With almost no bandwith at home, I needed a way to download DOOM
that didn't involve blocking the home internet line for two days.
Using steamcmd you can use any computer to download steam games.
- Install it
- Open it and loging with your username and password:
login username password
- Set the operating system and 32/64 bits of the game. For example I downloaded
DOOM
from a mac for a64bit Windows
@sSteamCmdForcePlatformType windows
@sSteamCmdForcePlatformBitness 64
- Choose a folder name:
force_install_dir ./DOOM
- Go to https://steamdb.info/ and find the
APPID
of the game you want to download. - Download:
app_update 379720 validate
This will generate a folder called DOOM
with the game inside and one extra folder: steamapps
where an appmanifest_xxx.vcf
file will be created.
- Close steam.
- Find your steam folder
- copy the game where the other games are. Usually the
steamapps\common
folder. Leave the name of the folder unchanged - From the game you've just copied, move the appmanifest file with the other manifests in the
steamapps
folder. - Open steam and you should see your game as installed in your library.
- You can verify that your game is ok following these instructions.
Tried to use this to solve a publisher screwup. Arma 2 US version (33900) is what's needed to install the DLC, but ROW version (33910) is what is in the Anniversary bundle that I bought. Parts of Steam think I own the game, other parts don't. It's crazy, and they won't fix it, nor can I buy the correct version now, since Steam says it would be a dupe.
Anyway, got this in response, when following instructions above:
ERROR! Failed to install app '33900' (Missing configuration)
Any ideas? If I can just get the darned thing installed, with the correct appid showing in the folder (or wherever) my license key would work fine.
Ironically, I'd previously bought the standalone, non-Steam version, but now it won't install, and tells me to go use Steam. Grrr.
Any advice is appreciated.