. [*]The top button of the Oculus Touch controllers (B / Y) will map to all three top buttons of the Steam Frame Controllers (Dpad Left, Dpad Up, Dpad Right / X, Y, B). [/list] [subsection]Non-VR Compatibility[/subsection] When playing Non-VR titles locally or via streaming the Frame Controllers take full advantage of [doclink=features/steam_controller][/doclink]. …

To enable the interaction profile you must request to use the extension: [code]XR_VALVE_frame_controller_interaction[/code] Then you can suggest bindings for the interaction profile path: [code]/interaction_profiles/valve/frame_controller_valve[/code] You can use the following paths: [code] "/user/hand/right/input/a/touch", XR_ACTION_TYPE_BOOLEAN_INPUT "/user/hand/right/input/a/click", XR_ACTION_TYPE_BOOLEAN_INPUT "/user/hand/right/input/b/touch", XR_ACTION_TYPE_BOOLEAN_INPUT "/user/hand/right/input/b/click", XR_ACTION_TYPE_BOOLEAN_INPUT "/user/hand/right/input/x/touch", XR_ACTION_TYPE_BOOLEAN_INPUT "/user/hand/right/input/x/click", XR_ACTION_TYPE_BOOLEAN_INPUT "/user/hand/right/input/y/touch", XR_ACTION_TYPE_BOOLEAN_INPUT "/user/hand/right/input/y/click", XR_ACTION_TYPE_BOOLEAN_INPUT "/user/hand/right/input/menu/touch", XR_ACTION_TYPE_BOOLEAN_INPUT "/user/hand/right/input/menu/click", XR_ACTION_TYPE_BOOLEAN_INPUT "/user/hand/right/input/system/touch", XR_ACTION_TYPE_BOOLEAN_INPUT "/user/hand/right/input/system/click", XR_ACTION_TYPE_BOOLEAN_INPUT "/user/hand/right/input/bumper/touch", XR_ACTION_TYPE_BOOLEAN_INPUT "/user/hand/right/input/bumper/click", XR_ACTION_TYPE_BOOLEAN_INPUT "/user/hand/right/input/squeeze/touch", XR_ACTION_TYPE_BOOLEAN_INPUT "/user/hand/right/input/squeeze/click", XR_ACTION_TYPE_BOOLEAN_INPUT "/user/hand/right/input/squeeze/value", XR_ACTION_TYPE_FLOAT_INPUT "/user/hand/right/input/trigger/touch", XR_ACTION_TYPE_BOOLEAN_INPUT "/user/hand/right/input/trigger/click", XR_ACTION_TYPE_BOOLEAN_INPUT "/user/hand/right/input/trigger/value", XR_ACTION_TYPE_FLOAT_INPUT "/user/hand/right/input/thumbstick/touch", XR_ACTION_TYPE_BOOLEAN_INPUT "/user/hand/right/input/thumbstick/click", XR_ACTION_TYPE_BOOLEAN_INPUT "/user/hand/right/input/thumbstick/x", XR_ACTION_TYPE_FLOAT_INPUT "/user/hand/right/input/thumbstick/y", XR_ACTION_TYPE_FLOAT_INPUT "/user/hand/right/input/thumbstick", XR_ACTION_TYPE_VECTOR2F_INPUT "/user/hand/right/input/grip/pose", XR_ACTION_TYPE_POSE_INPUT "/user/hand/right/input/aim/pose", XR_ACTION_TYPE_POSE_INPUT "/user/hand/right/output/haptic", XR_ACTION_TYPE_VIBRATION_OUTPUT "/user/hand/left/input/dpad_up/touch", XR_ACTION_TYPE_BOOLEAN_INPUT "/user/hand/left/input/dpad_up/click", XR_ACTION_TYPE_BOOLEAN_INPUT "/user/hand/left/input/dpad_left/touch", XR_ACTION_TYPE_BOOLEAN_INPUT "/user/hand/left/input/dpad_left/click", XR_ACTION_TYPE_BOOLEAN_INPUT "/user/hand/left/input/dpad_down/touch", XR_ACTION_TYPE_BOOLEAN_INPUT "/user/hand/left/input/dpad_down/click", XR_ACTION_TYPE_BOOLEAN_INPUT "/user/hand/left/input/dpad_right/touch", XR_ACTION_TYPE_BOOLEAN_INPUT "/user/hand/left/input/dpad_right/click", XR_ACTION_TYPE_BOOLEAN_INPUT "/user/hand/left/input/view/touch", XR_ACTION_TYPE_BOOLEAN_INPUT "/user/hand/left/input/view/click", XR_ACTION_TYPE_BOOLEAN_INPUT "/user/hand/left/input/system/touch", XR_ACTION_TYPE_BOOLEAN_INPUT "/user/hand/left/input/system/click", XR_ACTION_TYPE_BOOLEAN_INPUT "/user/hand/left/input/bumper/touch", XR_ACTION_TYPE_BOOLEAN_INPUT "/user/hand/left/input/bumper/click", XR_ACTION_TYPE_BOOLEAN_INPUT "/user/hand/left/input/squeeze/touch", XR_ACTION_TYPE_BOOLEAN_INPUT "/user/hand/left/input/squeeze/click", XR_ACTION_TYPE_BOOLEAN_INPUT "/user/hand/left/input/squeeze/value", XR_ACTION_TYPE_FLOAT_INPUT "/user/hand/left/input/trigger/touch", XR_ACTION_TYPE_BOOLEAN_INPUT "/user/hand/left/input/trigger/click", XR_ACTION_TYPE_BOOLEAN_INPUT "/user/hand/left/input/trigger/value", XR_ACTION_TYPE_FLOAT_INPUT "/user/hand/left/input/thumbstick/touch", XR_ACTION_TYPE_BOOLEAN_INPUT "/user/hand/left/input/thumbstick/click", XR_ACTION_TYPE_BOOLEAN_INPUT "/user/hand/left/input/thumbstick/x", XR_ACTION_TYPE_FLOAT_INPUT "/user/hand/left/input/thumbstick/y", XR_ACTION_TYPE_FLOAT_INPUT "/user/hand/left/input/thumbstick", XR_ACTION_TYPE_VECTOR2F_INPUT "/user/hand/left/input/grip/pose", XR_ACTION_TYPE_POSE_INPUT "/user/hand/left/input/aim/pose", XR_ACTION_TYPE_POSE_INPUT "/user/hand/left/output/haptic", XR_ACTION_TYPE_VIBRATION_OUTPUT [/code] [subsection=openvr]OpenVR Bindings[/subsection] You can bind to the Steam Frame Controllers like you would any other OpenVR controller type. …

Most typically, such button pairs are aligned on the same diagonal axis (X and A, Y and B). Sub-inputs: [list] [*] "South" button (e.g. A) [*] "East" button (e.g. B) [*] "West" button (e.g. X) [*] "North" button (e.g. Y) [/list] [section]DPAD[/section] [docimg=input_dpad.png]input_dpad.png[/docimg] The Dpad, or digital pad, is a single physical input that houses four discrete digital inputs corresponding to the four cardinal directions. …

The Shortcut Icon can also be used to generate the App Icon on upload, however any alpha will be replaced with solid black. [b]Size:[/b] 256px x 256px or 512px x 512px, ICO or PNG [callout]Note: To properly display your application icon on macOS desktop shortcuts, you must also submit an icon file in ICNS format in the "Mac Icon" asset field. …

. [*]Once that's done, download the EAC SDK and find the Linux library ([i]\Client\Assets\Plugins\x86_64\libeasyanticheat.so[/i]) for the SDK version integrated with your game, rename it to [i]easyanticheat_x64.so[/i], and add it to your depot next to the Windows library ([i]EasyAntiCheat_x64.dll[/i]). [*]Lastly, on the Steamworks site, publish a new build of your game containing the new depot contents. …

[/td][/tr] [/table] [section=cover]Cover Image [color=#ca5029]Required[/color][/section] [docimg=cover.png]cover.png[/docimg] [b]Size:[/b] 800px wide x 450px tall [b]Design:[/b] This image should primarily contain the artwork and branding for your event. Steam will always automatically include your game's name and icon next to the cover image, so it isn't critical to include your game branding in the cover image (but you may still choose to do so). …

[section=header]Header Image [color=#d7bc86]Suggested[/color][/section] [docimg=header.png]header.png[/docimg] [b]Size:[/b] 1920px wide x 622px tall (please see template file for important notes) [b]Design:[/b] Add a rich header image to your detail page to communicate the theme or essence of your update or announcement. …

[section=available]Available Redistributables[/section] Available redistributables include Microsoft Visual C++, .NET, DirectX 9, OpenAL, XNA, and PhysX. The complete list of redistributables is always available on the [url=https://partner.steamgames.com/apps/installer/]Redistributables[/url] tab. …

Re-installing the application may fix this problem.[/b] The example relies on the D3D9X helper library which ships with the DirectX SDK. If you run the example on the same machine you have built it on the library should be found automatically. If you copy your compiled binary to another machine you may need to install the D3D redistributables to obtain the same version of D3D9X that you compiled against on your development machine. [/list] [section]Code Overview[/section] Once you have the [b]Spacewar![/b] example project compiling and running you'll want to start looking at the code. …

[subsection]Apple macOS[/subsection] Steam officially supports Intel Mac, OS X version 10.11 (El Capitan), or later. [b]Notarization[/b] Starting October 14th, 2019 Steam will require all new macOS Applications to be 64-bit and notarized by Apple. …

Valve approves of these efforts but does not officially endorse or provide support for them. Steam on Linux supports both x86 and x64, it's highly recommended that you ship 64 bit binaries as the vast majority of users will be running that. The [url=https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux]Steam for Linux Client[/url] Github page is very active and contains the bug tracker for the Linux Steam Client. …

However, because of the way it injects itself into the game, it does often expose memory leaks or memory corruption in the usage of your rendering API that may not have impacted game play. To diagnose overlay crashes with DirectX for example, try to determine how D3D got into a bad state by using the d3d debug runtime with all (info/warning/error/notice) level spew turned on. …

[/h4] [b]A.[/b] Please refer to this [url=https://microsoft.github.io/DirectX-Specs/d3d/D3D12onWin7.html#add-support-to-d3d11on12]Microsoft document[/url] on how to add Steam overlay support. [h4]Q. My game runs in a browser. …

. [*] [code-inline]FontName[/code-inline] - Font used for menu text [*] [code-inline]FontHeight[/code-inline] - Height of menu text [*] [code-inline]MenuPos[/code-inline] - X and Y coordinates (in pixels) for the top left corner of the menu (ex: "200 324") [*] [code-inline]MenuStyle[/code-inline] - Alignment of menu text (0 = left, 1 = center, 2 = right) [*] [code-inline]ColorDefault[/code-inline] - RGB color for menu text (ex: "255 255 255") [*] [code-inline]ColorHover[/code-inline] - RGB color for menu text when the mouse is hovering over the text (ex: "250 180 60") [*] [code-inline]ColorDown[/code-inline] - RGB color for menu text when a mouse button is depressed over the text (ex: "0 0 0") [/olist] Setup can also display a EULA before installing your game. …

If you need to support a language that is currently not supported by Steam, please let us know in the [url=steamcommunity.com/groups/steamworks/discussions]Steamworks Development Discussions[/url] [subsection=setup_graphics]Graphics and Sound Effects[/subsection] The following files can be replaced to customize the setup application and Steam installation for your game: [olist] [*] [code-inline]splash.tga[/code-inline] - Image displayed by Steam while installing files from disk (392x165 pixels) [*] [code-inline]icon.ico[/code-inline] - Icon used in [code-inline]autorun.inf[/code-inline] as the icon for your installation disk [*] [code-inline]resources\setup.bmp[/code-inline] and [code-inline]resources\setup_<language>.bmp[/code-inline] - Image used for the background of setup.exe (640x480 pixels). …

[table] [tr][th]Name[/th][th]Type[/th][th]Description[/th][/tr] [tr][td][b]m_bConnectionActive[/b][/td][td][apitype]steam_api::uint8[/apitype][/td][td]Do we have an active open connection with the user ([b]true[/b]) or not ([b]false[/b])?[/td][/tr] [tr][td][b]m_bConnecting[/b][/td][td][apitype]steam_api::uint8[/apitype][/td][td]Are we currently trying to establish a connection with the user ([b]true[/b]) or not ([b]false[/b])?[/td][/tr] [tr][td][b]m_eP2PSessionError[/b][/td][td][apitype]steam_api::uint8[/apitype][/td][td]Last error recorded on the socket. This returns a [apitype]ISteamNetworking::EP2PSessionError[/apitype].[/td][/tr] [tr][td][b]m_bUsingRelay[/b][/td][td][apitype]steam_api::uint8[/apitype][/td][td]Is this connection going through a Steam relay server ([b]true[/b]) or not ([b]false[/b])?…

[list] [*] In your game code: set your camera-angles-per-mouse-pixel ratio to 0.022 degrees per pixel. i.e. one mouse dot will turn your camera 0.022 degrees. [*] Set your default user mouse sensitivity to 2.5x. [*] These are the standards used in Source 2 engine games. This is why the default "Dots per 360 setting" is 6545. 360degrees / ( 0.022 * 2.5 ) = 6545.45' [/list] [/list] [subsection]Graphics[/subsection] [list] [*][b]Vulkan API[/b]: We recommend targeting Vulkan as your primary graphics API for best performance and battery life. If you use an engine like Unity or Unreal, enabling Vulkan in your build for all users will result in the highest performance/longevity. (Note: Proton includes a DirectX-to-Vulkan translation layer. If your game or engine has high-quality DirectX support but no Vulkan support, it's likely that this automated translation layer will exceed the performance of doing a custom Vulkan implementation.) [*][b]Video/Audio Codecs[/b]: We recommend using standalone codecs (eg., VP9 or AV1) rather than codecs that are tied to a specific vendor (eg., WMF). …

[section]Localized Image Management[/section] If you are uploading images that contain text, you can now easily manage localized version of those images all together in an image group. [docimg=b10a3f4768ef3d833c7922d6981fa5f7df4ecbe8.png]b10a3f4768ef3d833c7922d6981fa5f7df4ecbe8.png[/docimg] This gives you one single entry in your list of images and a quick menu option to edit the group. …

[/callout] The file must contain a dictionary named [b]steam_frame[/b] and one or more of the following entries: [table] [tr] [th]Name[/th] [th]Value / Type[/th] [th]Corresponding Video -> Per-Application Video Settings menu entry[/th] [th]Behavior when not specified[/th] [/tr] [tr] [td]preferResolution[/td] [td]<integer>, width component[/td] [td]Resolution Per Eye[/td] [td]Use 1728x1728[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]preferMinRefreshRate[/td] [td]<integer>[/td] [td]Frame Limit / Refresh Rate Override[/td] [td]Use 72 Hz[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]preferHalfFramerate[/td] [td]true, false[/td] [td]Frame Limit / Throttling Behavior[/td] [td]No throttling[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]preferMotionSmoothingMode[/td] [td]"off", "on", "alwaysOn"[/td] [td]Motion Smoothing[/td] [td]Use global setting under Video -> Motion Smoothing[/td] [/tr] [/table] [callout=red]JSON syntax can be prone to errors. …

Example [b]vrpreferences.json[/b]: [code=json] { "steam_frame": { "preferResolution": 2160, "preferMinRefreshRate": 90, "preferHalfFramerate": true, "preferMotionSmoothingMode": "off" } } [/code] This example file suggests: [list] [*]A default resolution of 2160x2160 [*]A default display refresh rate of 90 Hz [*]A default frame throttling to 1/2 (Frame Limit to 45 FPS) [*]A default override to disable Motion Smoothing [/list] To validate that the [b]vrpreferences.json[/b] is picked up by SteamVR, the [b]vrserver.txt[/b] log file can be searched: [code=plain] [Info] - [Settings] Loading app-provided preferences from '/home/steamos/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/<game folder>/vrpreferences.json' [/code] Parsing errors will be reported in this log, for example: [code=plain] [Info] - Parsing of JSON file "/home/steamos/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/[...]…

Patch notes following your build updates is helpful for your customers to realize you are continuing work on and improve your game. [docimg=41b67b4a94e6487c5e07c6085dbb9d63d8d9e166.jpg]41b67b4a94e6487c5e07c6085dbb9d63d8d9e166.jpg[/docimg] You can always use the regular event editor to post the patch notes at a later time. …

[table] [tr] [td][docimg=override_example_1.jpg]override_example_1.jpg[/docimg][/td] [td][docimg=override_example_2.jpg]override_example_2.jpg[/docimg][/td] [td][docimg=override_example_3.jpg]override_example_3.jpg[/docimg][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td][docimg=override_example_4.jpg]override_example_4.jpg[/docimg][/td] [td][docimg=override_example_5.jpg]override_example_5.jpg[/docimg][/td] [td][docimg=override_example_6.jpg]override_example_6.jpg[/docimg][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td][docimg=override_example_7.jpg]override_example_7.jpg[/docimg][/td] [td][docimg=override_example_8.jpg]override_example_8.jpg[/docimg][/td] [td][docimg=override_example_9.jpg]override_example_9.jpg[/docimg][/td] [/tr] [/table] …

[doclink=marketing/upcoming_events/themed_sales/sheep_2027]More info[/doclink]. [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Feb 8 Feb 15[/td][td]Couch Co-Op Fest[/td] [td][url=https://partner.steamgames.com/optin/sale/couch_coop_2027]Registration details[/url][/td] [td]Games you can play together on the same device (games must support local co-op). [doclink=marketing/upcoming_events/themed_sales/couch_coop_2027]More info[/doclink]. [/td][/tr] [tr][td]Mar 8 Mar 15[/td][td]Rhythm Fest[/td] [td][url=https://partner.steamgames.com/optin/sale/rhythm_2027]Registration details[/url][/td] [td]Games that are about rewarding players who can hit notes / arrows / bullets / etc. in time to the beat. …

The tax interview takes 5-10 minutes and will ask you a series of questions to guide you through the completion of either tax forms (W-9 or W-8BEN). You can also access the tax interview by clicking on the “View and edit company information” from the Steamworks home page. …

In order to exercise the benefits under the tax treaty, you will need to complete a Form W-8BEN and that requires either a foreign TIN or a US TIN. Countries that have tax treaties with the U.S. can be found here: https://www.irs.gov/Businesses/International-Businesses/United-States-Income-Tax-Treaties-A-to-Z If your country of residence is Slovakia, you will need to provide a US TIN in completing the Form W-8BEN to claim tax treaty benefits and apply an exempt withholding rate. …

[docimg=xboxone_controller.png]xboxone_controller.png[/docimg] The physical inputs are identical to the [doclink=features/steam_controller/device/x360_controller]Xbox 360 Controller[/doclink], with a few small cosmetic differences: [*] The face buttons have a darker color scheme [*] The Dpad has a more traditional form factor [*] The Xbox guide (aka "home") button has a new design [*] The BACK and START buttons are now called VIEW and MENU and have new labels (two overlapping windows and a 3-line "hamburger menu"). …

(Floating) commercial licenses can be used on any PC that is permanently or temporarily connected to the Café’s network. For example, a site can have 20 PCs and only 10 commercial licenses for a game. The first 10 PCs to use the content are provided access, the rest are denied until the licensee adds additional game licenses or usage of the original 10 free up. …