[SOLVED] Skip launcher?

[Kasoi]

Anyone aware how to run the actual game by "Play" button in Steam? Maybe there is some command line parameter?
It is a pain to run game from Big Picture then get off lovely couch for a single click.

Solution 1: rename Fallout4.exe to Fallout4Launcher.exe
and renane Fallout4Launcher.exe to Fallout4.exe
Thank you, Jumpy-B-L.


Solution 2:

Originally posted by Leophos:

It's quite easy actually! Right-click Fallout 4 in Steam and go to properties. Click "Set Launch Options" and type the following:

"C:\Games\steamapps\common\Fallout 4\Fallout4.exe" %command% -NoLauncher

The location path should direct to your own Fallout 4 folder of course. But this should do the trick! Now enjoy your couch!
<Flies away>
(P.S. Should work for Skyrim and other Bethesda games with launchers as well)

[MBinMD]

Try adding .exe to steam library and launch via it.

[Kasoi]

Originally posted by Jumpy-B-L:

Try adding .exe to steam library and launch via it.

AFAIR, steam will treat it as "non-steam game", so no achievents, cloud saves and screenshots. Price is too big for me.

[Kasoi]

Originally posted by Kasoi:

Originally posted by Jumpy-B-L:

Try adding .exe to steam library and launch via it.

AFAIR, steam will treat it as "non-steam game", so no achievents, cloud saves and screenshots. Price is too big for me.

Moreover, Fallout4.exe runs laucher too. Well played, Bethesda.

[MBinMD]

You can also swap. .exe names. Rename launcher exe to something and then rename the game .exe to launcher .exe

Originally posted by Kasoi:

Originally posted by Kasoi:

AFAIR, steam will treat it as "non-steam game", so no achievents, cloud saves and screenshots. Price is too big for me.

Moreover, Fallout4.exe runs laucher too. Well played, Bethesda.

Darn. Really? At work so not able to test suggestions.

[Avalanche]

dude, it takes 5 seconds or less to get off the couch, its good excercise. lol

[Kasoi]

Originally posted by Jumpy-B-L:

You can also swap. .exe names. Rename launcher exe to something and then rename the game .exe to launcher .exe
...

My good man, you deserve a cookie. That worked, thank you!

Solution: rename Fallout4.exe to Fallout4Launcher.exe
and renane Fallout4Launcher.exe to Fallout4.exe

It will return in previous state after patch or cache verification by the way, but that's not a problem.

No more excercises!

[Christian Aviles]

thanks for this

[Ambatukam Jr.]

Hi Guys, I bought a Fallout 4 in CD/DVD and i installed it. and when i tried to play it, my Steam opens and i cant play it... do i need to buy it to play? please help me ASAP. i really wanna play this game lol. TY

[Ambatukam Jr.]

i just want to play it offline and finish the missions.

[Ambatukam Jr.]

Does it mean i still have to purchase it just to play? price is too big for me

[Yhwach]

Originally posted by Bernkastel:

Originally posted by 2k ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Scrubs:

Does it mean i still have to purchase it just to play? price is too big for me

if you bought the game using a disc the box the game came in should have a key code inside it to activate your fallout 4 on steam

[SOLVED]
Nov 10, 2015 @ 1:38pm

[madasahat]

thanks for this info this is exactly what i was looking for as steam link wont play nice with 360 pad on that screen

[Laurens]

It's quite easy actually! Right-click Fallout 4 in Steam and go to properties. Click "Set Launch Options" and type the following:

"C:\Games\steamapps\common\Fallout 4\Fallout4.exe" %command% -NoLauncher

The location path should direct to your own Fallout 4 folder of course. But this should do the trick! Now enjoy your couch!
<Flies away>
(P.S. Should work for Skyrim and other Bethesda games with launchers as well)

[ĀĿΞX]

i just make the copy of "Fallout4.exe" and rename it to "Fallout4Launcher.exe"

[Laurens]

Originally posted by ĀĿΞX:

i just make the copy of "Fallout4.exe" and rename it to "Fallout4Launcher.exe"

Won't work. It'll just launch the launcher anyway. Try starting the "Fallout.exe"-file instead of the launcher-file. It will jut start the launcher all te same. Try my method instead! :-)