{"id":904,"date":"2018-04-01T15:39:51","date_gmt":"2018-04-01T15:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trucos.com\/uncategorized\/trucos-steam-como-aprovechar-al-maximo-tus-videojuegos\/"},"modified":"2018-04-01T15:39:51","modified_gmt":"2018-04-01T15:39:51","slug":"steam-tricks-how-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-video-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trucos.com\/en\/video-game\/steam-tricks-how-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-video-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Steam Tricks: How to get the most out of your video games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This year 2018 <a href=\"http:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/?l=spanish\"><strong>Steam<\/strong><\/a> celebrates its 15th anniversary since its launch, the most popular and famous digital video game platform today on PC with thousands and thousands of video games in its virtual catalog. Therefore, we want to offer you a <strong>guide with the best tricks to make the most of our library of titles<\/strong>; And over the years, we can accumulate hundreds of video games among our personal lists, requiring a minimum of knowledge from the user to manage such extensive bases of titles. Below, the best tricks to take advantage of our digital library of video games and <strong>take advantage of all the possibilities of Steam<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; height: 0px; padding-bottom: 60%;\"><div class=\"lyte-wrapper fourthree\" style=\"width:420px;max-width:100%;margin:5px auto;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_2qXcodpAbEw\"><div id=\"lyte_2qXcodpAbEw\" data-src=\"\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/2qXcodpAbEw\/hqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2qXcodpAbEw\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/2qXcodpAbEw\/0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"295\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:420px;margin:5px auto;\"><\/div><\/div>\n<h2>Library and category views<\/h2>\n<p>The first thing we must learn to manage on Steam is <strong>our own video game library<\/strong>. As we say, and over the years, we can accumulate hundreds and hundreds of titles, making their navigation and management a problem on many occasions, even forgetting many of our video games purchased a long time ago, partly thanks to compulsive purchases. in the numerous offers and sales on the Valve platform. Therefore, it is advisable to list our library with \u201clist\u201d and \u201cgrid\u201d views, <strong>turning our screen into a true visual showcase with covers and logos<\/strong> of our titles.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Steam Tricks: How to get the most out of your video games\" src=\"\/media\/upload\/2018\/04\/01\/steam-categorias.jpg\" style=\"width:100%\" title=\"Steam Tricks: How to get the most out of your video games\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Additionally, each type of category offers <strong>own data and search tools<\/strong>, such as the possibility of knowing the achievements that we have yet to unlock, which Steam friends have our same titles, installation size, Metacritic score... We can also create our own lists to order our video games according to our preferences, such as those that we still have to play. brand new, multiplayer style ones or whatever we want. With these tips we will have our video games classified for better personal searches.<\/p>\n<h2>Configure launch parameters<\/h2>\n<p>Steam offers more advanced users the ability to <strong>configure numerous launch parameters for each video game individually<\/strong>, which will save us a lot of time if we have different preferences depending on which video games. For this we must go to <strong>Properties \u2013 Define launch parameters<\/strong> of each video game in order to introduce the command lines that we need. Through the <a href=\"https:\/\/support.steampowered.com\/kb_article.php?ref=1040-JWMT-2947&amp;l=spanish\">official steam page<\/a> we can consult all available parameters; Below we leave you with the most popular ones:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>autoconfig \u2013 Restores video and performance settings to defaults for the currently detected hardware. It will ignore settings found within any .cfg file until this parameter is removed.<\/li>\n<li>dev \u2013 Activate developer mode. It also disables automatic loading of maps in the background of the menu and prevents the exit dialog from appearing when leaving the game.<\/li>\n<li>condebug \u2013 Logs all processed console information to the console.log text file.<\/li>\n<li>console \u2013 Start the game with the developer console activated.<\/li>\n<li>toconsole \u2013 Start the engine directly in the console, unless a map is specified with +map.<\/li>\n<li>dxlevel \u2013 Force a specific version of DirectX when starting the game. This is useful if your graphics hardware is older and if you get significantly better performance on an older version of DirectX.<\/li>\n<li>fullscreen \u2013 Forces the engine to start in full screen mode.<\/li>\n<li>windowed or -sw \u2013 Forces the engine to start in windowed mode.<\/li>\n<li>16bpp or -32bpp \u2013 Forces striped color mode (bit depth). GoldSource only<\/li>\n<li>w \u2013 Forces the engine to start at the resolution specified in .<\/li>\n<li>h \u2013 Forces the engine to start at the resolution specified in . There is no need to set this launch parameter alongside -w. The width value will determine the height value automatically.<\/li>\n<li>refresh \u2013 Forces a specific refresh rate.<\/li>\n<li>heapsize \u2013 Specifies the heap size (in kilobytes) that the game will use.<\/li>\n<li>nocrashdialog \u2013 Eliminates some unhandled &quot;memory could not be read&quot; errors.<\/li>\n<li>novid or -novideo \u2013 When starting a game with this parameter, the Valve intro video will not play.<\/li>\n<li>lv Activate some reduced violence options in Left 4 Dead.<\/li>\n<li>sillygibs Activates reduced violence in Team Fortress 2.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Steam Tricks: How to get the most out of your video games\" src=\"\/media\/upload\/2018\/04\/01\/steam-parametros.jpg\" style=\"width:100%\" title=\"Steam Tricks: How to get the most out of your video games\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Installing several video games simultaneously<\/h2>\n<p>Normally we install video games or programs one at a time, on Steam or on the operating system of our computer or device. Fortunately, <strong>Steam allows the possibility of installing several video games simultaneously<\/strong>. To do this we just have to hold down the key <strong>Ctrl<\/strong> while we click with the left mouse button in each game; Once we have the titles selected, we click with the right mouse button and install. If during the process we want to stop an installation from the list in progress, we just have to deselect it from the drop-down menu of the installation itself.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Steam Tricks: How to get the most out of your video games\" src=\"\/media\/upload\/2018\/04\/01\/steam-instalacion.jpg\" style=\"width:100%\" title=\"Steam Tricks: How to get the most out of your video games\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Check upcoming releases<\/h2>\n<p>Every day Steam adds dozens and dozens of video games to its virtual catalog, many of them completely unknown or of dubious quality; Luckily, the platform has a&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/search\/?category1=998&amp;filter=comingsoon\">filter<\/a> in its <strong>Store<\/strong> which allows us to consult the next releases. This tool allows <strong>select a multitude of preferences that will help us filter the news by categories<\/strong> such as language, game modes, operating system...<\/p>\n<h2>Change the default appearance<\/h2>\n<p>Many users do not know it, but <strong>Steam allows you to configure the appearance or background skin<\/strong> through unofficial pages such as <a href=\"http:\/\/steamskins.org\/\"><strong>SteamSkins<\/strong><\/a> either <a href=\"https:\/\/steamcustomizer.com\/\"><strong>Steam Customizer<\/strong><\/a>. Of course, we must be cautious, since not having official licenses can sometimes cause some compatibility problems. To do this we must copy the file of each skin in the Steam skins folder and go to <strong>Parameters \u2013 Interface<\/strong> and select the appearance we want to have in the background.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Steam Tricks: How to get the most out of your video games\" src=\"\/media\/upload\/2018\/04\/01\/steam-apariencias.jpg\" style=\"width:100%\" title=\"Steam Tricks: How to get the most out of your video games\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Add non-Steam games<\/h2>\n<p>Our Steam library allows you to add video games that are not part of the platform&#039;s own catalog, especially those from other companies that are not part of the Valve ecosystem, as well as old titles. This will allow us to have <strong>extras such as video capture or talking to friends without having to leave the gaming platform itself<\/strong>. To do this we must go to the tab <strong>Games<\/strong> at the top of the screen and access <strong>Add a non-Steam game to my library<\/strong>. Steam will scan the system for compatible programs, although we can also add them manually through <strong>Look for<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Steam Tricks: How to get the most out of your video games\" src=\"\/media\/upload\/2018\/04\/01\/steam-anadir-juegos.jpg\" style=\"width:100%\" title=\"Steam Tricks: How to get the most out of your video games\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Change the program start window<\/h2>\n<p>Steam shows its store by default when you start the program. We may want to change the welcome window and Steam allows us to configure every last detail of its interface. Thus, and through <strong>Parameters \u2013 Interface<\/strong>, can <strong>Select<\/strong> which Steam window will appear when the program starts. Through a drop-down menu we can choose our preferred welcome window, such as our <strong>Library<\/strong> either <strong>Community<\/strong>. On the other hand, we can choose Start Steam in mode <strong>Big Picture<\/strong>, which will save us from pressing the control icon located in the upper right part of the screen.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Steam Tricks: How to get the most out of your video games\" src=\"\/media\/upload\/2018\/04\/01\/steam-bienvenida.jpg\" style=\"width:100%\" title=\"Steam Tricks: How to get the most out of your video games\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>More computer tricks:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/trucos.com\/en\/windows\/windows-10-how-to-change-user-account\/\">Windows 10: How to change user accounts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/trucos.com\/en\/computers\/whatsapp-web-how-it-works-and-how-to-get-the-most-out-of-it\/\">WhatsApp Web: How it works and how to get the most out of it<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/trucos.com\/en\/windows\/windows-10-tricks-the-best-keyboard-shortcuts\/\">Windows 10 Tricks: The best keyboard shortcuts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/trucos.com\/en\/windows\/windows-10-how-to-reset-from-the-lock-screen\/\">Windows 10: How to reset from the lock screen<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A guide with the best tricks to get the most out of your digital video game library<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":905,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[70],"class_list":["post-904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-videojuegos","tag-ocio"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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