Register your game at Matrix to resolve most install and activation issues

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For current customers, I highly recommend registering at the Matrix site so you can register your SOW products. This will give you access to a download version of your game that will always be available.

It will also get you the latest Matrix versions of your Scourge of War products, which is the only way the 1.6 patch or later will install properly.

It will also remove the old DRM/Activation method so you no longer have to activate your game over the internet.

You can register here:

www.matrixgames.com/members/

Here is a step by step guide:

1. First go to the members section www.matrixgames.com/members/
2. Login with your matrix username and password that you created.
3. This will bring you to the members club page where you can see a list of all matrix games.
4. Scroll down to the Scourge of War section
5. If you haven't registered your games, click the Register link to the right of the game
6. It will ask for the serial. Enter the serial to register it
7. Once it's registered, you will now see a Registered link next to it
8. Click that link to get a download link of the game.

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Replied by Little Powell on topic Re: Register your products at Matrix to resolve most install isues

Just bumping this topic because it seems 90% of people's install issues stem from having old versions of the game, and they don't realize they need the new Matrix version(s). Also stickied it in the Technical Support forum.

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Replied by kaschykb on topic Re: Register your products at Matrix to resolve most install isues

Do I need to uninstall my current versions before I install the Matrix versions?

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Replied by Little Powell on topic Re: Register your products at Matrix to resolve most install isuess

No, you can download the matrix versions and they will find where your game currently resides, and install the matrix versions there.

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Replied by Florent on topic Re: Register your products at Matrix to resolve most install isuess

The Serial number :

The old one or the New one.
I have bought today Antietam but it doesn't work for the key number. I have tried to go to the link but to no avail.
Enter Code : New or Old. It seems complicated with not much information.

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Replied by Jim on topic Re: Register your products at Matrix to resolve most install isuess

The original serial number for GB can and should be registered at Matrix. The Antietam Battle Pack will have its own serial number which can be registered separately. Also it would be good to make sure that you have installed the version 1.5 patch for Gettysburg.

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Replied by Florent on topic Re: Register your products at Matrix to resolve most install isuess

Yes i am under 1.5 and used the old Serial key when asked but the Antietam Key is invalid (when trying to install) thus i don't know what to do.
Also is the install done automatically in the rigt place or i will have to install it in a special folder ?

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The original code is for GB only. When you bought Antietam, you received a new code that you must use to install Antietam.

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And the new code is invalid, i have send a mail to Matrix. My version is the old one with the patch 1.5.

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I did what Little Powell said, i did register as a member, got a new version in a Matrix Folder which i install with my original Licence Key Number and it worked but when trying to install Antietam, it still doesn't work.
Do you think i have to desinstall the first version ?
I don't know what to do next.

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Replied by Little Powell on topic Re: Register your products at Matrix to resolve most install isuess

We will need more details. Doesn't work as in the code is invalid or something else?

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Replied by Florent on topic Re: Register your products at Matrix to resolve most install isuess

After many tries, it at last worked. I played the first scenario and then downloaded the Bonus scenarios.
And i played the first two on September 16 1862. Very fun !!

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Replied by Little Powell on topic Re: Register your products at Matrix to resolve most install isuess

Glad to hear.

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Replied by kaschykb on topic Re: Register your products at Matrix to resolve most install isuess

When I registered and re-installed, everything went well but then I realized I got a new "C:Matrix Games/Scourge of War-Gettysburg" directory in addition to my old "C:Norbsoft Dev/Scourge of War- Gettyburg" directory. The C:Matrix Games directory has the updated GB and Antietam packs but not the CV pack since there was no option to re-install that from Matrix Games. The old C:Norbsoft Dev directory has everything in it including the mods but I assume they're not updated as the registering and re-installing was intended to do.

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Replied by CBD on topic Re: Register your products at Matrix to resolve most install isuess

How do I get the serial numbers for Antietam and Pipe Creek if I purchased download versions from NorbSoft?

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Replied by born2see on topic Re: Register your products at Matrix to resolve most install isuess

CBD wrote:

How do I get the serial numbers for Antietam and Pipe Creek if I purchased download versions from NorbSoft?

Send and email to activate at norbsoftware dot com.

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kaschykb wrote: When I registered and re-installed, everything went well but then I realized I got a new "C:Matrix Games/Scourge of War-Gettysburg" directory in addition to my old "C:Norbsoft Dev/Scourge of War- Gettyburg" directory. The C:Matrix Games directory has the updated GB and Antietam packs but not the CV pack since there was no option to re-install that from Matrix Games. The old C:Norbsoft Dev directory has everything in it including the mods but I assume they're not updated as the registering and re-installing was intended to do.

Bump to Little Powell: It was my understanding you said registering and re-downloading would rewrite the new files to the old directories but this process appeared to create a whole new directory for me. Thanks for the help.

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Replied by CBD on topic Re: Register your products at Matrix to resolve most install isuess

"Send and email to activate at norbsoftware dot com."




Tried that but no response. Any other options?

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Replied by Little Powell on topic Re: Register your products at Matrix to resolve most install isuess

Please give us some information on the problem you are having. Also, you will get a response from the activation address; you may just need to give them a little more time.

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Second request...ISSUES is misspelled in the title.

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RebBugler wrote: Second request...ISSUES is misspelled in the title.

I swear I fixed that when you first requested it. Somebody is screwing with me.. :

Too many people have admin access...

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Replied by Don on topic Re: Register your products at Matrix to resolve most install isuess

It's really very simple. The original codes for Pipe Creek & Antietam simply do not align with the number of figures that Matrix demands. As long as the disparity exists, the problem will never be resolved. Try counting the number of figures required for each code- the original & the Matrix codes- & you will see why they don't work.

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Replied by Little Powell on topic Re: Register your products at Matrix to resolve most install issues

The codes will work for both the original NSD installers and the matrix.

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Replied by Little Powell on topic Re: Register your products at Matrix to resolve most install issues

Just wanted to bump this topic once again. It seems that folks that had issues installing 1.6 had non-matrix versions of the map packs (for example, the non-matrix version of Antietam was causing the 1.6 patch to fail). See the first post on how to register your products.

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Replied by Braxton Bragg on topic Re: Register your products at Matrix to resolve most install issues

Now let me get this straight Ive registered my games, when I click on the Download update from Matrix on the start screen it says im upto date, Are you saying we have to download Matrix Gettysburg? the main game? If so it shows a price!!

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Replied by Little Powell on topic Re: Register your products at Matrix to resolve most install issues

The link shouldn't show "download update". Let me walk through the process in detail to make sure you're doing it correctly.

1. First go to the members section www.matrixgames.com/members/
2. Login with your matrix username and password that you created.
3. This will bring you to the members club page where you can see a list of all matrix games.
4. Scroll down to the Scourge of War section
5. If you haven't registered your games, click the Register link to the right of the game
6. It will ask for the serial. Enter the serial to register it
7. Once it's registered, you will now see a Registered link next to it
8. Click that link to get a download link of the game.

Simple as that.

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Replied by Braxton Bragg on topic Re: Register your products at Matrix to resolve most install issues

Yep done all that and its still 1.51

Since trying to do this patch.....Ive become Napoleon Bonaparte, and im retreating to Moscow!!
please forward all mail to Waterloo!!!

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Braxton Bragg wrote: Yep done all that and its still 1.51

Since trying to do this patch.....Ive become Napoleon Bonaparte, and im retreating to Moscow!!
please forward all mail to Waterloo!!!

It is supposed to be 1.51 until you install the 1.6 patch. The process above is to get your game to the latest Matrix version so that it is possible to install the 1.6 patch.

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Replied by Braxton Bragg on topic Re: Register your products at Matrix to resolve most install issues

Excellent...........So where do we find this 1.6 patch

Dont tell me there isnt one yet

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www.norbsoftdev.net/forum/technical-help-a-bug-post/56110-scourge-of-war-16-beta-patch

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