It is.
I always use it whenever i get new games :D
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Do what I do.
Find a "light" game (by light I mean something that doesn't need your entire computer - I use Super Hexagon)
Go to steamcommunity.com/id/ YOUR NAME /badges to see what games you still have card drops in.
C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Steam\\steamapps\\common\\ LIGHT GAME HERE
find steam_appid.txt and back it up. Then open it up and change the number to the appid of the game you need card drops in.
Now run the game and wait.
Tada!
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Or, instead of wasting your tie with that, you could run idle master which is doing the exact same thing automatically for all games that still need card drops in your library.
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i dont quite get how idle master works.. sometimes it gets the cards and after closing it and using it another day it doesnt get any cards at all :/
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Do you actually have card drops waiting? It doesn't create cards for you, it only gets the drops for the games you have remaining cards.
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ofc i still have cards to drop lol :D
but i prefer running SAM now coz this doesn't actually work sometimes for me :/
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The only time IM doesn't work for me is when the cookie it uses go stale. I took the cookie from Chrome but if I use another browser for a while or log in to Steam from work, then the cookie doesn't allow IM to log in under my name anymore. When that happens I just need to log back into Steam with Chrome and it starts working again.
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Well card drops are random, so it can take a long time to drop sometimes and other tinmes it is instant.
Also, Steam needs to be running.
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Steam doesnt need to be running, it juse emulates logging into steamcommunity, which you can do from the web browser.
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The point to posting the method was - if you're not sure if it's safe, you can always do it manually.
I personally don't like using third party programs to muck around in my Steam account, so yeah.
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Yeah, who cares about running unknown programs that might steal your passwords in background! O_o
Tell me, do you also place your keys under doormat to not "waste" time finding them in pocket?
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Do you even have any concept o how many thousands of people everyday are running Enhanced Steam?
Why would you be worried about this guys other software. Anyway, for people who aren't too moronic, nor alarmist, you can read the open source code yourselves and see exactly what is happening.
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Yes I do, Einstein. I work in IT security. I can name any number of services that were "perfectly" safe until big enough number of users made the attack profitable. As for reading code, LOL. How many people are capable of reading the code and hunting for any hidden surprises? How you know the code you read is what you download, unless you go as far as compiling it yourself? How you would avoid depository switch attack?
Please, saying "it's safe because it's open source" is utterly laughable, Heartbleed was in open source code too and somehow no one (read - millions of often very good programmers) spotted it until it was too late. Only morons download untrusted stuff from the net, especially where passwords/programs with a lot of value are concerned. "Open source" means nothing, it's illusion of safety, nothing more.
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Then if you're not as incompetent as you claim, inspect and compile the code yourself. It's annoying to see dipshi- people who come on SG and insult jshackles whom has made both this and ES for the greater Steam community and the benefit of all.
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I tried but i think is fixed :\ does not work for me :C
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I just use Steam Achievement Manager. If you open a game's achievement list, Steam counts the game as running and you receive cards.
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SAM is alright, but Idle Master is better since it does everything automatically. IE, I go to bed with Idle Master running wake up and 5-6 games have gotten all their card drops.
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Idle Master does the exact same except it automatically closes the app once you have your cards and start the next one. That way you can leave it unattended while you're sleeping or at work.
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It might give you the aids, but that won't endanger your Steam account at all.
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Holy shit, and I've been using it all this time! :O
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yes, but make sure to close it before joining any vac server.
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YUp, i can add list games with VAC.
Here it:
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Copy this to file blacklist.txt . TADA!!!
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Entering that with the enters took me quite a while, thanks thoughXD
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Yes and no. No, jshackles isn't going to steal your Steam account or anything. Yes, it is technically probably against some part of the ToS. To date though I'm not aware of a single person who's been punished for using Idle Master, SAM, or any other idling method to get cards.
If you're afraid of something happening to your Steam account, don't use it, but the program itself is safe. You can even view the source on Github and see exactly what it does.
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Yes, it's totally safe. Just use common sense and don't join any VAC servers while it (or any third-party application really) is running.
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i used idle master while playing csgo in vac servers for a long time and never got banned, as far as i know only using sam while being in an vac servers will vac ban you, correct me if i'm wrong...
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idle master uses the same process as SAM. don't use Idle Master when connected to VAC servers...
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sorry, i was not specific, let me correct myself
"...as far as i know only unlocking achievements with sam while being in an vac servers will vac ban you, correct me if i'm wrong..."
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100% save :) if you idle another game for example csgo but playing tf2 server think that fine, cause never got banned or kicked. Think just if you dont get reported your fine
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No 100%. It's a risk because it's against the TOS of steam.
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Did you even bother to read it? Using IM might be "safe" for now, but don't come crying if Valve decides to stomp on that. VAC bans and revoking on Steam is always done with delay, in waves of identified abusers, so argument "it does nothing now" holds absolutely no water.
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LOL, clearly you've never actually read the TOS, nor understand what a "VAC ban" is.
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Been using it for a couple of months now, haven't noticed anything fishy/harmful so far. Works like a charm.
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I've tried to use it, but it never works for me. I start it up, but the game never runs.
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Did you set it up correctly, copying your browser cookie in the settings.txt file?
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Yes I think it is. I've idled with it for over 40 games :3
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Nah, I'm kidding my friend :P
It's safe don't worry. Just don't open any VAC games while using it, just to have some precaution :)
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Gotta love the gaming community. We find work-arounds to make it easier for us to do nothing. :-D
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Speaking of which, I have some games I need to idle for trading card drops...brb.
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i used master idler / sam for months with no trouble like they say don't run anything like this on vac servers and you will be safe for the most part just let it run over night why asleep and you will be fine.
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I have some games that i want to get the cards from it but I dont have the time and disk space to run them every single time.
Is it safe ?
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