Steam download manager :: Suggestions / Ideas

All Discussions > Steam Forums > Suggestions / Ideas > Topic Details

Darkrider357 Nov 1, 2015 @ 7:16am

Steam download manager

Wouldn't it be nice to have some sort of download manager on steam. For example, you want to download a game during the night, but you don't feel like getting up at midnight. Then it would be usefull if you could set a time where steam would start to download a game so you can play your new game when you wake up!

< >

Showing 1-3 of 3 comments

Gwarsbane Nov 1, 2015 @ 7:20am

Or you could start downloading it when you are heading off to bed so its done when you wake up.

Its what I do, tell it to start downloading a bunch of games I want to play soon and then go to bed. Most of the time its done by morning.

Tev Nov 1, 2015 @ 7:36am

Since Big Picture Mode doesn't ask for the EULA nor the installation location, you could i.e. just put this to your Windows' Task Scheduler.

Steam.lnk
Target:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\Steam.exe" "steam://install/<app-ID>" -tenfoot

Alternatively, leave your browser on with your Steam -account signed in and have it open up:

http://steamcommunity.com/remoteactions/modifyappstate/?sessionid=(sessionID)&appid=(APP-ID)&operation=install

Session ID can be acquired by simply hitting CTRL+U and searching for it there.

Last edited by Tev; Nov 1, 2015 @ 7:37am