Every game has the game bar at the bottom: it installs, launches the game and tells you where the connection stands. Almost every problem shows up there. This guide goes through each status, what to do in each one and the questions that come up most on the game pages.
Everything it can do
- Colored steps: each one turns green when it's done and tells you what's missing.
- Status line: «Stopped», «Running · Offline» or «Running · Connected».
- A notice under the bar with the most important problem and, when needed, the button that fixes it.
- A ⋯ menu on each step: change the path, open folders, reinstall or uninstall the mod.
- One-click mod update when there's a new version.
- «Repair» when another tool has grabbed the game's loader.
- «Try an effect», on the Start tab, to check the connection without waiting for a gift.
The steps on the bar
The bar shows the steps that game needs, from left to right. For a Steam game there are usually two: «Game» and «Mod». Each step's text changes with its state:
- «Set path»: the app couldn't find the game. Click it and pick the game folder.
- «Choose another folder»: the folder you picked isn't the game's («Invalid path»).
- «Install mod»: the game is found and the mod is missing. One click downloads and installs it.
- «Mod ready», with its version: installed and up to date.
- Two versions with an arrow (current → new): an update is available. Click the step to install it.
- «Retry»: the installation failed. «Details», on the notice, tells you why.
The status line
Next to the steps you see what's happening right now:
- «Stopped»: the game is closed. Open it with «Launch game».
- «Running · Offline»: the game is open, but the mod hasn't talked to the app yet. That's normal while it loads; if it drags on, it turns red and a notice appears.
- «Running · Connected»: all set. Gifts reach the game.
- In games without a mod (on-screen challenges, emulator keys or the game's own webhooks), «Running» is already the final state: there's nothing inside the game that needs to connect.
«Running», but never «Connected»
This is the most common question. In almost every game the mod starts once the game finishes loading: at the main menu, when your save loads or when you enter a level or a world. Wait for that moment. If nothing changes:
- Close the game and open it with «Launch game» from the app. Some games, like Hades, Hades II, Stardew Valley, The Binding of Isaac, Elden Ring or Dead Cells, only load the mod when the app opens them; from Steam they start without it.
- With the game closed, use «Reinstall mod» in the ⋯ menu of the «Mod» step and open it again.
- If the notice says another streaming tool grabbed the game's loader, click «Repair»: it makes them coexist and doesn't uninstall the other one.
- If the mod suddenly stopped loading in several games at once, quit Steam completely (Steam → Exit), open it again and launch the game from the app.
Game version and store
Some mods only work with one specific version of the game. Hollow Knight, for example, needs exactly 1.5.78.11833, which isn't the one Steam installs by default: «Show game version requirement», in the «Game» step menu, shows you how to switch in a minute. If a game updates and the mod stops connecting, check whether the «Mod» step offers a new version.
- GOG, Epic, Game Pass or another folder: click «Set path» (or «Change path» in the ⋯ menu of the «Game» step) and pick the game folder.
- «Launch game» opens the game through Steam only when the folder is the Steam one; otherwise it runs the executable in that folder.
- Some mods only support one version or one store: the game's Start tab says so under «What you need».
Antivirus and other mods
If your antivirus quarantines a mod file, the installation fails or the game opens without connecting. Restore the file or add an exception for the game folder, then click «Reinstall mod». Other mods usually coexist: the OverInteractive mod lives in its own folder. In games where a known mod clashes with ours, the app warns you on the bar or in the «Game» step menu.
Step by step
- Open the game from Games and look at the bar at the bottom.
- Complete any step that isn't green: the path, the mod or whatever that game asks for.
- Click «Launch game» and wait for the game to finish loading.
- Check that the status line switches to «Running · Connected».
- If it stays «Offline», close the game, use «Reinstall mod» in the ⋯ menu of the «Mod» step and open it again.
- On the Start tab, click «Try an effect» to confirm it without waiting for a gift.
FAQ
Does it change my game?
As little as possible. In almost every game the mod is added to the game folder without touching the original files. If a game needs a file changed, the app first saves a copy of the original and puts it back when you uninstall. Each game's Start tab explains its case.
How do I remove it?
In the ⋯ menu of the «Mod» step on the bar, «Uninstall mod». The OverInteractive mod goes away and the game starts without it again. In some games the mod loader stays in the folder: with no mods, the game runs as usual.
Can I get banned?
Mods are used in your own games, with no anti-cheat running. Where there is one, the integration respects it: in Elden Ring effects only work with the anti-cheat off and no online connection, and in GTA V the mod does nothing in an online session. In Fortnite, Valorant, League of Legends, Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, Blood Strike, Albion Online and World of Warships nothing is installed: challenges are drawn on top of the game.
I opened the game from Steam and the bar still says «Stopped»
Some games start the version without the mod when opened from Steam. Close it and click «Launch game» on the app's bar.
Does it work with the GOG, Epic or Game Pass version?
For most games, yes: click «Set path» and pick the game folder. A few mods only support one specific version (Super Meat Boy, for example, only the Steam one); the app warns you if yours isn't compatible.
The installation failed
Click «Details» on the notice to see why. If it was a download, check your internet connection and click «Retry».
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