Billythegoat Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 (edited) Ok just bought Black Sea and 1st module. For Black Sea I chose download, disk, and manual ( as this is first game) so I see the order numbers in " my account" - where do I download the game from ? I kinda thought there would be a download now button or something also I assume the manual and disk will be mailed , is there a digital version I can read somewhere Ok just thought to check my Email , So you down load from an email sent by Battlefront ? so how could I read a manual before mine arrives via snail mail , or is there one in the files of every game ? thanks in advance Edited June 26, 2021 by Billythegoat Maybe found answer 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billythegoat Posted June 26, 2021 Author Share Posted June 26, 2021 Ok game downloading , I assume a manual will be part of the game , but it says the file is 2GB , I thought it was like 13GB 's 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billythegoat Posted June 26, 2021 Author Share Posted June 26, 2021 Finished downloading, now asking How do you want to open this file choices are: look for an app in the Microsoft store internet explorer notepad paint wondows media player word wordPad So again I assumed this would appear as an icon on the desktop , what app do you guys use? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultradave Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 7zip is a good utility for compressed files. And it’s free. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billythegoat Posted June 27, 2021 Author Share Posted June 27, 2021 3 minutes ago, Ultradave said: 7zip is a good utility for compressed files. And it’s free. Thank you will try 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billythegoat Posted June 27, 2021 Author Share Posted June 27, 2021 Yeah , did not work 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFF Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Billythegoat said: Yeah , did not work 7-zip works with every single compressed file out there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billythegoat Posted June 27, 2021 Author Share Posted June 27, 2021 Ok , maybe on7zip now , looks like 15 files on 7zip , but if I double click on any file it comes up ina box how do you want to open this file choices are look for app in Microsoft store internet explorer note pad paint windows media player word word pad then a little check box - always use this app open in .brz files so really back where I started , with the exception of this is the first time I see 15 files with Black Sea anybody out there 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty's Mighty Moustache Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 Try right clicking on the downloaded zip and select the 7zip options. Or open 7zip and drag it in 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billythegoat Posted June 27, 2021 Author Share Posted June 27, 2021 12 minutes ago, Monty's Mighty Moustache said: Try right clicking on the downloaded zip and select the 7zip options. Or open 7zip and drag it in I think it's in the 7zip app , let me try to post a pic 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billythegoat Posted June 27, 2021 Author Share Posted June 27, 2021 35 minutes ago, Monty's Mighty Moustache said: Try right clicking on the downloaded zip and select the 7zip options. Or open 7zip and drag it in Well initially the download got loaded on internet explorer app , without help from the forum members and no installation instructions, I went with that after 2 hours , then 82nd told me to get 7zip and for some odd reason that did not load as an installed app , it gave me a zip file ( little zipper looking thing ) and had the 2 GB file in it , but would not open. I retried to load the7xip this am And the app loaded on my desktop. Last PM in a desperate attempt to get the game to work I moved it from internet explorer to a Microsoft word app then to 7zip. On this 7zip app I now see 15 files of CMBS pictures to big to load 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billythegoat Posted June 27, 2021 Author Share Posted June 27, 2021 Ok , it was Microsoft word pad that I moved it to , then I moved to 7zip , and see the 15 files , but when I go to my app's ( under the start bottom ( little four squared symbol , bottom left of computer screen ) and open 7zip it just has the computer documents network \\. In it 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty's Mighty Moustache Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 (edited) You only downloaded the installer, it won’t automatically install the game for you. The downloaded file should be of type RAR which is a form of zipped file (assuming you’re on Windows), you can check by right clicking on the file and selecting properties. That should tell you what type it is. If it’s not a RAR file then something likely went wrong in the process and you’ll have to download it again. Once you’ve got the RAR file right click on it and select 7zip > Extract to here, it may take a small while but when it’s finished you should find a .exe file that you need to double click, going off memory I think it may be called setup.exe or something like that, it’s icon looks like the game icon if that helps. That will run the setup process and you can choose where to install the game (I would leave it as the default) and you will have options to add shortcuts to your desktop etc. Once it’s successfully installed you can safely delete the RAR file and the files that were extracted Edited June 27, 2021 by Monty's Mighty Moustache 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty's Mighty Moustache Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 This assumes you have 7zip installed correctly. If not then you won’t see the option when you right clicking on the RAR file. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billythegoat Posted June 27, 2021 Author Share Posted June 27, 2021 12 minutes ago, Monty's Mighty Moustache said: You only downloaded the installer, it won’t automatically install the game for you. The downloaded file should be of type RAR which is a form of zipped file (assuming you’re on Windows), you can check by right clicking on the fuel and selecting properties That should tell you what type it is. If it’s not a RAR file then something likely went wrong in the process and you’ll have to download it again. Once you’ve got the RAR file right click on it and select 7zip > Extract to here, it may take a small while but when it’s finished you should find a .exe file that you need to double click, gong of memory I think it may be called setup.exe or something like that, it’s icon looks like the game icon of that helps. That will run the setup process and you can choose where to install the game (I would leave it as the default) and you will have options to add shortcuts to your desktop etc. Once it’s successfully installed you can safely delete the RAR file and the files that were extracted Found it in " one Drive" CMBS Win v216 Installer Date I did it , RAR file 2,055,699... (size) is that it ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty's Mighty Moustache Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 15 minutes ago, Billythegoat said: Found it in " one Drive" CMBS Win v216 Installer Date I did it , RAR file 2,055,699... (size) is that it ? Looks like it, need to unzip it and run the .exe file 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billythegoat Posted June 27, 2021 Author Share Posted June 27, 2021 (edited) I kinda feel like I just got a kidney transplant and this is how it went me: I feel great doctor : good , see you in a week me: ( a week later) doc I feel awful, like I'm dying doc: your taking your pills aren't you ? me: no , you didn't say anything about any pills doc : you gotta take pills me: ( a week later ) doc still feel awful doc : you taking pills me: yes , I had pills in my medicine cabinet doc : what pills ? Me : said Tylenol doc : no you have to take anti regection pill , xxxx me: me , thanks one week later me: doc still feel awful doc: you taking xxxx me : yes , I took one when I got home last week doc : you have to take them 3 times a day for the rest of your life me: oh , I guess that is my mistake ??? this is not a bash on BF , just really freakin frustrated with this Edited June 27, 2021 by Billythegoat Other 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billythegoat Posted June 27, 2021 Author Share Posted June 27, 2021 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Monty's Mighty Moustache said: Looks like it, need to unzip it and run the .exe file trying , but since I had it in Word pad , I sent it to new compression zipper file , how do you " unzip it" Edited June 27, 2021 by Billythegoat Other 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billythegoat Posted June 27, 2021 Author Share Posted June 27, 2021 @Monty's Mighty Moustache By no means was any of that directed towards you , thank you so very much for trying to help 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billythegoat Posted June 27, 2021 Author Share Posted June 27, 2021 (edited) Ok , so I managed to get the little round blue circle with a yellow star in the middle that has CM Black Sea v216 installer on my desk top when i double click that user account control do you want to allow this app to make change your device ( little blue circle with yellow star icon ) installer verified publisher: Battlefront.com,Inc. file origin: hard drive on this computer then I got , a show more details ( I can click on ) then , yes/no selection does this look right ? Edited June 27, 2021 by Billythegoat 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty's Mighty Moustache Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 Yeah that looks right. Allow it and it should install 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billythegoat Posted June 27, 2021 Author Share Posted June 27, 2021 Holly crap , found it 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billythegoat Posted June 27, 2021 Author Share Posted June 27, 2021 1 minute ago, Monty's Mighty Moustache said: Yeah that looks right. Allow it and it should install Do I need todo anything with the installation location , default is program files directory 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty's Mighty Moustache Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 You can change it if you like but I’d leave it as it is 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 I think we can all agree that the system of locating/identifying our orders, downloading and installing games, patches, updates etc is not at all intuitive. We can only hope that with the money BF is making (or should be making) from their defense contracts that they will, in the not too distant future, acquire the programming staff to revamp the website... and redo the whole system. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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