Some of you might be launching Guild Wars through Steam so you can have access to your friends list or use the integrated web browser to read the wiki or whatnot – at least that’s what I use it for. I’ve recently been wondering if I could change the homepage of the Steam browser so it automatically loads up the wiki instead of having to type the URL every time. My researches showed that I would have to open up some .exe files with an hex editor and modify data. I’m not a fan of messing with .exes, so I searched a little more and came across something even better: being able to display links on the overlay so they act as bookmarks.
I’ve found my information here. Props to the users posting information about this method.
This method is quick and easy. Before attempting anything though, the usual warnings: make sure to make a backup copy of any file you modify. Also, use this at your own risk etc. etc. Don’t blame me if you blow your computer up or something – although if you do, please let me know because it would be pretty impressive.
Basically, you only need to modify one file. This file is called overlaydesktop.layout and is found in the following directory:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\resource\layout
First step:
Open the file with your favourite text editor. I use Notepad++ (free) but good old notepad also does the job.
Second step:
Observe the lines in the controls section. This is where you will add your bookmark(s). The correct syntax is:
Code:
BookmarkID { controlname="URLLabel" labeltext="BookmarkName" urltext="http://your.url.com" style=sidemenu }
Third step:
You now need to add your bookmark in the string as seen here. You have to enter the BookmarkID you used and not the BookmarkName (see what I've highlighted in yellow). Feel free to change the order of stuff, or try and remove links you do not use.
Once you are done, (re)start Steam, launch your game, and enjoy!
See the result
I wrote that pretty fast so if I missed anything or something's not clear, just let me know!
