There is an option under the Friends tab in the settings that says: "Automatically sign into Friends when I start Steam" I wonder if you untick it, if it will allow you to stay online, but without spamming friends.

Thank you! Already in love with not only this program, but the community as well.

I did read this:

"Click "add non-steam game" then add something like notepad. You can then rename it whatever you want to make it less suspicious. Run it from steam and it will show you as in a non-steam game called whatever you decide to name it. Then run the game you actually want to play and your status will remain in the non-steam "game" you launched first."

From: https://www.gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/94211/is-there-any-way-to-hide-your-steam-status-from-others Had formating trouble with that apparently

But, without trying it, I could tell you that the constant changing of game status will override that.

1. (personal Q) Is it against rules to idle a game? I'm gonna use this amazing product to its full
   potential, but simplifying it, you are reaping the awards of a game without playing it, and that
   sounds way to good to be true.
   
   
2. Are there any games that should I should avoid idle'ing?
   
   
3. Does idle'ing games increase there hour played status? (I like to see those numbers high)
   
   
4. In the FAQ, and in the Card FAQ, it's stated that "Cards drop at a rate of 1 card for every $9
   spent in-game or on DLC purchases," for F2P that is. Is this negated if the game has pre-
   existing cards, i.e: TF2 has cards, but was made free, does that mean you can get those
   cards still, or do you have to spend $9 for each card? (I was unclear on this)
   
   
5. Is there a "manual" for the settings? Like an in depth description, i.e: Brightness, the higher
   your brightness, the more dark areas you can see. The Lower it is, the more you can see in
   bright areas. (Don't stress yourself finding a link. But if yes, just say the location it can be
   found.)
   
   
6. When a game starts taking forever to find a card, like an hour, should it be skipped?
   
   
7. (I haven't looked yet) Where can you find the cheap games that have cards? I don't plan on
   spending hundreds to get cards, sadly.
   
   
8. Can you play a game at the same time you are idle'ing it? (The same game)
   
   
9. When idle'ing multiple games, I noticed that it switches the "current game" status to each
   game you are idle'ing. Does this spam friends with the notification? Is there a way to appear
   online but not display current game?
   
   
10. Does having steam status set to Offline, affect the IM's process?