WoodenSaucer Posted February 13, 2016 Author Share Posted February 13, 2016 Launchbox looks like it could be exactly what I'm looking for, but the description is unclear how it works with modern Windows games. Right now, I have games spread out over Steam, Uplay, and Origin, and it's a pain having to deal with 3 different clients. I'd love to compile them all into one user interface. So can anyone confirm that Launchbox can import and work with games from all three clients, Steam, Uplay, and Origin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SentaiBrad Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 I thought it was fairly clear. Steam is easy, we have a special importer for it and it should find all of your Steam games. Origin and Uplay we technically don't have an importer for but the Windows Games importer should work just fine. If anything is missed you can add anything you want to LaunchBox with the Add button in the bottom right hand corner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoodenSaucer Posted February 13, 2016 Author Share Posted February 13, 2016 Yeah, I just downloaded it and tried it out. It's pretty awesome, but I just have one issue. We have Steam set up with my main account, and then several other accounts for the members of my family, using Steam's Family Sharing feature. This way, we can keep our game saves separate. But when I launch from Launchbox, it seems like it defaults to my main account's game saves. Is there any way to choose a separate local Steam account from Launchbox so we can use our separate saves? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SentaiBrad Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 No there isn't, we also haven't had the need to do this yet. We use the Steam API though so there might be a solution, or import the games with a different Steam Username. The games that are shared should still show up. I haven't tried scanning Steam games with LB on my wife's PC, but it should theoretically see all the games I've shared with her, then it should launch like normal when she does it on her PC. If that solution doesn't work please feel free to create a feature request on our BitBucket page for Steam Family Sharing support. At the top of the page click "Send Feedback". It can properly get tracked and we can try to get something working. I can't promise this is something we can easily fix within the Steam API though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoodenSaucer Posted February 13, 2016 Author Share Posted February 13, 2016 Thank you. I'll go ahead and send the feedback because even if I could figure out a hack, it would be really nice to have it made easy for people. It might work rescanning Steam with my son's personal url. The only problem would be differentiating the launchers so we would know which is which. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SentaiBrad Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 You could have two installs of LaunchBox. https://i.imgur.com/1pBoo63.png Edit: I made a diagram but the formatting of the forums took that away, so here's a screenshot of the diagram. xD Have two separate installs in the same folder. Have your install be the main installation of LB with all of the games and setup a platform for Applications. In there manually add LaunchBox as a "game" and have that pointing towards your Son's install. In there just have it import Steam games with his URL. You can even technically use the same LaunchBox Premium license on both if you have one and if you'd like to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoodenSaucer Posted February 13, 2016 Author Share Posted February 13, 2016 Haha. That's a great idea. That's exactly what I'll try out. Thanks, man! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOS76 Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 This is a pretty interesting post maybe in the future LaunchBox could have a multi-user setup built in but for now Brad suggestion will work. I've read from other users that they do this to differentiate between consoles, handhelds and computers Some even went as far as having a master version setup that launches the other categories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SentaiBrad Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Multiple installs of LB certainly works, but I am unsure if the Steam API will import games that are shared through the Family Share function or if it just finds games that are purchased on that account. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOS76 Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 I have a Steam account but to be honest I don't really use it much or buy any games from there. I didn't know they let you share games with your family that is a pretty cool feature and unlike normal business practices where companies want to get paid for everything and anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SentaiBrad Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 I have almost 2k Steam games, and my Wife is setup for mine. So she logs in from her PC, she see's all of her games then there is a subsection that says "SentaiBrad's Games" and it lists everything that is illegible for the sharing program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOS76 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Okay so only certain titles are shareable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SentaiBrad Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Software and Movies aren't. So I can't share RPG Maker MV to her, she needs to be on my account. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOS76 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Cool as long as you can share the games what more can you ask for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CriticalCid Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 The only real downside is that only one person at the same time can use the game library. If one of your friends or family members plays a game of yours and you want to play yourself (it doesn’t matter if it’s the same game or a completely different one) they would have to exit the game. And of course games which need a second launcher (like Uplay) won’t work either without sharing your account information’s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Carr Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 CriticalCid said The only real downside is that only one person at the same time can use the game library. If one of your friends or family members plays a game of yours and you want to play yourself (it doesn’t matter if it’s the same game or a completely different one) they would have to exit the game. And of course games which need a second launcher (like Uplay) won’t work either without sharing your account information’s. Yeah, I thought Steam was 100% perfect and wonderful until I had kids. Now I hate the heck out of it. Think about it, I own hundreds of games. And now my kids can't play ANY of them while I'm playing a different one? Or vice versa? When I found that out I felt pretty robbed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoodenSaucer Posted February 14, 2016 Author Share Posted February 14, 2016 Jason Carr said CriticalCid said The only real downside is that only one person at the same time can use the game library. If one of your friends or family members plays a game of yours and you want to play yourself (it doesn’t matter if it’s the same game or a completely different one) they would have to exit the game. And of course games which need a second launcher (like Uplay) won’t work either without sharing your account information’s. Yeah, I thought Steam was 100% perfect and wonderful until I had kids. Now I hate the heck out of it. Think about it, I own hundreds of games. And now my kids can't play ANY of them while I'm playing a different one? Or vice versa? When I found that out I felt pretty robbed. That's not true. You just can't have the same game playing on two computers. You can play two different shared games at the same time on different computers, though, if they're shared with Family accounts. We do that all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Carr Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Really? Nice, they must have changed that then. Last I tried was like a year ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CriticalCid Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 That’s odd. The official FAQ still says: Can two users share a library and both play at the same time? No, a shared library may only be accessed by one user at a time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SentaiBrad Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Yea I was gonna say, her and I can't play games at the same time if they're from my account. When I start playing a game it even tells her she can not access my games and needs to request to play so it can kick me off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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