itch.io FAQ
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2017 4:45 pm
The itch.io main store page is here: https://winter-wolves.itch.io/
Thought to put this together because of the transition to itch.io for my direct sales.For reasons and advantages, you can read this blog post:
http://www.winterwolves.net/blog/2017/1 ... amenities/
Q: Wahhhh I don't want to install a client app!
A: It's optional. You can go to the game page on itch.io, and you'll find a standard .zip download like before. However it's strongly recommended to install the client, due to anviriuses, Windows smartscreen and other things, you're likely to have many problems trying to run a game without a client
Q: What if I bought the game from your site before? How do I redownload it?
A: For existing users, that don't want to use Steam (because you should have been able to get a Steam key anyway) you can simply download the game demo on itch.io, and use your old serial code to activate the demo in a full game, like you were doing when downloading from my own site. Future games won't work like this anymore, but old ones yes.
Q: What about Steam keys?
A: For games already out, when you buy it from itch.io you get a Steam key. For the beta versions, they'll be added to each order once the game is officiall out on Steam. So you won't need to redeem them anymore in another site like before, but you'll find it directly in your itch.io order page, much easier
For now that's all, but I'll keep updating it in case new frequent questions arise
Thought to put this together because of the transition to itch.io for my direct sales.For reasons and advantages, you can read this blog post:
http://www.winterwolves.net/blog/2017/1 ... amenities/
Q: Wahhhh I don't want to install a client app!
A: It's optional. You can go to the game page on itch.io, and you'll find a standard .zip download like before. However it's strongly recommended to install the client, due to anviriuses, Windows smartscreen and other things, you're likely to have many problems trying to run a game without a client
Q: What if I bought the game from your site before? How do I redownload it?
A: For existing users, that don't want to use Steam (because you should have been able to get a Steam key anyway) you can simply download the game demo on itch.io, and use your old serial code to activate the demo in a full game, like you were doing when downloading from my own site. Future games won't work like this anymore, but old ones yes.
Q: What about Steam keys?
A: For games already out, when you buy it from itch.io you get a Steam key. For the beta versions, they'll be added to each order once the game is officiall out on Steam. So you won't need to redeem them anymore in another site like before, but you'll find it directly in your itch.io order page, much easier
For now that's all, but I'll keep updating it in case new frequent questions arise