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PSA : You can run Warframe steam downloaded version without Steam and without downloading installer again
All guides that I found to run Warframe that previously downloaded via Steam suggest that you need to download installer and copy the files to new installation directory.
In fact, they are the same files so you don't need to download the installer at all, just add command line argument to the Launcher as the steam do[1]. And the Launcher will start as usual.
The step:
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find the Launcher.exe, it located in steam_folder\steamapps\common\Warframe\Tools\Launcher.exe
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Make shortcut from Launcher.exe
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Open shortcut properties, add "-cluster:public -registry:Steam" without quotation mark after Origininal Target. Click Ok to save.
Now you you have sortcut to run Warframe directly without steam. You can move the shortcut as you like ie. Desktop.
You can also turn the normal stand alone one into the steam version by starting the download on steam, stopping it, copying the files over, deleting the downloading file in the Steam directory and then changing some registry values.
Thanks, been looking for this.
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Nice.
The reason i wasn't using steam before, was because i didn't want to launch it everytime i laucnched warframe. I don't want it running in the background either.
But if i do this, the 'advantage' i would get, would be that i will be able to see all of the in-game fashionframe items plus all of the tennogen items.
This sounds like an overall better option for me. Are they any downsides i'm not seeing ? For example , maybe "if you choose to run the steam version of WF, you need to launch steam first for any updates to install" ? Things like that.
this is fantastic, thank you!
Great!
I guess I'm one of the few who likes to know how many hours I spend on this game.