An update on game ownership verification

[Eldor]

Hi everyone,

For the past few months, we've been hard at work improving infrastructure and various non-game related services such as the forum. This has allowed us to erase a lot of technical debt, and we’re now ready to introduce ownership verification like we set out to do in late May. It’s not going to happen overnight, and we’re going to start with server owners.

Roadmap

Starting next week (on the 21st), only accounts that have verified ownership will be able to create new server keys, and only for the games that’ve been verified for that Plutonium account. Existing keys will continue to work until the end of August the 16th of September, after which we'll prune all unverified keys, so make sure to verify your account in time to avoid interruptions.

Verifying ownership

There’re currently two methods of verifying game ownership:

Verifying on the forum:

1. Make sure your Steam profile is public, both "My profile" and "Game details" need to be set to public during the verification process.
2. Head to https://forum.plutonium.pw/me/edit and press “Click here to associate with Steam”.
3. Login to your Steam account and follow the instructions, you should be redirected back to the forum.
4. Click “Steam Games” on the left navigation bar (https://forum.plutonium.pw/me/steam-games) and verify that all your games have been detected. If no games are listed, make sure your profile is public and press the sync button.

OR

Verifying using the launcher:

1. Make sure Steam is running and that you’re logged in on the correct account.
2. Open a fully updated Plutonium launcher.
3. Open “Game Settings” for the game you want to verify and click the “Verify Ownership” button on the right. Repeat this step for all games you want to verify.
4. Go to https://forum.plutonium.pw/me/steam-games and verify that all your games have been verified.

So, what do I need to do?

If you’re just a player, nothing just yet. We’re doing this staggered rollout to ensure our verification strategy works as intended, and so that we can make the transition as smooth as possible.

If you’re a server owner, make sure to verify ownership for all games that you host servers on, and do it before the end of this month to ensure no downtime and additional hassle.

FAQ

Is family sharing allowed?

• Yes, game copies obtained through family sharing will work using the launcher method, as long as the logged in Steam account hasn’t been linked to any other Plutonium account. Only share your copy with people you trust, since any abusive actions performed by them will affect you as the original owner too.

I’m VAC banned on Steam, does this mean I can’t use that account?

• No, we don’t check VAC status.

I own the games across multiple Steam accounts, what do I do?

• You can link multiple Steam accounts, using either of the two methods.

Do I have to own the DLCs?

• No.

Do the 'Dedicated Server' variants qualify as verification?

• No, you have to verify the actual base game.

[Eldor]

We've decided to extend the deadline by two more weeks. Link a Steam account before the 16th of September!