How do I invite friends when running mods?

[The Admiral]

When I launch the modded version through the Thunderstore App, it makes it so the steam overlay doesn't work. If you try to click invite friends, then the overlay just gets stuck on your screen making you close the game to clear it off. I know you can edit the game properties in steam to launch using a specific BepInEx file, but in doing so means that LC_API won't launch, making it so I can't run the Brutal Company mod.

I've spent some time searching for an answer to this, but no luck so far. The only work around I can come up with is everyone else launches using the BepIn file method while I launch the modded version in the Thuderstore App, but surely that can't be the only way.

[Adrical]

did you figure this out

[RizeBruh]

cant you just download the api?

[Kito Ballard]

If the ingame invite doesn't work, use Steam Friendlist to invite. You know, that button on the bottom right of your steam window? How I generally have to invite if it's not working. Or have them join me. Also make sure all players have the same mods installed. Not all mods need to be the same (like I play without the desaturization filter and helm), but some do (such as bigger lobbies, for some reason it isn't host side only like F_K SPIDERS mod).

[Lwk223]

Has anyone found a solution to this problem yet?

[Kayoko]

you can add a launch option from the settings of thunderstore [Set Launch parameters] to steam launch options
just copy paste it and launch it directly to steam. it'll trigger bepinex to start the mods.

[Jorkin' It]

Disable the BepInEx console in the config in the Thunderstore app! This is the only thing that worked for me and steam overlay works like normal now :]

[Shepherd]

Originally posted by Freddy Fazbear:

Disable the BepInEx console in the config in the Thunderstore app! This is the only thing that worked for me and steam overlay works like normal now :]

This fixed it for me!!!
1. Edit Config
2. BepInEx/config/BepInEx.cfg
3. Logging.Console
4. Set "Enabled" to false

[weirdcest]

If anyone gets a reliable answer to this, it would be extremely helpful! I've tried both methods listed in the comments here [setting launch parameters & disabling BepInEx console], but steam overlay just isn't working for me whatsoever and I can't invite friends at all.

[enric.andujar]

Hey guys, playing with my friend we found another solution. Aparently, this only happens when you have windowed fullscreen and if you change your settings to fullscreen the invite button starts working fine and shift+Tab opens the steam menu fine :)

[Darth Sirius]

Originally posted by Shep:

Originally posted by Freddy Fazbear:

Disable the BepInEx console in the config in the Thunderstore app! This is the only thing that worked for me and steam overlay works like normal now :]

This fixed it for me!!!
1. Edit Config
2. BepInEx/config/BepInEx.cfg
3. Logging.Console
4. Set "Enabled" to false

no need to do any configs for a simple fix, just open friends list when tabbed out on steam and right click ur friend and invite to game, ez

[rowley]

my fix was just to set it to windowed and then set it back or set it to windowed borderless or fullscreen sometimes one thing works but another time it doesnt

[Jenny_bluee]

Originally posted by Shep:

Originally posted by Freddy Fazbear:

Disable the BepInEx console in the config in the Thunderstore app! This is the only thing that worked for me and steam overlay works like normal now :]

This fixed it for me!!!
1. Edit Config
2. BepInEx/config/BepInEx.cfg
3. Logging.Console
4. Set "Enabled" to false

This help me as well. Thank you so much for the help!!!