How do you do it then?
I got the option to start steam offline and it immediately said "could not connect".
Used to, you could unplug your NIC before starting steam and it would let you go offline with no issues. Dunno if that still works.
you have to first be online to initialize offline mode the first time. Then you are clear to use offline mode whenever you want. If they allowed offline mode without verifying anything than you could give everyone your games with no protection against it.
I'm sure I'm not the only Steam user who assumed the offline mode would automatically take care of you if you lost your internet.
Yeah, I'm the only one out of what, 50 million.
numbnuts.
Using Offline Mode on a PC.
Please follow the instructions below to configure Offline Mode on your PC:
- Start Steam online - make sure the Remember my password box on the login window is checked
- Verify that all game files are completely updated - you can see the update status for a game under the Library section (when the game shows as 100% - Ready it is ready to be played in Offline Mode)
- Launch the game you would like to play offline to verify that there are no further updates to download - shut down the game and return to Steam once you have confirmed that the game can be played
- Go to Steam > Settings to ensure the Don't save account credentials on this computer option is not selected
- From the main Steam window, go to the Steam menu and select Go Offline
- Click Restart in Offline Mode to restart Steam in Offline Mode
My ISP always informs me before they do maintenance, have an outage during a windstorm or some drunk ass knocks down a utility pole, doesn't yours?