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How to change Liftoff workshop thumbnail via SteamCMD

Door BlueCheeseDK

Ever wanted custom thumbnails for your shared drones, tracks and races ?
This guide will walk you through how to add custom thumbnails to any shared workshop content.

PLEASE NOTE: THIS GUIDE IS FOR WINDOWS.
Leave a comment, if you want me to make a guide for OSX.

Also note that you do this at your own risk.. There´s not really any risk, but if you delete anything you shouldn´t,
don´t blame me. :) Follow the guide, and you´ll be ok..
Also, don´t upload any pictures that are not allowed by Steam.

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Categorie: Modden en configureren, Workshop

Languages: Engels

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STEP 1: Download and install SteamCMD

STEP 2: Launch and sign in to SteamCMD

STEP 3: Unhide file extensions

STEP 4: Creating a text document

STEP 5: Edit the text document

STEP 6: Converting to .vdf

Step 7: Uploading the .vdf (thumbnail)

(STEP 8: Repeat the process)

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STEP 1: Download and install SteamCMD

SteamCMD is the command line version of the Steam client.

- Start by creating a folder in C:\ drive and name it “SteamCMD”
(It should look like this: C:\SteamCMD )

- When you´ve created the empty folder, then download SteamCMD here:
https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/client/installer/steamcmd.zip

- Extract "steamcmd.exe" into the SteamCMD folder you just created in C:\SteamCMD

STEP 2: Launch and sign in to SteamCMD

**EXIT STEAM BEFORE LAUNCHING STEAMCMD**

- Launch "steamcmd.exe" that you´ve just extraxted to the C:\SteamCMD folder. It will start to update.
When it´s done, you need to login with your Steam account.

It will ask for your Steam Guard code, if you have two factor turned on !
Find it in your email, or the Steam Guard app, and type it in..

Allow it to verify. Don´t exit SteamCMD. We will use it again a little later :)

STEP 3: Unhide file extensions

Now, we have to create a .vdf file.
Before we do that, make sure that file extensions are not hidden.

STEP 4: Creating a text document

- Create a text document in the “C:\SteamCMD” folder and name it anything you want.
For this guide, we will call it "test".
(It should look like this:C:\SteamCMD\test.txt )

To create a text document, right click inside the steamcmd folder-> new -> Text Document

STEP 5: Edit the text document

- Open the "test" text document you´ve just created, and copy/paste this into the document:

"workshopitem" { "appid" "410340" "publishedfileid" "2285495709" "previewfile" "C:\steamcmd\liftoff thumb\thumb1.jpg" }

- Appid can be found on any games store site, in the url bar.
For Liftoff, the Appid should be 410340.

- "Publishedfileid" is the id for the workshop item you want to change the thumbnail for.
Go to the item, and look in the url bar.

Now edit "publishedfileid" in the document, so it matches your item in the steam workshop.

Last step is to write the path to the thumbnail you want to upload.
Steam suggest 640x360p jpg,png or gif thumbnail.
Max 1mb file size

I created a new folder for thumbnails, inside the SteamCMD folder, and saved my thumbnail there, as "thumb1.jpg".
Edit the "test" text document, and change the "previewfile" path, to match where you put the thumbnail.

For me, it´s "C:\steamcmd\liftoff thumb\thumb1.jpg".

It should look like this, with a different publishedfileid and previewfile path :)

Save and close the document :)

STEP 6: Converting to .vdf

We have to convert the "test" text document, to a .vdf file.
To do that, we just click on the file, and select rename.
As we have already enabled file extensions, just change ".txt" to ".vdf" and press enter.

It will ask if you are sure, click yes.
Now the text document should be a .vdf file.

Step 7: Uploading the .vdf (thumbnail)

Last step is to upload the .vdf file via SteamCMD. :)

To do that, we have to paste this line into the SteamCMD command prompt.
But before you do that, remember to change "test.vdf" to whatever you called the document.

workshop_build_item test.vdf

When you paste it and press enter, you should hopefully see this:

If you experience any issues, reach out, and i´ll do my best to help you. :)
Happy flying <3

Here´s how the thumbnail looks:
https://sp.zhabite.com/id/BlueCheese420/myworkshopfiles/

(STEP 8: Repeat the process)

After you have uploaded your first thumbnail, all you have to do to upload a thumbnail for a different drone or track, is to:

Create a text document within steamcmd folder.
Paste this into the text document:
"workshopitem" { "appid" "410340" "publishedfileid" "2285495709" "previewfile" "C:\steamcmd\liftoff thumb\thumb1.jpg" }
Edit publishedfileid and previewfile.
Save and convert to .vdf file.
Paste into SteamCMD
workshop_build_item NAMEOFYOURFILE.vdf

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JuniorDiscart [ontwikkelaar] 10 apr 2021 om 12:08

It's an involved process, but one that will make stand out your setup on the Workshop for sure. Thanks for sharing man! :D

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