Steam Family Sharing: two accoutns with same game - how to specify from which library do I get it?

[Cerne13]

Hello.
I've run into a situation here. I have Family Sharing with two other accounts. Both have Darkest Dungeon it the libraries. But one (belonging to my wife) has all the dlcs. The other doesn't.
And I somehow can't play the game with the dlcs because Steam directs me to that other account when I want to install the game.

Is there a way to choose whom whose account I want to use the shared game?

(the issue is important not only rerading the ability to use the additional content but also playing simultaneously with other user).

[LowJack_VA1]

The game license does not allow for shared games to be played by more than one player, at a time. AFAIK, you can't point your account to use DLC you dont own.

[Supafly]

DLC's can't be shared only the base game can.

You can only play together if both own the game in question. If only one owns the games you can't play together and you can't even play at the same time. The exception would be if a user puts Steam into offline mode and plays an offline game as that would allow the other user to play the game.

[Satoru]

https://store.steampowered.com/promotion/familysharing

Who owns and can access the DLC and in-game content associated with a shared title?
A guest will have access to the lender's DLC, but only if the guest doesn't also own the base game. Guests may not purchase DLC for a base game they don't own. Any player may purchase, trade, earn, or otherwise acquire in-game content while playing a game, but in-game items cannot be shared between accounts. These items remain the property of the account that purchased or acquired them, whether borrowing or lending the base game.

Family sharing allows you to share the entire game. It does not share 'just' the DLC. It will only share the DLC, if you don't own the game at all.

[Cerne13]

Originally posted by Satoru:

https://store.steampowered.com/promotion/familysharing
Family sharing allows you to share the entire game. It does not share 'just' the DLC. It will only share the DLC, if you don't own the game at all.

This is exactly my case. I don't own the game. My wife and my nephew do. With dlcs on my wife's acc, w/o them on the other.
That's the whole point. How I can choose an acc with dlcs as a lender?

[Hanomaly]

i think all of you are confusing the OP’s issue.

OP is account A.

OP is Family Sharing with two other accounts B and C.

the OP/A does not have Darkest Dungeon

B has Darkest Dungeon but NOT all the DLC.

C has Darkest Dungeon AND has ALL the DLC.

Steam Family Share is giving OP sharing with account B. Because account B does not have all the DLC the OP can’t fully pkay the game.

OP wants to know how to select playing account C’s version of Darkest Dungeon with all the DLC

Further, OP would like to play Darkest Dungeon with user B! But cannot because it is user B who the Steam Family share is choosing to use the game from.

If OP had the option to pick to play Darkest Dungeon from user C’s account, then plsying with user B would not be an issue.

[Cerne13]

Originally posted by Hanomaly:

i think all of you are confusing the OP’s issue.

OP is account A.

OP is Family Sharing with two other accounts B and C.

the OP/A does not have Darkest Dungeon

B has Darkest Dungeon but NOT all the DLC.

C has Darkest Dungeon AND has ALL the DLC.

Steam Family Share is giving OP sharing with account B. Because account B does not have all the DLC the OP can’t fully pkay the game.

OP wants to know how to select playing account C’s version of Darkest Dungeon with all the DLC

Further, OP would like to play Darkest Dungeon with user B! But cannot because it is user B who the Steam Family share is choosing to use the game from.

If OP had the option to pick to play Darkest Dungeon from user C’s account, then plsying with user B would not be an issue.

Exactly!
Thank you: you've explained it perfectly.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Only way around it is SFS Select...

https://steamcommunity.com/groups/familysharing/discussions/0/540736965953254153/

[Hanomaly]

In any case, OP there is not really a solution for your problem.

You could try disabling Family Share with the person who doesn’t have all the DLC, then you would only have one account (your wife) sharing with you. Perhaps then you could access all DLC.

Then after that re-authorize sharing again with the orher person (your nephew), and perhaps then things will work as you want?

If not maybe experiment with disabling all sharing, and then trying with your nephew first, then your wife. Maybe that will work better.

Anyway, it’s tricky, and there is no in-Steam way to select who’s Shared Library you play the game from — if you have many people Family Sharing with you.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by Hanomaly:

In any case, OP there is not really a solution for your problem.

The solution is what I posted. No need to disable sharing from one person.

[Supafly]

Originally posted by Hanomaly:

i think all of you are confusing the OP’s issue.
/quote]

I got it after OP replied and clarified OT in post #4

Hotsauce already provided the solution

[Cerne13]

Thank you.
It's sad that there's no 'out-of-the-box' solution in Steam.

I guess I'll try the solution cSg|mc-Hotsauce has offered.

[Hanomaly]

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Originally posted by Hanomaly:

In any case, OP there is not really a solution for your problem.

The solution is what I posted.

Your solution uses a third party tool that not everyone will be comfortable using. However! i will try it myself, because i have had this issue too and don’t mind using external tools.

But it is true that this could help the OP.

(and bleh i hate posting from my phone)

[Hanomaly]

Originally posted by Suicidal Monkey:

I got it after OP replied and clarified OT in post #4

Hotsauce already provided the solution

Ya OP and i posted at the same time. Their clarification and mine. They must have posted seconds before. i didn’t see because i’m posting frommy phone right now.

Likewise i didn’t notice Hotsauce’s reply until after i wrote mine.

[Supafly]

Originally posted by Hanomaly:

Ya OP and i posted at the same time. Their clarification and mine. They must have posted seconds before. i didn’t see because i’m posting frommy phone right now.

Likewise i didn’t notice Hotsauce’s reply until after i wrote mine. :8bitheart:

Happens to me all the time. Often when I'm part way through a post and the puppy wants attention or something else distracts me before I finish.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by Hanomaly:

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

The solution is what I posted.

Your solution uses a third party tool that not everyone will be comfortable using. However! i will try it myself, because i have had this issue too and don’t mind using external tools.

But it is true that this could help the OP.

(and bleh i hate posting from my phone)

It was deleted from the Family Sharing forums when the great thread purge happened. Spawn of Totoro brought it back for us because it is a very useful tool.