Open Steam in Duo
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Hi, maybe it's been asked before. How to opened Steam client in same time and playing it in Duo? what I tried to workaround is using Sandboxies plus in 2nd account instance. Any alternative? because sandboxies is not stable enough
Right click on Steam.exe and Create a Shortcut.
Rename the shortcut to SteamDuo and Right click on it, go to properties, in the Target field paste the following:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\Steam.exe" -master_ipc_name_override Duo -private_ip_override 192.168.0.0 -gamepadui
Now create another shortcut of Steam.exe and rename it to SteamHost, in the Target field paste the following:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\Steam.exe" -master_ipc_name_override Host
From now on you use SteamHost on your host PC and SteamDuo on your Duo instance, that way the two instances of Steam will not be able to communicate, without using Sandboxie. You might want to pin the shortcuts to your Start Menu and add them to Sunshine's list of applications.
How can I make four of these instances? What ip address would I use as a private_ip_overide
What ip address would I use as a private_ip_overide?
Not sure tbh. You'll need some trial and error to figure out which IP addresses you can use. You can open all instances on the same PC to test, no need for Duo.
Right click on Steam.exe and Create a Shortcut. Rename the shortcut to SteamDuo and Right click on it, go to properties, in the Target field paste the following:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\Steam.exe" -master_ipc_name_override Duo -private_ip_override 192.168.0.0 -gamepaduiNow create another shortcut of Steam.exe and rename it to SteamHost, in the Target field paste the following:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\Steam.exe" -master_ipc_name_override HostFrom now on you use SteamHost on your host PC and SteamDuo on your Duo instance, that way the two instances of Steam will not be able to communicate, without using Sandboxie. You might want to pin the shortcuts to your Start Menu and add them to Sunshine's list of applications.
What is the purpose of the Host shortcut? From what I can tell, only the first portion is necessary, inside the Duo instance. Using only that, the Host can launch Steam and the Duo instance can launch Steam and they do not interfere with one another. Am I missing something?
What is the purpose of the Host shortcut?
I can't remember which, but some specific actions will cause Steam to broadcast an intent to all Steam instances with the default IPC name. If you aren't encountering interference while using just the client's override then you can keep using that. But if you notice your Steam instance on host acting up it is probably due to Duo and you need to override the default IPC name on both.