Steam

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The Steam Greenlight page for Template:SotA: Forsaken Virtues in an effort to get Shroud into Steam Early Access. This is a great way to both reach a wider audience while at the same time offering our existing backers who use Steam a way to play Shroud in that ecosystem of friends, achievements, etc.

This will NOT be a replacement for direct download and play of Shroud, but instead it is an option. Players will still be able to directly download and play the game through the Template:SotA website, patcher, etc. if they so wish. Backers can request Steam Keys to play the game on Steam so that they won’t have to repurchase the product on Steam.

The Template:SotA available on Steam will be a version of the game priced at the low end of our current pledges, that includes:

• Digital download of the game (Episode 1)
• Alpha + Beta access

SotA’s long-term success depends upon reaching as wide an audience as possible, and Steam is a great way to do that. So please help out by going to the Shroud of the Avatar Steam Greenlight page and voting yes to make SotA available on Steam!

In under 72 hours, Shroud of the Avatar was been Greenlit by the Community!

Steam Access Keys

Backers can use Steam to play Template:SotA by redeeming their Steam Access key. Here are the instructions for redeeming your Steam access key and installing the SotA client:

1. If you are not currently a backer of SotA you will need to purchase a pledge. Click here for more information about our pledges.
2. Log into SotA and go to your Account page.
3. Scroll to the bottom of the page and you’ll see a box on the right side labeled “Play SotA through Steam”. Click on the link that reads “…click here to redeem an access key by signing in through Steam!“
4. You’ll be instructed to Sign in through Steam
5. Click the “Allow” button to redeem and activate the SotA key on your Steam account
6. You’ll see a SotA “Congratulations” message confirming successful Steam activation. Click the “account page” link to return you to your SotA Acccount page.
7. Scroll to the bottom of your account page and you’ll see “Play SotA through Steam” box now states that your Steam access key has been redeemed, and displays the Steam Account it is associated with.
8. You will need to launch your Steam desktop client to see Shroud of the Avatar in your Steam Library
9. Select Shroud of the Avatar in your Steam Library and click on “INSTALL”
10. Follow the Steam installation instructions and once the download is complete you will be able to launch SotA from Steam.

• Play SotA through Steam
  Play SotA through Steam
• Sign In Through Steam
  Sign In Through Steam
• Allow Permission
  Allow Permission
• Access Key Redeemed
  Access Key Redeemed
• Account Linked
  Account Linked
• Install in Steam
  Install in Steam

Steam Early Access

Steam Early Access is scheduled for November 24, 2014. As part of this process, the Steamworks integration will be tested during Release 11 and Release 12, and then Template:SotA will be available full-time (24/7) beginning on Nov 24.