Date can only be adjusted forward indicating you want to add time to the subscription. If the date exceeds the end date of the subscription, the end date will be extended.[/td][/tr] [tr][td][b]oldnextprocessdate[/b][/td][td]string[/td][td][/td][td]Optional paramter that is the last known next recurring payment date that should be checked against. …

In the previous example, customers in Russia would see a USD $9.99 price in the confirmation dialog but would be charged 614.90 pуб when the transaction is finalized. We recommend that you provide custom pricing for each currency in which you expect your customers to transact regularly. …

You can identify if a WebAPI is a "Service" by the name of the interface; if it ends in "Service" like [webapi]IPlayerService[/webapi], then it supports this additional method of passing parameter data. Some Service methods have parameters that have more complex structures and require this alternative input format. [section]Example Query[/section] The following example retrieves the 3 most recent news entries for Team Fortress 2. The request specifies that the response should be returned as JSON and includes: a required appid parameter (Team Fortress 2's AppID is 440), and an optional count parameter to limit the number of results returned. …

[h4]Example[/h4] Generator A has a 10% chance to create an item from Generator Legendary, and a 90% chance to create an item from Generator Common. Generator A also happens to apply the [code-inline]color:red[/code-inline] tag. …

Tag Generator Quality has a 10% chance to add the [code-inline]quality:legendary[/code-inline] tag and a 90% chance to apply the [code-inline]quality:common[/code-inline] tag. Tag Generator FX has an equal chance to apply the tags [code-inline]fx:flames[/code-inline], [code-inline]fx:sparks[/code-inline], or [code-inline]fx:lasers[/code-inline]. …

No discount marketing copy is allowed (eg. no "On Sale Now" or "Up to 90% off" text). No marketing copy asking a user to take an action (eg. no "Prepurchase Now" or "Wishlisting now available" text) [b]NOTE: You MUST INCLUDE the primary logo with your game name on the artwork override. …

Then, publish your changes and your capsule art will automatically override during your selected timespan. At the end time, your capsule art will automatically revert back to the default images. [/olist] Artwork Overrides work with localized assets just like normal capsule art, so you can even localize your bespoke capsules to make your event or update understandable to as many customers as possible. …

[section]Introduction[/section] Steam Workshop is a system of back-end storage and front-end web pages that make it easy to store, organize, sort, rate, and download content for your game or application. …

[code=cpp] "workshopitem" { "appid" "480" "publishedfileid" "5674" "contentfolder" "D:\\Content\\workshopitem" "previewfile" "D:\\Content\\preview.jpg" "visibility" "0" "title" "Team Fortress Green Hat" "description" "A green hat for Team Fortress" "changenote" "Version 1.2" } [/code] Notes: [list] [*] The keys map to the various ISteamUGC::SetItem[...] methods. …

If a significant // proportion of connections terminates in an exceptional manner, // this can trigger an alert. // // 1xxx: Application ended the connection in a "usual" manner. // E.g.: user intentionally disconnected from the server, // gameplay ended normally, etc k_ESteamNetConnectionEnd_App_Min = 1000, k_ESteamNetConnectionEnd_App_Generic = k_ESteamNetConnectionEnd_App_Min, // Use codes in this range for "normal" disconnection k_ESteamNetConnectionEnd_App_Max = 1999, // 2xxx: Application ended the connection in some sort of exceptional // or unusual manner that might indicate a bug or configuration // issue. // k_ESteamNetConnectionEnd_AppException_Min = 2000, k_ESteamNetConnectionEnd_AppException_Generic = k_ESteamNetConnectionEnd_AppException_Min, // Use codes in this range for "unusual" disconnection k_ESteamNetConnectionEnd_AppException_Max = 2999, // // System codes. …

k_ESteamNetConnectionEnd_Misc_Generic = 5001, // Generic failure that is most likely a software bug. k_ESteamNetConnectionEnd_Misc_InternalError = 5002, // The connection to the remote host timed out, but we // don't know if the problem is on our end, in the middle, // or on their end. …

[list] [*]A product priced at the $0.99 USD tier could discount up to 50% off [*]A product priced at $1.99 USD tier could discount up to 75% off [*]A product priced at $4.99 USD tier could discount up to 90% off [/list] [/olist] If you have one or more products with pricing or discounting below the new minimums, this could cause one of the following issues: [list] [*]If your product's base price is below Steam's lowest possible transaction price in a currency, it is no longer available to purchase in countries that use that currency. [*]If you have a scheduled discount that would result in your final price falling below Steam's lowest possible transaction price, that product will not be available to purchase by customers in countries where the end price is below the minimum allowed. [*]If your base price is below Steam's lowest possible transaction price in any currency, you will be unable to schedule new discounts. [*]If your base price is near to Steam's lowest possible transaction price in any currency, the discount you can enter may be limited to ensure the resulting price does not fall below the minimum allowed. …

[/b] A: Generally, you cannot submit a discount within 30 days of release or 30 days from when the launch discount ends. However, you can submit a launch discount to take effect when your game first releases. There are always future opportunities to put your game on discount, so you shouldn't feel pressured to change your release date for the sake of a seasonal sale event. …

See Price Introduction Cooldowns in the [doclink=marketing/discounts#21]Discount Rules[/doclink] for details. However, if your 30-day Price Introduction Cooldown ends during a seasonal sale, you could choose to join the sale already in progress by manually entering a custom discount once your cooldown ends (i.e., 30 days or more from your release date or price increase). …

[/h4] A: No, products cannot be discounted for 30 days after any currency price increase, within 30 days of release or 30 days from when the launch discount ends. For more information on pricing, see our [url=https://partner.steamgames.com/docadmin/edit/store/pricing]documentation here[/url]. …

You can start off with a basic uploader that just asks the item-maker to select a .zip file and a preview image, or you can build more validation into your submission path. For example, Team Fortress 2 started with just a submission form that asked the item author to pick a .zip file and preview image. But as we iterated on the process, we added a test environment and validation to make sure that the file that was submitted to the Workshop would be easier to integrate into the game. …

You can manage your payment rules by clicking on the "Enter New Payment Rules" option under the Workshop tab of the Steamworks settings page for your app. [*] [b]Selling the items[/b] - If you plan to have a store to sell these items, you can create the UI for the store yourself within your own game or you can make use of the Steam Item Store. For each purchase, Steam will take care of the back-end details such as: [list] [*] Collecting and maintaining bank and tax information on each Workshop item author [*] Calculating and issuing appropriate payouts to each item author based on the items sold [*] Witholding necessary income tax for each item author [*] Issuing end of year tax documents to each item author [/list] [/list] [subsection]Getting Items to Customers[/subsection] With the Curated Workshop model, there are a number of ways you can allow customers to get the items: [list] [*] [b]Sold in an in-game store via microtransactions[/b] - If you are using your own inventory service, this will require integration with the [doclink=features/microtransactions]Steam Microtransactions[/doclink] API. …

Indeed, the Steamworks [api]ISteamMatchmaking[/api] and [api]ISteamMatchmakingServers[/api] APIs have this property, as do some of our own games, such as Team Fortress 2. In this case, you can use the Steamworks "Fake IP" system. A FakeIP is an IP that "looks" like a valid IPv4 address for most purposes, but comes from a reserved address space that is not used on the Internet. …

See SteamDatagramRelayAuthTicket. [*] [i]Certificates[/i] are used in the traditional way to authenticate, and perform DH key exchange to establish an encrypted channel. Certificates are an end-to-end concept, and can be used in all forms of SteamNetworkingSockets communication, including direct UDP connectivity or P2P. See SteamDatagram_CreateCert from the Game Coordinator SDK and [api]ISteamNetworkingSockets::GetCertificateRequest[/api]. …

We recommend offering the commercial license at the same price as the regular end user version. [docimg=cafe_commercial_packages.JPG]cafe_commercial_packages.JPG[/docimg] Prices will then get approved by Valve. …

The commercial version should, at a minimum, include the same game content as the regular end user version. [/callout] [docimg=Cafe_FAQs.JPG]Cafe_FAQs.JPG[/docimg] [*][h4]How does the license management work in a Café?…

This free package uses the same [doclink=/store/application]App ID[/doclink] and [doclink=/store/application/depots]Depots[/doclink] as your base game, and includes a callout to show players how much time remains in the event. Once the Free Weekend ends, the free package is automatically removed from your store page. Players who participated will still see your game listed in their Steam libraries, but they’ll only be able to uninstall it - continued play requires purchasing the full version. …

Longer term, this can lead to increased familiarity, awareness and discussion of your game—even after the event ends. [section]Frequently Asked Questions[/section][list] [h4]Can I gate access or limit content for Free Weekend players? [/h4] [b]A: [/b]There is a specific API call in the ISteamApps interface — [url=https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/api/ISteamApps#BIsSubscribedFromFreeWeekend]BIsSubscribedFromFreeWeekend[/url] — to help you identify whether or not a player is accessing your game via a Free Weekend package. …

Not every type of event needs to be presented in the same way to players, so we’ve designed the system to accommodate everything from small patch notes to the biggest update of the year. [*]Some types of events (such as livestreams or in-game discounts) have end dates, so selecting that type of event will allow you to specify when the promotion ends, and prompt the event to stop appearing. …

This post-time will be used by Steam algorithms to determine whether a Steam customer has "seen" the event or not. [*]Moving the start time of an event might confuse customers, as calendar entries a player manually creates or downloads may become out-of-sync with the actual event. [/list] [*]End dates - you can always edit the end date on an active event to end it immediately, or conversely, extend the event. [/list] [section=clone]Cloning an Event[/section] From your event dashboard, you'll see an option to clone an existing event. …

[/td][/tr] [tr][td][b]timeend[/b][/td][td]uint32[/td][td]✔[/td][td]The end of the time range. Formatted as Unix epoch time (time since Jan 1st, 1970).[/td][/tr] [tr][td][b]timebegin[/b][/td][td]uint32[/td][td]✔[/td][td]The beginning of the time range. …

As such this API [b]MUST[/b] be called from a secure server, and can never be used directly by clients! [subsection=EndSecureMultiplayerSession]EndSecureMultiplayerSession[/subsection] [code=http]POST https://partner.steam-api.com/ICheatReportingService/EndSecureMultiplayerSession/v1/[/code] [table] [tr][th]Name[/th][th]Type[/th][th]Required[/th][th]Description[/th][/tr] [tr][td][b]key[/b][/td][td]string[/td][td]✔[/td][td]Steamworks Web API publisher authentication key.…

At the same time, it also announces that it intends to increase prices at the end of this sale. It's always a good idea to announce price increases ahead of time to give your community time to prepare. [*] This discount ends on September 14 and the game immediately raises prices in preparation for the upcoming v1.0 release. …

In effect, the two 30-day cooldowns run at the same time. [*] Then, 30-days later on October 14, both cooldowns end. The following day, the game releases into v1.0 on October 15 with a Launch Discount. [*]Alternatively Bass Ain't Bitin' 2 could have just as easily done its price increase 30 days [i]after[/i] the end of the launch discount, instead of 30 days before. …

[/td][/tr] [/table] Use this to update the details of an event that was started with [api]ISteamTimeline::StartRangeTimelineEvent[/api]. [subsection=EndRangeTimelineEvent]EndRangeTimelineEvent[/subsection] [code=cpp]void EndRangeTimelineEvent( TimelineEventHandle_t ulEvent, float flEndOffsetSeconds );[/code] [table] [tr][th]Name[/th][th]Type[/th][th]Description[/th][/tr] [tr][td][b]ulEvent[/b][/td][td]TimelineEventHandle_t[/td][td]Handle of the event to end.[/td][/tr] [tr][td][b]flEndOffsetSeconds[/b][/td][td]float[/td][td]The time offset in seconds to apply to the end of the event. Negative times indicate an event that happened in the past.…

By default, users who activate a key will own the game forever, but if you want to end beta access or revoke the game from beta testers, that’s fine too. When you’re ready to end beta access, revoke the keys using the [url=https://partner.steamgames.com/partnerbatchbancdkeys/]key banning tool[/url]. You can indicate that you’re banning the keys because of the end of a beta, so users get a friendly message letting them know they’ve lost access. [/olist] Note: If you’d like to provide a different version of the game to different audiences, that’s easy to do. …

any unread data on the socket will be thrown away if bNotifyRemoteEnd is set, socket will not be completely destroyed until the remote end acknowledges the disconnect This is part of an older set of functions designed around the Berkeley TCP sockets model it's preferential that you use the P2P functions, they're more robust and these older functions will be removed eventually. …

You'll have to call [api]ISteamNetworking::ReadP2PPacket[/api] on the other end with the same channel number in order to retrieve the data on the other end. Using different channels to talk to the same user will still use the same underlying P2P connection, saving on resources. …

This is the best choice for highly competitive games (such as Dota 2) or games with persistent servers that stay around after players leave (such as Team Fortress 2). [section]Steam Server Browser[/section] A large part of the game server experience on Steam comes from the unified server browser. …

[section]Overview[/section] Steam's peer-to-peer matchmaking is built around the concept of a lobby. A lobby is a entity that lives on the Steam back-end servers that is a lot like a chat room. Users can create a new lobby; associate data with a lobby; search for lobbies based on that data; join lobbies; and share information with other users in the lobby. …

[section=authentication]Authentication[/section] Any user in a Steam lobby is already fully authenticated with the Steam back-end. There is no need for the game to do any more authentication steps with lobby users, unless it's looking to see if they're VAC banned (see Valve Anti-Cheat Technology). …