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There are multiple different ways to play Spiral Knights, and different advantages and disadvantages for each: | There are multiple different ways to play Spiral Knights, and different advantages and disadvantages for each: | ||
− | * | + | *Spiral Knights Website. The player's account is created via the "create account" link on the Spiral Knight's website. |
+ | **Standalone Launcher. Players using this method click on the "Play" button of the website, or run the game from a launcher downloaded from the "Play" page | ||
+ | **Standalone Launcher through Steam. Players using this method add their game to Steam using the "add non steam game to steam library" option. | ||
+ | **Steam Launcher. Players using this method install Spiral Knights from the Steam Store page, but uncheck the "Log in with Steam Account" box. | ||
+ | *Steam. The player creates an account by installing Spiral Knights from the Steam Store page, and leaving the "Log in with Steam Account" box checked. | ||
+ | **Main Account. The player uses this method to access their primary Knight. | ||
+ | **Alternate Account. The player utilizes their Spiral Knights Website to play the game, and use this method merely to access some of the benefits of the Steam Account system. If a box is blank, then its status depends on the launcher setup the player uses for their Main. | ||
{| border="1" width="900px" style="text-align: center" | {| border="1" width="900px" style="text-align: center" | ||
− | ! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan=" | + | ! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="1" rowspan="3" | Features |
+ | ! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="3" rowspan="1" | Spiral Knights Website | ||
+ | ! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Steam Account | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | ! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan=" | + | ! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="3" rowspan="1" | Launcher Configuration |
− | ! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan=" | + | |- |
− | | | + | ! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Standalone Launcher |
− | ! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan=" | + | ! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Standalone via Steam |
+ | ! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Steam Launcher | ||
+ | ! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Main Account | ||
+ | ! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Alternate Account | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Automatic Updates | ||
+ | |bgcolor="#ff0000" | No | ||
+ | |bgcolor="#ff0000" | No | ||
+ | |bgcolor="#00FF00" | Yes | ||
+ | |bgcolor="#00FF00" | Yes | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Steam Overlay | ||
+ | |bgcolor="#ff0000" | No | ||
+ | |bgcolor="#00FF00" | Yes | ||
+ | |bgcolor="#00FF00" | Yes | ||
+ | |bgcolor="#00FF00" | Yes | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Steam Trading | ||
+ | |No (Alt) | ||
+ | |No (Alt) | ||
+ | |No (Alt) | ||
+ | |bgcolor="#00FF00" | Yes | ||
+ | |bgcolor="#00FF00" | Yes | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |DRM Dependancy | ||
+ | |bgcolor="#00FF00" | No | ||
+ | |bgcolor="#00FF00" | No | ||
+ | |While Using | ||
+ | |bgcolor="#ff0000" | Yes | ||
+ | |bgcolor="#ff0000" | Yes | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | + | |Steam Achievements | |
− | + | |bgcolor="#ff0000" | No | |
− | + | |bgcolor="#ff0000" | No | |
+ | |bgcolor="#ff0000" | No | ||
+ | |bgcolor="#00FF00" | Yes | ||
+ | |bgcolor="#ff0000" | No | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | + | |Steam Sales | |
− | + | |bgcolor="#ff0000" | No | |
− | + | |bgcolor="#ff0000" | No | |
− | + | |bgcolor="#ff0000" | No | |
− | + | |bgcolor="#00FF00" | Yes | |
− | + | |Giftable Only | |
|} | |} |
Revision as of 15:05, 2 May 2014
There are multiple different ways to play Spiral Knights, and different advantages and disadvantages for each:
- Spiral Knights Website. The player's account is created via the "create account" link on the Spiral Knight's website.
- Standalone Launcher. Players using this method click on the "Play" button of the website, or run the game from a launcher downloaded from the "Play" page
- Standalone Launcher through Steam. Players using this method add their game to Steam using the "add non steam game to steam library" option.
- Steam Launcher. Players using this method install Spiral Knights from the Steam Store page, but uncheck the "Log in with Steam Account" box.
- Steam. The player creates an account by installing Spiral Knights from the Steam Store page, and leaving the "Log in with Steam Account" box checked.
- Main Account. The player uses this method to access their primary Knight.
- Alternate Account. The player utilizes their Spiral Knights Website to play the game, and use this method merely to access some of the benefits of the Steam Account system. If a box is blank, then its status depends on the launcher setup the player uses for their Main.
Features | Spiral Knights Website | Steam Account | |||
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Launcher Configuration | |||||
Standalone Launcher | Standalone via Steam | Steam Launcher | Main Account | Alternate Account | |
Automatic Updates | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
Steam Overlay | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Steam Trading | No (Alt) | No (Alt) | No (Alt) | Yes | Yes |
DRM Dependancy | No | No | While Using | Yes | Yes |
Steam Achievements | No | No | No | Yes | No |
Steam Sales | No | No | No | Yes | Giftable Only |