angrycomputingteacher Posted July 21, 2016 Posted July 21, 2016 Hey, I have a steam game that I want on all of the workstations but I don't really want steam installed on all my machines. I only have steam on my machine and that's the way I want to keep it.. Any way I can do this. Should I just install the game onto a network share then deploy a shortcut to it on everyone's desktop. Thanks
sted Posted July 21, 2016 Posted July 21, 2016 im pretty sure steam itself and the account its logged on with are drm so without being logged into steam it will fail
3s-gtech Posted July 21, 2016 Posted July 21, 2016 Won't work. Steam is a DRM platform as well as distribution system, and will only allow a single sign-in - you couldn't deploy a single copy for multiple users as that would break the licensing terms of the game itself anyway. You'd need to have individual Steam accounts, each with a copy of the game. The required firewall ports for Steam will also need to be opened.
siuko Posted July 21, 2016 Posted July 21, 2016 Which game is it? As many steam games are available separately to steam (and might be easier to install that way?)
angrycomputingteacher Posted July 21, 2016 Author Posted July 21, 2016 Which game is it? As many steam games are available separately to steam (and might be easier to install that way?) Hmm, I did not know that, The name of the game is Tinboy. It's pretty simple but just a game for the pupils who complain about there being no games at break or lunch as we block them all.
DJ-1701 Posted July 21, 2016 Posted July 21, 2016 Publisher's website Back To Basics Gaming The link for the game on this website directs people to Stream though. Guess you could always ask if it is possible they could sell a non-steam integrated version for your PCs.
Rob_D Posted July 21, 2016 Posted July 21, 2016 Have you looked at steam for schools? Teach with Portals » Frequently Asked Questions
DJ-1701 Posted July 21, 2016 Posted July 21, 2016 Have you looked at steam for schools? Teach with Portals » Frequently Asked Questions Small problem with that... 'The expansion of this educational program is currently on hold. Steam for Schools is no longer available for download.'
Rob_D Posted July 21, 2016 Posted July 21, 2016 Small problem with that... 'The expansion of this educational program is currently on hold. Steam for Schools is no longer available for download.' Opse. That's a shame.
angrycomputingteacher Posted July 21, 2016 Author Posted July 21, 2016 I've contacted the developer asking how this can get done. Just awaiting a response.
abillybob Posted July 21, 2016 Posted July 21, 2016 I've contacted the developer asking how this can get done. Just awaiting a response. It's a bit of a long shot but if the developer says you can if you buys 100's of instances of the game (which is what developers have said to me in the past) also bare in mind that this is a Steam Exclusive game or so it would seem and that's their only way of protecting the game itself is via a Steam Client so they're unlikely to offer you the raw files to install at your whim. They may allow you to borrow the money but bare in mind the technical setup it could require and whether or not the good people who provide you with a Broadband connection will even open up the ports to be able to use Steam on the network. One thing my kids loved when I did a IT Club at my primary school was Minecraft, we bought around 25 Raspberry Pi's and installed Minecraft PI on them, it wasn't the full game but it's free and comes with the Raspbery Pi's it also was another way to get the children into basic coding. Just a thought for you
DJ-1701 Posted July 21, 2016 Posted July 21, 2016 It's a bit of a long shot but if the developer says you can if you buys 100's of instances of the game (which is what developers have said to me in the past) also bare in mind that this is a Steam Exclusive game or so it would seem and that's their only way of protecting the game itself is via a Steam Client so they're unlikely to offer you the raw files to install at your whim. They may allow you to borrow the money but bare in mind the technical setup it could require and whether or not the good people who provide you with a Broadband connection will even open up the ports to be able to use Steam on the network. One thing my kids loved when I did a IT Club at my primary school was Minecraft, we bought around 25 Raspberry Pi's and installed Minecraft PI on them, it wasn't the full game but it's free and comes with the Raspbery Pi's it also was another way to get the children into basic coding. Just a thought for you Tinboy is a 79p game, and as it's a Steam Greenlight project, I would have thought they (Publisher) may be able assist.
angrycomputingteacher Posted July 21, 2016 Author Posted July 21, 2016 It's a bit of a long shot but if the developer says you can if you buys 100's of instances of the game (which is what developers have said to me in the past) also bare in mind that this is a Steam Exclusive game or so it would seem and that's their only way of protecting the game itself is via a Steam Client so they're unlikely to offer you the raw files to install at your whim. They may allow you to borrow the money but bare in mind the technical setup it could require and whether or not the good people who provide you with a Broadband connection will even open up the ports to be able to use Steam on the network. One thing my kids loved when I did a IT Club at my primary school was Minecraft, we bought around 25 Raspberry Pi's and installed Minecraft PI on them, it wasn't the full game but it's free and comes with the Raspbery Pi's it also was another way to get the children into basic coding. Just a thought for you We have Raspbery Pi's but I don't really find much use for them in class and never really have. I just have it remote so I can share my iTALC configurations via Samba.
angrycomputingteacher Posted July 21, 2016 Author Posted July 21, 2016 I contacted him and he gave me direct permissions to copy the game files to the computers needed on.
abillybob Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 I contacted him and he gave me direct permissions to copy the game files to the computers needed on. That was good of him with no charge? Does this mean he's given it you without DRM protection?
DJ-1701 Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 I contacted him and he gave me direct permissions to copy the game files to the computers needed on. That was good of him with no charge? Does this mean he's given it you without DRM protection? If I am reading that correctly, it sounds like the file were DRM free to begin with. It mostly seems to be the bigger companies that implement DRM. Very kind of the publisher to give you permission. I find it interesting that the bigger companies that can stand a loss implement DRM, but the smaller ones that usually can't, do not (or possibly can not). Obligatory 'Don't copy that floppy' video.
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