.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ jobs:
     env:
       DOTNET_CLI_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT: 1
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Setup .NET Core
-        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
 
       - name: Build
         run: dotnet publish DepotDownloader/DepotDownloader.csproj -c ${{ matrix.configuration }} -o artifacts /p:ContinuousIntegrationBuild=true

.github/workflows/sk2-ci.yml

@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ jobs:
     env:
       DOTNET_CLI_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT: 1
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Setup .NET Core
-        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
 
       - name: Configure NuGet
         run: |

DepotDownloader/ConsoleAuthenticator.cs

@@ -1,76 +0,0 @@
-// This file is subject to the terms and conditions defined
-// in file 'LICENSE', which is part of this source code package.
-
-using System;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using SteamKit2.Authentication;
-
-namespace DepotDownloader
-{
-    // This is practically copied from https://github.com/SteamRE/SteamKit/blob/master/SteamKit2/SteamKit2/Steam/Authentication/UserConsoleAuthenticator.cs
-    internal class ConsoleAuthenticator : IAuthenticator
-    {
-        /// <inheritdoc />
-        public Task<string> GetDeviceCodeAsync(bool previousCodeWasIncorrect)
-        {
-            if (previousCodeWasIncorrect)
-            {
-                Console.Error.WriteLine("The previous 2-factor auth code you have provided is incorrect.");
-            }
-
-            string code;
-
-            do
-            {
-                Console.Error.Write("STEAM GUARD! Please enter your 2-factor auth code from your authenticator app: ");
-                code = Console.ReadLine()?.Trim();
-
-                if (code == null)
-                {
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-            while (string.IsNullOrEmpty(code));
-
-            return Task.FromResult(code!);
-        }
-
-        /// <inheritdoc />
-        public Task<string> GetEmailCodeAsync(string email, bool previousCodeWasIncorrect)
-        {
-            if (previousCodeWasIncorrect)
-            {
-                Console.Error.WriteLine("The previous 2-factor auth code you have provided is incorrect.");
-            }
-
-            string code;
-
-            do
-            {
-                Console.Error.Write($"STEAM GUARD! Please enter the auth code sent to the email at {email}: ");
-                code = Console.ReadLine()?.Trim();
-
-                if (code == null)
-                {
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-            while (string.IsNullOrEmpty(code));
-
-            return Task.FromResult(code!);
-        }
-
-        /// <inheritdoc />
-        public Task<bool> AcceptDeviceConfirmationAsync()
-        {
-            if (ContentDownloader.Config.SkipAppConfirmation)
-            {
-                return Task.FromResult(false);
-            }
-
-            Console.Error.WriteLine("STEAM GUARD! Use the Steam Mobile App to confirm your sign in...");
-
-            return Task.FromResult(true);
-        }
-    }
-}

DepotDownloader/ContentDownloader.cs

@@ -246,10 +246,17 @@ namespace DepotDownloader
                 return INVALID_MANIFEST_ID;
 
             // Either the branch just doesn't exist, or it has a password
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(Config.BetaPassword))
+            var password = Config.BetaPassword;
+
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(password))
             {
-                Console.WriteLine($"Branch {branch} for depot {depotId} was not found, either it does not exist or it has a password.");
+                Console.WriteLine($"Branch {branch} was not found, either it does not exist or it has a password.");
-                return INVALID_MANIFEST_ID;
+            }
+
+            while (string.IsNullOrEmpty(password))
+            {
+                Console.Write($"Please enter the password for branch {branch}: ");
+                Config.BetaPassword = password = Console.ReadLine();
             }
 
             if (!steam3.AppBetaPasswords.ContainsKey(branch))
@@ -257,7 +264,7 @@ namespace DepotDownloader
                 // Submit the password to Steam now to get encryption keys
                 await steam3.CheckAppBetaPassword(appId, Config.BetaPassword);
 
-                if (!steam3.AppBetaPasswords.ContainsKey(branch))
+                if (!steam3.AppBetaPasswords.TryGetValue(branch, out var appBetaPassword))
                 {
                     Console.WriteLine($"Error: Password was invalid for branch {branch} (or the branch does not exist)");
                     return INVALID_MANIFEST_ID;
@@ -425,7 +432,7 @@ namespace DepotDownloader
 
             if (!await AccountHasAccess(appId, appId))
             {
-                if (steam3.steamUser.SteamID.AccountType != EAccountType.AnonUser && await steam3.RequestFreeAppLicense(appId))
+                if (await steam3.RequestFreeAppLicense(appId))
                 {
                     Console.WriteLine("Obtained FreeOnDemand license for app {0}", appId);
 
@@ -542,8 +549,6 @@ namespace DepotDownloader
                 }
             }
 
-            Console.WriteLine();
-
             try
             {
                 await DownloadSteam3Async(infos).ConfigureAwait(false);

DepotDownloader/DepotDownloader.csproj

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
     <TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
     <EnforceCodeStyleInBuild>true</EnforceCodeStyleInBuild>
     <RollForward>LatestMajor</RollForward>
-    <Version>3.4.0</Version>
+    <Version>3.2.0</Version>
     <Description>Steam Downloading Utility</Description>
     <Authors>SteamRE Team</Authors>
     <Copyright>Copyright © SteamRE Team 2025</Copyright>
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@
     </PackageReference>
     <PackageReference Include="protobuf-net" Version="3.2.52" />
     <PackageReference Include="QRCoder" Version="1.6.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="SteamKit2" Version="3.3.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="SteamKit2" Version="3.1.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>

DepotDownloader/DownloadConfig.cs

@@ -31,6 +31,5 @@ namespace DepotDownloader
         public uint? LoginID { get; set; }
 
         public bool UseQrCode { get; set; }
-        public bool SkipAppConfirmation { get; set; }
     }
 }

DepotDownloader/Program.cs

@@ -68,21 +68,21 @@ namespace DepotDownloader
             var password = GetParameter<string>(args, "-password") ?? GetParameter<string>(args, "-pass");
             ContentDownloader.Config.RememberPassword = HasParameter(args, "-remember-password");
             ContentDownloader.Config.UseQrCode = HasParameter(args, "-qr");
-            ContentDownloader.Config.SkipAppConfirmation = HasParameter(args, "-no-mobile");
 
             if (username == null)
             {
-                if (ContentDownloader.Config.RememberPassword && !ContentDownloader.Config.UseQrCode)
+                if (ContentDownloader.Config.RememberPassword)
                 {
-                    Console.WriteLine("Error: -remember-password can not be used without -username or -qr.");
+                    Console.WriteLine("Error: -remember-password can not be used without -username.");
                     return 1;
                 }
-            }
+
-            else if (ContentDownloader.Config.UseQrCode)
+                if (ContentDownloader.Config.UseQrCode)
                 {
-                Console.WriteLine("Error: -qr can not be used with -username.");
+                    Console.WriteLine("Error: -qr can not be used without -username.");
                     return 1;
                 }
+            }
 
             ContentDownloader.Config.DownloadManifestOnly = HasParameter(args, "-manifest-only");
 
@@ -350,11 +350,6 @@ namespace DepotDownloader
             {
                 if (username != null && password == null && (!ContentDownloader.Config.RememberPassword || !AccountSettingsStore.Instance.LoginTokens.ContainsKey(username)))
                 {
-                    if (AccountSettingsStore.Instance.LoginTokens.ContainsKey(username))
-                    {
-                        Console.WriteLine($"Account \"{username}\" has stored credentials. Did you forget to specify -remember-password?");
-                    }
-
                     do
                     {
                         Console.Write("Enter account password for \"{0}\": ", username);
@@ -516,8 +511,6 @@ namespace DepotDownloader
             Console.WriteLine("  -password <pass>         - the password of the account to login to for restricted content.");
             Console.WriteLine("  -remember-password       - if set, remember the password for subsequent logins of this user.");
             Console.WriteLine("                             use -username <username> -remember-password as login credentials.");
-            Console.WriteLine("  -qr                      - display a login QR code to be scanned with the Steam mobile app");
-            Console.WriteLine("  -no-mobile               - prefer entering a 2FA code instead of prompting to accept in the Steam mobile app");
             Console.WriteLine();
             Console.WriteLine("  -dir <installdir>        - the directory in which to place downloaded files.");
             Console.WriteLine("  -filelist <file.txt>     - the name of a local file that contains a list of files to download (from the manifest).");

DepotDownloader/Steam3Session.cs

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ namespace DepotDownloader
 
             var clientConfiguration = SteamConfiguration.Create(config =>
                 config
-                    .WithHttpClientFactory(static purpose => HttpClientFactory.CreateHttpClient())
+                    .WithHttpClientFactory(HttpClientFactory.CreateHttpClient)
             );
 
             this.steamClient = new SteamClient(clientConfiguration);
@@ -265,11 +265,6 @@ namespace DepotDownloader
             if (requestCode == 0)
             {
                 Console.WriteLine($"No manifest request code was returned for depot {depotId} from app {appId}, manifest {manifestId}");
-
-                if (!authenticatedUser)
-                {
-                    Console.WriteLine("Suggestion: Try logging in with -username as old manifests may not be available for anonymous accounts.");
-                }
             }
             else
             {
@@ -442,14 +437,13 @@ namespace DepotDownloader
                         try
                         {
                             _ = AccountSettingsStore.Instance.GuardData.TryGetValue(logonDetails.Username, out var guarddata);
-                            authSession = await steamClient.Authentication.BeginAuthSessionViaCredentialsAsync(new AuthSessionDetails
+                            authSession = await steamClient.Authentication.BeginAuthSessionViaCredentialsAsync(new SteamKit2.Authentication.AuthSessionDetails
                             {
-                                DeviceFriendlyName = nameof(DepotDownloader),
                                 Username = logonDetails.Username,
                                 Password = logonDetails.Password,
                                 IsPersistentSession = ContentDownloader.Config.RememberPassword,
                                 GuardData = guarddata,
-                                Authenticator = new ConsoleAuthenticator(),
+                                Authenticator = new UserConsoleAuthenticator(),
                             });
                         }
                         catch (TaskCanceledException)
@@ -471,8 +465,8 @@ namespace DepotDownloader
                         {
                             var session = await steamClient.Authentication.BeginAuthSessionViaQRAsync(new AuthSessionDetails
                             {
-                                DeviceFriendlyName = nameof(DepotDownloader),
                                 IsPersistentSession = ContentDownloader.Config.RememberPassword,
+                                Authenticator = new UserConsoleAuthenticator(),
                             });
 
                             authSession = session;
@@ -515,17 +509,11 @@ namespace DepotDownloader
                         if (result.NewGuardData != null)
                         {
                             AccountSettingsStore.Instance.GuardData[result.AccountName] = result.NewGuardData;
-
-                            if (ContentDownloader.Config.UseQrCode)
-                            {
-                                Console.WriteLine($"Success! Next time you can login with -username {result.AccountName} -remember-password instead of -qr.");
-                            }
                         }
                         else
                         {
                             AccountSettingsStore.Instance.GuardData.Remove(result.AccountName);
                         }
-
                         AccountSettingsStore.Instance.LoginTokens[result.AccountName] = result.RefreshToken;
                         AccountSettingsStore.Save();
                     }
@@ -706,14 +694,10 @@ namespace DepotDownloader
             using var qrGenerator = new QRCodeGenerator();
             var qrCodeData = qrGenerator.CreateQrCode(challengeUrl, QRCodeGenerator.ECCLevel.L);
             using var qrCode = new AsciiQRCode(qrCodeData);
-            var qrCodeAsAsciiArt = qrCode.GetLineByLineGraphic(1, drawQuietZones: true);
+            var qrCodeAsAsciiArt = qrCode.GetGraphic(1, drawQuietZones: false);
 
             Console.WriteLine("Use the Steam Mobile App to sign in with this QR code:");
-
+            Console.WriteLine(qrCodeAsAsciiArt);
-            foreach (var line in qrCodeAsAsciiArt)
-            {
-                Console.WriteLine(line);
-            }
         }
     }
 }

README.md

@@ -61,33 +61,14 @@ For example: `./DepotDownloader -app 730 -ugc 770604181014286929`
 
 ## Parameters
 
-#### Authentication
-
 Parameter               | Description
 ----------------------- | -----------
-`-username <user>`      | the username of the account to login to for restricted content.
-`-password <pass>`      | the password of the account to login to for restricted content.
-`-remember-password`    | if set, remember the password for subsequent logins of this user. (Use `-username <username> -remember-password` as login credentials)
-`-qr`                   | display a login QR code to be scanned with the Steam mobile app
-`-no-mobile`            | prefer entering a 2FA code instead of prompting to accept in the Steam mobile app.
-`-loginid <#>`          | a unique 32-bit integer Steam LogonID in decimal, required if running multiple instances of DepotDownloader concurrently.
-
-#### Downloading
-
-Parameter                | Description
------------------------- | -----------
 `-app <#>`				| the AppID to download.
 `-depot <#>`			| the DepotID to download.
 `-manifest <id>`		| manifest id of content to download (requires `-depot`, default: current for branch).
 `-ugc <#>`				| the UGC ID to download.
-`-pubfile <#>`           | the PublishedFileId to download. (Will automatically resolve to UGC id)
 `-branch <branchname>`	| download from specified branch if available (default: Public).
 `-branchpassword <pass>`    | branch password if applicable.
-
-#### Download configuration
-
-Parameter               | Description
------------------------ | -----------
 `-all-platforms`		| downloads all platform-specific depots when `-app` is used.
 `-os <os>`				| the operating system for which to download the game (windows, macos or linux, default: OS the program is currently running on)
 `-osarch <arch>`		| the architecture for which to download the game (32 or 64, default: the host's architecture)
@@ -95,18 +76,18 @@ Parameter               | Description
 `-all-languages`		| download all language-specific depots when `-app` is used.
 `-language <lang>`		| the language for which to download the game (default: english)
 `-lowviolence`			| download low violence depots when `-app` is used.
+`-pubfile <#>`			| the PublishedFileId to download. (Will automatically resolve to UGC id)
+`-username <user>`		| the username of the account to login to for restricted content.
+`-password <pass>`		| the password of the account to login to for restricted content.
+`-remember-password`	| if set, remember the password for subsequent logins of this user. (Use `-username <username> -remember-password` as login credentials)
 `-dir <installdir>`     | the directory in which to place downloaded files.
 `-filelist <file.txt>`	| the name of a local file that contains a list of files to download (from the manifest). prefix file path with `regex:` if you want to match with regex. each file path should be on their own line.
 `-validate`				| include checksum verification of files already downloaded.
 `-manifest-only`		| downloads a human readable manifest for any depots that would be downloaded.
 `-cellid <#>`			| the overridden CellID of the content server to download from.
 `-max-downloads <#>`	| maximum number of chunks to download concurrently. (default: 8).
+`-loginid <#>`			| a unique 32-bit integer Steam LogonID in decimal, required if running multiple instances of DepotDownloader concurrently
 `-use-lancache`         | forces downloads over the local network via a Lancache instance.
-
-#### Other
-
-Parameter               | Description
------------------------ | -----------
 `-debug`                | enable verbose debug logging.
 `-V` or `--version`     | print version and runtime.