Streaming non steam games?

[Zeroes]

I'm trying to figure this out, I'm not at home to test this at the moment, but can you stream non steam games by launching them from steam? Or should I just make my own streambox...

[[ZeroG]SheppardSG1]

im having this problem everytime when i add and launch nonsteam games i cannot click or press anything on keyboard mouse / controller only games that are installed via steam client which is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ annoying:) If i get to my PC i can click it there fine but then is pointles to play in other room instead of living room where i have TV cause it will stream picture to my TV. I dont know how di you guys get mass effect to work but i dont have that luck.

[Piddau]

Have you turned off the Origin Overlay? That can mess up steam streaming as far as I've heard.

[Clutch Cargo]

It seems like Steam isn't detecting that the non-steam game is running and is setting the controller profile to the default desktop/big picture profile.

I tested this in Mass Effect 3 (which was added as a non-steam game to steam) by opening the game's keyboard config and changing some keys to see what the controller was sending out. The left stick was set to up/down/R/L arrows instead of WASD.

For grins, I changed the default desktop profile to WASD/mouse combination and was able to run around, so I'm pretty sure this is the problem.

I wonder if there's someway to force a specific profile? This would be a work-around at least, but I don't know how to either manually change, or tell what profile is really active.

[Clutch Cargo]

引用自 Piddau：

Have you turned off the Origin Overlay? That can mess up steam streaming as far as I've heard.

That's a good thought, I'll have to give that a try.

[Clutch Cargo]

Turning off Origin Overlay has no effect.

The problem is the Desktop controller profile is active instead of the one I set up for the game, as if Steam isn't detecting that the game is running (even though it was set up as a non-steam game).

Again, does anyone know if there's a way to force a profile? The only alternative I have at this point is to alter the Desktop profile to work with my Origin game(s) and that's kind of a pain.

[HotCosby]

Are you adding the game launcher to steam? I have many non steam games running including battlefield 4. Only catch with that is the web page based server list. I launch the game on the link which brings up the web page based server list in the background, minimize steam big interface and select the server to play on and i'm playing BF4 through the link. But yes you can stream anything that's on the desktop. I watched air force one last night.

[Clutch Cargo]

The problem is with the Steam Controller profile for a non-steam game (ME3), the streaming itself works just fine with KB/M (wasn't always the case).

So yes, added the game launcher to steam via 'Games->Add a non-steam game to my library'. Also set up a custom controller profile through 'manage your game'. The problem arises when the game is started and the controls don't work as expected.

A little investigation shows that when the non-steam game is launched, the SC profile is getting set to the Desktop profile rather than the custom profile created for the game.

I know this for a fact because changing the settings in the desktop profile to match what the game expects makes it work, but changing the custom game profile has no effect.

So maybe this should really be a topic in the Steam Controller forum... whether that's the fault of Steam Link, Big Picture mode or the Steam Controller I really have no idea, but it doesn't work, at least for ME3.

[HotCosby]

I would suggest downloading logitech's gaming software here:

http://support.logitech.com/en_us/software/gaming-software

It will allow you to set custom mouse profiles that automatically start when a particular game is launched. Map your mouse and keyboard buttons with that software and make sure to check the box that says "lock this profile while application is running" or something to that affect then configure the steam controller to use those same controls. Now when you fire up the game the software will lock in your custom configuration. I believe this will solve the issue.

[Clutch Cargo]

Yeah, thanks for the suggestion but I already have 3rd party solutions with Xbox controller and Pinnacle games profiler or xpadder, that work pretty well. Also, I use the Logitech gaming software already and it doesn't do anything with non-Logitech KB/M AFAIK. I'm sure there are other KB/M remapping that are more universal, if I wanted to go that way.

Again, this s really a SC issue, I confirmed that the same thing happens plugged directly into the PC, so it's not a steam link problem at all. Steam really needs to fix some of these problems, and I'm sure they will in time.

[Iron Chief]

It's been more than a month since the last comment. Has the issue been resolved without work arounds ?

[paro]

I'm able to stream non-steam games such as Kodi to the Steam Link with no issue. However when I try some other games, like Smite, all I get is a black screen. Audio outputs fine however.

[werner]

I stream a lot of non Steam games to my Steam link, including a bunch of the most popular emulators (epsxe, pcsx2, dolphin etc...). (I also use a Steam controller which I love)
The only games I have problems with so far are the gog dosbox based ones, but that is mostly due to incorrect startup links which I have to resolve manually.

[David]

I still can't use my wired Xbox 360 on non-steam games (like Titanfall on origin and probably overwatch when the beta resumes) even if I add them on the library.

It just stays as "mouse keyboard" in-game and don't recognize the controller.

[KingQuokka]

I just got my Steam Link!

I'm at work now though so can't instantly test it.

I plan on using a x360 controller, would I need to install some type of software for it to run correctly? Or can all this be done right out of the box after setting up the link?

Cheers

[MROppenheimer]

Having issues with armored warfair screen staying black while streaming... no fix atm