Singing in with bot makes all friends go offline in Steam Desktop client

[fletch]

Using a bot to idle my account while I'm not playing. Whenever the bot logs into my account it makes all my friends appear offline in the steam client (until you relaunch steam client, they update their status or you exit the bot).

Is there any way to avoid this?
 

[Dr. McKay]

That's pretty interesting. I've never seen that before. What happens if you make your bot go online with setPersona? Although that will make you appear in-game.

[McMuffinDK]

I think this happens because you login elsewhere. This also happens if you login on two computers, using the steam client

Edited February 18, 2018 by McMuffinDK

[fletch]

That's pretty interesting. I've never seen that before. What happens if you make your bot go online with setPersona? Although that will make you appear in-game.

That is with the bot marking online with setPersona.

 

 

I think this happens because you login elsewhere. This also happens if you login on two computers, using the steam client

Yeah sounds about right. Is there any way to avoid it?

[McMuffinDK]

Not that i know of, i think it is some security thing at steams servers

[Dr. McKay]

That is with the bot marking online with setPersona.

 

What happens if you don't mark the bot online?

[fletch]

What happens if you don't mark the bot online?

Just tested. The same thing happens. Have to sign out of steam friends in the client and sign back in to fix.

[fletch]

Just noticed it doesn't happen when I use ASF. Must be something I'm doing. Idk I'll keep fiddling.