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@mr_MADAFAKA Oooooh, nice! Nvidia Highlights or whatever it was called without requiring special hardware, and for every game? I like!
From FAQ:
“Game Recording works for any game that supports the Steam Overlay - it may not work for some older games. Games may choose to support event markers on the Steam Timeline. As we start the beta, the following games have implemented timeline markers: Dota 2 and Counter-Strike 2.”
@mr_MADAFAKA Close enough, I’ll take it! I don’t think I’ve personally seen a game where Overlay would have broken anything.
Definitely happens in some older games or games with weird implementations / ports
Just tried it, hardware acceleration doesn’t work on Linux and clogs my CPU during gameplay
AMD or Nvidia?
RX 6700 XT
There is also an open-source alternative to this: https://github.com/matanui159/ReplaySorcery
Although it seems to be no longer actively maintained.
if you don’t mind setting up a bit, OBS actually also have a replay buffer feature to do that. It’s a good software to have even if you are not streaming because of the virtual camera feature that let you share screen with very deep customization too.
I prefer Gpu Screen Recorder as open source alternative
The idea of replaying recent gameplay to see what happened is great.
And thus we have come full circle back to the XFire experience after so many years 😂
Wow I haven’t thought about xfire in a long time
I can see this being pretty clever. Valve will be able to interpret a bunch of game event data for smart capture.
Lol, how?
If they aren’t hooked into the game engine, they are simply recording video, not metadata produced by the game engine.
I’d presume through the same mechanism leveraged for achievements:
Timeline and Event Markers
The Steam Timeline appears whenever you’re actively recording. Timeline-enhanced games generate event markers as relevant game events happen. Steam achievements and screenshots automatically create markers as well.
ISVs can enhance this as desired:
In addition to being able to record any game you’re playing, timeline-enhanced games are games that can proactively notify Steam when relevant events happen. These events are represented along the timeline with details specified by developers.
I’d think this could have broader reach than nvidia highlights depending on how easy it is to work with.
Yes, both those would require a Steam integration with metadata about events. But you’re suggesting they’re harvesting data somehow?
Where did I say they were harvesting data?
I hope a bunch pf games add support for it
There is a developer facing video on how to enable and enrich timeline events: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwBD0E4-EsI
Though I’m not sure yet in whether timeline events are automatically created from existing game aachievement scenarios etc.
I wish you could record Mic audio with it.