Originally posted by Natan220:

Simple but amazing suggestion

Let the person hit the play button without having to update their game If the game is single player or has a option to.
and YES it is the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Dying Light i'm mad about. :rmomo:

Game devs can offer a beta branch for older versions of their games for exactly this. If they don't want to offer one, they want you on their latest build.

You can copy out the game folder, let the update happen, and replace it to stay on the old version if you like. There is also likely some trick with navigating to the exe while Steam is in offline mode if you do not want the update to even start.

But beyond that it is still a weakness Steam has yet to address

Originally posted by William Shakesman:

You can copy out the game folder, let the update happen, and replace it to stay on the old version if you like. There is also likely some trick with navigating to the exe while Steam is in offline mode if you do not want the update to even start.

But beyond that it is still a weakness Steam has yet to address

Yep, i had some fellas on a game hub do exactly that helping me out. It saved my game.

These updates really are game breakers, and as the OP stated, really has to stop.

Xbox now has a feature (or i just noticed it) we can disable updates, and just play it offline. That's what they should do here.

Originally posted by William Shakesman:

But beyond that it is still a weakness Steam has yet to address

Weakness?

Developers have choice to use versioning but it remains their choice not Valve's.

https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/groups/steamworks/announcements/detail/4547039255696769967

New: Steam APIs For Switching Game Versions & Beta Branches making it easier to manage game updates, and move audience in or out of beta branches

Recently released Steamworks APIs help solve some common challenges to switching game versions on Steam. With these new tools, developers can now offer players a choice in-game to join a beta branch for testing or to switch back to an older version of the game.

For released games that make frequent updates, these tools can give players more clear choices in how they want to engage with the game. Some players want to be part of your beta branch where you are testing out the latest updates, while others may want to play on an older stable build that they know works well with their save file.

New version support:

Many games on Steam already have multiple build branches available to players; different builds of the game, either historical versions or forward-facing test builds with the latest pending updates. Previously, accessing these alternative build branches has been fairly obscure, done by players through the Steam 'settings' panel for a game. However, new Steamworks APIs now allow developers to offer players this choice from within the game itself.


Paradox used versioning before the changes Valve announced. I have an old build of Hearts of Iron IV running compatible mods from Steam Workshop. I also have access to any of the builds for Dead Cells because Motion Twin just like Paradox used versioning before the announcement by Valve.