Last client update broke remote game launch Button

[Stoikiy]

Last Steam client update broke remote game launch Button

If game have some steam UI options before game launch like:
- Run game on DX9
- Run game on DX11
- Anything..
- ETC..

it won't launch the game because this UI menu is not shows up for some reason.
Please check that

For other games all works fine. Run game Button itself looks bugged (do not have hover or activated state) but game will be launched.

Some games to check this bug:
- Euro Truck Simulator 2
- American Truck Simulator
- Call To Arms
- Gates of Hell: Ostfront

[OS]
Windows 10 both client-s

[STEPS]
Select LIBRARY from the main menu
Select game with Steam UI options before game launch
Click Run game

[RESULTS]
Nothing happening, Button do not work.

[EXPECTED]
Steam UI will shows up, after choose option game will start

[Cirunz]

Some here. Game start from big picture, steam link or phone app, but on the Windows client, in desktop mode, nothing happens.

It happens only for games with an initial dialog: the others works fine.

I started launching games from big picture, disconnecting, closing big picture e re-connecting to the game from desktop client, and it's waaaaaaay far from ideal...

I forgot my OS: Windows 11 on both Host and Client, Host is 22H2, client still didn't receive that update.

Some other games:

- Deep Rock Galactic
- Astroneer
- Ark

[eikenb]

Same thing with Windows 10 Server + Linux Client. Was working fine and after the latest update games won't launch over remote play/streaming. My current workaround it to launch the game on the Windows machine and after the Client sees that it has started and the button changes from Start to Connect I can connect to it and play the game.

Basically it seems like everything works except the initial call to start the game.

[Kamran, the Orc's Necromancer]

It doesn't work for me neither. I have a host win10 host (with nvidia card) that other Win 10 clients connected well before that now don't work.

Strangely enough, only two machines are working now: one with a nvidia card that acts as a client also, and a steamdeck (AMD gpu). The other machines have Intel GPUs, and are similar in specs, i.e. Intel SOCs with a UHD Graphics 600 (somewhat crappy, but enough to have a stable 1080p stream).

Sadly, eikenb's suggestion doesn't work for me. All non-compatible machines show the "Connect" button, but they don't try to connect when I click it.

Also checking the log, the only thing I see are some traces in "cef.log" that almost matches in time with "streaming_log.txt":

cef.log:

[1119/081128.094:INFO:CONSOLE(2)] "TODO: Route RemoteClientStarted to correct popup", source: https://steamloopback.host/156.js (2)
[1119/081331.434:INFO:CONSOLE(2)] "TODO: Route RemoteClientStarted to correct popup", source: https://steamloopback.host/156.js (2)
[1119/081335.051:INFO:CONSOLE(2)] "TODO: Route RemoteClientStarted to correct popup", source: https://steamloopback.host/156.js (2)
[1119/081337.788:INFO:CONSOLE(2)] "TODO: Route RemoteClientStarted to correct popup", source: https://steamloopback.host/156.js (2)
[1119/081403.074:INFO:CONSOLE(2)] "TODO: Route RemoteClientStarted to correct popup", source: https://steamloopback.host/156.js (2)

streaming_log.txt:

[2022-11-19 08:11:28] Streaming initialized and listening on port 27031
[2022-11-19 08:13:31] Streaming initialized and listening on port 27031
[2022-11-19 08:13:35] Streaming initialized and listening on port 27032
[2022-11-19 08:13:37] Streaming initialized and listening on port 27031
[2022-11-19 08:14:02] Streaming initialized and listening on port 27031

I think the popup the cef traces mention is one that appears when trying to connect, that shows a help tooltip, and in a client machine with nvidia card, the popup failed to load properly and shown a javascript error inside the popup.

EDIT:

Also tested with beta build "Nov 18 2022" on both client and host side, and still doesn't work.

EDIT 2:

Tested both stable and beta versions of Steam on a client machine with nvidia card and streaming works properly. Neither work with Intel GPUs for me.

Also tried with "-newbigpicture" flag, but it doesn't work. It behaves the same way.

[Pytheros]

Same for me. Lost No Man's Sky & Subnautica. Both games open the "start SteamVR" dialog box when I run them on the host system. I've encountered problems with games that open dialog boxes/launchers in the past. I have no idea if there's a command that can disable the dialog box entirely (support said "not our problem" and it's not like I have a VR headset that I can just unplug).

[The_Flopsie]

To quote Kamran...

Originally posted by Kamran, the Orc's Necromancer:

Strangely enough, only two machines are working now: one with a nvidia card that acts as a client also, and a steamdeck (AMD gpu). The other machines have Intel GPUs, and are similar in specs, i.e. Intel SOCs with a UHD Graphics 600 (somewhat crappy, but enough to have a stable 1080p stream).


EDIT 2:

Tested both stable and beta versions of Steam on a client machine with nvidia card and streaming works properly. Neither work with Intel GPUs for me.

I have encountered this exact same scenario (beta and non beta updates included)

i can use remote play on a system with nvidia (as the client) fine, Intel iGPU doesnt work.

will post if i find a solution.

[eikenb]

Just as a data point... my system has NVidia graphics (2060 super) on the Windows/host and Intel (11th Gen, Iris XE) on the Linux/client.

[The_Flopsie]

ive had some success.

My set up is i use my little bedroom PC (i5-5th gen w/hd5500) to connect to my main machine (i5-9th gen w/gtx1650)

both machines are windows 10

my bedroom pc wouldnt connect through the steam client to my main pc. indicative of the intel igpu on client machine not working.

it works fine the other way around (nvidia discrete gpu on client machine).

NOW...

ive just installed the steam link app onto my bedroom pc, (https://media.steampowered.com/steamlink/windows/latest/SteamLink.zip) and its worked PERFECTLY

FYI - for Im using the Beta steam update (as of today) on both machines.

[Kamran, the Orc's Necromancer]

Bunch a thanks, jumpinghellmaster, you mad lad.

It did the trick on local network, and it's even working with the new Big Picture UI.

Here I'm hoping this works with different networks (i.e. connecting from another home).

EDIT:

Also, here I'm also hoping they don't ♥♥♥♥ up SteamLink in the following days...

[Cirunz]

To add data: I have Nvidia on both PC, but the client laptop have a intel i7 CPU while the host desktop an amd ryzen

[Felixonapedestal]

Steamlink workaround is working. Nice one.

[Cirunz]

For me it works from big picture too, without installing the steamlink app. Only from the client app in desktop mode it won't start.

[The_Flopsie]

no probs Kamran :)

latest update that pushed through either today or yesterday (GMT) has fixed it for me, i can now stream on an intel igpu client.

[eikenb]

Originally posted by jumpinghellmaster:

latest update that pushed through either today or yesterday (GMT) has fixed it for me, i can now stream on an intel igpu client.

This on the beta channel? I haven't seen an update since last week.

[Kamran, the Orc's Necromancer]

Yep, it's on beta channel, and it's also working for me.

[eikenb]

Thanks! For both the info and the confirmation.