Darn, I think I'll skip it, then. I don't want to be tied to the epic launcher. I'll wait until the next sale and buy it directly from ZOS.
Can you link the epic game to the steam account game so you don't have to install it twice?
If you know what you are doing... yes.
belial5221_ESO wrote: »Can't use new account with the normal game launcher.Epic one uses tokens it checks online for before logging you in.If you login to the eso site and check account,it'll show a totally separate account type.I got one for an old freeplay account I wanted to play more on,and linked and it worked fine,but it shows 2 diff account types a Trial for the freeplay event,and an Epic one for the epic games version.SO if Epic closes,probably lose that access to game or atleast that version.
freespirit wrote: »
I have two accounts not on Steam and now a new one via Epic which atm I've had to download a second version of the game to use.
I am not very technically gifted infact I'm awful!! I have done some digging and have not found a way that I can use my new account via my original launcher and game install.....
I tried logging in via the normal launcher with my new account details, I got the access code pop-up which also now says "if it exists" talking about the new account.
I didn't receive an access code but I can log in fine via the Epic Launcher. I would be interested if there is a way to just use the one game install but it isn't the end of the world if I can't, my HDD is relatively empty!
exactly same for me - says will send an access code but nothing in my mailbox. I really dont want to have 2 versions of the game and secondly if you download it, it will overwrite all your settings and keybinds etc
phaneub17_ESO wrote: »Steam version installs it as "\The Elder Scrolls Online" while Epic installs it as "\TheElderScrollsOnline" so trying to combine them is not possible, I'm going to see if I can change the pathways after the installation is done to launch the same exe. Having a second account for free is nice, but I don't want to keep two installations of the same game updated.
mklink /D "C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Games\TheElderScrollsOnline\The Elder Scrolls Online" "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Zenimax Online\The Elder Scrolls Online"
Here are 20 games you passed out on, out of the 300 I have collected for free with epic over 2 years.
acastanza_ESO wrote: »
Inside both those folders is a second, separate, "The Elder Scrolls Online" folder that contains the actual game files. You can create a symlink from your original install to the location in the epic folder and it works just fine.
Doesn't need to be a junction like an earlier poster said, a normal symlink created with mklink /D works just fine.
For me the command looked like
The "The Elder Scrolls Online" folder can't already exist inside the Epic "TheElderScrollsOnline" folder so if it does, delete then create the symlink from an admin command prompt.
Basically, start the install process through Epic until it loads the Epic version of the ESO launcher, quit, then create the symlink. Should be all good from there! If it doesn't recognize it you might need to run a repair. But once it's done, the two launchers will share one copy of the game files.
exactly same for me - says will send an access code but nothing in my mailbox. I really dont want to have 2 versions of the game and secondly if you download it, it will overwrite all your settings and keybinds etc
Here are 20 games you passed out on, out of the 300 I have collected for free with epic over 2 years.
Did you manage to log into your account using the regular launcher? I don't want to be locked out of my main accountI too am experiencing the same issue.. When I try logging in using the regular launcher.. it's telling me that I need an access code, and that one will be sent to me... which it never did.
DustyWarehouse wrote: »Did you manage to log into your account using the regular launcher? I don't want to be locked out of my main account
Here are 20 games you passed out on, out of the 300 I have collected for free with epic over 2 years.
Necrotech_Master wrote: »
epic is like a much much more terrible version of steam lol
Kiralyn2000 wrote: »
Which is why they're constantly trying to bribe people to join with free games and/or paying off publishers for timed exclusive releases.
phaneub17_ESO wrote: »You get Warden, VVardenfell, and 500 Crowns. There's a "newcomer" package to buy 1500 crowns, salamander pet, and a 150% XP scroll for $10.00 from the Epic Store for this copy of the game. The starter package, Adept is currently discounted just 50 shy over your starter amount to get you to buy the newcomer package.
I did the link thing and it works, it shaved off 97.5gb and running off the steam install, I turned off auto updates on Epic. If you use a controller that isn't Xbox, it doesn't work with Epic Store, but the workaround is to add the Epic Launcher to Steam so when ESO runs it activates Big Picture mode and then you can use any controller you want.