modssteamthe-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim
I am playing Skyrim modded, and would like to have the Steam overlay in the game, so that I can chat with users and such.
I have purchased the game and activated it in Steam, but since I am launching through SKSE.exe, I cannot launch it through Steam. Or, is there a way to do this?
Achievements are only granted the moment you meet the criteria, they are not stored in the save, so you can't sync them. You can use the Steam Achievement Manager to give yourself any achievements you want.
It is possible to launch Mass Effect 3 through Steam, but you still need Origin to load the game. I just tested this myself by:
Now when I launch the application from Steam, it launches Origin which then launches Mass Effect 3. Launchception.
Note that I am playing from a Windows Computer running Windows 7 64-bit, so the names of your exact directories will differ by OS/depending on how you set up your Origin installation.
If you were hoping to access your Steam Overlay within the game, this will require a bit of a workaround.
Instead of having a direct shortcut to ME3, you will have to create a shortcut to Origin:
Make sure Origin isn't currently running, then launch it from Steam. Now, when you launch any game from this instance of Origin, you will be able to access the Steam overlay. Screenshot of my ME3 with the Steam Overlay here.
If you want to get fancy, you can also rename the shortcut (to Mass Effect 3) as well as change the icon to ME3's to replace the default Origin one:
Both overlays will be available (assuming they are on different key bindings). Be aware, however: opening the Origin overlay will pause the game, but opening the Steam overlay will not. Further, when both overlays are opened at the same time, the steam overlay cannot be interacted with (the origin overlay pops up on top of it).
Best Answer
On the bottom left of steam there is a button that says 'Add a game' simply click that, select 'none Steam game' and find the 'SKSE.exe' which should be in your root Skyrim directory. Name it whatever you'd like, doesn't matter. When you launch it via Steam it will start Skyrim using SKSE. However all the steam stats will be added to the official Skyrim game in Steam. So everything works as it should!