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vempajor
08-05-2012, 01:04 PM
So I clicked on the Play Game button on the Store page of the game in my web browser. Some licence agreement window popped up, I agreed it, then Steam said it is allocating the free space on my HD for the game, then I clicked Finish when it said Steam will download it now.

I can see the "1 item downloading" text at the bottom of the Steam Client, but its progress line is still empty.

I noticed my free space on my Steam partition decreased about the size of the game. But I cannot see the game in my Library. It should be there with the Status "Downloading" but I cannot find it at all.

Also when I click on the "1 item downloading" text I get an empty list of the Download page so it's missing from there too.

Also the system tray icon of Steam should show downloading and listing the title of the game but nothing there as well, like I never started to download anything.

I cannot find anything related to Atlantica at my steamapps folder. Looks like somehow the space what the game needs got hold but that's all.

What can I do now? :confused: :confused: :confused:

EDIT:
Just found a file appmanifest_212240.acf in my steamapps what is about Atlantica and the free space on my partition is still decreasing like something is downloading but it is hidden! o_O And my PC slowed down since I clicked that link at the Store page. It was the official Steam page I double checked it!

EDIT2:
Wow, I have the same problem with some more f2p games, turns out they are all from the same publisher: Nexon America Inc.!!

Are they a virus on Steam, some rootkits or could anyone actually play with those games already?? They are: Dungeon Fighter Online, Vindictus, Combat Arms and Atlantica.

Was it reported to Steam already?? Help please!

ffejrxx
08-12-2012, 08:57 PM
thats because steam is still allocating space on the drive for the game
its about 11g of data it needs to make space for

solution: 1 wait longer
or 2: get a ssd

vempajor
08-13-2012, 09:21 AM
Nexon games are not appearing in my Library cause Steam is allocating the space for 8 days ago? Sure. :D