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author | varGeneric <16168572+varGeneric@users.noreply.github.com> | 2023-03-12 19:41:15 -0400 |
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committer | GitHub <noreply@github.com> | 2023-03-13 00:41:15 +0100 |
commit | a23a133dff7bfd2e94fb0c901da8c5a3f476412e (patch) | |
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Add section on setting an alternate Steam launch option to basic setup (#143)
Instead of adding a non-Steam game or switching command line parameters, Steam can be configured to prompt for a launch configuration every time. This adds instructions on achieving that with SteamEdit.
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