Overview
I found a guide online that may be helpful for helping all those peeps looking to play Wildstar on steam. But… it wasn’t my guide, just kinda re-posting it, lol. (Hopefully it won’t stay a secret from frustrated users, lol.)
I found Chestnut’s post (=P)
This is Chestnut’s post, that I hope will be helpful to fellow frustrated users out there.
[link]
What did Chestnut post?
This is what she posted, if you can’t follow the link:
Linking Steam and WildStar
If you didn’t know, WildStar released on Steam today! There’s quite a few players who want to link their Steam and WildStar accounts, so I made up a quick how-to guide to do so.
First, a quick list of some benefits for linking the two.
Hours played from playing on Steam show up, providing an indication of how popular the game is
You get Steam Trading Cards, Badges, and your Achievements link—EPEEN!
Easier upload of screenshots to the Steam servers, also showing off the creativity of the community and enticing more people to play
On the Community page, there’s a nifty little counter saying how many people are in-game at the time—a great way to show that yes, people still play this, and yes, there is a population for people to come hang out with
So obviously, you want to link it now, right? RIGHT!
Note: You can click the images to make them larger if needed.
First, if you already have WildStar installed on your computer, you need to uninstall it. Once you’ve initiated an uninstall, the window below appears. If you want to keep your settings (%appdata%), addons, screenshots, and chat logs leave the options alone. Once you’ve selected what data you want to remove (if any), click Uninstall.
Double check you’ve done things correctly, and then click OK. If you misclicked, click Cancel and try again.
The launcher appears and uninstalls the game. When finished, click Close.
Open your Steam application and login. Find WildStar in the store and choose the game to open the page. To add the game to your Library and initiate the download, click Play Game.
A pop-up window appears. Select whether you want to create a desktop shortcut and/or start menu shortcut. Click Next when ready to proceed.
Steam processes some things…
…and starts the download. You can view your download using Manage Downloads.
If you close the pop-up and want to check the download status later, select the Library header, and then select the Downloads option from the drop-down menu.
This opens your Download Manager, where you can check the status of your download. (All said, it didn’t even take fifteen minutes, despite estimating four hours.) You can select Play from here if you like.
More often than not, you will instead access WildStar from your Games Library. Select the Library header, and then select Games.
Choose WildStar from your list and click Play. (Your list will not look like mine, because I use categories to sort my games.)
The game boots up. The first time you play you need to accept the User Agreement. It’s always a good idea to read through these. You can choose your language from the drop-down box at the top. When finished, click I Accept.
Select the Language and Game Region for your installation. Then click Install.
The game begins installing. This is the part where you link your current account with Steam. Click the box at the top that says Log in with your NCSoft account to link with the currently active Steam account.
A new window appears. Enter your login information, and select whether you want the launcher to remember your email. Click Submit when finished.
Your game is now ready to play! Congratulations, Steam will now spam you with achievements!
Not my work
It’s not my work, and for those who have more questions, I suggest you check on the discussions and try to go from there with fellow users and developers.
One helpful place I found is located here: [link]
Have fun!
As for everyone. I hope you all have fun in this game and actually get to enjoy it. I’m looking forward to at least trying it out and seeing where it goes for as long as my curiosity allows me to be interested in this game.
Please keep this in mind:
1. Keep the game going as a community. (Every player counts =P)
2. Patience is a virtue. (As the old saying goes…)
3. Teamwork! (Working as a team is needed to make a game more fun, don’t you agree? Otherwise you’re just by your lonesome.)
4. Enjoy yourselves! (Make this game fun not just for yourself, but for other players. I know I feel better after I help people and make new friends.)
Questions? Comments? Concerns?
If you have questions, comments, and concerns, I can’t guarantee I’ll be the most helpful, so I’ll just give you more links to direct you:
Wildstar Steam FAQ:
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Help! I need support!:
[link]
Those should direct you guys to some places that I know the developers have been posting and doing their best to help other peeps like yourselves. Anyway… hope you guys enjoy the guide or at least find it helpful.