A way to stop game updates

[TheBaronXIII]

I am not seeing a way to stop updates of a game.

Since reverting your game to an older version seems to be way more difficult now, is there a way to stop updates? I think this may be the reason I leave steam for GOG, because I am really frustrated with not having control of when I update the game I paid money for.

[Dr.Shadowds 🐉]

Go offline, or edit appmanifest file to trick client that game is already up to date.

[Ogami]

You never could stop game updates completely.
At the latest when you start a game it would update.
You cant prevent that on Steam.

Developers can offer older builds of their games via the BETA tab in the game properties in the library though.
There are a few devs that regularly do that with their games like PARADOX.
That is the only way to access a older game build on Steam.

[TheBaronXIII]

Originally posted by Ogami:

You never could stop game updates completely.
At the latest when you start a game it would update.
You cant prevent that on Steam.

Developers can offer older builds of their games via the BETA tab in the game properties in the library though.
There are a few devs that regularly do that with their games like PARADOX.
That is the only way to access a older game build on Steam.

Thanks!

Well, that answers that for me. Off to GOG. Working 60 hours a week means I just want to play on the weekend, not deal with things that ruin my experience with a company that denies me the control I should have. Bye steam!

[rawWwRrr]

Originally posted by TheBaronXIII:

Bye steam!

Doubt.

[Chompman]

Also look at the methods that steamDB offers to download older versions once you use the various methods to no longer have the game update as long as this works for games that do not require the current version to work like a lot do if they are always online games.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Steam/comments/611h5e/guide_how_to_download_older_versions_of_a_game_on/

[Iceira]

Originally posted by TheBaronXIII:

I am not seeing a way to stop updates of a game.

Since reverting your game to an older version seems to be way more difficult now, is there a way to stop updates? I think this may be the reason I leave steam for GOG, because I am really frustrated with not having control of when I update the game I paid money for.

Its not your files its game devs files, and they have to update to avoid game bugs, ( why do we need to tell you how bad box games was in the past, and users complain over game was buggy and game devs already had made a fix.

And technicaly , if you try use a exploits, even steam can act on it, so there is no way you can avoid a game update. ( this is game devs choise not yours ) what is more shame that you did not read them rules then you sign to steam, sure you can say forgot them.

And you should be happy someone like me, dare tell you things you should know.
its not your files its game devs files you have a lincence to play it, rest is copyrigths and any fiddle with it , can be seen as tamper with its content.

But most single player gamer get away with it, thats not same as you do now complain over it of game bug later if you crash and burn and did not update game.

and gl complain over game you did not update , you just lost all support on it sameitme. ( and be happy game devs do not contact steam with what you did.

Then you know how many pc user that had box game and did not update, and then complain over it,

In the old days you could get very rude replys, maybe you should know them, so other steam user laern not to do what you did anymore.

Yeah and see what that cost you in waste of hours, i hope you can start over so you learn to update your crap. ( and im not even rude now , seen much vorse post reply from user over 20 years ago from DOS games, this was a nice reply , ask old gamers, they can tell you much harder word on this subject. )

Who has not played UFO x-com dos games without update Alienbase attack and you can kiss that save game byebye and load game before enter it.

Box games user know them traps. could say you dont know them old ways and the greef they can cost you. ( this is only one game , so many that your post can be seen as rude as hell for all pc user that know them old ways. )

And thats why i reply, technicaly i dont care if you crash and burn, its more that you dont seem to know what we come from, box games has its own issue.

[Iceira]

You have no idea how old reply from users can be in the past.
but such ways in not allowed on steam anymore, maybe steam has made a mistake here for not allow it.

From steams EULA
Copyright and other intellectual property laws and treaties protect this Software Product. The Software Product is licensed, not sold.

[TheBaronXIII]

Originally posted by Iceira W10:

Originally posted by TheBaronXIII:

I am not seeing a way to stop updates of a game.

Since reverting your game to an older version seems to be way more difficult now, is there a way to stop updates? I think this may be the reason I leave steam for GOG, because I am really frustrated with not having control of when I update the game I paid money for.

Its not your files its game devs files, and they have to update to avoid game bugs, ( why do we need to tell you how bad box games was in the past, and users complain over game was buggy and game devs already had made a fix.

And technicaly , if you try use a exploits, even steam can act on it, so there is no way you can avoid a game update. ( this is game devs choise not yours ) what is more shame that you did not read them rules then you sign to steam, sure you can say forgot them.

And you should be happy someone like me, dare tell you things you should know.
its not your files its game devs files you have a lincence to play it, rest is copyrigths and any fiddle with it , can be seen as tamper with its content.

But most single player gamer get away with it, thats not same as you do now complain over it of game bug later if you crash and burn and did not update game.

and gl complain over game you did not update , you just lost all support on it sameitme. ( and be happy game devs do not contact steam with what you did.

Then you know how many pc user that had box game and did not update, and then complain over it,

In the old days you could get very rude replys, maybe you should know them, so other steam user laern not to do what you did anymore.

Yeah and see what that cost you in waste of hours, i hope you can start over so you learn to update your crap. ( and im not even rude now , seen much vorse post reply from user over 20 years ago from DOS games, this was a nice reply , ask old gamers, they can tell you much harder word on this subject. )

Who has not played UFO x-com dos games without update Alienbase attack and you can kiss that save game byebye and load game before enter it.

Box games user know them traps. could say you dont know them old ways and the greef they can cost you. ( this is only one game , so many that your post can be seen as rude as hell for all pc user that know them old ways. )

And thats why i reply, technicaly i dont care if you crash and burn, its more that you dont seem to know what we come from, box games has its own issue.

No. Part you missed was giving control to the customer to control WHEN they update. GoG does this. Moving forward I'll only use steam to play my old games. As a customer I should have a say WHEN my computer updates for a slew of reasons. Anything less is just hot hair gobble-dee-guck

[TheBaronXIII]

Originally posted by Chompman:

Also look at the methods that steamDB offers to download older versions once you use the various methods to no longer have the game update as long as this works for games that do not require the current version to work like a lot do if they are always online games.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Steam/comments/611h5e/guide_how_to_download_older_versions_of_a_game_on/

Too much work. I already work a full week plus. I'm not doing more just game when I can simply just NOT have my game update until I am ready for it to.

[Iceira]

The Software Product is licensed, not sold. ( technicaly its not your files. )

[rawWwRrr]

Originally posted by TheBaronXIII:

Anything less is just hot hair gobble-dee-guck

I'm pretty sure the correct terminology is -♥♥♥♥.

Originally posted by TheBaronXIII:

Part you missed was giving control to the customer to control WHEN they update. GoG does this. Moving forward I'll only use steam to play my old games. As a customer I should have a say WHEN my computer updates for a slew of reasons.

I mean, if that's what you want, then you do indeed need to look elsewhere.

During the time you obtain those 40 games on the account, you did in fact click a button or place a checkmark somewhere that said you agreed to the SSA. In it, it states you are agreeing to allow updates to occur.

https://store.steampowered.com/subscriber_agreement/#2

[...]You consent to such automatic updating.[...]

Soooo... *shrug*... it is what it is.

[Dr.Shadowds 🐉]

If just want to play single player games, sure go for gog, if you're hoping for multiplayer games like battlefield, cod, or etc you're stuck at getting updates no matter what.

Anyways your Steam games still be here when you come back anyways, they always come back.

[rawWwRrr]

Originally posted by Dr.Shadowds 🐉:

they always come back.

Fact

[Iceira]

Just wait to OP figure out, single player game or not or GoG only client wont change a thing, game devs is in controll over patched games, and then you do not have updated it you lost support, they will not fix hes crashed game, if that the outcome of lost game progress.

Sure they will say we are sorry as game devs and all that, wont change a thing, such was the reply from many other user in the past, nothing new here.

what they should have said, its your job to check for updates and apply them asap, and thats was exalty the problem with box games. you dont check for patch every day.


ppl here seem to have forgot how bad things was in the old days.