OFFICIAL 'TF2 Unlocks questions' thread (was: Question about unlocks not in Steam)

[Blooglspash]

I plan on getting TF2 but I don't have it yet. The only problem is, I don't know if I'll still be able to get the items after I get TF2. Will I have to wait to play this game until I get TF2? Could someone please inform me on this matter?

Thanks,
Blooglspash

[RingmasterJ5]

Yep, you will get the items when you get TF2, even if you buy it after you get all Poker Night items.

[Blooglspash]

Originally Posted by RingmasterJ5

Yep, you will get the items when you get TF2, even if you buy it after you get all Poker Night items.

Great! Does that mean I should use the code you get here now?

[RingmasterJ5]

Originally Posted by Blooglspash

Great! Does that mean I should use the code you get here now?

Yeah. You will also get Poker Night on Steam.

[Blooglspash]

Okay, Thank you!

[econojo]

If I unlocked the game in steam, but installed it not in steam, does it still automatically unlock the achievements in Steam?

Or should I re-install in Steam?

[der_ketzer]

Originally Posted by econojo

If I unlocked the game in steam, but installed it not in steam, does it still automatically unlock the achievements in Steam?

Or should I re-install in Steam?

it will not. open steam and start the TTG-Version of the game in the launcher should be a field that says click here for unlocks or something similar.

Or you can try this site: http://www.telltalegames.com/tf2unlocks

[Neelo]

You can only get the unlocks if you play the steam version, which you can get through the page der_ketzer posted. I only just read that on the official Poker Night thread, which kinda sucks because the download for the Telltale version just finished and that means I'll have to download it again through Steam to get the items. I've noticed that the codes for the visor and the unlocks are different, so people who preordered it get to register the game on steam a second time?

[Magic_M]

Greetings!

First of All! Poker Night is just Awesome! You Guys did a fantastic Job, capturing the Character of every Poker Night Participant!

But after all, I still have a Question, that, I hope, a Telltale Designer can clear up for me!

I bought (pre-ordered) Poker Night on Steam. Now...
I unlocked ALL TF2 Items now, It's just, that I don't OWN TF2... I plan on Buying It in early December, my Question is:

Do I get all the Items, once I own TF2?

I postet this Question on the Steam Forum too, but I hope a Game Developer can provide some first-Hand Information!

Keep the work on the "At the Inventory" Series up!

Best Regards

Magic_M

[der_ketzer]

Originally Posted by Neelo

You can only get the unlocks if you play the steam version, which you can get through the page der_ketzer posted. I only just read that on the official Poker Night thread, which kinda sucks because the download for the Telltale version just finished and that means I'll have to download it again through Steam to get the items. I've noticed that the codes for the visor and the unlocks are different, so people who preordered it get to register the game on steam a second time?

You can use the files from the TT-install-folder for the steamversion to save a little bit of download-volume. You can save more if you copy the direct X folder from another steam-game to the poker night folder (about 100mb for direct X alone).

[NeatNit]

That code... What does it do? I noticed it's different than the one in /tf2visor. Does it also give me the Steam version of the game (which would be a rather stupid move by Telltale)? Or does it only give me the unlocks?

I haven't tried using it yet (and probably not going to) but it seems strange to me... If I didn't get any of the unlocks inside the game yet, what would the code give me? Does the code update every time I earn an item?

etc. etc..

For the record, I'm playing on Steam, so this isn't very relevant for me I guess... I'm just really curious.


Also, I have to ask, what happened to "you just need to have Steam running while you play the TTG version" that the devs kept saying before the release?

[corruptbiggins]

It gives a steam version because I think they couldn't get the steamworks achievements working without it running directly through steam.

[NeatNit]

That means that one TTG pre-order = one TTG version + 2 Steam versions.

I honestly didn't think Telltale would give away their games like this.

[Rather Dashing]

Where do you get the extra Steam copy?

The code is for the pre-order visor, not the other items.

[Xocrates]

The pre-order visor code unlocks the full game on steam. It seems that if you pre-order, you technically get the game twice since a new code was generated after release.

I'm assuming that the difference is that the new code won't give the visor, while the old one does.

[Magic_M]

Hello!

First of all, I want to tell you, that Poker Night is total WIN! This Game is just Immense Fun to play, you got the Interactions between Characters perfectly right etc. etc.

I just could continue praising you for your Work, but there is a Question that I have, and it would be really nice if a TellTale Developer could clear things Up for me:

I pre-ordered the Game through Steam, and unit now I unlocked all Items for Team Fortress 2. But as a matter of fact, I don't own TF2 at the moment!

I asked this on the Steam Forum, but I really want to get first-hand Information from the Developers.
Do I get all the Items, once I buy Team Fortress 2?

Or are they lost now?


Best Regards

Magic_M

[Tinkerer]

I think so, yeah. People who unlocked the Alien Swarm hat (through achievement) in Alien Swarm got the hat in TF2 after they bought that game as well.

[Moob22]

When you win the item it unlocks a achievement which is permentally linked to your Steam account. When you start TF2 for the first time and it connects to Steam, then it goes through a checklist on your achievements. After it finds one from Poker Night the item unlocks.

[evan223]

I have just unlocked Tycho's watch, so I booted up TF2 to see how it looks on the Spy, and in the items description box it says that the item can not be traded, so my question is once I unlock Max's gun will i be able to trade it as I already have it from pre-ordering The Devil's Playhouse? it's cool if it's not but seems abit of a waste to have the same item twice and not be able to trade one for something i don't have.

[der_ketzer]

Originally Posted by evan223

I have just unlocked Tycho's watch, so I booted up TF2 to see how it looks on the Spy, and in the items description box it says that the item can not be traded, so my question is once I unlock Max's gun will i be able to trade it as I already have it from pre-ordering The Devil's Playhouse? it's cool if it's not but seems abit of a waste to have the same item twice and not be able to trade one for something i don't have.

No. Those count as achievement items and those are no longer tradeable in TF2. Same way for the Alien swarm hat if you get it now. Old ones should still be tradeable.
You can always give away your Vintage Lugermorph. It's the same item but with a stupid Vintage attached to it and with ugly blue text.