An all encompassing Steam FAQ thread
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Cheers for the comments guys. 
It used to be.
It's in the important info sticky now.
This thread should be stickied btw.
It used to be.
It's in the important info sticky now.
Updated for the latest beta notes.
This is me using the actual Steam thread instead of starting a new one because i'm cool
but if i don't get an answer, i'll be angry
I said this already in the Deus Ex thread, but i wondered if i could get some info on something.
Basically atm i am having to turn my 'net off at around midnight, so last night i did that but then had a bsod, so i started up again but when trying to start Deus ex again it came up with a message saying "updating Steam" and then when i tried to start in offline mode it came up with the message "No connection to network" or something similar
This hasn't happened before, but it does everytime i try to start in offline mode now(and it doesn't happen on my laptop which hasn't been connected to the internet for ages)
Is it something to do with Stean Cloud maybe? Why does it say Steam updating all of a sudden?
Cheers
but if i don't get an answer, i'll be angryI said this already in the Deus Ex thread, but i wondered if i could get some info on something.
Basically atm i am having to turn my 'net off at around midnight, so last night i did that but then had a bsod, so i started up again but when trying to start Deus ex again it came up with a message saying "updating Steam" and then when i tried to start in offline mode it came up with the message "No connection to network" or something similar
This hasn't happened before, but it does everytime i try to start in offline mode now(and it doesn't happen on my laptop which hasn't been connected to the internet for ages)
Is it something to do with Stean Cloud maybe? Why does it say Steam updating all of a sudden?
Cheers
This is me using the actual Steam thread instead of starting a new one because i'm cool
I said this already in the Deus Ex thread, but i wondered if i could get some info on something.
Basically atm i am having to turn my 'net off at around midnight, so last night i did that but then had a bsod, so i started up again but when trying to start Deus ex again it came up with a message saying "updating Steam" and then when i tried to start in offline mode it came up with the message "No connection to network" or something similar
This hasn't happened before, but it does everytime i try to start in offline mode now(and it doesn't happen on my laptop which hasn't been connected to the internet for ages)
Is it something to do with Stean Cloud maybe? Why does it say Steam updating all of a sudden?
Cheers
Seems like quite an odd one, I don't really use Offline mode a whole lot, so someone else might be able to say if it's a known thing or not.
How are you shutting Steam down after putting it in offline mode?
I've had issues where if Steam has been killed suddenly in explorer (or by a BSOD I guess) it won't remember certain changed settings. I'd try: putting Steam in offline mode, closing it normally and re-opening. That way all the settings and information Steam requires to re-launch offline mode should be saved.
Bit of a long shot, but other than that, I've got thoughts so far.
Added a section on forcing Steam to install from disk.
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Any idea how to get steam running with no net connection? Every time I try to run offline mode it doesn't work 
Man of Honour
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Usually has to be set to offline mode before going offline - a stupid system I know, but that is how it always works for me.
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Only problem is I can't set it to offline mode because I don't have net
You need to verify the account online before you go into offline mode unfortunately. Offline mode has always been a bit of a PITA with steam IMO.
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It has been verified online, or do you mean everytime I turn the pc on?
You need to verify the account online before you go into offline mode unfortunately. Offline mode has always been a bit of a PITA with steam IMO.
Does anyone know if there is anything in the pipeline for this? I'm stuck with my main PC unable to connect to the net for a few days and Steam will not start in offline mode.
I usually cut Steam a fair bit of slack but this is totally unacceptable, many many people feel the same!
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Bumping this. Shame it isn't still stickied seeing how many threads we get on this.
I could use some advice on offline mode as well. My internet was down all weekend but steam wouldn't start up properly in offline mode. Had to click OK to start in offline mode or something, it would then display an error for like 0.1s before it closed down.
One of those annoying situations where you can't even google solutions, because the internet is down, gg
One of those annoying situations where you can't even google solutions, because the internet is down, gg
I could use some advice on offline mode as well. My internet was down all weekend but steam wouldn't start up properly in offline mode. Had to click OK to start in offline mode or something, it would then display an error for like 0.1s before it closed down.
One of those annoying situations where you can't even google solutions, because the internet is down, gg
Hey, not sure how much help it is but the way I got round it was to tether to my phone just long enough to start up steam then switch it to offline mode
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Great thread.
Would just like to add that when verifying files following the move of the Steam folder, do the following, otherwise steam attempts to re-install the whole game again. I'm not sure if this is the case for all Steam users, but it certainly is for me.
1) If Steam is installed in C:\, either install the game to C:\Steam\steamapps\common folder or copy your UT3 installation to C:\Steam\steamapps\common\"unreal tournament 3" folder (without the quotes).
2) Right click on "unreal tournament 3" folder, select properties and uncheck the "Read-Only" checkbox and click ok.
3) Start Steam and install game thru it. Steam will download some stuff (around 200-300MB) and link the installation.
Cheers
Would just like to add that when verifying files following the move of the Steam folder, do the following, otherwise steam attempts to re-install the whole game again. I'm not sure if this is the case for all Steam users, but it certainly is for me.
1) If Steam is installed in C:\, either install the game to C:\Steam\steamapps\common folder or copy your UT3 installation to C:\Steam\steamapps\common\"unreal tournament 3" folder (without the quotes).
2) Right click on "unreal tournament 3" folder, select properties and uncheck the "Read-Only" checkbox and click ok.
3) Start Steam and install game thru it. Steam will download some stuff (around 200-300MB) and link the installation.
Cheers
Unfortunately my phone signal is very poor at home, GPRS at best and sometimes not even voice signal. I did think about it but I imagine it would take ages to do anything (even browsing google was a massive ballache). Thanks for the tip I might try it next time, I hadn't realised that you could force it to offline mode.