Steam community group automatic invite

[LordMarqus]

Hello. I own few game servers and created a Steam group for my community. I used to manually invite people to this group by I have a lot of newcomers nowadays, so I would like to make it more automatic. I don't mean sth like auto-join group what is stupid and has been blocked some time ago. Just auto-inviting players when they join my server or at least some command they could use to get an invitation. Is it possible?

[realchamp]

You could make a "JOIN OUR COMMUNITY HERE BUTTON", else I do not think you can.

[trewq]

Could make a MOTD popup with the steam:// thing for joining groups? Not sure is that would work but just an idea

PS the way you can do it is bring up a motd and have it goto http://steamcommunity.com/groups/<Groups Short Name>?action=join

[LordMarqus]

(12-05-2010, 07:25 AM)Goilio Wrote:  Could make a MOTD popup with the steam:// thing for joining groups? Not sure is that would work but just an idea

PS the way you can do it is bring up a motd and have it goto http://steamcommunity.com/groups/<Groups Short Name>?action=join

As far as I know steam:// links has been blocked in new browser, after OB update (it's actually a good thing).

The second link you gave me don't work, a valid one is:

Code:

http://steamcommunity.com/?goto=/groups/<group_name>&qs=action=join&msg=Login+required+to+join+groups

So, they have to log in to join. Some players may think it's a some kind of phishing attack (because in-game browser sux and don't even show URL).

I think there is no way to make it automatic but I've found a solution to make manual inviting very fast. I was playing a little with Steam JavaScript for inviting players and this link invites them:

Code:

http://steamcommunity.com/actions/GroupInvite?type=groupInvite&inviter=<inviter_community_id>&invitee=<invitee_community_id>&group=<group_id>

This works only when you are logged in to the Steam community. I've made a SM extension to calculate Steam community ID and wrote a script which creates console command to invite observed player.

Then I bound 2 keys, first to log in to Steam community using in-game browser and second to execute command from script. Now I can invite mega fast .

^^

[Rambomst]

Valve will disable the steam account that is doing the invites. It is against there ToS and is classed as spam.

[LordMarqus]

(12-09-2010, 11:21 AM)Rambomst Wrote:  Valve will disable the steam account that is doing the invites. It is against there ToS and is classed as spam.

Are you trying to tell me, that they can block my account for sending invites manually, to players who play on my servers? That would be extremely stupid. This method doing the same what inviting from Steam community site does.

[Rambomst]

The title of this thread says "automatic" if you use any script or application to help you with it... You can get your account disabled.

[LordMarqus]

(12-09-2010, 06:07 PM)Rambomst Wrote:  The title of this thread says "automatic" if you use any script or application to help you with it... You can get your account disabled.

I wanted to do this automatic but it's not possible. On the other hand, I don't know how they could prove that I use any scripts.

[Mike]

Actually, it is possible.
If you mean that user types !join or w.e and then the server sends the invite.
You need a SM script to find the SteamID and then call a php script which uses a secondary steam acc for the inviting part.

[LordMarqus]

(01-11-2011, 01:02 AM)michael_sj123 Wrote:  Actually, it is possible.
If you mean that user types !join or w.e and then the server sends the invite.
You need a SM script to find the SteamID and then call a php script which uses a secondary steam acc for the inviting part.

I did sth like this in .NET C# but I don't know how to implement it in PHP. Could you share such script with me? It would be nice.

[Mike]

Sorry, i don't have any script. I know how the inviting process work, but i can't code lol.

[groupgator]

If you looking for something that will auto invite to your Steam group you should check this out.

http://groupgator.enjin.com

Steam has restrictions on who can invite.

Apparently if you try to use an account with no games you are not allowed permission to invite users from other groups. You have to use an account with games in it. Otherwise, the program works great. Check out the videos and read all the info before using it and you'll be good to go. Enjoy.

[Stinkyfax]

(11-08-2011, 08:52 PM)groupgator Wrote:  If you looking for something that will auto invite to your Steam group you should check this out.

http://groupgator.enjin.com

Steam has restrictions on who can invite.

Apparently if you try to use an account with no games you are not allowed permission to invite users from other groups. You have to use an account with games in it. Otherwise, the program works great. Check out the videos and read all the info before using it and you'll be good to go. Enjoy.

Hello, first of all Steam blocks accounts and groups which are being gathered by spamming invites.

Secondly, your program is closed source and asks for steam account / password + disabling steam guard.
I do know that this is required in order to send invites, but you put users to maximum risk, there is nothing they can do if you steal their login/pass with steam guard off and since it's closed source program requiring connection to internet...

I will advice everyone to think twice before using closed source program from a person with 1 posts requiring you login/pass and disabling steam guard.

[Mike]

This WILL capture your Steam-logon and send it to some shit-servers. Steam will also "administratively" disable the group if you "try" to use it. Just as they did with Lotus's group. Much easier to invite people with an invite-script in PHP (which I have).

[groupgator]

(11-08-2011, 09:39 PM)Stinkyfax Wrote:  

(11-08-2011, 08:52 PM)groupgator Wrote:  If you looking for something that will auto invite to your Steam group you should check this out.

http://groupgator.enjin.com

Steam has restrictions on who can invite.

Apparently if you try to use an account with no games you are not allowed permission to invite users from other groups. You have to use an account with games in it. Otherwise, the program works great. Check out the videos and read all the info before using it and you'll be good to go. Enjoy.

Hello, first of all Steam blocks accounts and groups which are being gathered by spamming invites.

Secondly, your program is closed source and asks for steam account / password + disabling steam guard.
I do know that this is required in order to send invites, but you put users to maximum risk, there is nothing they can do if you steal their login/pass with steam guard off and since it's closed source program requiring connection to internet...

I will advice everyone to think twice before using closed source program from a person with 1 posts requiring you login/pass and disabling steam guard.

I don't understand how you can say maximum risk?
In order to invite people you need to be logged in with a user account on Steam, hence the user and password fields. This information is not gathered by the database or any other place.

As far as Steam guard is concerned, you're at no risk with it off any more than you were before they released steam guard. Just use common sense, you know, don't visit links random people send you or give your password out. When you're done with GATOR you can always turn steam guard back on.

GATOR requires a connection to our database to authenticate the user. When a user donates and gets unlimited version that version is locked to the users computer so it can not be used by anyone but that person. It does this so the program doesn't get passed around freely or shared.

GATOR does not steal anything from the users. It's made to gather users and invite them to a group. It has features that make the process easier and more productive. That's all it does.

Also, GATOR is designed to be extremely resource friendly. It doesn't make as many requests to Steam as a normal invite. It maintains a pace that is fast enough, but not so fast it will slam Steams servers.

A lot of time and thought went into this program with these goals.
Make is safe to use.
Make it resource and network friendly.
Make it secure and the users information secure.
Make it powerful.

I think we've done all of the above. We have several users and they all enjoy using it. I'm sure they will report that nothing has happened to their Steam accounts.

Also all user information is kept private and will not be shared with anyone at any time. All information is encrypted as well. So unless you tell someone you're using it and considering GATOR doesn't harm Steam in any way, it's highly unlikely anything will happen to your Steam account because you used GATOR.