But I just have to remember how often I came back to my PC with IM beeing logged out and nothing idled.
#How to safely use idle master steam how to#
There's certainly value in learning how to properly interact with searches that function under more precise search formats, given that they still compose the majority of the search formats that are out there. Still, as you indicate, a lack of awareness in how to utilize precise keyword searches indicates a lack of familiarity with both basic tech and research concepts, and implies a familiarity only with modern voice communication devices (or a very narrow search engine background with the small handful of search engines which actually attempted to encourage question-based formatting). Īs such, Google searches are generally preferable to SG's on-site searches. Īctually, if you do a google site search you can be more open about your keyword inclusions.I mean, you'd do "idle master safe use site:" rather than treating Google like Ask.com, but yeah, otherwise Google does allow you to be a bit more precise with your keywords. As far as your specific phrasing, it's worth noting there's no actual risk to idling a VAC game. In short, even if the rumored "random VAC bans" are true, the likelihood of you getting one even if you do decide to run a VAC game with idling software active would be a singularly rare event (and, presumably, no more likely than if you were doing anything else involving a VAC game). It's also worth noting that idling software got added to Valve's list of VAC-conflicting software (which is a soft confirmation on Valve's part that using idling software should consistently get you a disconnection error message instead of any actual risk of negative VAC interaction). It's worth noting that there was never actually a single confirmed instance of that happening- it was always just a "what if"-styled, rumored possibility.