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| <code>C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam</code><br><code>~/.steam</code> || <code>${STEAM_INSTALL}</code> (the steam install location)
| <code>C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam</code><br><code>~/.steam</code> || <code>${STEAM_INSTALL}</code> (the steam install location, also stores some settings like booting into BigPicture, chat settings, streaming settings)
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| <code>~/.local/share/Steam/config</code> || steam configuration settings (not user preferences)
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   Interface:
   Interface:
     - [x] Start steam in big picture mode
     - [ ] Start steam in big picture mode               # crashes on tbrink
     - [ ] enable smooth scrolling in web views
     - [x] enable smooth scrolling in web views
     - [ ] enable gpu accelerated rendering in web views
     - [x] enable gpu accelerated rendering in web views # MAJOR perf boost
     - [x] enable hardware video decoding
     - [x] enable hardware video decoding                 # minor perf boost
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</blockquote><!-- Steam UI Settings -->
</blockquote><!-- Steam UI Settings -->
= Steam Streaming =
<blockquote>
See [[steam streaming]]
</blockquote><!-- Steam Streaming -->

Latest revision as of 16:05, 14 April 2024

TODO:

This should probably be renamed steam configuration...

Documentation

steam cloud FAQ https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/68D2-35AB-09A9-7678

Locations

install
C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam
~/.steam
${STEAM_INSTALL} (the steam install location, also stores some settings like booting into BigPicture, chat settings, streaming settings)
config
~/.local/share/Steam/config steam configuration settings (not user preferences)
files
${STEAM_INSTALL}/steamapps/appmanifest_*.acf installed games, IDs, and metadata
~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/libraryfolders.vdf lists steam game directories
${DRIVE_LETTER}:\Steam\userdata\${STEAM_ACCOOUNT_ID}\config\shortcuts.vdf binary file with shortcuts to games, including non-steam games added to steam.

See steamsync implementation of writing to vdf

Steam UI Settings

Steam Settings:
  Downloads:
    Shader Pre-Caching:
      - [x] Allow background processing of Vulkan Shaders  (while steam open, before game runs, process vulkan shaders)

  Interface:
    - [ ] Start steam in big picture mode                # crashes on tbrink
    - [x] enable smooth scrolling in web views
    - [x] enable gpu accelerated rendering in web views  # MAJOR perf boost
    - [x] enable hardware video decoding                 # minor perf boost

Steam Streaming

See steam streaming