Company of Heroes: Eastern Front

Eastern Front Mod (Read-Only) => Bugs & Tech Support => Topic started by: majortomm on January 21, 2010, 07:54:06 PM

Title: Steam Overlay
Post by: majortomm on January 21, 2010, 07:54:06 PM: Probably not a bug, but wondered if there was any way to get the Steam overlay working. I think it considers the launcher as the app it's running, so you can't get the overlay over the game.

Cheers
Title: Re: Steam Overlay
Post by: CommissarGears on January 21, 2010, 07:54:38 PM: Having the same issue.
Title: Re: Steam Overlay
Post by: Rikard Blixt on January 21, 2010, 07:57:16 PM: In steam, try to add the launcher to "add non-steam game..." and launch from there.
Title: Re: Steam Overlay
Post by: CommissarGears on January 21, 2010, 07:59:05 PM: I have done this, it says "Failed to launch EF_Launcher"
Title: Re: Steam Overlay
Post by: majortomm on January 21, 2010, 08:01:52 PM: I am running the launcher via a shortcut created using Steam's "Add non Steam game". As I said it thinks the Launcher is the main app and not CoH.
Title: Re: Steam Overlay
Post by: Rikard Blixt on January 21, 2010, 08:02:53 PM: Alright, how about this, go and add "Non-steam game" of RelicCoH.exe.

After that right click on the new link and select properties. At the end of target add -mod Eastern_Front -dev
Title: Re: Steam Overlay
Post by: majortomm on January 21, 2010, 08:11:50 PM: That's brilliant cheers!

(Any chance of an icon? ;-P )
Title: Re: Steam Overlay
Post by: CommissarGears on January 21, 2010, 08:12:32 PM: Maybe i'v done it wrong, But it says "Windows cannot find -=FileName=- please make sure you typed it correctly and try it again"

I'v tried redoing it 3 times.
Title: Re: Steam Overlay
Post by: majortomm on January 21, 2010, 08:16:38 PM: "E:\My Games\THQ\Company of Heroes\RelicCOH.exe" -mod Eastern_Front -dev

That's mine.
Title: Re: Steam Overlay
Post by: Rikard Blixt on January 21, 2010, 08:20:00 PM: Quote from: majortomm on January 21, 2010, 08:11:50 PM
That's brilliant cheers!

(Any chance of an icon? ;-P )

Right click -> properties -> change icon -> select "EF_Launcher.exe" or "Uninstall Eastern Front.exe"
Title: Re: Steam Overlay
Post by: CommissarGears on January 21, 2010, 08:20:35 PM: Ah! Now its working, I appreciate you shareing that info

When i tried it mine was at first inside the quotations, then outside it but with no space.

Thanks to you Rizz and Majortomm for the help.
Title: Re: Steam Overlay
Post by: majortomm on January 21, 2010, 08:24:04 PM: Quote from: Rizz on January 21, 2010, 08:20:00 PM
Quote from: majortomm on January 21, 2010, 08:11:50 PM
That's brilliant cheers!

(Any chance of an icon? ;-P )

Right click -> properties -> change icon -> select "EF_Launcher.exe" or "Uninstall Eastern Front.exe"

Yeah I tried that first, just I get the little shortcut arrow over the top and thus can't see most of the Icon.
Title: Re: Steam Overlay
Post by: WartyX on January 21, 2010, 08:24:47 PM: Be careful launching from Steam like this, you will have to manually download updates for EF.
Title: Re: Steam Overlay
Post by: Contagio on January 22, 2010, 04:57:14 AM: How does this work, if you have COH:OF already running via Steam? So, when you purchased and downloaded COH via Steam?

I added another link of COH in the add non-steam game, but I can't find any path to change or any icon to change?
I just right-click and select properties.

Maybe someone can tell me what I am doing wrong or if it is possible?
Title: Re: Steam Overlay
Post by: Contagio on January 30, 2010, 03:08:25 PM: bump ^^