Beware - Workshop Uploads - Launching SDK from Console vs Steam

[-=THOR=-]

A few days ago I realized that the Steam Workshop uploads I made when I launched the SDK from Steam were not shown in the Update window of the SDK launched from the command-line (start "" "%SteamDir%\SteamApps\common\red orchestra 2\Binaries\Win64\ROGame.exe" editor -cookededitor -genericbrowser -log), and vice-versa.

I looked at the environment variables of both SDK, more specifically, the environment variable SteamAppId.
Value for SDK launched from command-line: 35450
Value for SDK launched from Steam: 104310

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\red orchestra 2\Binaries\Win64\steam_appid.txt contains 35450 (which is obviously not used by the SDK when launched from Steam). I put 104310. All of a sudden, the items in the list of the Workshop Update window matched that of the SDK launched from Steam.

So if you have the same problem, now you know why. Now I force 104310 in steam_appid.txt.

[danh]

Last time this happened to me, I pressed the reset history button.

[-=THOR=-]

Originally Posted by danh

Last time this happened to me, I pressed the reset history button.

Reset will work only for the current app id. So for instance, it clears the history of app 35450 if the SDK is launched from the command-line, and the history of app 104310 if launched from steam.

[danh]

Well, I haven't uploaded a single thing in almost a month so hopefully this doesn't happen to me but at least you found a solution.

[-=THOR=-]

Do you launch from console (with ROGame.exe) or steam? If you're always launching from steam, or with "steam.exe -applaunch 104310", you should not have any issue.

[danh]

I use both a bat file and steam.

[-=THOR=-]

Originally Posted by danh

I use both a bat file and steam.

With your bat file are calling directly ROGame.exe or using Steam.exe?

[danh]

Directly calling ROGame.exe but I only use that to look at stock maps while I am working on customs. I normally open the sdk through steam.

Spoiler!

cd\
cd /d D:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Red Orchestra 2\Binaries\Win64

rogame.exe editor

[-=THOR=-]

Originally Posted by danh

Directly calling ROGame.exe but I only use that to look at stock maps while I am working on customs. I normally open the sdk through steam.

Spoiler!

cd\
cd /d D:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Red Orchestra 2\Binaries\Win64

rogame.exe editor

In that case you should be able to witness the issue. Upload TE-A with SDK launched from your bat file, and upload TE-B with SDK launched from steam. TE-A should not appear in the 2nd SDK, while TE-B won't appear in the update window of the 1st SDK, at least, if you still have 35450 in the steamappid file.

[-=THOR=-]

Btw, another way to see the impact of having the wrong appid....

When you launch the SDK with ROGame.exe with the wrong appid (35450), steam says that you are playing RO2, and not that you are using the SDK.

[Drecks]

Well I always started my SDK from Steam and I can't update all maps on SWS.
I never could update SWS. The maps shown is always different.

For now I only see TE-Coldsteel in my update list

This means I will have to delete them all once again or is there any workaround ?

[danh]

There is a reset workshop history button in the SDK. Have you tried that? I have to use it all the time.

[-=THOR=-]

Originally Posted by danh

There is a reset workshop history button in the SDK. Have you tried that? I have to use it all the time.

I tried, but it doesn't fix the issue. Reseting the history works for the current app id only. It will not make two different apps update at the same location.

[Drecks]

I did try that reset button more then once. Without succes. At first it only showed CD-Rakowice as the only map I could update on SWS.With the latest patch I deleted all my stuff on SWS and uploaded all again.
This works, but this is not the supposed way to do. It will loose all your screens,comments and other stuff. Now it only shows TE-Coldsteel as map to update. I have this number 35450 in my folder with ROGame.exe

Now working to get a reset button on my wife. Chances are that one will work.

[-=THOR=-]

Originally Posted by Drecks

I did try that reset button more then once. Without succes. At first it only showed CD-Rakowice as the only map I could update on SWS.With the latest patch I deleted all my stuff on SWS and uploaded all again.
This works, but this is not the supposed way to do. It will loose all your screens,comments and other stuff. Now it only shows TE-Coldsteel as map to update. I have this number 35450 in my folder with ROGame.exe

Now working to get a reset button on my wife. Chances are that one will work.

Did you upload your maps from the SDK launched from ROGame.exe in a batch script, or did you upload from the SDK launched from steam?

[Drecks]

From day 1 I worked with the SDK from Steam. Never ued a batch script.

[Drecks]

Well Thor's solution worked. With that and his help I could update my maps on SWS.
I updated Coldsteel. Rakowice will follow tomorrow.

[danh]

You just change the appid?

[Drecks]

Originally Posted by danh

You just change the appid?

Yes.