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A3D1 Feb 7, 2020 @ 6:42pm

how to force a game to start at offline mode ?

i would like to launch a game in offline mode. i can just go steam offline but i would like to use chat and stuff ...

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AustrAlien2010 Feb 7, 2020 @ 6:49pm

Set Steam in offline mode, and use another app to chat.

Last edited by AustrAlien2010; Feb 7, 2020 @ 6:49pm

Zekiran Feb 7, 2020 @ 11:14pm

What specific game? Because a lot of games require online connectivity to even start. It would probably help to be much more forthcoming about the game you want to play.

quickER 🛠 Feb 7, 2020 @ 11:20pm

Go invisible in chat and go chatting with someone you want.
What's the game and why you want it to play in Offline mode?

A3D1 Feb 8, 2020 @ 7:46am

the game is Disney Infinity 3.0, the servers are dead so the game launches 1/3 times. but i would like to chat with steam friends, use steam overlay and i would like to see how much time i spent while playing.

Last edited by A3D1; Feb 8, 2020 @ 7:47am

Zekiran Feb 8, 2020 @ 8:15am

Originally posted by Davit131:
the game is Disney Infinity 3.0, the servers are dead so the game launches 1/3 times. but i would like to chat with steam friends, use steam overlay and i would like to see how much time i spent while playing.

When you say the servers are dead do you mean "Down" or "just not busy"?

If you're trying to connect to a game that literally doesn't even exist any more - which I believe is the case as that game I thought was shut down like 3 years ago now? - that's... not even possible?

A3D1 Feb 8, 2020 @ 8:19am

Originally posted by Zekiran:
Originally posted by Davit131:
the game is Disney Infinity 3.0, the servers are dead so the game launches 1/3 times. but i would like to chat with steam friends, use steam overlay and i would like to see how much time i spent while playing.

When you say the servers are dead do you mean "Down" or "just not busy"?

If you're trying to connect to a game that literally doesn't even exist any more - which I believe is the case as that game I thought was shut down like 3 years ago now? - that's... not even possible?

it launches in offline mode but when im online it just stuck at loading screen (but it still work sometimes)

Originally posted by Iceira:
Originally posted by Davit131:
the game is Disney Infinity 3.0, the servers are dead so the game launches 1/3 times. but i would like to chat with steam friends, use steam overlay and i would like to see how much time i spent while playing.

not possible to be online and offline with the current setup, sure you can have other account to be online and talk with friend with other pc and offline with the game on diffrent pc. but whats the point.

thx but i guess i'll just keep trying in online mode till it start normal

Zekiran Feb 8, 2020 @ 8:35am

Unless you're playing on an illegal "private" server, that game has been pulled offline since 2016.

76561198407601200 Feb 8, 2020 @ 8:39am

Your best bet is going to the game's forum and asking if there are launch options that would prevent it from connecting to servers. Beyond that there would be nothing else you can do other than start online or offline.