I'll have to uninstall/reinstall then. It keeps reporting Steam as not running, even though it is and has no issues in itself.


Edit/Update: Uninstalling and re-installing the IdleMaster app fixed the issue. Somehow it had been corrupted and was not detecting Steam properly.

Steam update on Oct 7 2015 appears to have broken Idle Master's detection of the client. IM will also attempt to login to Steam, but fail with an eternal "Idle Master is saving your information" message.

Using IM 1.3.0.0, Steam build Oct 7 2015 11:19:13 (API v017)

Edit/Update: Uninstalling and re-installing the IdleMaster app fixed the issue. Somehow it had been corrupted and was not detecting Steam properly.

Got it, thanks for the clarification guys. It's just a larger up-front investment in idle time that I hadn't noticed with the policy changes.

Set Idle master to multi-game idle, logged in and let it start up. 7 hours later and it still says 903 card drops remaining, and I have no new cards in Steam's inventory.

Have not launched any games through Steam while it was running. IM reports 252 games left to Idle, 903 cards remaining. Verified correct account is signed in.

Just a suggestion to add a small checkbox (or build in the feature) to prevent the computer from sleeping/hibernating while Idle Master is running. I have mine on a pretty aggressive power saving schedule during the warmer summer months to keep heat down, and would still like to idle without it sleeping automatically.

Nope, that's not the same. The one I had was the typical dialog box that shows when you have a script error and asks you to Ignore, Continue, or Stop (?). Mine also had nothing to do with StartIndex, I don't think.

Didn't write down the specifics (I should have I know), but when I checked the program this morning it had an execution error (I think a problem with a script). I could try to continue or cancel - continuing simply brought up the same error over and over. Cancelling terminated the program.

If you need error specifics I can try to catch it doing it again. This is with the most recent build of the program as of Feb 16 2015.

VAC bans are definitely delayed while investigated. They make sure you are using cheats and so on that are bannable offenses, and not just mistakes or snafus.

I've seen slowdown myself, though I'm unsure if it comes from any kind of overlap registering, or just due to different timers in different games. I'd simlply like the tool to appear as human as possible, to avoid any inherent problems in Steam's system, and detection if it becomes an issue later.

Just tossing an idea out there to make the software appear more "human" and less automated. Adding in an optional and random delay between ending one idle and starting the next would be great. Something like 5-60 seconds, to simulate shutting down one game, browsing for the next, and launching.

Just a checkbox and two range boxes would be all it needs. (or simply make it a checkbox and hard code the random delay)