Opens as a trial

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Opens as a trial

Spybreaker 02-27-2009, 7:05 AM
Every time I play my game it opens as a trial. It has a unlock full game on the menu and I have limited single player options and no multiplayer. However I found a work around, I select multiplayer and it gives me the features page and then I hit ok and now I'm at the Menu with download new content on it. I can play the game as if I own it, which I do! I love the game and I think I bought it like whithin the week of launch. Anyone know why this is happening to me, have downloaded again using download history so that's not it?
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Re: Opens as a trial

Xebu 03-19-2009, 12:43 PM
Same problem here. I'm wondering if that is also contributing to the lack of achievements. Even though I know I have completed them by a mile it still won't unlock the 100VP (I've won 25+ games), longest road or largest army achievements. I do have 2 consoles though and keep my profile on a memory card but games on HDD so not sure if that screws it up.

Re: Opens as a trial

Spybreaker 03-21-2009, 10:35 PM
Hmm that seems like something as I still have not unlocked the largest army of 100 VP and I've played a lot of games, not sure 25+. It's nice to finally know I'm not the only one with this problem. Maybe I should email the developers.
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Re: Opens as a trial

MindVortex 03-24-2009, 5:26 PM

Maybe a DRM issue?  Are you playing on the same console that Catan was originally downloaded on or has your console been sent in for repair?

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Spybreaker 03-30-2009, 8:41 AM
I have a new system from repair, they automatically re-license for you, as people say. I downloaded again using download history and then deleted and downloaded but nothing seems to work. It's not a deal breaker, just a thing I was wondering.
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Re: Opens as a trial

Xebu 04-03-2009, 2:28 PM

Quick reply 'cos I'm in a rush:

1) Catan is broken.

2) You can't unlock more than 1 achievement per game. e.g. If you hist 100VP in the same game as your 10th longest road and 10th largest army you will only get ONE achievement and the other 2 will be locked and inaccessible....but....

3) Stats seem to be tracked per console as you can start over on a new console. I've now unlocked the 100VP achievement doing this but the road one still appears to be broken, I haven't done army yet so can't comment.

4) It may be that stats are stored in the hidden cache area so clearing this (instructions aplenty on the web) would allow you to start over and get the missed achievements. I think this might be why my Road one is locked, will confirm when I test it.

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Si 1969 05-10-2009, 12:36 PM
Same problem here.  I have Catan plus 5 more games that only open as Trial games since my Xbox was sent away for repair, and a replacement console shipped back to me.

So far it's taken me 3 months of talking to their support to try and resolve the issue, and in the process i think i'm on my 7th call reference number.

I'm sticking with it because Catan is my favourite XBLA game, and as i've paid for it i'm entitled to get it back.  It's just proving to be a real problem getting it back.  the other thing is that I'm never gonna get get back the 3 lost months that i've been unable to play it.

They tell me it is a licensing problem and that they'll have to manually transfer the licence (again) at their end.  Don't see why they just couldn't credit me with 800 MS points back in February and save everyone a lot of time and trouble.

Re: Opens as a trial

shaolin shuffle 05-12-2009, 4:10 PM
My 1st xbox RROD'd last week.  I bought a new xbox shortly after.  Catan opens as a trial for me too now.  To get around this:

>Sign in on the profile that purchased Catan
>Select multiplayer
>Sign out
>Sign in to my profile
>Select ranked match

This is tedious and an inconvenience, but it works for me.

Re: Opens as a trial

Spybreaker 05-13-2009, 1:19 AM
Yea that's how I temporarily solve my problem as well. Go to mulitplayer and read unlock this game > hit b to go back to the menu > wait a few seconds and game unlocks. More importantly did this *** up my achievements, I think so which sucks.
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Re: Opens as a trial

shaolin shuffle 05-13-2009, 5:09 PM
After posting to this thread I looked into

Transferring Content Licenses to a New Console

Do this on the profile that purchased Catan and follow the steps.  It doesn't open as a trial anymore. Yes [Y]

Re: Opens as a trial

Spybreaker 05-18-2009, 11:02 PM
Hmm transferring my licenses seems to have solved this but that's odd since it says they do it automatically if its a replacement, with mine is through a RRoD repair, and that I actually have already downloaded almost everything. I say almost as there were 52 licenses from my first but now, after 2 hours of going through my download history, Catan opens up fine! What I want to know is why don't they just have a renew all licenses button instead of making us go through a buttload of purchases.

Thx Shaolin...
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shaolin shuffle 05-18-2009, 11:12 PM
I have a ton of transferring to do yet. In addition to XBLA games, every single rock band song I purchased on a separate profile has to be individually transferred.. Ick! [+o(] 
Glad I could help. Angel [A]