POP overlay

[Dont_cryJennifer]

Is there any way to turn on overlay in Sands of time ?

[MrArdilla]

No, the game it's not compatible with the steam overlay sorry

[Dont_cryJennifer]

Originally posted by MrArdilla:

No, the game it's not compatible with the steam overlay sorry

thank you anyway

[AustrAlien2010]

It is possible, but its also somewhat of a tedious process, and it doesn't work very well, if it even works at all. And even if you have the overlay, it won't function properly. So. No. But this workaround at least enables you to make screenshots. But unfortunately, not much more than that.


How do I get the overlay (partly working)?
You need to find the Process Identifier in Windows Task Manager of the POP.exe process, and then execute a run command in Windows, to make temporary changes to GameOverlayUI.exe.

To do this:

• Run Prince of Persia. (the game-overlay must be enabled);
  
• Press ALT+TAB, to minimize the game's viewport;
  
• Press Windows-key+R, to execute a run command, such as;

"C:\Program Files\Steam\GameOverlayUI.exe" -pid 3804 -manuallyclearframes 0

(Notice this is an example run command, that will most likely not function, but I shall explain matters in greater detail below.)


Where do I find "Windows Task Manager"?
You find Windows Task Manager by holding Ctrl+Shift, and pressing the Escape-key.

Where do I find "Process Identifier"?
You find the Process Identifier of POP.exe in Windows Task Manager, by looking at the Processes tab, and locating the PID column in Windows Task Manager, while the game is running, and remember the number in the row next to POP.exe, but because this PID column is not visible by default on the Processes tab in Windows Task Manager, you need to click on View in Windows Task Manager first, and then click on Select Columns..., to add a PID (Process Identifier) column to the Processes tab in the Windows Task Manager window.

How do I execute a "run command"?
Now that you see the Process Identifier of POP.exe in the PID column on the Processes tab in Windows Task Manager, you need to execute a run command.
To do this, hold down the Windows-key and press R on your keyboard, and then type the following text in the field right next to Open, and then press the enter-key:

"[installation path]GameOverlayUI.exe" -pid [Process Identifier] -manuallyclearframes 0

(Notice this is an incomplete run command, and needs to be manually modified, prior to pressing the enter-key. Which means you must type the correct text that should be between the brackets, and then remove the brackets.)

Where do I find the "installation path"?
To find the installation path, and be able to type the installation path to GameOverlayUI.exe, you need to know where Steam is installed on your hard drive. For example, your installation path to GameOverlayUI.exe could be:
C:\Program Files\Steam\

[Dont_cryJennifer]

Originally posted by AustrAlien2010:

It is possible, but its also somewhat of a tedious process, and it doesn't work very well, if it even works at all. And even if you have the overlay, it won't function properly. So. No. But this workaround at least enables you to make screenshots. But unfortunately, not much more than that.


How do I get the overlay (partly working)?
You need to find the Process Identifier in Windows Task Manager of the POP.exe process, and then execute a run command in Windows, to make temporary changes to GameOverlayUI.exe.

To do this:

• Run Prince of Persia. (the game-overlay must be enabled);
  
• Press ALT+TAB, to minimize the game's viewport;
  
• Press Windows-key+R, to execute a run command, such as;

"C:\Program Files\Steam\GameOverlayUI.exe" -pid 3804 -manuallyclearframes 0

(Notice this is an example run command, that will most likely not function, but I shall explain matters in greater detail below.)


Where do I find "Windows Task Manager"?
You find Windows Task Manager by holding Ctrl+Shift, and pressing the Escape-key.

Where do I find "Process Identifier"?
You find the Process Identifier of POP.exe in Windows Task Manager, by looking at the Processes tab, and locating the PID column in Windows Task Manager, while the game is running, and remember the number in the row next to POP.exe, but because this PID column is not visible by default on the Processes tab in Windows Task Manager, you need to click on View in Windows Task Manager first, and then click on Select Columns..., to add a PID (Process Identifier) column to the Processes tab in the Windows Task Manager window.

How do I execute a "run command"?
Now that you see the Process Identifier of POP.exe in the PID column on the Processes tab in Windows Task Manager, you need to execute a run command.
To do this, hold down the Windows-key and press R on your keyboard, and then type the following text in the field right next to Open, and then press the enter-key:

"[installation path]GameOverlayUI.exe" -pid [Process Identifier] -manuallyclearframes 0

(Notice this is an incomplete run command, and needs to be manually modified, prior to pressing the enter-key. Which means you must type the correct text that should be between the brackets, and then remove the brackets.)

Where do I find the "installation path"?
To find the installation path, and be able to type the installation path to GameOverlayUI.exe, you need to know where Steam is installed on your hard drive. For example, your installation path to GameOverlayUI.exe could be:
C:\Program Files\Steam\

thank you very much for such detailed instruction !

[MrArdilla]

Wow, this is perfect, thanks!!!

[MrArdilla]

Originally posted by MrArdilla:

Wow, this is perfect, thanks!!!

But can be a way tu use the name of the process instead of the pid?

[Ubi-Thrupney]

Thanks so much for this write-up, AustrAlien2010 - we really appreciate it!

- Ubisoft Support

[Smoker]

Originally posted by AustrAlien2010:

It is possible, but its also somewhat of a tedious process, and it doesn't work very well, if it even works at all. And even if you have the overlay, it won't function properly. So. No. But this workaround at least enables you to make screenshots. But unfortunately, not much more than that.


How do I get the overlay (partly working)?
You need to find the Process Identifier in Windows Task Manager of the POP.exe process, and then execute a run command in Windows, to make temporary changes to GameOverlayUI.exe.

To do this:

• Run Prince of Persia. (the game-overlay must be enabled);
  
• Press ALT+TAB, to minimize the game's viewport;
  
• Press Windows-key+R, to execute a run command, such as;

"C:\Program Files\Steam\GameOverlayUI.exe" -pid 3804 -manuallyclearframes 0

(Notice this is an example run command, that will most likely not function, but I shall explain matters in greater detail below.)


Where do I find "Windows Task Manager"?
You find Windows Task Manager by holding Ctrl+Shift, and pressing the Escape-key.

Where do I find "Process Identifier"?
You find the Process Identifier of POP.exe in Windows Task Manager, by looking at the Processes tab, and locating the PID column in Windows Task Manager, while the game is running, and remember the number in the row next to POP.exe, but because this PID column is not visible by default on the Processes tab in Windows Task Manager, you need to click on View in Windows Task Manager first, and then click on Select Columns..., to add a PID (Process Identifier) column to the Processes tab in the Windows Task Manager window.

How do I execute a "run command"?
Now that you see the Process Identifier of POP.exe in the PID column on the Processes tab in Windows Task Manager, you need to execute a run command.
To do this, hold down the Windows-key and press R on your keyboard, and then type the following text in the field right next to Open, and then press the enter-key:

"[installation path]GameOverlayUI.exe" -pid [Process Identifier] -manuallyclearframes 0

(Notice this is an incomplete run command, and needs to be manually modified, prior to pressing the enter-key. Which means you must type the correct text that should be between the brackets, and then remove the brackets.)

Where do I find the "installation path"?
To find the installation path, and be able to type the installation path to GameOverlayUI.exe, you need to know where Steam is installed on your hard drive. For example, your installation path to GameOverlayUI.exe could be:
C:\Program Files\Steam\

This works in Windows 10 - had to turn on PID column in task manager to get the PID number for pop.exe. Great job.

[Ubi-WheelyDuck]

Originally posted by Smoker:

Originally posted by AustrAlien2010:

It is possible, but its also somewhat of a tedious process, and it doesn't work very well, if it even works at all. And even if you have the overlay, it won't function properly. So. No. But this workaround at least enables you to make screenshots. But unfortunately, not much more than that.


How do I get the overlay (partly working)?
You need to find the Process Identifier in Windows Task Manager of the POP.exe process, and then execute a run command in Windows, to make temporary changes to GameOverlayUI.exe.

To do this:

• Run Prince of Persia. (the game-overlay must be enabled);
  
• Press ALT+TAB, to minimize the game's viewport;
  
• Press Windows-key+R, to execute a run command, such as;

"C:\Program Files\Steam\GameOverlayUI.exe" -pid 3804 -manuallyclearframes 0

(Notice this is an example run command, that will most likely not function, but I shall explain matters in greater detail below.)


Where do I find "Windows Task Manager"?
You find Windows Task Manager by holding Ctrl+Shift, and pressing the Escape-key.

Where do I find "Process Identifier"?
You find the Process Identifier of POP.exe in Windows Task Manager, by looking at the Processes tab, and locating the PID column in Windows Task Manager, while the game is running, and remember the number in the row next to POP.exe, but because this PID column is not visible by default on the Processes tab in Windows Task Manager, you need to click on View in Windows Task Manager first, and then click on Select Columns..., to add a PID (Process Identifier) column to the Processes tab in the Windows Task Manager window.

How do I execute a "run command"?
Now that you see the Process Identifier of POP.exe in the PID column on the Processes tab in Windows Task Manager, you need to execute a run command.
To do this, hold down the Windows-key and press R on your keyboard, and then type the following text in the field right next to Open, and then press the enter-key:

"[installation path]GameOverlayUI.exe" -pid [Process Identifier] -manuallyclearframes 0

(Notice this is an incomplete run command, and needs to be manually modified, prior to pressing the enter-key. Which means you must type the correct text that should be between the brackets, and then remove the brackets.)

Where do I find the "installation path"?
To find the installation path, and be able to type the installation path to GameOverlayUI.exe, you need to know where Steam is installed on your hard drive. For example, your installation path to GameOverlayUI.exe could be:
C:\Program Files\Steam\

This works in Windows 10 - had to turn on PID column in task manager to get the PID number for pop.exe. Great job.

Hey there,

Thank you for sharing that this helped you.

If ever there is anything else we can help with just let us know.

- Ubisoft Support

[Madruded]

Originally posted by AustrAlien2010:

It is possible, but its also somewhat of a tedious process, and it doesn't work very well, if it even works at all. And even if you have the overlay, it won't function properly. So. No. But this workaround at least enables you to make screenshots. But unfortunately, not much more than that.


How do I get the overlay (partly working)?
You need to find the Process Identifier in Windows Task Manager of the POP.exe process, and then execute a run command in Windows, to make temporary changes to GameOverlayUI.exe.

To do this:

• Run Prince of Persia. (the game-overlay must be enabled);
  
• Press ALT+TAB, to minimize the game's viewport;
  
• Press Windows-key+R, to execute a run command, such as;

"C:\Program Files\Steam\GameOverlayUI.exe" -pid 3804 -manuallyclearframes 0

(Notice this is an example run command, that will most likely not function, but I shall explain matters in greater detail below.)


Where do I find "Windows Task Manager"?
You find Windows Task Manager by holding Ctrl+Shift, and pressing the Escape-key.

Where do I find "Process Identifier"?
You find the Process Identifier of POP.exe in Windows Task Manager, by looking at the Processes tab, and locating the PID column in Windows Task Manager, while the game is running, and remember the number in the row next to POP.exe, but because this PID column is not visible by default on the Processes tab in Windows Task Manager, you need to click on View in Windows Task Manager first, and then click on Select Columns..., to add a PID (Process Identifier) column to the Processes tab in the Windows Task Manager window.

How do I execute a "run command"?
Now that you see the Process Identifier of POP.exe in the PID column on the Processes tab in Windows Task Manager, you need to execute a run command.
To do this, hold down the Windows-key and press R on your keyboard, and then type the following text in the field right next to Open, and then press the enter-key:

"[installation path]GameOverlayUI.exe" -pid [Process Identifier] -manuallyclearframes 0

(Notice this is an incomplete run command, and needs to be manually modified, prior to pressing the enter-key. Which means you must type the correct text that should be between the brackets, and then remove the brackets.)

Where do I find the "installation path"?
To find the installation path, and be able to type the installation path to GameOverlayUI.exe, you need to know where Steam is installed on your hard drive. For example, your installation path to GameOverlayUI.exe could be:
C:\Program Files\Steam\

I did this, Steam overlay works but I can't take screenshots :/

[Ubi Milky]

Hello Madruded, I am sorry to hear that after following the player-advised workaround, you were still unable to take screenshots in the overlay.

The game does not natively support the Steam overlay, so we are limited in what we can advise you. Perhaps using a program such as Nvidia Geforce Experience and its overlay or Xbox Game Bar for Windows will allow you to take the screenshots you desire.

If you have Xbox game bar installed already, you should be able to press your Windows key and G, to bring up the Game Bar overlay, and take a 'capture' screenshot mid-game.

-Ubisoft Support

[Kweeb]

why does it work on steam deck??

[Hotkeys]

As this post is the first result in DuckDuckGo and Bing when looking for an overlay solution, I want to leave this here:

https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Tom_Clancy%27s_Splinter_Cell:_Chaos_Theory#Enabling_Steam_Overlay

I know it says Splinter Cell, but it works for this game too if you modify a single line.

The steps are easy:

1) download the "Steam Overlay Restoration"
2) open the file with any text editor and go to the line:

set gameApp=splintercell3.exe

Change it for:

set gameApp=pop.exe

and save the file.
3) run the game
4) alt-tab and open enableOverlay, then close it
5) go back to the game

And voilà, now you have a fully functional overlay!

[anzhelo]

Originally posted by Mr. Hotkeys:

As this post is the first result in DuckDuckGo and Bing when looking for an overlay solution, I want to leave this here:

https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Tom_Clancy%27s_Splinter_Cell:_Chaos_Theory#Enabling_Steam_Overlay

I know it says Splinter Cell, but it works for this game too if you modify a single line.

The steps are easy:

1) download the "Steam Overlay Restoration"
2) open the file with any text editor and go to the line:

set gameApp=splintercell3.exe

Change it for:

set gameApp=pop.exe

and save the file.
3) run the game
4) alt-tab and open enableOverlay, then close it
5) go back to the game

And voilà, now you have a fully functional overlay!

Hello, I wanted to say thank you! You really saved me with that. Catch the heart award in your profile, you fully deserve this, king