How to start a game without updating?

[=7Cav=SPC.Britton.B]

I want to play fallout 4 but it needs to update, is there any way to play without updating since it still wont let you play in offline mode...I dont want to update cause i only have a 150kbs download rate( no that is not a typo its that bad)

[76561198218426745]

No, I'm sorry. You can avoid updates until you want to play, at that point you have to update.

[SkzSkewcester]

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[Hanomaly]

You can start Fallout 4.. (and Skyrim.. and New Vegas) through Mod Organizer *without* Steam updating.

i believe you need to make sure your Steam> Settings> Downloads are "not allowed" during game play.

But if you launch the game through Mod Organizer, the game will not update even if Steam says the game requires an update. i've avoided updates before with this method so it works. Mod Organizer requires Steam to be running when you play a game, but... it still by passes the Steam's "forced update" thingie.

Of course.. if you mess up and launch the game through Steam directly or through NMM the game will start updating and once that happens you're kinda stuck.

Of course. Mod Organizer that works with Fallout 4 is only an alpha build and it has some problems. soooo.. might be problematic. i use it without many issues, but others have had struggles.

[Chen]

This thread is a bit old but I'll post the solution here anyway:

0. Make sure to have steam closed before you begin and just to be safe go into your downloads tab in steam, pause and delete the update for the game you want to play

1. Go into your steamapps folder, you should see a bunch of .ACF files labelled 'steammanifest_(the game id number here)'

2. Locate the ACF file for your game, you should be able to identify it by googling '[game name] steam id', or simply opening it up in a text editor like notepad and looking at the text after "name"

3. Once you've found the relevant ACF file open it up in a text editor simply change the number after "StateFlags" to 4

4. Now change the number after "UpdateResult" to 0

5. Open Steam in offline mode and your game should now be playable, enjoy!


Just keep in mind that you'll likely have to repeat this process if you open Steam in online mode at some point. If you don't want this to happen go into the properties window for your game, go to the updates tab and change the 'automatic updates' option to 'don't automatically update this game'.

[Quint the Alligator Snapper]

Does the Mod Organizer method still work? If so then that's news to me as this is the first time I've heard of it.

[Deja Vu]

Originally posted by Lewdachris:

This thread is a bit old but I'll post the solution here anyway:

0. Make sure to have steam closed before you begin and just to be safe go into your downloads tab in steam, pause and delete the update for the game you want to play

1. Go into your steamapps folder, you should see a bunch of .ACF files labelled 'steammanifest_(the game id number here)'

2. Locate the ACF file for your game, you should be able to identify it by googling '[game name] steam id', or simply opening it up in a text editor like notepad and looking at the text after "name"

3. Once you've found the relevant ACF file open it up in a text editor simply change the number after "StateFlags" to 4

4. Now change the number after "UpdateResult" to 0

5. Open Steam in offline mode and your game should now be playable, enjoy!


Just keep in mind that you'll likely have to repeat this process if you open Steam in online mode at some point. If you don't want this to happen go into the properties window for your game, go to the updates tab and change the 'automatic updates' option to 'don't automatically update this game'.

Awesome !! Thanks a lot :)

[ashamedmouse]

Originally posted by Lewdachris:

This thread is a bit old but I'll post the solution here anyway:

0. Make sure to have steam closed before you begin and just to be safe go into your downloads tab in steam, pause and delete the update for the game you want to play

1. Go into your steamapps folder, you should see a bunch of .ACF files labelled 'steammanifest_(the game id number here)'

2. Locate the ACF file for your game, you should be able to identify it by googling '[game name] steam id', or simply opening it up in a text editor like notepad and looking at the text after "name"

3. Once you've found the relevant ACF file open it up in a text editor simply change the number after "StateFlags" to 4

4. Now change the number after "UpdateResult" to 0

5. Open Steam in offline mode and your game should now be playable, enjoy!


Just keep in mind that you'll likely have to repeat this process if you open Steam in online mode at some point. If you don't want this to happen go into the properties window for your game, go to the updates tab and change the 'automatic updates' option to 'don't automatically update this game'.

thank you so much, finally a method that works. you're a legend.

[ThatSpiderByte]

Originally posted by Lewdachris:

This thread is a bit old but I'll post the solution here anyway:

0. Make sure to have steam closed before you begin and just to be safe go into your downloads tab in steam, pause and delete the update for the game you want to play

1. Go into your steamapps folder, you should see a bunch of .ACF files labelled 'steammanifest_(the game id number here)'

2. Locate the ACF file for your game, you should be able to identify it by googling '[game name] steam id', or simply opening it up in a text editor like notepad and looking at the text after "name"

3. Once you've found the relevant ACF file open it up in a text editor simply change the number after "StateFlags" to 4

4. Now change the number after "UpdateResult" to 0

5. Open Steam in offline mode and your game should now be playable, enjoy!


Just keep in mind that you'll likely have to repeat this process if you open Steam in online mode at some point. If you don't want this to happen go into the properties window for your game, go to the updates tab and change the 'automatic updates' option to 'don't automatically update this game'.

Holy cow thank you

[m4heshd]

Originally posted by =7Cav=SPC.Britton.B:

I want to play fallout 4 but it needs to update, is there any way to play without updating since it still wont let you play in offline mode...I dont want to update cause i only have a 150kbs download rate( no that is not a typo its that bad)

Here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UdzSNJeZik

Everything solved

[One Shot Kush]

Originally posted by Lewdachris:

This thread is a bit old but I'll post the solution here anyway:

0. Make sure to have steam closed before you begin and just to be safe go into your downloads tab in steam, pause and delete the update for the game you want to play

1. Go into your steamapps folder, you should see a bunch of .ACF files labelled 'steammanifest_(the game id number here)'

2. Locate the ACF file for your game, you should be able to identify it by googling '[game name] steam id', or simply opening it up in a text editor like notepad and looking at the text after "name"

3. Once you've found the relevant ACF file open it up in a text editor simply change the number after "StateFlags" to 4

4. Now change the number after "UpdateResult" to 0

5. Open Steam in offline mode and your game should now be playable, enjoy!


Just keep in mind that you'll likely have to repeat this process if you open Steam in online mode at some point. If you don't want this to happen go into the properties window for your game, go to the updates tab and change the 'automatic updates' option to 'don't automatically update this game'.

"Gabe Newell in disguise"

[Neon]

Originally posted by Lewdachris:

If you don't want this to happen go into the properties window for your game, go to the updates tab and change the 'automatic updates' option to 'don't automatically update this game'.

helped a lot. however i only manage to turn off the automated start of the update. when steam is set to not automatically update, steam is still searching for new updates and thereby blocking the start off the game