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ShadowYakuballs Feb 15, 2019 @ 10:12am
Pressing "Download" button on free DLC's launches the game
Hello,

I was wondering since I wanted to claim free DLC's for one game I own and there's like 3-4 free ones but every time I press the "download" button the game launches like I would want to play the game, I just want to claim the dlc without starting the game, are there any solutions that I can claim the DLC's without launching the game?
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999999999 Feb 15, 2019 @ 10:13am 
Use a web browser.
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ShadowYakuballs Feb 15, 2019 @ 10:15am 
Originally posted by 999999999:
Use a web browser.

Already tried that but it launched the game also (had the steam app on)
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999999999 Feb 15, 2019 @ 10:16am 
It asks to launch the Steam client bootstrapper. You just click no.
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ShadowYakuballs Feb 15, 2019 @ 10:19am 
doing downloading a free dlc this complicated is stupid, that needs to change
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ShadowYakuballs Feb 15, 2019 @ 10:24am 
just tried your suggestions but pressing the no button just got me to the steam download page and didn't claim the dlc :Tenshi:
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999999999 Feb 15, 2019 @ 10:24am 
What DLC?
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youngnow4ik Feb 15, 2019 @ 10:25am 
Its team :D
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ShadowYakuballs Feb 15, 2019 @ 10:26am 
Originally posted by 999999999:
What DLC?
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it gives me two options, to launch the game or download steam
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ShadowYakuballs Feb 15, 2019 @ 10:27am 
http://prntscr.com/mlmm4x
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ShadowYakuballs Feb 16, 2019 @ 3:54am 
still i don't like the idea, whenever Nintendo Switch or PS4 has a free dlc, it'll automatically just go to the download queue or add it to the dlc list on the game
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Brr brr Patapim Feb 16, 2019 @ 3:57am 
I don't know how to help you
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Crazy Tiger Feb 16, 2019 @ 4:10am 
I don't like this as well. Recently I bought Dungeon of the Endless and it has some free DLC. There is no reason it can't simply install it without booting up the game, as it works in the same way as the paid DLC.

I'm also pretty sure I added free DLC in the past to games that simply installed without booting the game..
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ShadowYakuballs Feb 16, 2019 @ 2:46pm 
Originally posted by Crazy Tiger:
I don't like this as well. Recently I bought Dungeon of the Endless and it has some free DLC. There is no reason it can't simply install it without booting up the game, as it works in the same way as the paid DLC.

I'm also pretty sure I added free DLC in the past to games that simply installed without booting the game..
same, i used to install the Skyrim free dlc's without launching the games
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feillyne Aug 10, 2019 @ 5:20pm 
Still no easy way, no ability to add free DLC to the cart? Perhaps this thread is worth necroing so that somebody from Valve finally notices this crap still happening...
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Killertruth186 Mar 30, 2020 @ 4:11pm 
Originally posted by feillyne:
Still no easy way, no ability to add free DLC to the cart? Perhaps this thread is worth necroing so that somebody from Valve finally notices this crap still happening...

Even now...I am trying to find a simple solution as well.
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