Why does offline mode not work if you don't save login details?

[himmatsj]

I never save login details for anything on my PC.

Two days back, I got a rude shock when steam refused to let me play when my internet went down. This never happened to me before, since I began playing Steam games in July 2013. I have a stable Internet connection at all times on my desktop, but for some reason there just was no connection for almost half a day for me.

What I want to know is that, is there any workaround, if I want to use Steam when my net is down, but at the same time I do not want Steam to save my login info?

I do not mind if Steam saves my info somewhere in the background, I just do not want the login form auto filled.

Hopefully somebody can offer me a solution here.

Thanks!

[Hi-Torque]

You must put Steam in Offline Mode WHILE you have a connection.

It has nothing to do with saved/not saved login info.

[Satoru]

if you dont save your credentials it cant verify the content or subscripons you are supposed to have. If steam is running it doesnt matter if you lose yoru connectivity either it just goes into offlie mode

[himmatsj]

Hi-Torque eredeti hozzászólása:

You must put Steam in Offline Mode WHILE you have a connection.

It has nothing to do with saved/not saved login info.

If I anticipate a blackout, this may be possible. But I am speaking about cases where I lose my connection out of nowhere. A sudden and lengthy loss of connection. What then?

The Steam client should know that is my PC, without me needing to save my credentials. Don't you think so?

[supertrooper225]

himmatsj eredeti hozzászólása:

Hi-Torque eredeti hozzászólása:

You must put Steam in Offline Mode WHILE you have a connection.

It has nothing to do with saved/not saved login info.

If I anticipate a blackout, this may be possible. But I am speaking about cases where I lose my connection out of nowhere. A sudden and lengthy loss of connection. What then?

The Steam client should know that is my PC, without me needing to save my credentials. Don't you think so?

I had that situation hit me not long ago and Steam just went into offline mode.

[Didgy]

If it doesn't save your details, it won't know that it's your PC.

Lets say, for arguments sake, that someone logs in and downloads and installs every single game on to a computer. Without validation of your account, there is no way for Steam to know what of those games you have a valid license to play.

If you allow steam to save your details, or switch to offline mode while online, it will have a cached copy of your licences saved (I'm glossing over the fact that offline mode is a bit unreliable at doing that, but still).

Unfortunately, if you are unwilling to move on your position of not saving account details, you are not going to be able to make use of offline mode.

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=3160-agcb-2555

[Satoru]

Again if you disconnect from the internet steam wil keep you session live. As long as you dont exit the client it will continue to run

You're bizarrely asking Steam to not store something, then magically used unstored information to log you into offline mode.

[himmatsj]

My position is this:

The PC is shut down. The Internet is down. Steam doesn't save my credentials because I told it not to.

Is there ANY WAY for me to play a game? Any way AT ALL?

[Hi-Torque]

No.

Possibly some of the games in your Library are DRM/Steam free. You will have to try on a case by case basis.

[Satoru]

himmatsj eredeti hozzászólása:

My position is this:

The PC is shut down. The Internet is down. Steam doesn't save my credentials because I told it not to.

Is there ANY WAY for me to play a game? Any way AT ALL?

Yes, get on the internet

If you dont save your credentials I'm not sure how you magically expect Steam to pull them out of the non-Internet to get you online? If you're offline it by definition has to 'save' your credentials somewhere in order to log in. You told it not to, so you can't log in. That's basically by design because you asked it to do that. I'm not sure what exactly you expected it to do?

If you saved your credentials then when you initialy log in steam will prompt you to go into offline mode.

Tether to your phone or something

[himmatsj]

Ok, let me put it this way. I don't want Steam to save my credentials on the sign-up screen. However, I do not mind it at all if Steam can save my information somewhere in the background.

Does somebody understand what I am trying to say here?

[Hi-Torque]

Yes, quite well. Do you understand anything that we or the link in post 5 have said?

Do you share this computer? I mean I understand security but not exactly what your issue is.

[xXxOliwerxXx]

mhm

[Rubik748]

himmatsj eredeti hozzászólása:

Ok, let me put it this way. I don't want Steam to save my credentials on the sign-up screen. However, I do not mind it at all if Steam can save my information somewhere in the background.

Does somebody understand what I am trying to say here?

You want to only ever have to put in the password once and from then on, never have to see the login window ever again. Unless using a new hard drive or installing, reinstalling on PC.

In Steam settings, interface, set Steam to auto login on computer start. Thats the best you can do.
But now and then Steam is updated and problems may occur, especially having to re type the password manually, as well as the old possibility of Steam not working in Offline mode. Happened before, may happen again.