1. How much of the game do I have to download, very important as my internet provider is a duchbag and set an internet usage limit.

2. Do I have limited activations.

3. Can I have it running on multiple computers in my home, if I want to play vs my dad.

I already know that there is a way to play ofline after you authenticate.

You can use Steam and install games on as many PCs as you want. However you'll need more than one account if you want to play against your dad, because you can only be logged in on one PC at a time.

Thanks, but I am still wondering about how much will I have to download to play the game, and I talking 50mb, or something rediculous as 1 GB? Tell me an exact number please? As long as 98% of the 15GB is on the disks, I'm happy.

"1. How much of the game do I have to download, very important as my internet provider is a duchbag and set an internet usage limit.2. Do I have limited activations.3. Can I have it running on multiple computers in my home, if I want to play vs my dad.I already know that there is a way to play ofline after you authenticate."

WHAT! I BUY THE FUCKING BOX SO I DON"T HAVE TO DOWNLOAD 15GB!

It depends on the game. If you're looking at something like a Source game, then yes, you will have to download over 1 GB for the Source engine alone; and then the remainder will be the game itself. However once you've got the Source engine, you don't need to redownload that for the next Source game you download.
Yes, there are games that are about 50 MB. But that's considered pretty small for a PC game, and if you're thinking about Empire: Total War, this game takes up considerably more space than that.

What I mean is how much space will the initial patching take? The system requirements say 15GB, I do not want to download more that 1GB.

"WHAT! I BUY THE FUCKING BOX SO I DON"T HAVE TO DOWNLOAD 15GB!"

"What I mean is how much space will the initial patching take? The system requirements say 15GB, I do not want to download more that 1GB."

"What I mean is how much space will the initial patching take? The system requirements say 15GB, I do not want to download more that 1GB."

NO! I mean, how much of the game do I get from the box.

You get the whole game from the box. But you still will have to download updates and I don't know how big those are.

Empire total war is too new to have updates right now and when an update does come out im almost positive that it will be less than 1gb.

If you buy it from a store and install it through a disk, you shouldnt have to download anything as long as you have a steam account.

Empire Total War has already had 1 somewhat big update and one small one.

"1. How much of the game do I have to download, very important as my internet provider is a duchbag and set an internet usage limit
2. Do I have limited activations.
3. Can I have it running on multiple computers in my home, if I want to play vs my dad.I already know that there is a way to play ofline after you authenticate."