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Nothing happens when i hit the button. Do i need to renable Steam cloud? >> Tried, no dice
Very strange. I can subscribe within steam and it works. i can up load factions and ships from within the game, but nothing happens if i click workshop from any place within the game.....
>> Mystery Solved <<
Same here. I can't see how steam cloud would play in but maybe so. I do have it disabled.
I have Steam Cloud disabled and it opens for me, though after a significant delay.
I was able to connect to the Workshop just fine without Steam Cloud turned on.
Did either of you have the actual Steam App running whilst playing GC III? I noticed a long time ago that I needed the Steam Client App to run to reliably take snapshots and the like. At least I don't recall seeing the Steam Overlay appear when it isn't running.
With GC III running try SHIFT-TAB and see what happens. Especially in the faction creation screen. If nothing happens, quit GC III, load up the Steam Client App then try running GC III again and see if it works that time.
Aside from that.... dunno. 
Works for me is all I can say.
I can't figure it out. Steam client is running. Short cuts don't work and game overlay is selected. I can upload, but can't download.
If significant delay means 2-3 minutes with no screen activity, maybe I need to wait longer
Interesting. I had no problem in connecting with the Workshop from the start page. I chose one of the custom factions, and it seemed to work right out of the box. I did not notice any lag at all. But clearly how smoothly the workshop items work is a critical issue. I haven't tried to upload anything.
i can download, but there are issues. When I subscribe to a faction, it says subscribed and I go back to the game. The leader portrait dont show up, and it might lead you to believe that nothing is happening. In MyGames\Galciv3\Factions, the data is indeed there. I need to then restart the game, and the factions appear normally. But when repeating the test, the factions were in fact downloaded, just no leader portraits initially.
as well, when you unsubscribe or delete the faction in game, the files actually REMAIN untouched in MyGames\Galciv3\Factions. I would think that to be a problems as well, unless subscribing to factions always overwrites what is in there, and Stardock doesn't mind for old trash to collect on our PCs.
Very strange. I can subscribe within steam and it works. i can up load factions and ships from within the game, but nothing happens if i click workshop from any place within the game.....
When you upload something from within the game, does the Steam overlay come up shortly after hitting Upload?
Does hitting Shift+Tab bring up the Steam overlay?
Does hitting Shift+Tab in other games bring up the Steam overlay?
If anyone having this problem can answer these questions, it will help me to track down the issue further
Yes, almost instantly
http://screencast.com/t/yGjMDny5k3bR
No
Yes > did it in SKing
EDIT; I tried turning steam overlay on/off (in settings), also turned cloud on: no change in any behavior
Yes, almost instantly
http://screencast.com/t/yGjMDny5k3bR
The screenshot is showing the Upload window, but after you hit Upload, does the Steam overlay come up shortly after?
NO the up goes pretty fast (2-3 sec.) then your screen changes to show completion
http://screencast.com/t/8KwRVzJPHPN
No kind of steam overlay comes up (the up load did work i.e. i can go to workshop and see it there)
Can you restart your computer, start the game, and when on the main menu, hit Shift+Tab and see if it comes up? Also, please post how much memory/RAM you have on your machine and what kind of video card you have (with total VRAM).
this sounds like an issue you should probably report since this is beta.
no go.
What steam settings should we be using?
Comp1: 8G ram intel 4000 graphics
comp2: 16G nvida gfx8800 1Gvid ram
Both have this problem
Tell me what the following Steam settings are set to for you (click on Steam at the top left, then Settings):
In-Game:
Is "Enable the Steam Overlay while in-game" checked?
What is written beneath "Overlay shortcut keys"?
Interface:
What skin is selected?
Is "Enable DirectWrite for improved font smoothing..." checked?
Is "Enable hardware video decoding, if supported" checked?
Also, are both of those computers MacBooks running Windows, by chance?
I really appreciate the help in tracking this down
Also, one more thing: Right click on Galactic Civilizations III in your Library tab and select Properties. Is "Enable the Steam Overlay while in-game" checked?
Default and no
http://screencast.com/t/zGDfYe7t
Tried both ways. Currently your (SD) recommended setting is off
http://screencast.com/t/Y7hUprzh
Nope, C1: w8.1 C2: W7 pro64 Both lintel processors
I really appreciate the help in tracking this down
This seems related to the steam overlay not coming up. Can you check out he following and see if it resolves the issue for you: https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=9394-yofv-0014
OH GOOD NIGHT NURSE
Had no idea it was in 2 places. I checked it in the >LIB>GC3> OPTIONS and now everything is working fine 
Your KB
says to turn it off, am i reading this wrong or does it need an update?
Feel bad i missed it but thanks for you help!
I have the steam overlay coming up just fine on my end, but GC3 still won't access the workshop. (I already tried restarting steam.)
I wanted to share that I had observed the program FRAPS was preventing my steam overlay from showing. After closing it and then restarting GC3, the overlay returned. Just encase that helps anyone.
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