User Manual

Main Options

Path

Set the Steam clean game file folder (Make sure to choose the root game path, for example in UE4 games you should choose the folder that includes the Engine folder), game executable or steam_api(64).dll.

Start Crack

Start the crack process.
The Delete Previous steam_settings Folder is the same as Goldberg Steam Emulator Configuration’s.

1. Generate Goldberg Steam Emulator Game Info

Steam App ID

Set the Steam App ID.
App ID can be found using the built-in App ID Finder or SteamDB.

Generator API

Generate game info with different info APIs.
SteamKit2 Client: Use SteamKit2 Client for generating most of the info and Steam Web API/Xan105 API for game schema. (Best result)
Steam Web API: Steam Web API/Xan105 API for all game info. (Faster but less info)
Offline: Generate offline basic info without Internet.

Use Xan105 API

Use Xan105 API to replace Steam Web API, but can’t generate stats. (Currently not working)

Steam Web API Key

Your Steam Web API Key.
If it’s missing without using Xan105 API, game schema (achievements and stats) will not be generated.

Use Steam Web App List

Use Steam Web App List for faster game info generating.

Generate Achievement Images

Generate game achievement images (icons) for Goldberg Steam emulator. (Now it’s much faster)

2. Generate Goldberg Steam Emulator Configuration

Language

Set the language the emulator will report to the game.
Default language settings will be generated from your system language.

Listen Port

Set the UDP/TCP port the emulator listens on (You should probably not change this because everyone needs to use the same port or you won’t find yourselves on the network).

Account Name

Set your name in game.

Steam ID

Set your emulator steam id.
If your saves for a game are locked to a specific steam id you need to change this value.

Disable Networking

Disable all the networking functionality of the Steam emulator.

Offline mode

Enable Steam emulator Offline mode.
Some games that connect to online servers might only work if the Steam emulator behaves like steam is in offline mode.

Enable Overlay

Enable the Steam emulator overlay.
This is for games that depend on the steam overlay to let people join multiplayer games.
Use SHIFT-TAB to open the overlay.

Custom Broadcast IP

Set custom IPs (or domains) which the emulator will send broadcast packets to.

Open Example Config

Open Goldberg Emulator Example Folder.

Open Config Folder

Open Goldberg Emulator steam_settings folder in Temp file.

3. Unpack SteamStub

Requires selecting .exe File or Folder as input path.

Keep Bind Section

Keep .bind Section after unpack, required if unpacked executable won’t run.

Use Experimental Features

Required if unpacked executable won’t run.

Realign Sections

Realign executable sections.

Keep DOS Stub Data

Keep executable DOS Stub Data.

Recalculate File Checksum

Recalculate Executable Checksum.

SteamAPICheckBypass Mode

Use SteamAPICheckBypass to bypass steam_api(64).dll and exe integrity check.
Disabled: Disable Apply SteamAPICheckBypass.
SteamAPICheckBypass DLL: DLL Name for DLL hijacking to game executable.
Enable All Time: Intercept All steam_api(64).dll read requests and all game exe read requests.
Enable Only Nth Time: Intercept steam_api(64).dll read request only on Nth time and all game exe read requests.
Enable Only Not Nth Time: Intercept steam_api(64).dll read request only not on Nth time and all game exe read requests.
Enable Only Nth Time and Enable Only Not Nth Time are useful for custom requirements.
SteamAPICheckBypass won’t intercept LoadLibrary now.

4. Apply Goldberg Steam Emulator

Requires selecting steam_api(64).dll File or Folder as input path.

Use Custom Save Location

Default save path: C:\Users\<Your windows user name>\AppData\Roaming\Goldberg SteamEmu Saves\<appid>\settings
Create a local_save.txt beside steam_api(64).dll to change default Goldberg emulator game save path.

Use Experimental version Goldberg Emulator

Uses Experimental version of Goldberg Emulator.

Generate Steam Interfaces file

Automatically Generate steam_interfaces.txt if the original steam_api(64).dll is older than May 2016 (Determined with Digital Signature Timestamp).

Force Generate for each steam_api(64).dll

Generate steam_interfaces.txt for each steam_api(64).dll.

5. Generate Crack Only Files

Requires selecting Folder as input path.
Crack only files will be generated in the Crack folder.

Output Path

Set the place to put crack only files.

Create Crack Readme File

Create Crack_Readme.txt which includes info on how to apply the crack only files.

Pack Crack Files with .zip archive

Pack Crack Files into a Crack.zip archive.

6. Restore Crack

Requires selecting Folder as input path.
Restores Crack Generated with SteamAutoCrack.

AppID Finder

Fuzzy Search

If fuzzy search is disabled, will use exact search.

Settings

Save Config File

Save Config.json with SteamAutoCrack options.

Enable Debug Log

Enable Debug Log Level.

Output Log to File

Output all Logs to log.log file.
Error logs will always output to error.log regardless of whether this option is disabled.

Update/Download

Update or download latest version of Goldberg Steam Emulator if it does not exist or an update is available.

Force Update Steam App List

Update Steam App List now.
Steam App List will automatically be updated daily.