hi is there a way to reverse the integration of a spiral knights merged account in steam, on my thinkpad i can play my brothers account just fine through spiralknights.com but when i play my account through steam it always crashes and turns off my laptop, i just want to go back the old way is it possible without creating a new account and losing everything i built up? thank you
Reverse integration to steam, question
Sat, 10/01/2011 - 08:33
Sat, 10/01/2011 - 20:29
#2
bummer ok, i guess a new
bummer ok, i guess a new account it is., wish i never merged it everything was fine, thought it would be better. steam makes both laptops i run SK on run very hot and shut down PC playing from my brothers web account NON merged everything runs perfect. thanks anyways.
Sat, 10/01/2011 - 21:52
#3
Ryandye: have you filed bug
Ryandye: have you filed bug reports to Valve over the issues with Steam and your laptop(s)?
Sat, 10/01/2011 - 22:37
#4
They would normally refer it
They would normally refer it back to laptop manufactuer/OEM support to identify the problem. But despite that, Steam does have lot of tendencies chew up CPU time in one of the sub-processes and end up messing with the power saving features. I would recommend disabling voice comm options in SK (which runs off of steam) if your not using it, since its the first to go nuts.
But overheating in general is a bad sign of cooling problems, especially its a mid size or entry level gaming setup. Unrestricting the intake vents by raising the bottom (where the intake is usually hidden) off the table by even an inch will significantly boost the fan's overall performance. A CD jewel case or cheap DVD case wedged in the back will usually do the trick, or a half deck of cards taped into a block. Cooling pads are also a good investment, but you need to take into consideration of where the intake vent is to make sure theres 1. an air gap, and 2. the fan actually blows air over it.
Sun, 10/02/2011 - 08:37
#5
But despite that, Steam does
But despite that, Steam does have lot of tendencies chew up CPU time in one of the sub-processes and end up messing with the power saving features.
Kind of have to do a *head tilt* of my own here. I've been using Steam for years against various laptops such as Clevo D900T, Asus F3KA, Acer Ferrari 4000, Acer Ferrari 5000, and Averatec 7100. I've never noticed any particular problem with Steam developing run-away processes or chewing through system resources. For the software problems I have run into, such as system hard-locks, Valve has tended to be pretty responsive. I don't think I've ever gotten a run-around to go talk to the laptop vendor for a problem that was tracked to a fault in the Steam Binary Client.
As far as the over-heating in laptops goes, I am going to point to the elephant sitting in the room on that general subject: http://www.nvidiasettlement.com
For several mid-range, entry level gaming, or gaming specific laptops, overheating is a sign that somebody probably bought a laptop with a Nvidia graphics chip.
In before "nope".