I downloaded the game on Steam. However, whenever I log in my Stardock account, I just loads, and loads, and loads......It never starts! What a waste of ten bucks. And I thought this would be better than 2008.
If the activation dialog is hanging when you submit and you're on Windows 8, there is a known incompatibility with that. As a workaround, download this file: http://sd.stardock.com/sdactivate_legacy.zip. Extract the contents to the folder the game is installed in and overwrite any existing files. You should then be able to complete the registration process.
If you're not on Windows 8, contact support@stardock.com and they should be able to help.
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