Steam

[jaharr01]

Hey guys, I was wanting to put some steam racing games on my racing cab.I was wondering if I had to just do a shortcut to the EXE then link mala to it, or if I had to write a batch file to do if? If it needs to be a batch file (or AHK). If so what code would I need to put in the file. Directions would be great.

Thanks
Jay

[BadMouth]

Hey guys, I was wanting to put some steam racing games on my racing cab.I was wondering if I had to just do a shortcut to the EXE then link mala to it, or if I had to write a batch file to do if? If it needs to be a batch file (or AHK). If so what code would I need to put in the file. Directions would be great.

Thanks
Jay

On most games,  have to create a shortcut to the exe and link to that.
Not sure why it makes a difference, but it does.
Add the rom file type lnk (that's LNK) to Mala.
You can rename the shortcut to whatever you want to appear in the mala gamelist.

I just have them in with my other pc games.

[jaharr01]

Thanks that helps a bunch.

[BadMouth]

The batch file I'm using to start steam with my cab without getting any sign in popups:

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START Steam.exe -login username password -silent(substitute your steam username and password)

I have that in the steam folder and a shortcut to it in the windows startup folder.
(putting it in the steam folder makes it so you don't have to specify the full path to steam.exe)

I had issues with my sound card software starting after Mala and taking focus away, so Mala startup is delayed by placing a shortcut in the startup folder instead of choosing the option (in Mala options) to have it launch with windows.  If steam signing in causes any issues with Mala, try the same thing to delay Mala starting.

[jaharr01]

Ur the bomb!!

[Fursphere]

Another option is to use Steam to launch them...

For example.... 

steam://rungameid/310560  (for a windows shortcut)
or
Steam.exe -applaunch 310560 -silent  (for a batch file / command line)

(That's Dirt Rally)

If you right click on the game in the steam client and select "Create Desktop Shortcut" it'll create the short cut with the EXE.  As Badmouth said, you can go directly to the game EXE most of the time, but sometimes you have to go through Steam.  I just have Steam load on startup on my driving cab and auto login.

[blockhead321]

If you guys haven't played it nfs rules the racing Sims for realistic physics and asseto corsa is good 2 I love them on my g27 wheel

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[BadMouth]

Realistic physics aren't much fun.

[vwalbridge]

Realistic physics aren't much fun.

+1

This is why I never liked Grand Trurismo but loved Mario Kart.   

[Malenko]

Realistic physics aren't much fun.

project cars is fun, GO KARTS!

[BadMouth]

Realistic physics aren't much fun.

+1

This is why I never liked Grand Trurismo but loved Mario Kart.   

I liked Gran Turismo as a kid.  IIRC the rumble controller was a new thing then.
Upon launching it in an emulator on my driving cab though, I was annoyed by the shear number of decisions you had to make just to get to a "quick race".

[eds1275]

I remember in grade ten or eleven math we did the final and still had 2 classes remaining, so the teacher brought in 3 tvs and playstations and we had a gran turismo tournament for anyone who showed up. I showed up and did terrible but still had fun.