Intellitype and Steam games

[HexDSL]

Hello all.

I have recently purchased an Microsoft x6 gaming keyboard with many macro keys. the keyboard is great but you have to set up your games manually inside the Intrlitype (8.0) software.

everything works but i can not make the software detect my games that i own through steam. is there a trick I'm missing?

The keyboard works great in games but without the ability to set profiles for my steam games i can not use the extra macro features properly.

I am using an x64 version of the software and it works in the few none steam games that i own.

please help.

(windows 7 Home Prem X64 system)

 

[c59]

The program files are c:\Program Files (x86)\Steam|steamapps\common... each game has it's own folder there.

 

[HexDSL]

yeah, i tried adding those but it does not activate as im not running it directly steam is opening it

 

[vierasniper]

theres your problem, you have steam

 

[HexDSL]

i realise that steam causes issues like this but there must be a workaround

 

[vierasniper]

so you tried the .exe, have you tried a shortcut?

 

[HexDSL]

no EXE's are the only thing the software sees.

 

[vierasniper]

crap, im sorry i cant provide further help, steam is not my forte. (i dont even know why i have it :shock: )

you could just pin the games on the task-bar no? well if you wanted

 

[HexDSL]

The issue is making the keyboard software switch to games mode when i load the steam titles.

 

[vierasniper]

ah, cant you do that manually?

or you dont want to?

 

[HexDSL]

i added the games manually. however the keyboard software does not switch to the profile when the games is loaded. it works for none steam games but something about the way steam loads its titles stops the detection.

i understand how to use the software and manually add things but if the profile does not start they software setup is useless. i was hoping there was a work around for steam/intellitype to solve this

 

[vierasniper]

dont quote me on this but, i dont think theres a work around. the way steam compiles the game when you download it, is very locked down. and im guessing steam would have to make a patch of some sort for compatibility with your keyboard