It is quit simple:
I have even changed my password to no effect
Following your uninstall link above REALLY screwed up my game!! The procedure deleted all of the Forged Alliance game files!! When I go into Steam the game shows up but I can't play it because ALL of the files are gone. And I can't even uninstall it on Steam because the file count is zero! And I can't buy another copy because Steam thinks I already own it. Can ANYONE help me to delete the "game" from Steam so I can at least buy another copy. I have not found a single clue on the internet to help me.
FYI you should warn players NOT TO DELETE files for a Steam game but instead should uninstall and reinstall them on Steam.
@popsniper Have you tried verifying the files from Steam > Library > right-click SCFA > Properties > Installed Files > Verify integrity of game files?
That is unfortunate, that you encounter so many issues. The first words are "Uninstall FAF and Supreme Commander". I will look into it, how to make it stand out more, so it does not get overlooked or misunderstood.
By checking the integrity of the files via Steam, it should redownload everything as MostLostNoob mentioned.
If you own Supreme Commander already via Steam, then you do not have to buy it again, just to install it.
@popsniper If any files are missing, then verifying the integrity should have restored any missing files. In your case it should have restored everything.
As for replacing the Steam version with the GOG version, that won't work as there are slight differences in a couple files & different executables. That said, you can use the GOG version of SCFA as the version that FAF uses for vanilla assets to run, so you wouldn't need to worry about the Steam version if you had the GOG version. GOG has Supreme Commander: Gold Edition on sale for $3.99 atm, so that may be a good route to take if you can't get your Steam version working.
I can assure you and anyone else who may be reading this that there is absolutely no need to double buy the game to fix installation issues!!! Once you own it on steam you can download it as many times as you like, even on multiple devices.
well buying the game on GOG and installing it and then FAF worked!!! And you are wrong about installing from Steam...I had DELETED all SupCom file (not uninstalled) and so Steam could not find any files to update. And, since it looked like I owned it on Steam, it would not let me buy another copy.
