"Broadcaster is offline" message when friend tries to watch

[TheToasterRoaster]

With VR games exclusively, I had a friend try to watch my broadcast and he was technically able to access it, but all it did was show the broadcast loading screen and eventually to the offline broadcaster screen

[bidulless]

Originally posted by TheToasterRoaster:

With VR games exclusively, I had a friend try to watch my broadcast and he was technically able to access it, but all it did was show the broadcast loading screen and eventually to the offline broadcaster screen

hello

Does he tried to watch you by using the chat windows or this web page ?
https://steamcommunity.com/?subsection=broadcasts
if it was trought this page,and if he is using w10+ and the last steam client, ask him to set "gpu acceleration" to on.

[TheToasterRoaster]

hello

Does he tried to watch you by using the chat windows or this web page ?
https://steamcommunity.com/?subsection=broadcasts
if it was trought this page,and if he is using w10+ and the last steam client, ask him to set "gpu acceleration" to on.

I think what he does is use the dropdown menu on my profile from the friends list, should he use broadcast page instead?

[Ryuu]

No, it shouldn't matter. In fact it is even possible to broadcast while being offline on Steam, so save the direct link to broadcasting page just in case

[TheToasterRoaster]

Originally posted by Ryuu:

No, it shouldn't matter. In fact it is even possible to broadcast while being offline on Steam, so save the direct link to broadcasting page just in case

So checking if his GPU acceleration is on would be the solution I should try?

[Ryuu]

Hmm, not sure if it's the cause, but normally acceleration should be on.
Also there's another topic here saying without acceleration the broadcasts do not show currently.
Or a browser instead can be used for watching

[TheToasterRoaster]

Originally posted by Ryuu:

Hmm, not sure if it's the cause, but normally acceleration should be on.
Also there's another topic here saying without acceleration the broadcasts do not show currently.
Or a browser instead can be used for watching

I'll see if browser version does anything different, I just find it weird that this only happens with VR as normal games stream perfectly

[bidulless]

Originally posted by TheToasterRoaster:

hello

Does he tried to watch you by using the chat windows or this web page ?
https://steamcommunity.com/?subsection=broadcasts
if it was trought this page,and if he is using w10+ and the last steam client, ask him to set "gpu acceleration" to on.

I think what he does is use the dropdown menu on my profile from the friends list, should he use broadcast page instead?

hello
Ask him what methode has been used so
if he used the solution i pointed from the web link, then ask him to set "gpu acceleration' to on and it will solve his issue.
IF he used the pulled down menu from the chat client , no clue i never tryed this case but it worked with old steam with "gpu acceleration" set to off watching or beeing watch

[bidulless]

Originally posted by TheToasterRoaster:

Originally posted by Ryuu:

Hmm, not sure if it's the cause, but normally acceleration should be on.
Also there's another topic here saying without acceleration the broadcasts do not show currently.
Or a browser instead can be used for watching

I'll see if browser version does anything different, I just find it weird that this only happens with VR as normal games stream perfectly

hello

Yes if he use the link and you have to use stream to be acceccible by anyone, not only your friend but not really sur as i never used this function : in my steam i have set it to "friends can watch" so i do not bother to have to click anything to let them watch me playing any game, easier i think.