How to use the TF2 Priming Group.

**~~insanegammer109~~** · 02-28-10, 07:07 PM

With the TPG TF2 Steam Community group you can announce when the server is being primed to all regulars online. So when you hop on the server everyone will know, It's time to play.

Steam Community :: Group :: Texas...TeamPlayers...TF2

Step 1-Open your Steam Community control panel.
Desktop: right click your steam icon and select "Community."

In-Game: Press Shift & Tab (default) at the same time to bring up your steam overlay, then click your steam avatar in the bottom right corner.

Then Click Home

Step 2-Click "Schedule an Event."
[img]http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/70/startevent.jpg[/img]

Step 3- Select this group.

Step 4-Fill in the basic information, select now, and click save.

Now you're done, Go play.

**investigater** · 03-04-10, 07:16 PM

That's a pretty cool trick but I have to ask.... can I opt out of being alerted? When I am priming/playing on another game the alert comes up and blocks my view. Aggravating as hell. I'm not complaining, just wondering if there is an option for me to opt out. I get like 3 or 4 a night, every night.

**DancingCorpse** · 03-04-10, 07:20 PM

Originally Posted by investigater

That's a pretty cool trick but I have to ask.... can I opt out of being alerted? When I am priming/playing on another game the alert comes up and blocks my view. Aggravating as hell. I'm not complaining, just wondering if there is an option for me to opt out. I get like 3 or 4 a night, every night.

Agreed. People should know that the alerts crash games at times too if they are not a steam game.

**investigater** · 03-04-10, 11:09 PM

*BUMP* I hope this isn't being overlooked.....

**enf** · 03-04-10, 11:12 PM

ALT+TAB out of the game to close it
Dont run Steam when playing a non-Steam game
Register the game to play through Steam

Im just spit-balling some workarounds. Dont know if any of them work.

**~~insanegammer109~~** · 03-07-10, 09:54 PM

As long you add the game as a "add non-Steam game" the overlay should work in that game so it won't minimize or crash your game.

**Chizzle** · 03-10-10, 12:14 PM

Explanation moved here:
http://www.texasteamplayers.com/inde...=38173.new#new

**~~insanegammer109~~** · 06-10-11, 06:49 PM

(Updating year old post)

At one point this had its own sticky then was quoted in a combined sticky for "LoneStar/How to use the priming group"
I guess that was unstickied when we stopped using LoneStar, I updated it for the new Steam UI (Since they made it less obvious how to do it from ingame)

Just useful information, do with it what you want.