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Hey,

I'm really sorry to post this in this thread but I have tried every other option by now and I'm becoming desperate. I can't make a new thread for it either for some reason. (It says I need "one post" but even though I did post before it still doesn't let me.)

My problem is just that I can't log into my actual main account anymore because apparently I have forgotten my password. But the password recovery doesn't work. I'm just not receiving any e-mails from howlongtobeat.com . No, not even in the spam folder.

I tried contacting the site owner via the feedback/contact page twice a few weeks ago but never got a reply on that either.

I tried all old passwords I could remember, every combination, for I think two months now.

I'm hoping so much someone here reads this and can somehow help me.

The account that I'm trying to recover is https://howlongtobeat.com/user?n=Cock .
I apologize for the unconventional username but back when I signed up to this site I just typed that in for shits and giggles, never expecting it would be allowed or still available. lol

Please help me. All I need is the password recovery e-mail to actually work.

- Matt

The issue is that your email provider is blocking the howlongtobeat domain.

I actually responded to you as a second attempt to reach you but it was blocked again.

Anyway, sorry for the issues. Check your PMs.

Check PM.

Same issue for you. Your provider blocks my domain and doesn't accept whilelist requests.

The issue is that your email provider is blocking the howlongtobeat domain.

I actually responded to you as a second attempt to reach you but it was blocked again.

Anyway, sorry for the issues. Check your PMs.

Thank you very much for taking the time to help me. I'm gonna change my email then if that's the problem. My email provider blocking your domain is really stupid.

- Matt

There is one minor annoyance that bothers me when navigating the forums: the "Search Your Favorite Games..." textbox gets auto selected on page load. When navigating to any page on the forum I have to click somewhere else to enable using Page Down/Page Up keys.

I guess it makes a lot of sense to get it selected on the home page, but not so much on the forums IMO.

There is one minor annoyance that bothers me when navigating the forums: the "Search Your Favorite Games..." textbox gets auto selected on page load. When navigating to any page on the forum I have to click somewhere else to enable using Page Down/Page Up keys.

I guess it makes a lot of sense to get it selected on the home page, but not so much on the forums IMO.

Oh, I second this! It's a bit of an annoyance to me too.

I use a browser extension to navigate websites without using a mouse and the auto selection of the search box makes things cumbersome.

I've just noticed that my completion for Centipede (1981) had been changed to the game Centipede (1998). Not sure if the games had been un-merged recently, and if my completion of C1981 was marked as C1998 because it was done on PC. And while C1998 was the one originally released on PC, C1981 has been later ported to PC too (and that's how I played it) so I don't know if there are many people in my situation. (I've since corrected my entry in the completions list).

Oh, I second this! It's a bit of an annoyance to me too.

I use a browser extension to navigate websites without using a mouse and the auto selection of the search box makes things cumbersome.

Me too. Vimium?

Me too. Vimium?

Brother/Sister! :)

Yes, I was talking about vimium. I love that extension so much!

The only sad thing is that it doesn't work on special pages (pdf opened in browser, empty tab, some pull down menus). That sometimes forces you to use the mouse. Otherwise this is the perfect browser extension/experience.

Oh and maybe search highlights for regex search would be awesome. [edit: I just checked and this feature actually does exist! I can't find it in the change logs and was sure it didn't exist until recently but who knows]

I've just noticed that my completion for Centipede (1981) had been changed to the game Centipede (1998). Not sure if the games had been un-merged recently, and if my completion of C1981 was marked as C1998 because it was done on PC. And while C1998 was the one originally released on PC, C1981 has been later ported to PC too (and that's how I played it) so I don't know if there are many people in my situation. (I've since corrected my entry in the completions list).

Sorry about that. There were 7 entries for Centipede on the site so I merged a few and incorrectly categorized yours.

I have about 900 games in my Steam library. They are organized in 5 categories: Definitely, Probably, Maybe, Not Really, and Completed. I've added custom tabs for the first 3 (because the existing categories aren't as suitable for me), Not really roughly matches Retired and the last category existed by default. Is the only way in which I can import these games into my library by manually assigning each of these 900 games a tag during the import? Assuming each tag would take me 5 seconds to apply, this would take me almost 2 hours of repetitive clicking. Is there no alternative for this?

(ignore me, stupid idea which i've already solved myself)

I have about 900 games in my Steam library. They are organized in 5 categories: Definitely, Probably, Maybe, Not Really, and Completed. I've added custom tabs for the first 3 (because the existing categories aren't as suitable for me), Not really roughly matches Retired and the last category existed by default. Is the only way in which I can import these games into my library by manually assigning each of these 900 games a tag during the import? Assuming each tag would take me 5 seconds to apply, this would take me almost 2 hours of repetitive clicking. Is there no alternative for this?

If you send me lists of those categories, then I might be able to create JavaScript code that will do selection of categories for you, depending to which list is game attached.
I did that to select games with "VR" and those that were played below (or above) some time - don't remember exactly.

(You can run JavaScript code directly in browser)

If you send me lists of those categories, then I might be able to create JavaScript code that will do selection of categories for you, depending to which list is game attached.
I did that to select games with "VR" and those that were played below (or above) some time - don't remember exactly.

(You can run JavaScript code directly in browser)

What would be the easiest way for me to share these lists of categories with you? Like, is there a Steam config file I could DM you or something? Or maybe something from GOG Galaxy 2.0?

What would be the easiest way for me to share these lists of categories with you? Like, is there a Steam config file I could DM you or something? Or maybe something from GOG Galaxy 2.0?

Don't know :p
If it's not long, I would recommend screenshotting and OCRing that (600 entries is however too long for that).

Maybe something like this can help you: Depressurizer
I just need a list to work on...

Don't know :p
If it's not long, I would recommend screenshotting and OCRing that (600 entries is however too long for that).

Maybe something like this can help you: Depressurizer
I just need a list to work on...

I have used Depressurizer and have an XML file that I can share with you. What would be the best way to get this to you in private? I think it's probably going to be too long to share as a DM.

? Is it possible to filter on anything else besides platforms in the search options, for example:

Platform: Nintendo Switch
+
Publisher: Nintendo

I'm pretty sure this has been brought up before, but it just became relevant for me again...

I'm trying to post a rather lengthy review, which I edited down to be under the 5000-character limit (it's currently at 4958 according to the word/character counting site I use and I haven't hit the hard limit where I can't type anymore). However, when I click Edit, it says that my review must be under 5000 characters. IIRC, I think this has something to do with formatting and non-alphanumerical marks counting as multiple characters, but regardless, it's still sort of frustrating to have to guess at what's taking up invisible space and chopping it down.

My preference would be to just have a larger character allowance for reviews. If not, is it possible to have the textbox count "invisible" characters too while drafting so there isn't such a disparity between the hard limit where you can't enter new characters and the soft limit where you can enter new characters but they'll still put you over the 5000 limit?

I'm pretty sure this has been brought up before, but it just became relevant for me again...

I'm trying to post a rather lengthy review, which I edited down to be under the 5000-character limit (it's currently at 4958 according to the word/character counting site I use and I haven't hit the hard limit where I can't type anymore). However, when I click Edit, it says that my review must be under 5000 characters. IIRC, I think this has something to do with formatting and non-alphanumerical marks counting as multiple characters, but regardless, it's still sort of frustrating to have to guess at what's taking up invisible space and chopping it down.

My preference would be to just have a larger character allowance for reviews. If not, is it possible to have the textbox count "invisible" characters too while drafting so there isn't such a disparity between the hard limit where you can't enter new characters and the soft limit where you can enter new characters but they'll still put you over the 5000 limit?

Fixed :)

Fixed :)

That was fast; thanks!

I have used Depressurizer and have an XML file that I can share with you. What would be the best way to get this to you in private? I think it's probably going to be too long to share as a DM.

Check DMs, I gave you Discord/e-mail. Send XML file there.
We'll build groups from that file to use with code...

If anyone else would like to use it, check this:
Here is raw code, and here is formatted code (if anyone wants to read it actually). Preview image.

How to use:
On the import page, press CTRL+SHIFT+J (or "K" in Firefox). It opens console, you have to paste code there and press Enter to execute.
Of course, it's advisable to edit groups by yourself first =) (Of course, doing it manually is equally slow to manually choosing categories).

Given code has just example -> so basically what you need now is to get lists according to categories. Best would be to get same format, but any format with constant separator might do the job - just code might need tweaks.

I have about 900 games in my Steam library. They are organized in 5 categories: Definitely, Probably, Maybe, Not Really, and Completed. I've added custom tabs for the first 3 (because the existing categories aren't as suitable for me), Not really roughly matches Retired and the last category existed by default. Is the only way in which I can import these games into my library by manually assigning each of these 900 games a tag during the import? Assuming each tag would take me 5 seconds to apply, this would take me almost 2 hours of repetitive clicking. Is there no alternative for this?

Users have come up with creative ways of solving this but I figured I'd mention this too...

The page is designed so you can hit Tab > 1 - 8, Tab > 1-8, etc. and quickly go through each title. I know it's not amazing and could use some obvious enhancements but if you keep that in mind you can do each in a second or so.

Could we compromise by having the search box auto focus only on non-forum pages?

Check DMs, I gave you Discord/e-mail. Send XML file there.
We'll build groups from that file to use with code...

If anyone else would like to use it, check this:
Here is raw code, and here is formatted code (if anyone wants to read it actually). Preview image.

How to use:
On the import page, press CTRL+SHIFT+J (or "K" in Firefox). It opens console, you have to paste code there and press Enter to execute.
Of course, it's advisable to edit groups by yourself first =) (Of course, doing it manually is equally slow to manually choosing categories).

Given code has just example -> so basically what you need now is to get lists according to categories. Best would be to get same format, but any format with constant separator might do the job - just code might need tweaks.

Thanks. I've just used it, and it works for the most part. The only problem is that it can't deal with games that have a trademark or copyright symbol in the Steam name, because HLTB doesn't have these itself. Essentially, this means a lot of games with trademarked words in the title like Star Wars, Middle Earth, Batman, Lego etc don't parse properly. Maybe next time you could strip out these characters from the dataset?

Users have come up with creative ways of solving this but I figured I'd mention this too...

The page is designed so you can hit Tab > 1 - 8, Tab > 1-8, etc. and quickly go through each title. I know it's not amazing and could use some obvious enhancements but if you keep that in mind you can do each in a second or so.

This is useful if you have few games or know from the top of your head which games are in what category or don't care if a game ends up in the wrong category. doesn't scale as well if you want to exactly copy your steam categories or have 700 games like I do.

Thanks. I've just used it, and it works for the most part. The only problem is that it can't deal with games that have a trademark or copyright symbol in the Steam name, because HLTB doesn't have these itself. Essentially, this means a lot of games with trademarked words in the title like Star Wars, Middle Earth, Batman, Lego etc don't parse properly. Maybe next time you could strip out these characters from the dataset?

You can easily strip them yourself with a quick Find+Replace, FYI.