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No its adding a clear documentation
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Documentation
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Support thread

Originally posted by @mmvanheusden in https://github.com/mmvanheusden/SteamDepotDownloaderGUI/discussions/5

I installed the version that the app says to download, but the app doesn't detect it, how do I fix it?

Feature requested on reddit:

I’d maybe have it so you can just put in your steam URL and it lets you just pick from the games you own, if that makes sense

u/KiraMorii

orginal post

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
I have a small ssd and depots might not fit

Describe the solution you'd like
I wish i could choose the download folder for a depot

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Feature requested on reddit:

This is a cool idea, but I think it would be best if made into a Decky plugin which lets you select "Install other version" right from the game's page in the Steam library, like in the same context menu as SteamGridDB puts "Change artwork...". If it was right there and let the user select from the list of versions, it would be perfect.

While it seems like it could be, I'm pretty sure Decky Loader is not hardware-specific or OS-specific. There are even people who have installed it on Windows. As long as it has the right paths during installation with the installer script, it should be able to be installed.

u/BujuArena

orginal post

The UI looks really cool, but I have some ideas on how to make the UX a little bit better.

1. First of all, the tooltips for the input fields could be put into placeholders inside the input fields instead, as hovering over the input field is not that intuitive since it's hidden by default. Also, some of the tooltips were quite unnecessary as the information they displayed was already obvious from the input field label, hence they would only get in the way. I already played around with this, and I'm going to make a pull request soon.
2. Another thought I had was that there should be a * next to all the fields that are mandatory, since that is a very common practice.
3. And lastly, the Please fill in all required fields. message could be improved by maybe marking the input fields that are not filled in with red.
4. One thought that I had was to add a little question mark next to the App ID, Depot ID, and Manifest ID fields, that when hovered over would display help for how to get those values. But I realized that this isn't necessary, since someone would never download this program if they didn't know what those were. Do you agree?

What do you think? Any suggestions or ideas or disagreements?

Feature requested on reddit:

Would be nice to have a script to change the "update" button to "play" via putting in the lastest IDs into the one file to fool the Steam client into thinking it has been updated and therefore be able to play without breaking your mod setup.

u/Techwolf_Lupindo

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C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\2g0BptNgUi2KaRcj0D3F9g9SRQR>dotnet "E:\steam\config\stUI\depotdownloader\DepotDownloader.dll" -app 1876890 -depot 1876891 -manifest 3049407793261410549 -dir D:\dwon\yj\1876890 -max-servers 50 -max-downloads 16
No username given. Using anonymous account with dedicated server subscription.
Connecting to Steam3... Done!
Logging anonymously into Steam3... Done!
Using Steam3 suggested CellID: 24
Got AppInfo for 1876890
App 1876890 (Wandering Sword) is not available from this account.
Disconnected from Steam

C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\2g0BptNgUi2KaRcj0D3F9g9SRQR>

The DepotDownloader folder is compressed and zipped, so I can not open it. I have tried extracting it, and it still did not work.

1. Click on the SteamDepotDownloaderGUI file.
2. Click on the folder.
3. When you try to open or extract the folder it says that you dont have permissions.
   

• It will help in proper documentation

• Will create a modern looking readme file

• Will add emoji and Images to support

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Here's an example that makes SDD fail when passed without double quotes around it.

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Non PC adept user doesn't know they should install .net 5.0 to use DepotDownloader. Someone couldn't derive the solution of 'dotnet' command failure.

Describe the solution you'd like
Migrate this tool to .net 5.0, it will alerts to install .net if not installed.

Describe alternatives you've considered
Detect .net installation and guide to install.

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Feature Request - Anonymous login for dedicated server downloads

Describe the solution you'd like
When downloading certain manifests, for example Rust Dedicated Server (App 258550), you are required to login anonymously, not with steam credentials. Maybe if you did not fill out the username and password fields, it could auto log you in anonymously, bypassing the -username and -password flags?

Describe alternatives you've considered
The only way I've been able to do this using Depot Downloader is via the CLI

@SlejmUr
Hi, I am planning on rewriting the software in a different toolbox, something that works on Linux.
I was thinking of using Electron or Swing Java for it.
I prefer a library with an easy syntax so it is probably going to be Electron.

Let me know what you think!

Hello,

the password i provided for steam contains two % signs and everything between these is cut when executing the .bat.

e.g. Password = 1234%567%89 turns into 123489

The problem seems to be that % is not escaped with another % sign. Manually changing above password in the script to 1234%%567%%89 fixes the issue

Platform: Windows 11
Version: 2.4.1

Hey! So I've got a problem that whatever .NET I install it still says I don't have any .NET installed. Even when I try to download it throught the link in the error message.
Cheers,

This is my alt account btw

its not opening when i open the .exe file.

Unfortunately the Steam Deck doesn't support the AUR (sad), so I tried all the manual things I could try to install .NET 6.0 (which is apparently required), even downloaded the Windows version of this app to use Proton to launch it, and download + install .NET 6.0 through Proton for the same prefix, but the download still fails even after reboot.

Not sure what you could do about that, maybe a flatpak could create the necessary dependencies automatically?

I am trying to download the app but it keeps saying .NET was not found even after i downloaded it.

Would be nice adding an option to automatically find App ID, Depot ID, Manifest ID using steamdb.info, so that you can enter game name, and then select Manifest ID from a list, linking this tool to SteamDB.info.

E.g. I want to download Bioshock II Remastered...

1. enter "Biosho..." in the input gadget and it will automatically suggest Bioshock I, II and everything else with "biosho" string...
2. select Manifest ID (aka the old version you want) from a top-down cycle-gadget)

Simpler than having to manually go to steamdb.info to search for those 3 datas...

In the steam depot downloader gui I'm getting an error that states "dotnet was not found." Even though I have it downloaded on my computer. I downloaded the dotnet right off of the gui. Does anyone know how to fix this? Please help me out.

Connecting to Steam3...Timeout connecting to Steam3.
Disconnected from Steam
Unable to get steam3 credentials.
Error: InitializeSteam failed

It asks for steam login information and steam guard code every time, it's annoying to enter it every time.

the foloowing happens when i tried downloading despotism3k and sifu. i tried with and without account and the results were the same

No username given. Using anonymous account with dedicated server subscription.
Connecting to Steam3... Done!
Logging anonymously into Steam3... Done!
Using Steam3 suggested CellID: 215
Got AppInfo for 699920
App 699920 (Despotism 3k) is not available from this account.
Disconnected from Steam

Describe the solution you'd like
I will add code of conduct

Downloaded .NET, closed the Depot Downloader, still says .NET isn't found. I tried both the one linked in the launcher, and the 8.0 version, nothing has worked!