Originally posted by lightwo:

Please link the guide when you're done, I will add it to my guide. You may add a video embed within the guide itself, which some privacy-minded folks might not like, but I assume that anyone bothered by embeds already blocks them.

There exists actually an addon for browsers to automatically redirect you to an Invidious instance of your choice to watch those *evil company name here* Videos. Just in case you did not know :)

Originally posted by re11ding:

Originally posted by ☺ TLM ☺- NuºSºTºEºAºMº UI SUCKS:

Did you try renaming steam_client_*.manifest in the package folder, or just commenting out the line with "version"parameter inside it by adding "/" in front of the line instead of deleting or renanimg the whole folder ?

I run into the problem of being unable to chat with someone unless they message me first if I do this. Basically I can't double click someone on my friends list to make the chat window appear. Is there another file that needs to be renamed to fix that other than the steam_client_*.manifest file?

Did you try to comment out the "version" line instead of renaming the file ?

Originally posted by TiberiumFusion:

Things working with my patch:

Sounds really awesome, looks like things will not turn out as Valve wishes by putting more force on the community. Just what I love about our time. Thank you for your efforts !

Originally posted by DSDDukeNukem:

Hoi lads. So, I've found another "bad side" effect of using -nofriendsui with package removed. I can't join my friends when playing Vermintide2 , and maybe others games (haven't try tho). I think at this point, I'm maybe resign, and give up my good ol' vgui, and update to latest steam version with crap memory leak. It was a great interface with no bugs, but those fk twat at valve have decided to kill the fun and good thing, to force us to update :/

Did you try renaming steam_client_*.manifest in the package folder, or just commenting out the line with "version"parameter inside it by adding "/" in front of the line instead of deleting or renanimg the whole folder ?

I am using Win10 / Steam Client Built :
May 30 2023
API v020
1685488080

-nofriendsui + renaming steam_client_*.manifest in the package folder, or just commenting out the line with "version"parameter by adding "/" in front of the line works out for me without -vgui.

Settings -> Interface -> Set Taskbar Preferences then select online options and go invisible by right clicking on the steam icon on taskbar tray and clicking invisible does also work.

I am very happy with this oldschool version of the chat, it is hyper awesome.

There might be a fitting Addon that can redirect traffic - in some of them you can even specify individual urls etc... those addons intercept url calls and redirect them, if that is the correct way of saying it. I think if you figure how to get addons into the Chromium, then Valve cannot do anything about it. The Keyword for those addons is redirect. There are quite a lot.

Also not sure if it might help you, but you could actually use logs to track down what steam is actually doing. I just saw those console commands :
-fs_log - Log file system accesses
-fs_logbins - Log the binaries we load during operation

from https://gist.github.com/davispuh/6600880

You are probably much deeper into this and already knew about everything i posted, if that is the case then I am sry.

Same thank you very much, you are a true Gordon Freeman, fighting the evil Corporation that is trying to give us Headcrabs :))

There is a guy, probably trolling, but he claims as follows :

I have got steam client built: Dec 15 20222, at 13:30:07 Steama API: v020 working with friends list.

I use command line switches:

-noreactlogin -no-browser +open steam://open/minigameslist -tcp

NuValve trying to blackmail us with our friendships and Steam social net to use their Nu Crabhead Client ? Seriously ?