tf2-rich-presence
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Kataiser
Launching Rich Presence when TF2 is launched on Steam
Would it be possible to replace the main TF2 executable with a shell executable that launches the wrapper and then the game?
Although a downside to this is that if the exe is updated when a new TF2 update hits, you'll have to do the same process again of copying the main TF2 executable somewhere else, then pasting the wrapper executable.
I began to implement it a while ago, but it occurred to me that "modifying" hl2.exe could trigger VAC, so I stopped development.
Yes, I know that modifying hl2.exe can trigger VAC, which is why I suggested instead of hooking it with some arbitrary DLL, just replace it with another executable. But if Valve doesn't like you replacing the executable in any way, shape or form then I guess this isn't possible.
On a side note, though, if you do launch the hl2 executable directly, does Steam recognise that you're playing it?
i made that bat code to make it happend.
how to do it in steps
step 1: add that bat file wherever you want, just make sure u know the file path, the file path should look like C:\home\sally\run.bat.
step 2:
after that, click the properties button on the team fortress 2 on the cd "%appdata%..\Local\Programs\steam" path,
then change the URL to your bat file path and click apply and ok
now if u run tf2, it will open rich presence no matter what
` cd "%appdata%..\Local\Programs\TF2 Rich Presence"
call "%appdata%..\Local\Programs\TF2 Rich Presence\TF2 Rich Presence.bat"
timeout 2
call explorer steam://rungameid/440
exit `
Oh cool! This still won't affect launching the game via Steam, but I'll consider adding a feature to let you either create a shortcut like this automatically, or modify your start menu shortcut like you've done. Probably should also add a launch parameter to automatically open TF2 with -condebug.
I missread it oops, maybe i shouldnt look in github while class in phisical school