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Steam overlay not working 70% of the time.
« on: October 14, 2013, 07:30:19 pm »
Every time I start Warband there is only around a 30% chance that it will have Overlay enabled. It works with all other games. Anyone else have this problem?
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Re: Steam overlay not working 70% of the time.
« Reply #1 on: October 14, 2013, 07:31:43 pm »
I have this same problem, you just have to restart warband and it should work. Mine does.

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Re: Steam overlay not working 70% of the time.
« Reply #2 on: October 14, 2013, 07:32:22 pm »
Yeah, but Restarting the game every time is just annoying. Would like to know why it does so.
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Re: Steam overlay not working 70% of the time.
« Reply #3 on: October 14, 2013, 07:33:52 pm »
Agreed.

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Re: Steam overlay not working 70% of the time.
« Reply #4 on: October 15, 2013, 01:02:24 am »
Are you using TS overlay by any chance? If yes, then turning it off will fix your problem, it fixed mine.

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Re: Steam overlay not working 70% of the time.
« Reply #5 on: October 15, 2013, 02:28:48 am »
That actually makes sense considering my trouble started when I turned on TS overlay.

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Re: Steam overlay not working 70% of the time.
« Reply #6 on: October 15, 2013, 08:16:11 am »
I used to have this problem with mumble on all my steam games.

Never really liked the overlay anyways.

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Re: Steam overlay not working 70% of the time.
« Reply #7 on: October 16, 2013, 02:33:26 am »
Are you using TS overlay by any chance? If yes, then turning it off will fix your problem, it fixed mine.

Well that sucks.  Double edged sword.  Cause if you're like me and need the steam overlay for events, you most definitely need the teamspeak overlay as well.

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Re: Steam overlay not working 70% of the time.
« Reply #8 on: October 16, 2013, 06:16:51 am »
Are you using TS overlay by any chance? If yes, then turning it off will fix your problem, it fixed mine.

Well that sucks.  Double edged sword.  Cause if you're like me and need the steam overlay for events, you most definitely need the teamspeak overlay as well.

huh ?! with all the graphics and stuff u do I thought for sure that u would have a second screen  :o

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Re: Steam overlay not working 70% of the time.
« Reply #9 on: October 16, 2013, 06:16:18 pm »
I'm using Overwolf programm, and getting TS overlay working great alongside with Steam's one.

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Re: Steam overlay not working 70% of the time.
« Reply #10 on: October 16, 2013, 06:39:48 pm »
I'd also ask if you're using TS overlay. If so, I don't know any solution other than restarting warband until TS and Steam overlay work together.

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Re: Steam overlay not working 70% of the time.
« Reply #11 on: October 18, 2013, 06:50:09 pm »
Are you using TS overlay by any chance? If yes, then turning it off will fix your problem, it fixed mine.

Well that sucks.  Double edged sword.  Cause if you're like me and need the steam overlay for events, you most definitely need the teamspeak overlay as well.

huh ?! with all the graphics and stuff u do I thought for sure that u would have a second screen  :o

I actually JUST started using a second screen like two months ago.  Don't know why I didn't do it sooner!

HOWEVER, Steam window on the 2nd screen doesn't flash when you get a message...  which is another SLAP IN THA FACE !!!!

So I gotta glance over every five minutes, or 20 if I forget, and then I have to Alt-Tab out just to respond.  And If I'm recording, its ANOTHER SLAP IN THA FAAAACE !!!!!



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Re: Steam overlay not working 70% of the time.
« Reply #12 on: October 18, 2013, 09:45:43 pm »
I have had this problem in the past usually closing prior steam conversations fixes it.

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Re: Steam overlay not working 70% of the time.
« Reply #13 on: October 19, 2013, 08:37:19 pm »
If you happen to need TS overlay, the Steam Overlay, and for some reason don't want to use Overwolf, you can just pop open your task manager and close gameoverlay.exe