Downloading Builds

This guide gives a brief overview on how to use DepotDownloader to download Rec Room builds.

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Requirements

• DepotDownloader (used for downloading game files)
• A Steam account with a Rec Room license (in other words, make sure Rec Room is added to your steam account)

I personally like to keep DepotDownloader in its own folder so its easier to run the download commands.

Choosing a build to download

After making sure the requirements are met, you can now choose a build to download.

You can find the list of manifests from SteamDB, or CoachsTimeMachine/rr-steam-builds.

On SteamDB, you'll need to log in with your Steam account to view all the manifests.

Downloading

In the same directory you put DepotDownloader, open a terminal (or command prompt) window.

Run the following command, replacing <Your-Manifest> and <Your-Steam-Username> with your manifest and steam username.

$ .\DepotDownloader -app 471710 -depot 471711 -manifest <Your-Manifest> -username <Your-Steam-Username>

Upon running, you will be prompted to type in your account password, and do 2FA if you have that enabled.

Game files will be downloaded to .\depots\471711\<Current-Steam-BuildID>\ if you didn't specify the -dir argument in your command.

When downloading is complete I recommend you rename the folder containing the build files so future downloads don't overwrite data.

steam_appid.txt

steam_appid.txt is a required file that DepotDownloader does not make automatically.

Create this file in the root of the downloaded folder (where Recroom_Release.exe is), and put 471710 in the file and save it.

If you don't create this file, your currently installed version of Rec Room will launch via Steam.