ASM Steam Overlay Beta [Windows]

[JakenBear]

With the launch of our Mac and Linux versions, we wanted to give something new for our loyal windows customers to try. The Steam Overlay beta has native steam overlay support and works with F12 for screenshots.

Here is what you will need to try the ASM Steam Overlay Beta. This is not planned as a main branch right now but does have a few added benefits you may want to try out.

Steps:
- In your library click, ASM -> Properties -> Betas and enter code "steamworksbeta".
- Choose beta from list and download update. (Filze size should be around 680 megs)

Caveats:
- Not compatible with old saves. (Beta saves are seperate from the main game)
- No Steam achievements. (possible to add later)

Benefits:
- Steam Overlay support
- Native screenshot function via F12
- Trying out the beta won't erase your old saves.

Libraries you will need to have installed:

http://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/download/details.aspx?id=17718
http://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/download/details.aspx?id=20914

If you want to give this beta a try, follow the steps above.
The good news is you can try it and then revert without affecting your old saves.
To revert back to the main game, choose ASM -> Properties -> Betas and choose NONE.

Let us know what you think if you give it a try or if you run into any issues.

Thanks Vagabonds!

[eagleFMJ]

So far so good, overlay seems to be working fine.

All we need now is Steam achievements working

edit: Is F1 suposed to bring up a menu? When I press it nothing happens.

[JakenBear]

Thanks, I will look into this. F1 may not be functioning in this beta as of now.

[eagleFMJ]

Any luck?

[BrotherLewis]

Looks good, guys, but I get an error on startup. It looks like it's something to do with XNA. I've tried repairing, verifying etc but no luck.

[BrotherLewis]

P.S. I can confirm that swapping back and forth between the beta and the main game works like a charm, so give this release a go, people!

[eagleFMJ]

I think the dev wipped up this quick build just to sell more copies during the sale, it worked, atleast on me.

[BrotherLewis]

Originally posted by eagleFMJ:

I think the dev wipped up this quick build just to sell more copies during the sale, it worked, atleast on me.

I don't know, I think it's something they'd been working on for a while. I'm running a quite unusual setup, to be fair, and it's only a beta release, so it's probably just not been tested with my particular OS yet.

[󠀡󠀡󠀡⁧⁧sakifx9]

When will achivements be added to this beta?

[saulveloz]

I've done this but now the game starts in windowed mode, any help?
i went to the game folder and the "game" file
all it says
[Game]
Library=System\RGSS301.dll
Scripts=Data\Scripts.rvdata2
Title=Always Sometimes Monsters
Someone knows to force fullscreen?

[Anatomico]

Awesome. :D

[PlayaOfGames]

Why is this still in beta after over a year i would love to use it but the save incompatiblity is why i unforutnly cant use this cuz i am so far in the game i want to use steam overlay but i dont want to restart .

[derpymoogle]

Just wanted to report that the Tofu factory in the first town has missing sprites for the tofu products.