[HOWTO] Launch ANY STEAM Game from a web broswer link

BigBaller · **Author**

Thats right, no other software needed to install, all you need is STEAM running.

A while ago, I found a simple HTML code that would cause STEAM to launch Counter-Strike 1.6. This was months ago.

I recently purchased a CS Source server, it took me a hour to figure out the code to make a link launch CS Source, while trying to find out, I figured out every other STEAM Game (expect HL2 Demo, Codename Gordon and SRCDS, im pretty sure SRCDS can be found easily tho)

Why am I posting this?

Because you cant find this type of info on the net anywhere (or at least I couldnt, google didnt work in my favor tonight). If you want a simple link to connect to your server you have to sign up for things such as serverspy and use their service.

This is all you got to do.

Use this as your HTML code

Quote:

Thus, that simple code above will connect you to That Ip on Counter-Strike 1.6. Make sure you take notice to the ' before the word "steam" and after "27015"

Now what if you want to connect to another game? All you have to do is change -applaunch 10 to something like -applaunch 20 and it will connect your client to a different game. 20 btw is Team Fortess Classic.

I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS WILL WORK FOR 3RD PARTY MODS SUCH AS NATURAL SELECTION. I DONT BELIEVE IT WILL BECAUSE THEY ARE 3RD PARTY MODS

Quote:

Originally Posted by STEAM -applaunch #'s

MOD -> applaunch #

Half Life Dedicated Server -> -applaunch 5
Counter-Strike 1.6 -> -applaunch 10
Team Fortess Classic -> -applaunch 20
Day Of Defeat -> -applaunch 30
DeathMatch Classic -> -applaunch 40
Opposing Force -> -applaunch 50
Ricochet -> -applaunch 60
Half Life -> -applaunch 70
Counter-Strike: Condition Zero -> -applaunch 80
Half Life 2 -> -applaunch 220
Counter-Strike Source -> -applaunch 240
Half Life Source -> -applaunch 280
Day of Defeat Source -> -applaunch 300
Half Life 2 Deathmatch -> -applaunch 320

I hope this becomes useful and helpful to quite a few people.

Thanx
BigBaller

-=STN=- MaGe · 01-03-2005 , 06:50

lol nice information. really needed this

abnormalkid256 · 01-08-2005 , 14:38 .

Where do i put the HTML??/ Please help, im new..

f1del1ty.oXi · 01-08-2005 , 15:13

Huh? you put it on a site....and put the code in the site page...

I'm not quite understanding what your asking...

kcghost · 03-27-2005 , 10:12

I have try this, but it only run Steam and the menu, game dont start
Server play Opposing Force and the IP is good, i dont anderstand.

<font color="#cc0033" size="2">Play</font>

manorastroman · 03-27-2005 , 14:13

taken from the sourcemod forums:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tim

Try:

Code:

join

So double quotes around the applaunch & connect,
single quotes around the href= argument...

v3x · 03-27-2005 , 17:44

Or, try this..

Code:

<html>
<head>
<title>Connecting to server..</title>
<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="3;URL=steam: -applaunch 10 +connect 69.41.244.30:27015">
</head>
<body>
Connecting to server..
</body>
</html>

kcghost · 03-27-2005 , 17:49

Yeah, that works now

THX mano...

BigBaller · 03-27-2005 , 22:58

yea, I didnt update this post, but I did on SourceMod site.

Steam changed how it worked after this was posted.