First, you need to start Idle Master as usual.
then you need to wait around 10 minutes for the first drop (if doesn't drop, it means you already dropped)
then you need to open a second steam game manually, and wait another 10 minute to drop another card. you can turn to windows until waiting.
after the drop, close the second game (don't close idle master)
it goes like this. open second game - wait 10 min - close second game - wait 10 min - open second game.

so you don't need to wait 30-45 min (on cs go, it goes to 2-3 hours some times)

i prefer cs source as second game, because it works every time, i get cards more than 300 like this way.
if you don't have cs source, try something from valve. i don't know why but it doesn't work all the time when i use non-valve game.
also i need to say it's better the second game don't have trading cards. maybe it cause confusion.
last one word about vac ban, it's your fault to play vac games while using idle master. just open the second game, not play.

actually i found this trick myself (maybe you found too) and use this manually open-close for a long time. it's tiring thing to follow after many times, so i want to set this system at night and it works for all night automaticly, morning you get a lot of cards i guess. so i talked to my friend to write a single program for automaticly start a game, and close it and continue the pattern. but it doesn't work all the time. it needs to improve better way, so i don't want to publish the program for now.

also i added the guy who wrote Idle Master for telling him to add this trick for next version of the program.
i hope it works for you all. happy farming.

edit: it seems he reject my friend offer, i hope he read my topic about it. anyone who has him on friendlist, please share this topic with him.

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I tested and apparently works. I dropped 3 cards in half hour but is definitely annoying have to open/close games.

9 years ago
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Ah, I'd experienced something like that when there is no electricity, and when electricity comes back I get a drop the instant the net is connected. I'll try this one out, thanks!

9 years ago
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Well, I'm too bored to try it, but thanks for finding it and sharing it!

9 years ago
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Yea sure use Valve protected games and get VAC ban, nice :D

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just open and stay like this. nobody says you should play them.

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great motto.
maybe make that the logo.

9 years ago
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to get VAC ban you must join VAC protected server. Noone said anything about joining any servers, launch game and stay in the menu with game minimized.

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ahhh, okay then :D

9 years ago
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nope

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nope to what:/

9 years ago
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all & everything. I earn my levels & cards without this. And since I am a little bit above your level, I think my method works just fine.
But that is just my opinion.

9 years ago
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and you think this steam level thing is about experience :)

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in this case.. yip. across all of everything.

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i have respect for all opinions.
thanks for sharing.

9 years ago
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Lol why bother? The whole point of idle-master is that you can just leave it on without having to do anything.

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after first drop, it takes 30-45 minutes for second drop, and more than hour for another drops. so if you have more than hundreds of drops remaining, its not effective to wait. i think i told my point.
edit: and as i said, i'm trying to talk with the idle master programmer to add this future for the next version.

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*feature

9 years ago
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yup, sorry.
i'm still using this method. i hope it works for you as well.

9 years ago
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Maybe idle master dev could implement it so idle master does it all?

edit
nvm, didnt bother to read more than half your post at first lol

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np :)

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i prefer cs source as second game
Better try it with CS:GO. I like reading posts written by dumbasses who got VAC banned this way.

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i like seeing dumbasses who plays on vac servers while farming.
just minimize the game. who said anything about playing games, especially on vac servers.

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I JUST FUCKING REALIZED I LEFT CSGO on server with this on, omfg. FML.
edit: what are the chances of me getting vac banned? I was on a vac protected idle server for like 2 hours -___-

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I once played a whole competitive match and when I turned off CSGO, I realized I hadn't closed IdleMaster. No harm done, at least that time.

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Oh I so damn hope you're right, I'm so pissed at myself for doing such a newbie mistake that I could punch myself.
Thanks for a bit of relief.

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I've never actually heard of anyone getting VAC'ed for idling. It would only be if it looks suspicious. If someone was looking closely at your account (say you had been reported) it might make or break a ban, but the automated systems would never know- I, for example, sometimes have two games open at once without idling, and I've never gotten banned. (I have terrible patience, so I sometimes play a game while waiting for matchmaking, etc.)

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I don't think VAC has to do anything with being suspicious. It's checking you background processes to see if there's anything suspicious. Since steam idle master seems to fiddle a bit with steam, that's why i was suspicious. But it doesn't seem to be the case. Thanks for the reports guys.

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I just realized that i usually leave idle master while playing csgo on MM lol
once i spent the whole day playing cago with idle master but i am not vac banned... pretty sure that i would have been banned already if idle master was indeed banneable :V

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Thanks man. Well, I hope nothing happens to either of us. I know I won't repeat the same mistake tho.

9 years ago
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I will probably do it again because i always forget to check lol

9 years ago
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If IdleMaster can make use of this technique, that'd be great.

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it seems he reject my friend offer, i hope he read my topic about it.
anyone who has him on friendlist, please share this topic with him.

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Post it in the idlemaster group.

He'll definitely notice it there.

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yeah i did it too at the same time i opened this topic here (and reddit), actually he gave me an answer.
it seems it doesn't work for him. still trying to figure it out.

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What game did you test this on?

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most of time i used this with cs:go drops, but i can confirm that it works for don't starve, anomaly korea, mortal kombat x, and i'm certain it'll work with any game for idle.

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This is interesting. Thanks for sharing. I'll test this out later.

9 years ago
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It's easier to just start idle master and leave it running over night lol

Even with hundreds of cards you can get 25 cards in one night and just repeat it for a few nights unitl you have everything. It's unlikely you'll ever be in that situation again.

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no, i mean i get 3-4 cards for one night with just idle master, with this way, i can drop more cards in one hour than one night.
this is my experience, maybe you get your cards faster.

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I've used idle master twice before to get a few hundred cards. The highest amount I received was 25 in ~9 hours but on average I was getting 18-20 per night. I don't know why it was different for me :S

9 years ago
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Probably you sleep longer...

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i measured the time and i get every cs go cards within 2 hours.

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I think I got all my CS:GO cards within 2-3 hours of actually playing the game.
I got about 16 cards the 1st night I used Idlemaster and 20 on the seconds, no cards left now to try.

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I don't use idlemaster but your technique works if you actually run the program. I just run the program I am trying to farm the cards, then use something like Grimm that only has a menu at start-up to get them to drop.

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Cards usually drop every 20-30 minutes, depends on the game. Unless you sleep for less than 2 hours there's no way you should only be getting 3-4 cards in a night.

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that trick still working for me, just waiting 2 hours for first drop (you know they changed the system because of abused use of return thing) after 2 hours it's all the same.

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