Titanfall - Origin + Steam Overlay not compatible?

Question

Hi, so most of my friends are on Steam and I'd like to show them via my friend's list them that I'm playing Titanfall as advertisement to encourage them to buy the game. The problem is that even if I add Titanfall as a non-steam game, when I launch it via Origin, it does not show up on my friends list as being in-game. The only workaround I've discovered is that if you add Origin.exe as a non-steam game, you can rename it to Titanfall, which will show up on my friend's list, and then I can launch Titanfall via Origin and play the game. This enables my Steam overlay, but DISABLES my Origin overlay. I need my Origin overlay to play Titanfall with friends.

Question1: Is there any way for both the Steam Overlay and Origin Overlay to be active simultaneously?

I use Ctrl + Tab to open my Steam Overlay

I use Shift + F1 to open my Origin Overlay

Question2: Is there a process other than Origin.exe I can add to Steam as a non-Steam game that will be activated and show that I'm in-game via Steam Friends, but be able to launch Origin and Titanfall normally?

Answer

I've found a workaround.• Add the game to Steam.• Quit Origin if it's running.• Run the game from Steam. It will start Origin, start Titanfall and show that you're in game while Origin client is running.• After the game: Close Origin again to stop Steam from showing that you're playing Titanfall.Simple: run the game from Steam, close Origin before and after.

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You won't get a reply. EA designed them to conflict so you can't use the steam overlay. Same reason you cant add titanfall.exe as an external program with out it crashing.

cl4p_old · Answer

you can get Steam Overlay to work, just not in conjunction with Origin Overlay...If u want to know how to get Steam Overlay to work read below:Spoiler (Highlight to read)Reddit Sources:&nbsp;Here&nbsp;/here/and here&nbsp;This was specifically made with Titanfall in mind, but will work with any Origin-based game...&nbsp;This guide was done using Windows 7Step 1. Open Steam and click 'ADD A GAME / Add a Non-Steam Game'. Browse for the Titanfall.exe. Its usually under Start / Computer / (C) / Program Files x86 / Origin Games / Titanfall, for most people. (It may be different for you depending how you have everything set up.) Click Open and hit Add Selected Programs.Step 2. Now you need the path to the Origin exe. On most computers it in Start / Computer / (C) / Program Files x86 / Origin. Now while holding&nbsp;SHIFT&nbsp;right click the Origin.exe and select&nbsp;Copy As Path.Step 3. Open Steam and find the Titanfall Shortcut we made and right click it then select properties. Under 'Target' paste the file path&nbsp;BEHIND&nbsp;the path that was there when you opened properties in the first place. Make sure there's a space in between the paths and quotations(" ") that appear. Example:&nbsp;"C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Titanfall\Titanfall.exe" "C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\Origin.exe"&nbsp;and hit close.Step 4. Open Origin and on the top left, click Origin and select Application Settings. Under the General tab, Uncheck 'Automatically Launch Origin When I log into Windows'. Now Under the Advanced Tab, Check 'Automatically Exit After closing a game'.Now you can Launch the game via your Steam Library, have your Friends List show what Origin game you're playing, and have Steam Overlay enabled while in-game. Doing this, however, will disable Origin's in-game overlay, so ...&nbsp;OPTIONAL, if you still want access to Origin Friends list for game invites, etc.Make sure you launch the game at least once normally. While in game go to your Video options and select Run in a Window and make sure your resolution set in game is the same as your monitor. After thats done you can close the game completely again.Now Right click Titanfall in your Origin window and click Game Properties then type in the commands -noborder -windowedEDIT: added information&nbsp;HOW TO CREATE A DESKTOP / TASKBAR SHORTCUT&nbsp;Navigate to your Steam.exe file (normally C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\Steam.exe)Add -gameidlaunch &lt;rungameid#&gt; to the Target line in your Shortcut Propertiesexample:&nbsp;"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\Steam.exe" -gameidlaunch 9426159974330925056steam://rungameid/&lt;rungameid#&gt;&nbsp;To find the rungameid# you can right-click on the game in your Steam Library and add "Create Desktop Shortcut" then right-click and view that shortcut Properties. The URL path will show the # you're looking for like&nbsp;steam://rungameid/&lt;rungameid#&gt;&nbsp;For me, Titanfall's default (non-working) shortcut looked like this:URL:&nbsp;steam://rungameid/9426159974330925056&nbsp;Now with the modified (and working) Steam.exe shortcut it looks like this:Target:&nbsp;"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\Steam.exe" -gameidlaunch 9426159974330925056&nbsp;Once your shortcut is in place and modified, rename it to whatever game you're running and change the icon to match. For Titanfall I use&nbsp;C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Titanfall\GDFBinary_en_US_64.dll&nbsp;because it has a prettier icon than the default ;DReddit Sources:&nbsp;Here&nbsp;/here/and here&nbsp;This was specifically made with Titanfall in mind, but will work with any Origin-based game...&nbsp;This guide was done using Windows 7Step 1. Open Steam and click 'ADD A GAME / Add a Non-Steam Game'. Browse for the Titanfall.exe. Its usually under Start / Computer / (C) / Program Files x86 / Origin Games / Titanfall, for most people. (It may be different for you depending how you have everything set up.) Click Open and hit Add Selected Programs.Step 2. Now you need the path to the Origin exe. On most computers it in Start / Computer / (C) / Program Files x86 / Origin. Now while holding&nbsp;SHIFT&nbsp;right click the Origin.exe and select&nbsp;Copy As Path.Step 3. Open Steam and find the Titanfall Shortcut we made and right click it then select properties. Under 'Target' paste the file path&nbsp;BEHIND&nbsp;the path that was there when you opened properties in the first place. Make sure there's a space in between the paths and quotations(" ") that appear. Example:&nbsp;"C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Titanfall\Titanfall.exe" "C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\Origin.exe"&nbsp;and hit close.Step 4. Open Origin and on the top left, click Origin and select Application Settings. Under the General tab, Uncheck 'Automatically Launch Origin When I log into Windows'. Now Under the Advanced Tab, Check 'Automatically Exit After closing a game'.Now you can Launch the game via your Steam Library, have your Friends List show what Origin game you're playing, and have Steam Overlay enabled while in-game. Doing this, however, will disable Origin's in-game overlay, so ...&nbsp;OPTIONAL, if you still want access to Origin Friends list for game invites, etc.Make sure you launch the game at least once normally. While in game go to your Video options and select Run in a Window and make sure your resolution set in game is the same as your monitor. After thats done you can close the game completely again.Now Right click Titanfall in your Origin window and click Game Properties then type in the commands -noborder -windowedEDIT: added information&nbsp;HOW TO CREATE A DESKTOP / TASKBAR SHORTCUT&nbsp;Navigate to your Steam.exe file (normally C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\Steam.exe)Add -gameidlaunch &lt;rungameid#&gt; to the Target line in your Shortcut Propertiesexample:&nbsp;"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\Steam.exe" -gameidlaunch 9426159974330925056steam://rungameid/&lt;rungameid#&gt;&nbsp;To find the rungameid# you can right-click on the game in your Steam Library and add "Create Desktop Shortcut" then right-click and view that shortcut Properties. The URL path will show the # you're looking for like&nbsp;steam://rungameid/&lt;rungameid#&gt;&nbsp;For me, Titanfall's default (non-working) shortcut looked like this:URL:&nbsp;steam://rungameid/9426159974330925056&nbsp;Now with the modified (and working) Steam.exe shortcut it looks like this:Target:&nbsp;"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\Steam.exe" -gameidlaunch 9426159974330925056&nbsp;Once your shortcut is in place and modified, rename it to whatever game you're running and change the icon to match. For Titanfall I use&nbsp;C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Titanfall\GDFBinary_en_US_64.dll&nbsp;because it has a prettier icon than the default ;D

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Good Ole' Reddit. I never knew how handy it was till I started using it last month.&nbsp; Thanks for that info BTW.

cl4p_old · Answer

zombieff - that doesn't work. Steam will show you in-game for 2-3 seconds, then it will revert back to whatever status you were previously. You can check by alt-tabbing out of the game...

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