OOTP 27 Important Info about the Beta Launch

[Matt Arnold]

Alright everyone, we're getting ready to get rolling! We are finalizing the last steps, we will release the Public Beta of OOTP 27 to everyone who has pre-ordered. We'll have the links up shortly, but here is the important information for today and the next few days

The Perfect Team 27 launch plan & info can be found here: https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...d.php?t=367704 We will be launching the PT 27 beta shortly after the regular release is live.

1) Locate your serial number, you will need it. You can find it in the confirmation email of your purchase in the Fastspring webstore. The serial number looks like this: XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX, and will likely begin with an A. Note that this is NOT the order number.

If you cannot find the confirmation email, no problem. Fastspring/QLM has an after-purchase-support page, where you can find all your orders and receipts online. Please open the after-sales-support page here. There is a button that emails you your serial number.

2) We will send you an email to the email account you used for ordering once the game is ready to go. The email will include the link to the setup files (PC & Mac). You should, to be sure, check your spam folders too when looking for the email. Also, if you unsubscribed our newsletter in the past couple of years, you will not receive an email because you are blocked from our list. If that is the case, please check this forum, we will have a sticky post containing the links.

3) After you have downloaded and installed the game (if you may get a Windows Defender warning when running the installer, click the "More Info" link and then the button to run the app anyway), the main screen will have the buttons "Purchase" and "Enter License Key" enabled. Click on the latter button, and then enter your license key into the box which comes up. You can use copy & paste, pasting on the PC works by hitting CTRL + V, on the Mac it's Cmd(Apple) + V. Again, the serial looks like this: XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX ... the complete string is needed! Make sure you have no white spaces at the beginning or end.

4) It may take a few tries to activate the game, the servers will probably be rather busy. Unfortunately, this is out of our control, so you may have to be a bit patient. If you are having consistent trouble, please try disabling your firewall / virus scanner for the activation process.

5) If you still have problems activating the game, please read the following article in our knowledge base: Activation Problems - Help Desk

6) Please do not post bugs on this general forum! Post bug reports here: OOTP 27/PT 27 - Technical Support and follow the bug reporting guidelines!

We will monitor the forums for any reported issues, and will have some more beta updates to fix them. The official launch version comes Friday! Note that base game purchases on Steam or Fastspring within the first week get the same 10% discount that pre-orders got. Also remember, if you pre-order before Friday, you can hop in and play immediately. You just need to download the version and enter your serial number.

Wishing you all the best with OOTP 27! Thanks for your support, and we hope you have a long and successful career, and an owner who lets you do your thing.

Cheers!
Matt & The OOTP Developments Team