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STEAM announcements & updates 2012 Thread 3 -
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Ingueferroque
Banned
That talks about moving all of Steam. I'm just talking about telling one game to launch off of a different exe that I have in another location.
The Wizard
Member
I'm not trying to move a game though, just tell it to launch from a different executable.
I H8 Memes
Member
Nope. You can only add the new executable under the "add games" option. I wanted to do the same thing since I'm using fose for Fallout 3, but it isnt possible. Not really something Steam should really waste their time addressing since it is so rarely a problem and all you lose out on is the non-shortcut icon and the steam page art.
This might work. Odd request though.
Make a shortcut of the .exe you want to use. Place it in the folder of the .exe you want to replace. Change the the name of the shortcut to the name of the file you are replacing. Done.
You might want to archive the file that is being replaced though in case this doesn't work.
Why are you doing this btw?
scorpscarx
Member
So bored, wish Torchlight 2 would drop. Have there been any updates on its release date yet?
SteveWinwood
Member
I did this recently but that was only because it ran through dosbox and had to do some goofy stuff with rewriting shortcuts in notepad editors.
I wouldn't count on it showing up anytime soon, what with "Finished with Act II" being the most recent development update's title
Bought Arx Fatalis, installed a mod that transfers the game files into an updated renderer (kinda like ZDoom), but the mod installs as a separate executable in a separate location that launches outside of Steam. I still want to launch the Steam game that I bought but with then newer renderer.
scorpscarx
Member
Oh god, hmm.
Ohhh. So my solution didn't work?
SteveWinwood
Member
This is exactly what happened to me when I was getting heretic to work with zdoom. What he suggested is essentially what I did and it worked like a charm.
I H8 Memes
Member
As far as I can tell you can only use the "add a game" function. The only difference will be that you will now have a shortcut in your games list instead of a clear picture for the game icon and you wont have the game art on when you click to highlight the game. You can fix that by saving screenshots from inside the game and using that as the game art.
Didn't work for Arx, but thanks for the heads up on Heretic. I have pretty much all the DOOM engine games on Steam as well and will be using ZDoom with them. Does that install as a separate application too?
That and it won't keep track of my time playing the game.
SteveWinwood
Member
It does.
So what I did was follow this: http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=583596 and that DIDN'T work for me but it seems to work for most others so I'm assuming I'm just dumb and messed it up. So I'd try that first. Later all I did was basically manually rename the dosbox.exe that comes with the steam files to run the game, to something else in the steamapps folder and then rename the zdoom.exe to "dosbox.exe" and now it launches fine right from steam. So either way seems to work.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
I know this is morrowind-specific but I might as well ask - is there a way to tweak the settings you did in morrowind overhaul in the steam folder?
I didn't quite read the entire conversation, but try moving everything into the Arx Fatalis folder on Steam, rename the original .EXE from arx fatalis to something else and rename the updated renderer engine executable to arx fatalis .exe name.
If there's no outside calls to the .EXE in question, it MIGHT work.
Also, don't "verify game cache", otherwise your .exe will be overwritten.
Even then, it might not work.
Anybody play Lord of the Rings War in the North? It's 4.99 on GMG
4$ if you use the 20% coupon with it. And make sure to always pick up those free games they give out.
Pancakes
hot, steaming, as melted butter slips into the cracks, drizzled with sticky sweet syrup OH GOD
Finally finished the Last Remnant that I bought from the summer sale (53 hours and a 7/10 at best). After playing through the entire Ys series and that, I think I'm done with JRPGs for quite a while.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Doesn't LotR WitN require an active subscription or am I thinking of a different game?
LoTR Online? But that went free to play a long time ago
You don't need the free games. There's a 20% off coupon that works site wide. Read back the thread and you'll find it.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Hahahah oh boy, I only have 50 cents left in my account.
It is LOTR. It is made by Snowblind studios (Baldur Gate Dark Alliance).It is approx 3$ with rebate.
It gets ok reviews, not stellar, not bad, but there is a big difference on the appreciation on a game when it is 60$ or 3$.
Wok
Member
That's true, but let's be real... $3-4 isn't that uncommon of a price when it comes to steam sales, so I don't want to buy a bad game just because it's cheap
That's why I was asking if anyone had played it edit: oh, and i have a portal 2 coupon if anybody wants it... don't think I know anyone who doesn't have the game already!
Glass Rebel
Member
I'm totally repeating myself here but as a LotR nut I was looking forward to hooking up my PC to the TV and playing this with my brother. Sadly Snowblind and WB didn't think that the local co-op from the console versions was worth porting over. Combined with the ATi issues (totally going nVidia now, thank you Salsa) this just isn't worth it anymore. For me at least.
MrTeachwell
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I've also got a 75% portal coupon that needs a good home.
I also have cities in motion (mac version) giftable on gamersgate if anyone is interested.
I also have cities in motion (mac version) giftable on gamersgate if anyone is interested.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Ah it's a different game then.
It's been getting better over the last year or two, and interest in PC gaming here will only continue to increase until the next-gen stuff comes out. After that I guess there'll be a slight dip for a while because of all the money that's going to be thrown at the new consoles/exclusives. I don't expect the new consoles to win back all the ground they lost though.
I bought it months ago and it's a decent game but your progress is held by auto saves and unfortunately there's bugs and they can cause you to become unable to progress. It happened to me 6 hours in and it is not uncommon, even on consoles. If you are going to buy it make sure you constantly back up the save game. I regret the purchase.
carbonbased
Member
i bought a copy of LOTR but gmg won't let me buy a 2nd one so that i can play some co-op.
anyone interested in trading me a LOTR steam key for all 9 games in the current indie gala bundle?
anyone interested in trading me a LOTR steam key for all 9 games in the current indie gala bundle?
MrTeachwell
Member
I've seen others with this problem and I believe they had to set up a second account.
Port begging, apparently, although I've poked through his recent post history (call it "virtual morbid curiosity"
) and didn't see anything that would raise such a red flag.Port begging?
Dog Problems
Banned
I fully expect the game to come out next year at this point. Which is fine, as I want it to be as good as possible.
Talking about how you wish a game would come to another platform.
Dog Problems
Banned
Hah, I wasn't on GAF yet but I remember reading that thread and being blown away by the concept art.
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