you had no idea that it existed when you were buying the GAME. You know, called Tales of Monkey Island? This Treasure Hunt thing is an extra, and you've already been provided with two solutions to get the benefits from it, with a slight chance that the Steam technical difficulties may be solved later. A Telltale employee himself has told you to go ahead and use the tiki shortcuts and get all the promos.

    What a whiner.

    Mate read my other posts before you call me a whiner, and besides I paid as much as you did so why would I not have the right to play a free extra? And I am not putting the blame only on telltale games. Steam is even more at fault here. And I allready know there are sollutions at hand, and they work, and I am gratefull about that. But I did not know them when I started posting over here, but then again this is a situation that can be prevented in the future.
  • EdididEdidid
    edited July 2009
    Will wrote: »
    There are some technical hurtles standing in the way of getting treasure hunting working on Steam. Mostly because all of the server communication is done by the wrapper. It's a bit less than ideal but if you really really want to do some more map puzzles, you can download the demo like Wisp said. Or if you just want the crazy loot, several people on the forums have talked about how to unlock all of the tikis.

    Tales is my first Telltale game purchase and I have to say this rubs me the wrong way.

    Telltale has been selling games via Steam for a while now and you obviously planned to sell Tales through Steam from the get go. I can understand Steam casusing additional difficulties and is common place on older titles, but this smells of either improper planning or just not valuing the Steam purchaser as highly as the direct sale.

    I payed the full premium for the game and I expect the same developer support for the game. Anyone who buys the game through an authorized dealer in any form should expect the same level of support.

    At minimum there should be an official Telltale reply on the steam forums directing people to you less than ideal (and hopefully short term) solution to the complaint.

    As a first time customer of Telltale I must say that I feel rather jilt right now.
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