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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Faydaikin@beehaw.org to c/gaming@beehaw.org

As the title says. I severely dislike having to make accounts for every game publisher that wants to send me advertisements, collect data or whatever.

It's usually an instant dealbreaker for me at this point

Publishers needing their own launcher already puts them on shaky grounds with me.

But I really liked the original BG 1 & 2, so I'm willing to not just refund it immediately and actually ask around first for solutions.

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[-] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 188 points 1 year ago

If you're using Steam (or any kind of shortcut I suppose), add --skip-launcher to the launch options. Here's how to do so with Steam:

  • Right-click the game in your library and select Properties.
  • Look for the Launch Options field at the bottom of the General tab.
  • Add "--skip-launcher" and close the properties window.
  • Launch the game as normal.
[-] Faydaikin@beehaw.org 50 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Thank you for the step-by-step. Steam can be a bit of a maze when you don't fiddle with these things so often. :)

Edit: Apparently it's " --skip-launcher" the extra dash matters XD

[-] Smoke@beehaw.org 16 points 1 year ago

In future, drop by the PC Gaming Wiki first - it's a great resource for exactly this kind of question.

Skip Larian launcher on startup

[-] Faydaikin@beehaw.org 9 points 1 year ago

The Launcher bit was a helpful add-in by a another kind user. I didn't ask about that specifically, just mentioned that I dislike extra launchers.

My question was far more stupid than that. However, people came through for me regardless. And very fast at that. And for that, I am thankful.

[-] jherazob@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

I wish all these games had skippable launchers, i refuse to touch any game that needs a launcher beyond Steam

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