Across the Obelisk Review (Icrok)
To bypass the Paradox Launcher:
- Right-click Across The Obelisk in your Steam library and select "Manage" > "Browse local files"
- Locate and right-click on the "AcrossTheObelisk.exe" and select "Copy as path"
- Go back to the Steam window and right-click Across The Obelisk again, this time selecting "Poperties"
- You will see a "Launch Options" box under the "General" tab, right-click and select "Paste"
- Add quotation marks to the beginning and end of the pasted path, it should look something like this: "C:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Across the Obelisk/AcrossTheObelisk.exe" (the drive letter will be whatever drive you have the games installed on)
- Type %command% after the pasted path in quotes, which should look like: "C:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Across the Obelisk/AcrossTheObelisk.exe" %command%
- Close the window and start Across The Obelisk through Steam as normal
- Enjoy the game we love and reject corporate capitalistic opportunism at every juncture we can manage
TL;DR
Copy the game's exe path and paste it into launch options, adding quotation marks to the path and %command% afterwords, then launch the game.
To the devs:
Let's be clear, adding a 3rd party launcher without warning (and a notorious one at that), WITHOUT adding this information to the steam page, or even letting players know through an update post, let alone just a simple post on the Discussions page is slimy at best. You need to set this straight, ideally by eliminating the launcher altogether. Thank you for your response, apology, and explanation. Sorry it took getting review bombed to make it so.
TL;DR for devs:
Y'all F***'d up. Make it right.
Edit: Fixed some of my poor formatting, punctuation, and grammar. I was tired and grumpy when I wrote this. Have a pleasant and fulfilling day.
Edit 2: Devs apologized for their lack of communication, explained their reasoning and position on the launcher, both of which I consider an honest gesture. It doesn't fix the problem of the launcher, but that's what this review is here for. They are a small team being picked up by a large company, only time will tell what this future holds for the game and it's continued development. Here's to the brighter of potentiality.
Edit 3: Small grammar fix.