Universe Sandbox, Methods of Distribution

[jjake1245]

Dan, and Other Developer's

Why don't you see if you can try to make some sort off a deal with Steam, so they distribute Universe Sandbox on a Disk? as some potential customers may not feel comfortable handing over there Credit or Debit card details (as this is needed for an online purchase) to distribution companies, plus it may even help to get universe sandbox into popular gaming shops such as "Game" and popular shopping websites like "Amazon" (I use www.amazon.co.uk)  this would result in an increase in profit and a increased fan base

The main reason for this suggestion is because my school runs an Astronomy Club and I think it would be better to have a Disk Version to put on our school server, if we ever want to use it during a club meeting,  also i don't have a Credit or Debit card for steam.


Thanks

[Dan Dixon]

Thanks for the feedback and the  ideas.

Distributing software on physical discs is more complicated than digital distribution that's why Universe Sandbox (and many other software titles) are digital only. And while Valve distributes some of their titles on DVD I don't think they distribute physical media for others.

Are you sure you need a physical disc to use it at your school? And if you don't have a credit card how do you purchase via Amazon? Would Amazon checkout let you purchase Universe Sandbox?

[jjake1245]

Well this is what i get when i search "universe sandbox" in Amazon.co.uk, lol
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Universe+sandbox&x=0&y=0 Also i dont have a credit card cos im 15 lol

Also, concerning Valve, instead off disks, why dont you inquire if they will sell Game Cards with the codes on them. the Key that unlocks all the Premium features, when you press the "Enter your key" button next to the "Buy the Premium Version" button.

Also, some titles Valve distributes on Disk
-Empire Total War
-Supreme Commander 2
and many others


Also, If i am able to buy the steam version, is steam required to run US2?

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Also dan and Devs i have a couple of questions about universe sandbox Version 3
http://universesandbox.com/forum/index.php/topic,7070.0.html

[Dan Dixon]

But if you don't have a credit card, how would you buy it on Amazon? In the same way... how would you purchase a game card without a credit card?

And I don't think that Valve does DVDs. Supreme Commander 2 was published by Square Enix, not Valve.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Commander_2

Currently you do need to be running Steam to run the Steam version of Universe Sandbox.

[11JRidding]

VALVe do actually make disks. Like the Orange Box (Game Bundle downloadable on Steam). I bought that from Game and guess what? It was a Disk.