Can CD Keys Be Redeemed/Activated on Desura?

[TJF588]

So I've noticed that AI War is available for purchase through Desura. While I know the versatile CD Keys can be used in any copy of the game (including the demo, as provided from that service). However, I'd like to permanently, irrevocably attach it to my Desura account (bought the bundle from Steam, back when it was in absolute you're-a-cheapass-if-you-don't territory). Tried using the Keys on the gift activation page, but no dice. I get the feeling there's no in-place way to do this, so perhaps this thread would be better taken as a request for this capability.

...Man, my first post, and it's me being either OCD and/or a deeper cheapskate than I have been. Then again, I got it more for the soundtrack (beautiful), since I doubt I'll ever take the time to not-suck at the game. 

[x4000]

Welcome to the forums!

At the moment, there's no way to redeem keys on desura. I'm not sure how their system works with that, and given that we've never made even a dollar through their platform, figuring out its intricacies has never been high on my todo list. Sorry!

[TJF588]

Man, that's a harsh return for ya. Is it just not getting publicity there, do folks just eschew Desura in favor of other distributors, or is it something more sinister?

[x4000]

I think that AI War and Tidalis just simply didn't appeal to most of the Desura market, and/or that Desura as a platform came out too late in their lifecycles for them to be exciting to that audience.  We're still doing quite well with these on Steam and Impulse and such (enough to support a company of our size), so it's more the platform than the games.  Desura is something I'd like to see succeed, but right now I think its audience is rather interested in specific genres that don't match our titles as yet.  Hopefully AVWW will do better there, but we'll see.

[eRe4s3r]

Also funny.. on Desura AI War costs 1€ more than on Steam

[x4000]

I'll have to look into that at some point.  I think it's some sort of currency conversion issue.