Current Events > How do I play steam games without Internet

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Every time I try opening a game it just says "could not connect to the steam network. Please check your network connection and click retry"


What do
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... by starting steam in offline mode?
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Tropicalwood posted...

... by starting steam in offline mode?

How do I do that? Every time I run steam or a game I get that message with no option for offline mode
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plug in the bumo
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Can we be serious for like 2 minutes pls
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Go to Steam > Settings to ensure the Don't save account credentials on this computer option is **not* selected. From the main Steam window, go to the Steam menu and select Go Offline. Click Restart in Offline Mode to restart Steam in Offline Mode

You could also try clicking cancel instead of Retry and it might continue.
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DocileOrangeCup posted...

Can we be serious for like 2 minutes pls

ok brb
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Users, I fucking swear
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Darmik posted...

Go to Steam > Settings to ensure the Don't save account credentials on this computer option is **not* selected. From the main Steam window, go to the Steam menu and select Go Offline. Click Restart in Offline Mode to restart Steam in Offline Mode

You could also try clicking cancel instead of Retry and it might continue.

I get that, but the problem is that I cannot open steam at all
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This is bull shit
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plug in the bumo
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I hate you
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Trying blowing on the cartridge.
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DocileOrangeCup posted...

Darmik posted...

Go to Steam > Settings to ensure the Don't save account credentials on this computer option is **not* selected. From the main Steam window, go to the Steam menu and select Go Offline. Click Restart in Offline Mode to restart Steam in Offline Mode

You could also try clicking cancel instead of Retry and it might continue.

I get that, but the problem is that I cannot open steam at all

If you hit retry and there's no internet, it breaks. Or if the internet is going in and out because your ISP is as useful as a bag of snow in Antarctica.
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So can I just not play my games now or
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Uninstall and reinstall steam
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How I have no Internet
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What game are you trying to play

DocileOrangeCup posted...

How I have no Internet

You have to connect to the internet first, turn on steam, then restart it in offline mode.
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From my experience you have to be logged in for Offline Mode to start so you need to find a way to log in and from there you can choose Offline Mode from the menu and as long as you don't log off you should get the option if you start Steam without internet. I don't see a reason to log off anyway unless you're switching devices (assuming that even affects it).
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NeoShadowhen posted...

What game are you trying to play

Bo3

ChromaticAngel posted...

DocileOrangeCup posted...

How I have no Internet

You have to connect to the internet first, turn on steam, then restart it in offline mode.

Are you fucking serious

I need to be connected to the Internet to use offline mode?


Are gouElmdor043 posted...

From my experience you have to be logged in for Offline Mode to start so you need to find a way to log in and from there you can choose Offline Mode from the menu and as long as you don't log off you should get the option if you start Steam without internet. I don't see a reason to log off anyway unless you're switching devices (assuming that even affects it).

So how do I log in without Internet
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DocileOrangeCup posted...

Are you fucking serious

I need to be connected to the Internet to use offline mode?

No. You just need to connect to the internet to turn on offline mode.

It saves your auth credentials for over a month so you can do whatever you want.
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If you think steam is glitching:

Ctrl-shift-esc
Close steam process
Re open steam

ChromaticAngel posted...

DocileOrangeCup posted...

Are you fucking serious

I need to be connected to the Internet to use offline mode?

No. You just need to connect to the internet to turn on offline mode.

It saves your auth credentials for over a month so you can do whatever you want.

So, Docile, yes, you do need to connect to the internet to use offline mode.
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ChromaticAngel posted...

DocileOrangeCup posted...

Are you fucking serious

I need to be connected to the Internet to use offline mode?

No. You just need to connect to the internet to turn on offline mode.

It saves your auth credentials for over a month so you can do whatever you want.

What the fuck so I'm screwed? I can't play the games I payed for?
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How can TC connect to the Internet to enable offline mode if he has no Internet? Use his phone as a hotspot?
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vbty3 posted...

How can TC connect to the Internet to enable offline mode if he has no Internet? Use his phone as a hotspot?

or just browsing gamefaqs on his phone.
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Are you temporarily somewhere without internet or do you just not have internet? If you just don't have it then how did you download Steam and the game(s)? If it's temporary then you'll just have to wait until you can access it again unless there's an open wifi connection around that will let you log in really quickly so you can enable offline.
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I'm using my mom's free phone and it doesn't support tethering



Pc master race am I right guys
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ChromaticAngel posted...

vbty3 posted...

How can TC connect to the Internet to enable offline mode if he has no Internet? Use his phone as a hotspot?

or just browsing gamefaqs on his phone.

Sorry, I was asking how can he connect to the Internet for Steam. It seems kinda weird that you need to first connect to the Internet to enable offline mode. It's counterintuitive, but that's how it goes. I checked Valve's suggestions and there are certain steps you can follow to avoid a situation like this.
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On the bright side, you can spend the time you were going to spend playing games on getting a job, working, and paying for the internet.
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Your account credentials need to have been saved within the computer while you still had Internet.

E.g., save password when logging in.

Once they're saved, if you open the Steam application while offline, it will give you the option to connect to Steam in offline mode.
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DocileOrangeCup posted...

I'm using my mom's free phone and it doesn't support tethering



Pc master race am I right guys

It's really your own fault for not having your account set-up to be offline.

Xbox and PlayStation do the same thing.
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vbty3 posted...

ChromaticAngel posted...

vbty3 posted...

How can TC connect to the Internet to enable offline mode if he has no Internet? Use his phone as a hotspot?

or just browsing gamefaqs on his phone.

Sorry, I was asking how can he connect to the Internet for Steam. It seems kinda weird that you need to first connect to the Internet to enable offline mode. It's counterintuitive, but that's how it goes. I checked Valve's suggestions and there are certain steps you can follow to avoid a situation like this.

The issue is because you need to log in to play games, you have to get your steam credentials authenticated. If your steam account can't be authenticated, then the client won't be able to tell what games you're allowed to play. For obvious reasons, you cannot authenticate your steam login locally without the internet.

Once you authenticate the steam client with Valve's servers, you can turn it offline and it'll save your credentials for over a month.

Aditionally, if you just don't log out / shut down the computer after turning Steam into offline mode, you can basically just keep it active forever.
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RockRapDubstep posted...

On the bright side, you can spend the time you were going to spend playing games on getting a job, working, and paying for the internet.

Nah I'm okay thanks though

vbty3 posted...

Sorry, I was asking how can he connect to the Internet for Steam. It seems kinda weird that you need to first connect to the Internet to enable offline mode. It's counterintuitive, but that's how it goes. I checked Valve's suggestions and there are certain steps you can follow to avoid a situation like this

Yeah it's the stupidest fucking thing
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DocileOrangeCup posted...

Yeah it's the stupidest fucking thing

That's just how DRM works.

Buy more games from GOG if you want to combat it.
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What happened to your internet?
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ChromaticAngel posted...

The issue is because you need to log in to play games, you have to get your steam credentials authenticated. If your steam account can't be authenticated, then the client won't be able to tell what games you're allowed to play. For obvious reasons, you cannot authenticate your steam login locally without the internet.

Once you authenticate the steam client with Valve's servers, you can turn it offline and it'll save your credentials for over a month.

Aditionally, if you just don't log out / shut down the computer after turning Steam into offline mode, you can basically just keep it active forever.

Makes perfect sense.
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Darmik posted...

DocileOrangeCup posted...

I'm using my mom's free phone and it doesn't support tethering



Pc master race am I right guys

It's really your own fault for not having your account set-up to be offline.

Xbox and PlayStation do the same thing.

Really? You're telling me that if went aND turned on my ps4 I wouldn't be able to play any games?


Eeg
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Nah, it's more bullshit that you continue to leech off the system. Get a job, bum.
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AlecSkorpio posted...

What happened to your internet?

They turned it off. It's like 200 bucks and I can't pay it.,
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Yeah, GOG has a lot of the same games Steam has and even some it doesn't without the pesky DRM so look into that.
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DocileOrangeCup posted...

Darmik posted...

DocileOrangeCup posted...

I'm using my mom's free phone and it doesn't support tethering



Pc master race am I right guys

It's really your own fault for not having your account set-up to be offline.

Xbox and PlayStation do the same thing.

Really? You're telling me that if went aND turned on my ps4 I wouldn't be able to play any games?


Eeg

If you haven't activated it is as your primary PS4 and you don't have an active internet connection you will lose access to all digital games and all retail games that have any DLC installed (even free DLC).

It wouldn't even let me activate my PS4 as my primary system when I moved house for some reason even though I only changed the hard drive once.
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DocileOrangeCup posted...

Darmik posted...

DocileOrangeCup posted...

I'm using my mom's free phone and it doesn't support tethering



Pc master race am I right guys

It's really your own fault for not having your account set-up to be offline.

Xbox and PlayStation do the same thing.

Really? You're telling me that if went aND turned on my ps4 I wouldn't be able to play any games?


Eeg

You wouldn't be able to play any downloaded games unless the PS4 was marked as your home console. you would be able to play disc based games, though.
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I wish i had a PC that can play modern games but i have a weak pos computer that i can't upgrade or replace with a better one.
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DocileOrangeCup posted...

AlecSkorpio posted...

What happened to your internet?

They turned it off. It's like 200 bucks and I can't pay it.,

200 bucks? Where the hell do you live?

I thought I was getting screwed by Comcast charging me 60.
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idk, if I'm in "online" mode, lose the connection and try to launch a game, it'll let me play it no prob >_>
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AlecSkorpio posted...

I thought I was getting screwed by Comcast charging me 60.

everyone gets screwed by comcast
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Darmik posted...

DocileOrangeCup posted...

I'm using my mom's free phone and it doesn't support tethering



Pc master race am I right guys

It's really your own fault for not having your account set-up to be offline.

Xbox and PlayStation do the same thing.

Not really, with PS4 as long as it's set as your primary PS4, which it should be unless you have your account on multiple and you change it around, it automatically caches your licenses and afaik there's not even a 1 month limit or anything, it's forever. Ntm that physical games are still big on consoles so there's that as well.
I'm not sure about Xbox because I don't have one but having a PC set as your primary PC in Steam doesn't automatically do anything. You have to go out of your way to do it, which is fine if you have a laptop or something you'll be taking out with no wifi for the day, weekend, etc. But doesn't help if your internet just up and takes a shit one day and is out for hours. You'd have to permanently keep it in offline mode just in case your internet goes out or something, which is a pain in the ass, and even then it only lasts 1 month.

Consoles have it better in this regard.
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Steam isn't that complicated, just be logged in and don't enable the option that disables offline mode, that's it. It doesn't matter if your internet goes out, as long as you never logged out then it'll ask to boot in offline mode or try again to go online.
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