That’s very logical, I just wish it was more readable, especially that subfolder after compatdata that’s just numbers. I’m pretty sure that directory was full of folders with non-descript numbers on my pc, and the only way to proceed to the windows-style filesystem was to guess + check or have a reference to match it.
The numbers are just the Steam app ID - you can easily find this by just opening the Steam store / community page for the game. There’s nothing stopping two games from having identical names on Steam, so they need a unique identifier to index them by, and the app ID is the logical choice as it already exists and is already unique per game.
That’s very logical, I just wish it was more readable, especially that subfolder after compatdata that’s just numbers. I’m pretty sure that directory was full of folders with non-descript numbers on my pc, and the only way to proceed to the windows-style filesystem was to guess + check or have a reference to match it.
The numbers are just the Steam app ID - you can easily find this by just opening the Steam store / community page for the game. There’s nothing stopping two games from having identical names on Steam, so they need a unique identifier to index them by, and the app ID is the logical choice as it already exists and is already unique per game.
Oh! Good to know!
It’s still a PITA they should just use the game name for compatdata.