Adding to steam as a non-steam game..

[jbrking]

Could someone who has a normal non-steam version of the game please add the multiplayer executable to their steam library as a non-steam game, run it and then tell me your findings? I'm getting some unusual behavior at my end. Upon running several message boxes appear saying: Cannot run.. only one instance is allowed. Then a black screen and I am forced to kill the application through the task manager.

 

Not that I would normally run DCS through steam as I find it can effect performance in a bad way but 1.2.6 works fine as a non-steam game through steam with the overlay so I am reporting this as a bug.

 

Could anyone please confirm?

 

Thanks..

[jbrking]

Can anyone (moderators) shed some light as to why this thread has been moved? This is obviously a bug and a problem with 1.2.7.

 

"The primary purpose of the Open Beta is to improve the quality of release versions (particularly before we send it to Steam and other online services). We want to ensure that no new bugs are introduced and that network play is operating well."

 

Thanks

Edited December 23, 2013 by jbrking

[EtherealN]

Adding as a non-steam game is not a problem, since when 1.2.7 is deployed to Steam it will obviously not be done so as a "non-steam" game.

[jbrking]

what about the people who didn't purchase it through steam but still want to run it through steam as a non-steam game?

[Devrim]

I did "add" v1.2.6 a few weeks ago. When I launch it from Steam DCS crashed. Since that time I didn't use it.

 

Now, I tried again, added v1.2.6 and v1.2.7, and they work without any problem.

[SkateZilla]

Could someone who has a normal non-steam version of the game please add the multiplayer executable to their steam library as a non-steam game, run it and then tell me your findings? I'm getting some unusual behavior at my end. Upon running several message boxes appear saying: Cannot run.. only one instance is allowed. Then a black screen and I am forced to kill the application through the task manager.

 

Not that I would normally run DCS through steam as I find it can effect performance in a bad way but 1.2.6 works fine as a non-steam game through steam with the overlay so I am reporting this as a bug.

 

Could anyone please confirm?

 

Thanks..

 

 

Sounds Like you're not pointing to right file, and it's trying to launch the process for MP or GUI twice.

I think 1.2.7 Runs differently than 1.2.6 in regards to background processes.

 

Can anyone (moderators) shed some light as to why this thread has been moved? This is obviously a bug and a problem with 1.2.7.

 

"The primary purpose of the Open Beta is to improve the quality of release versions (particularly before we send it to Steam and other online services). We want to ensure that no new bugs are introduced and that network play is operating well."

 

Thanks

 

Was Prolly moved because:

A. The O.P. Never Said anything about 1.2.7, Nor Open Beta.

B. The Open Beta is to test the game without modifying it, or the way it opens.

[jbrking]

I did "add" v1.2.6 a few weeks ago. When I launch it from Steam DCS crashed. Since that time I didn't use it.

 

Now, I tried again, added v1.2.6 and v1.2.7, and they work without any problem.

 

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Thanks

[jbrking]

Sounds Like you're not pointing to right file, and it's trying to launch the process for MP or GUI twice.

I think 1.2.7 Runs differently than 1.2.6 in regards to background processes.

 

 

 

Was Prolly moved because:

A. The O.P. Never Said anything about 1.2.7, Nor Open Beta.

B. The Open Beta is to test the game without modifying it, or the way it opens.

 

Thanks for the reply.

Like I said, I would not normally run DCS through steam so this is not really an issue for me though it might effect other people who have steam versions of the game when 1.2.7 releases however. I'm just trying to do my part for the open beta and felt that the thread had been moved a little hastily but I'm sure the powers that be know what they are doing and had good reasoning. :thumbup:

Edited December 23, 2013 by jbrking

[SkateZilla]

Steam is Deploying 1.2.7 Beta through Open Beta Opt-In in the Settings.

[c0ff]

In Steam, set <DCS_DIR>\Run.exe as a launch file.

[Irregular programming]

Sounds Like you're not pointing to right file, and it's trying to launch the process for MP or GUI twice.

I think 1.2.7 Runs differently than 1.2.6 in regards to background processes.

 

 

 

Was Prolly moved because:

A. The O.P. Never Said anything about 1.2.7, Nor Open Beta.

B. The Open Beta is to test the game without modifying it, or the way it opens.

 

If this is an issue with 1.2.7 then this is exactly what should be tested in the open beta forums.

[Flagrum]

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Thanks

Did I understand that correctly, you added 1.2.7 to Steam as external game but also have 1.2.6 within Steam - as regular Steam install?

 

Hrm, the same game, once as external, once as regular ... I can easily imagine how that could mix up things...