Interesting issue with Uplay. [RESOLVED]

[SnarKs]

To start with, Uplay will not let me play AC2 in offline mode. This is what I see when I attempt to start it up in offline mode:
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...y/AC2steam.png

Now if I start splinter cell conviction up, which I dont own through steam it shows me what youd expect:
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...plintuplay.png

And if I start Uplay up alone AC2 is not in my games list.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...viLy/Uplay.png

What F? I should post this on the Uplay forums as well, hopefully get help from support, but figured Id post it here as well. Its just so odd. I cant figure it out.

Edit - also to note - The only time it lets me play AC2 is when i switch Uplay to online mode.

EDIT 2 - FIXED! see this link > http://forums.steampowered.com/forum...35&postcount=8

[freedoms_stain]

As I understand it if you've never successfully logged in to play a particular game you can't play in offline mode because your game has never been validated by Uplay.

You need to sign in at least once.

They should change the name of their PC division to Ubishaft.

[MonkeySeeker]

Steam bought copies of Ubisoft games do not appear in your games list in UPlay. Ubisoft for some reason decided to keep them separated. They need to be launched through Steam.

And yes launch AC2 once with UPlay online then you shouldn't have any problems launching it in offline mode.

[ThePonz]

Originally Posted by MonkeySeeker

Steam bought copies of Ubisoft games do not appear in your games list in UPlay. Ubisoft for some reason decided to keep them separated. They need to be launched through Steam

and this is just ridicolous nonsense, like there are 2 separate accounts but in fact it is the same..

[DelivererZero]

Originally Posted by MonkeySeeker

Steam bought copies of Ubisoft games do not appear in your games list in UPlay. Ubisoft for some reason decided to keep them separated. They need to be launched through Steam.

And yes launch AC2 once with UPlay online then you shouldn't have any problems launching it in offline mode.

What the hell they did that for? Once I think my key go wrong!

[MonkeySeeker]

Originally Posted by DelivererZero

What the hell they did that for? Once I think my key go wrong!

Don't know. I think possibly because UPlay offers the ability to download your games now but Ubisoft don't want Steam users downloading the non-Steam versions.

[SnarKs]

Originally Posted by freedoms_stain

As I understand it if you've never successfully logged in to play a particular game you can't play in offline mode because your game has never been validated by Uplay.

You need to sign in at least once.

They should change the name of their PC division to Ubishaft.

The only time it lets me play AC2 though is when I put Uplay in online mode though. So.... Something else is screwed.

It must be that Ubisoft servers are mentally challenged and hasnt validated that I have played it online before...

[SnarKs]

I FIXED IT! AND GUESS HOW? by changing a "no" to a "yes" in a file.

Found this thread burried on the Uplay forums.
http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php...%29-No-Offline

This file - C:\Program Files (x86)\ubisoft\ubisoft game launcher\data\56\config\product_config.yml

---
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# ASSASSIN'S CREED 2
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
version: 2.0
root:
name: "Assassin's Creed II"
background_image: bg.jpg
thumb_image: thumb.jpg
background_color: ffffff
start_game:
steam:
after_game_report_enabled: yes
overlay_supported: yes
legacy_offline_supported: no
offline_supported: no

My god. Stupid ubisoft changing settings in a file for their game.

[alaskanassassin]

Originally Posted by SnarKs

I FIXED IT! AND GUESS HOW? by changing a "no" to a "yes" in a file.

Found this thread burried on the Uplay forums.
http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php...%29-No-Offline

This file - C:\Program Files (x86)\ubisoft\ubisoft game launcher\data\56\config\product_config.yml


My god. Stupid ubisoft changing settings in a file for their game.

this did not work for me.

[kyledawg1]

Originally Posted by SnarKs

I FIXED IT! AND GUESS HOW? by changing a "no" to a "yes" in a file.

Found this thread burried on the Uplay forums.
http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php...%29-No-Offline

This file - C:\Program Files (x86)\ubisoft\ubisoft game launcher\data\56\config\product_config.yml


My god. Stupid ubisoft changing settings in a file for their game.

Thats awesome! I'm trying to figure out if i can do this for Splinter Cell Conviction. Ill try and see if it will work