It will stop. It does not produce the cards, steam does. Idlemaster just makes steam produce them faster. But once they burn out, that's the end.

Try going to C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\IdleMaster\ and delete "IdleMaster" folder.

Then boot Idlemaster again. Replace Username as appropriate with your own chosen name.

This should fix this issue.

Originally posted by MeuNos | #Showcase | #HYPE |:

Microsoft do in windows 10 and later, I don't see why steam wouldn't.

Microsoft pretty much legally own your operating system. Steam would get itself listed as a keylogger if they did the same. It's a case of double-standards there :P

Simply? You do not. You run the risk.

That said, Valve cannot tell if you use it if you do not run it while on a VAC server. Any other time they cannot, nor would it be legal for them to, check your computer for what programs are on it or running. Thus you're in no danger if you make sure you only run the program when not using a VAC-enabled game.

So the way the drops work is that steam will drop them randomly after about 2 hours. If you're lucky you may get an extra one before then, but normally 3-4 hours for the first drop is normal (then every 2 hours thereafter). Idle master pings steam every 15 minutes to update how long it needs to wait, since otherwise it would eat your bandwidth. All you need to do is be patient, turn on idlemaster and go have a coffee, visit some friends, play a game which isn't VAC...anything really. (Don't play a VAC game if you can avoid it. You probably won't get in trouble but why take a risk?)

Feel free to add me if you have any other questions. But the short version is that the drops are actually based in Steam/Valve. Idlemaster is just pretending to be the game which has the drops and is trying its best to get your drops to you as quickly as it can.

Originally posted by FuryGamer CSGOEgg.com:

Well he now finished idling one game and he doesn't idle the next one ...

Strange. Are you certain that 1) The games have cards and 2) That you still have card-drops available for them?

To check number 2, go to your badge page and make sure that game has a green button to "play now". If the button is missing, there's no more drops and idlemaster is not the source of your issue, steam is (Since drops are limited, idlemmaster can only do what steam lets it)

Originally posted by Friedrich von IQWarrior:

Originally posted by Shadok:

Depends on the game. One infamous game only yields its drops at the 4-hour mark. There's no standard, you just have to draw on every drop of patience you have and wait.

I was waiting for System Shock 2 cards. Not sure if that game is considered infamous.

Took me 3 hours for SS2.

It's doing it the most time-efficient way. Let it do its job

Depends on the game. One infamous game only yields its drops at the 4-hour mark. There's no standard, you just have to draw on every drop of patience you have and wait.

Originally posted by f0ulke:

Originally posted by Shadok:

Only if you log onto a VAC-server while using it.

while using it ? so when u play that game with steam achivement manager is on and then u joining a vac/official server you'll get banned?

Not 100% assured. There have been people reporting using SAM and then not getting banned. This is reported a month after, so it's not the delay or anything. The disclaimer about being banned is largely to shut up people who use things like aimbots and then whine about how it's totally SAM which did it (and not the aimbot).

That said, you're correct in that the danger ONLY arises after connecting to a VAC server, as steam cannot scan your computer when there's no VAC connection.

Originally posted by klein_walke:

Ok this is to unsave for me.
Because if i´ll forget that i got this program open...
mhmm... VAC-ban is not realy an option for me :D
Would be great if this can be added to the idle master.

Considering the maker of Idle master has abandoned it, you'll be waiting for a long time my friend.