Sargon Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 The overlay was working fine for me on Windows 7, but it doesn't work any longer after upgrading to Windows 10. What about everyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacoflyer Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Its working for me on Win 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demotivator Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 (edited) The overlay was working fine for me on Windows 7, but it doesn't work any longer after upgrading to Windows 10. What about everyone else? Same issue. I used to broadcast on Steam when I was playing, I have just got a new PC today with Windows 10 and I can't get the overlay to work with the game. My friends were even able to see that I was playing "X in non-Steam game Star Wars The Old Republic" but it also doesn't show anymore. Edit: Just fixed this. Make sure to run Steam as administrator. Edited September 29, 2015 by demotivator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echu Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 It doesn't work on W8.1 D: Anyone has a solution or are we all like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwenBrooks Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Not sure about Win 10 but for previous Need to use the Non Streaming Version - Directions here only as far as I am aware and ensure both the game shortcut and steam are running as administrator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskala Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 and ensure both the game shortcut and steam are running as administrator Absolutely correct, this way it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atalantia Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Never had a problem even with the streaming launcher on Windows 7. Upgrade to windows 10 and the launcher will notify friends list that game is launched as soon as the swtor.exe kicks in to load the game its goes away and steam doesn't work in game Removing the streaming client atm and redownloading the game to see if that works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegrognard Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 I'm having quite a difficult trouble getting this working. The most I can get is that two windows open, one being a command box and the other saying "Waiting for other scripts..." with an OK button. This only works if I have it set up like following: Target: "F:\Origin Games\Star Wars - The Old Republic\steamswtor.vbs" Start in: "C:\Windows\System32\cscript.exe" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyrosspark Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 im having a bit of a problem as when i used all the steps it works Perfect when launching the game and all... tho when in the Character select screen its now showing that its Downloading the game and i am unable to play my character past lvl 20. and ones that are only on starter planets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peetleouf Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 im having a bit of a problem as when i used all the steps it works Perfect when launching the game and all... tho when in the Character select screen its now showing that its Downloading the game and i am unable to play my character past lvl 20. and ones that are only on starter planets. I have this exact same issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwenBrooks Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 (edited) I have this exact same issue If the game is downloading at the character select screen you are using streaming , see my post on the previous page , you need to use non streaming launcher to use steam ( I don't think this has changed since I last looked ) Oh your post isn't about steam overlay but validation at lvl 20 , change your email address and see if it validates Edited December 26, 2015 by OwenBrooks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyrosspark Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Accually i have found the way to use now. kinda strange if u ask me but. 2 steps. 1. Launch the game with the steamswtor.vbs (the box that pops up saying its waiting for the other to finish should go away when u log into the Launcher and Press Play) if not just Press the ok button then it will.. 2. when the game is started up go to steam and then to the Swtor on the library List the game will seem to Restart and open a new Launcher. Just Exit that and all the new windows that popup and the game will Pop-up where u left off at and u will also see the (Steam-Enabled thingy) on the bottom Right.. PS its 5:09AM i just woke up so Give me a Break if sounds like im talking nonsense.. Have fun with ingame browser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilSilverman Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Alright, here's a weird one. I'm on Windows 10 64bit, I'm running both SWTOR launcher and steam in administrator mode, and I've quadruple checked that I've got the right paths to the steamswtor.vbs script. Here are my cut and pastes from the properties section where I added it to Steam: Target: "c:\Windows\System32\cscript.exe" "c:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\BioWare\Star Wars-The Old Republic\steamswtor.vbs" Start In: "c:\Windows\System32\" I followed the link posted in a previous post to set myself up with the non-streaming launcher as well. So, if I run the launcher normally, it works fine, no problem. If I run the steamswtor.vbs script by itself, outside of steam (just double click on it), I see the two pop-ups and the Launcher starts. I put in my info and click play, and boom, I'm in the game. So that's fine. But when I click Play from Steam, I see the two pop-ups, and down in my task bar I see the SWTOR icon appear briefly, then it crashes and ends. The icon goes away from the task bar, and my two pop-ups are left waiting forever. If I look in my swtor launcher logs, even on debug, the only indication is that it crashed for some reason. I'd really like to get this working under steam, as I have a Steam Link coming soon, and I'd love to be able to stream SWTOR to the living room with everything else. Any ideas what may be happening? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeimaster Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Odd, this seems to work but the game claims it is in quickplay mode while it finished downloading when I normally launch the launcher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cedia Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 I've never been able to get the overlay to work with this game, but I can alt tab to get chat messages if I start it up through a Steam shortcut. (I'm on Windows 10 now, but I started with Windows 7.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshlightFabre Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 Well, i have 3 PC. Windows 7, 8 and 10. 7 - work perfectly. Simpy add and run from steam. Windows 8 still need run as administrator. But 10 - is a pain in the... Well, u know. After launching from steam - i have swtor in tray. 10 sec and launcher is closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vonishepard Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 Does not work for me. It shows I am in game then 5 seconds later closes it. I checked my pathways I know they work and I checked the Script outside of steam and it works like a charm. I just don't get why it is not working in steam. I am running a Windows 10 64 bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBeav Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 (edited) Got it to work but SWTOR tells me I'm not fully patched, heh... [edit]Please don't tell me I have to switch to the other patcher... Edited October 18, 2016 by TheBeav added a question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonahSnake Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Someone know is it possible to enable notification that im playing swtor right now? I mean i added it in my steam library and when i press play it launches launcher, but near my profile pic in steam still just "online" instead of "playing swtor". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skohix Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Thank you. It works great for me on win 8.1 pro Very helpful guide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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