Steam platform has its own technical features and differences. It is ingenious and unique in its own way, but even such wonderful things have their own shortcomings, or difficulties arise in working with them.
There are IDs on Steam - unique identifiers. On the one hand, they were created to facilitate access for players to certain objects and participants of the system, on the other hand, they are its feature and are associated with the functioning of the platform.
What is it for?
IDs serve as addresses for everything on the Steam network. For example, they are assigned to players, games, updates, profile. An individual identifier is presented as a set of numbers and allows you to copy yourself for later use. For example, you can insert a link to your profile in the userbar on the forum or share a convenient link to the game with a friend. In general, there are a lot of opportunities to use IDs.
How to find out Steam ID?
Each user has his own individual number in the platform. This number serves as a kind of address for the exchange of information between the Steam system, games and other resources, such as various forums and sites with game statistics. So how to find out Steam ID? There are several easy ways.
- The easiest way to find out the Steam ID of a player is to go to the profile page of a specific player, for example, your own, then click on the right mouse button and select "Copy link address". It will look like this: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/[set of numbers].
- It also happens that players assign themselves their own ID through the settings of their profile in the platform. In this case, the link will be something like this: http://steamcommunity.com/id/[set of numbers].
More advanced methods
There are other ways to find out the Steam ID, and they are more suitable for advanced users:
- If you need a technical platform identifier, then you need to repeat the steps described in the first paragraph above, namely go to the page using the copied link of a specific user. Then right-click on the page and select "View page code" or "Source code" in the field, depending on your browser. Next, you should use the search on the page, as a rule, this is the key combination ctrl + F. In the field that appears, write "steamid". The found text is highlighted in yellow, and you can easily distinguish it among various technical information. The found address will look like: g_steamID = "[set of different digits]". These numbers will be the profile information you need.
- Another way to find out Steam ID. It is simpler, but requires that you, as well as the right player, have installed games, usually on the Source engine. These are popular products such as Counter Strike 1.6, Dota 2, CS: GO. There are several options below. If you want to know exactly your unique identifier, you should open the console by pressing the "~" key and drive the "status" command there. Then you will see the numbers you need in the console. If you need your friend’s ID and you play CS 1.6, then just ask him to re-enter the game server. In the process of connecting your friend, you will see all the necessary information in the game chat.
- There are also special services on the Internet. In them you can see various detailed instructions similar to the above, however, all the actions for you will be done by the program inside the site. As a rule, you only need a link to the profile.
Game Ids
They serve as addresses of various content and are presented as part of the platform store link. How to find out Steam game ID? First of all, you need to log into the platform using your username or use the site of this resource. Then just click on the game you like with the right mouse button and select "copy link address" in the menu that appears.
The content of the copied information will look like this: http://store.steampowered.com/app/(ID of a specific software product).
In other words, all the information following / app / will be the identifier of the game.
What is it for? You can share the link with a friend or other users on any resource for discussing the game. Perhaps you are building your own gaming website and are running a contest. In general, there are many possible uses for this information.
Admin ID
In this case, everything is quite confusing and individual. However, many players are wondering how to find out the admin Steam ID. The platform itself does not provide the opportunity to be a game master in all games, but you can find out the ID of the owners of some projects. For example, the server administrator identifier in the game Counter Strike 1.6. The methods for obtaining information are similar to those described above. The administrator is the same player as the rest. Based on this, you can find out his Steam ID when he connects to the game.
In addition, you can use special programs, but this creates some difficulties: for example, you may be blocked in the game or the utility may turn out to be a virus. It is highly discouraged to download dubious products onto your PC.
Some game servers in Counter Strike have advanced features and special commands that are entered via chat. First of all, it's worth trying to write / help, this will give you all the information about the installed modifications. However, there are a lot of teams, and they depend on the specific game server.