How to get the Steam Overlay when launched with SMAPI - Solution

[Brainboi]

I got SMAPI finally today, and I realized that since you had to launch through the API, you couldn't get the Steam overlay. But I found a quick fix for this.

Go into steam library, select add game, then non-steam game, hit browse and find the SMAPI.exe and add it to your library.

BOOM it launches. It says you're running StardewModdingAPI, but it runs your Stardew Valley.exe and tracks your game time still.

Just posting this in case other people were curious like I was

[anonymous316]

Found this on one of the community forums


There is an alternate method to start StardewModdingAPI.exe on Steam, by using the %command% method on the launch option for Stardew Valley on Steam.

It involves right clicking on the game on steam, and clicking on Properties, then going to the "Set Launch Options" button.
From there, I used the %command% method. E.g. "(add the location of Stardew Valley)\StardewModdingAPI.exe" %command% , then applying it.
To repeat the example again, here's how I set it up:

"J:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Stardew Valley\StardewModdingAPI.exe" %command%

Just be sure to change the directory above to the location of Stardew Valley, and the StardewModdingAPI.exe file.


It worked for me, and I can open the steam overlay from the game - the Modding API console also appears when I run it straight from steam.

[Brainboi]

Thanks for sharing that Anon, now people have two options!

[anonymous316]

Achievements pop normally with the method I found, at least for me it does lol

[Brainboi]

Originally posted by anonymous316:

Achievements pop normally with the method I found, at least for me it does lol

They should launch fine with both methods since the modding API has to use the regular .exe for it to run properly, so Steam tracks it, whether or not your overlay works

[Unholy Eve]

You do understand that SMAPI is being killed off in favor for STORM.

[anonymous316]

Originally posted by Unholy Eve:

You do understand that SMAPI is being killed off in favor for STORM.

Yes but SMAPI still currently works fine so I'll stick with it for the time being until the mods I use stop functioning

[Brainboi]

Originally posted by Unholy Eve:

You do understand that SMAPI is being killed off in favor for STORM.

Yeah what Anon said, I'm good with SMAPI until my ♥♥♥♥ breaks

[AngelOfTheMad]

Originally posted by Unholy Eve:

You do understand that SMAPI is being killed off in favor for STORM.

And a month later finds the converse of that statement to be true. Storm is about 6 feet under, and SMAPI is Stardew's equivelent of Forge for Minecraft. That said, the lead for SMAPI has said that they're gonna take some of the parts of Storm that made it so appealing and implement them into SMAPI.

[l.wolf]

Would be nice if they had a steam workshop.

Regardless, thanks Anon, works like a charm.

[shagrat]

type "-opengl" without the "" in launch options for people who aren't even using SMAPI but it's just not working normally :^)

[SFWQR]

I know this is an old thread but the achievements that I get on SMAPI they carry straight over to when I launch from the "real" Stardew Valley.

[SFWQR]

I know this is an old thread but the achievements that I get on SMAPI they carry straight over to when I launch from the "real" Stardew Valley.

[Chemker]

I tried only the ''%command%-way'' what is the other, cuz SAMPI just won't connect.
(Falls jemand Deutsch spricht, wäre es nett mir auch in Deutsch zu antworten.)