Standalone Launcher

Standalone-Launcher

barely tested

tinkergame can be used to start any linux or windows program completely standalone without using Steam at all. Every game uses its own configuration files and has all features available like a regular Steam game. As usual the Wait Requester opens before the actual program launch.

The "unique" AppID used always has 12 digits, where start and stop are always '99' and the remaining 8 digits in the middle are generated from the filename of the executable used (appending '1' when the name is too short)

Launching any program through tinkergame is easy and can be done via command line or via GUI

command line

To trigger the standalone launch of any program simply start tinkergame with the play argument followed by one of:

• an absolute path to a windows or linux program
• the title of a previously started program (by default the exename)
• the AppID of a previously used program

As an example, any of the following commands could be valid: tinkergame play /usr/bin/geany tinkergame play /home/apfelmus/Downloads/randomgame/blah.exe tinkergame play 994058311199 tinkergame play xterm

The exe used for an already existing installation can be changed by simply appending the absolute path to the new executable to either the title or AppID command.

For example: tinkergame play 994058311199 /path/to/other/blubb.exe tinkergame play xterm /usr/bin/tilix (the new exe will be stored as default exe, so no need to do that a second time)

GUI

When starting tinkergame like tinkergame play gui a menu opens where any previously added standalone game can be easily picked and started with one click.

editor

When starting tinkergame like tinkergame play ed [AppID or title] a menu opens where the following parameters can be changed for an already installed game:

• Game executable
• Game name
• Keep game name
• Compatdata dir
• Game Icon

See also Standalone-Proton for a similar solution.