帝国时代将要登陆STEAM平台

SFR

Steam Launch

3/26/2012


Ave, all!

I have a major announcement and, with it, a request for the community.

The major announcement is, of course, the title of this post. Very soon, Age of Empires Online will be available on Steam as well as Games for Windows LIVE . There will be promotions and marketing associated with that launch; this means that a lot of new players will become aware of the game and will be able to join you in playing it.

AOEO remains free to play. Players who join us from Steam will have the option of using their Steam Wallet to purchase our content, such as Civilizations and Boosters, just as LIVE players use Microsoft Points.

When playing the game itself, there is no difference between Steam players and LIVE players; no matter which version of the game you have installed, LIVE or Steam, you will be able to play with anyone on AOEO, and there are no game differences at all. However, one unfortunate side effect of the game being available on both services is the Steam Store and LIVE Store are not compatible with each other.

There are a few possible scenarios:
1.If you are a LIVE customer you will only be able to make purchases on Steam after Uninstalling AOEO first, and then Reinstalling from Steam.
2.If you are a Steam Customer, you will only be able to make purchases through the Steam Wallet. Keep in mind this means that Steam customers will not be able to use Microsoft Points to purchase any content from LIVE.

If you do decide to reinstall, you will NOT lose any progress or items; all that data will still be stored on our servers and be waiting for you after the reinstall is complete. The in-game stores will point to the appropriate store. A few additional notes: If you currently have AOEO installed and you want to switch to the Steam platform.
Update and uninstall your current game then reinstall via steam. This will ensure the most efficient uninstall process and make reinstalling from Steam much smoother.
The Steam version WILL include the GFWL platform (i.e. you still sign in with a gamertag etc).

More information will be available from the AOEO Community Team as needed.

That leads me to my request for the community. AOEO has developed a thriving and welcoming community on our official forums, on various fan sites, and perhaps most importantly in chat in the game itself. I would like to ask that you all to make an extra effort to seek out the new players and welcome them into the game. Many of the feature changes in the Spring Update are also geared towards making the game easier to understand for new users (without decreasing the depth that veteran players have come to expect).

The Steam launch will coincide with our Spring Update, which will be occurring very soon. This Update will combine significant play improvements, literally hundreds of bug fixes, and major new multiplayer features—just in time to play with and against the substantial number of new players that will be joining you through Steam.

Thanks for playing!

Join the conversation! Discuss this blog post on our forums: https://forums.ageofempiresonline.com/forums/thread/180715.aspx

AOEO Trajan
谁给翻译一下

SFR

大意就是以后帝国时代OL不仅会在live平台上运行，也能在steam上运行，而且不同平台的玩家也可以在一起玩。这下帝国OL要迎来第二春了。

qs

steam不错，比live广泛多了

laoren

steam是啥啊

djc

可惜在大陆不提供这件商品。看来还只能去淘宝买点数

Yun丶

走过路过顶过

樱花=Ж=魂翔

他应该登陆浩方平台和QQ平台和11平台=。=

heykrotas

大体内容如1楼所说，增加了Steam平台意味着将会迎来更多的玩家。

我把几个重要的简单翻译下，有错请指正。

1.“AOEO remains free to play. Players who join us from Steam will havethe option of using their Steam Wallet to purchase our content, such asCivilizations and Boosters, just as LIVE players use Microsoft Points.”

  帝国OL将仍然是“免费游戏”（你懂的）。从Steam平台加入的玩家可以通过Steam Wallet 来购买所有产品，比如各种文明和扩展包。（应该是用Steam对应的货币购买）

2.“…However, one unfortunate side effect of the game being available onboth services is the Steam Store and LIVE Store are not compatible with eachother.”

  对于所有服务的唯一的问题是Steam和LIVE的商店相互不兼容。（估计是通过Steam平台加入的玩家不能通过LIVE商城购买）

3.“There are a few possible scenarios:

a. If you are a LIVE customer you will only be able to makepurchases on Steam after Uninstalling AOEO first, and then Reinstalling fromSteam.

b. If you are a Steam Customer, you will only be able tomake purchases through the Steam Wallet. Keep in mind this means that Steamcustomers will not be able to use Microsoft Points to purchase any content fromLIVE.”

（此段是针对第2点的补充）

  大意是如果是LIVE用户想在Steam上买东西的话，必须先删除LIVE版的客户端然后从Steam重新下载对应的客户端。如果是Steam用户则只能在Steam Wallet上购买。

4.“If you do decide to reinstall, you will NOT lose any progress oritems; all that data will still be stored on our servers and be waiting for youafter the reinstall is complete. The in-game stores will point to theappropriate store.”

  如果你想重装游戏，不用担心会丢失所有扩充包或者物品，所有数据会被储存于服务器。你可以重新下载他们在你重装游戏后，但是必须去对应的游戏内的商城。

5.“This Update will combine significant play improvements, literallyhundreds of bug fixes, and major new multiplayer features—just in time to playwith and against the substantial number of new players that will be joining youthrough Steam”

  这次更新将会有重大改进，比如大量文字描述性错误的修正和新的多人游戏功能——这正好赶上大量来自Steam平台的玩家们将参与对抗。

附：Spring Update （春季更新）内容中文版地址

h  ttp://ageofempiresonline.com/tc/articles/blog-20120327 （去掉前面h和t的空格）

konasu

回复 heykrotas 的帖子

“这次更新将会有重大改进，比如大量文字描述性错误的修正”
我看那波斯的“重装战船”依然存在……