*EDIT* User Error // Steam not counting playtime when launched from .exe

[kerballs]

*EDIT*

This was determined to be user error. CKAN has a setting for this. Apologies.

 

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I originally posted this as a bug report on the CKAN GitHub, because I am running CKAN and many mods.

However, this issue appears unrelated to CKAN or modding so I am cross-posting it here.

### Operating System

Windows 11

### CKAN Version

1.34.4

### Games

KSP 2

### Game Version

0.2.0.0

### Did you make any manual changes to your game folder (i.e., not via CKAN)?

No manual changes.

### Describe the bug

Steam shows that I have a total of 46 hours in-game with 0.0 in the past 2 weeks. I am quite sure I have played well over 20 hours in just the last 2 weeks. I want to make sure my playtime is being counted so that the devs and Steam get accurate statistics.


I am signed into Steam when playing.
The game does not show as running in Steam when the game is running.
CKAN is pointed directly at the KSP2 install folder.
This is the original, clean install folder and has not been copied or altered.

Not only that, but CKAN counts over 90 hours in KSP2:

Is this because Steam launches the launcher executable, but CKAN launches the game executable?

*** UPDATE ***
I used my critical thinking brain and launched the game executable directly from the install folder.
The same issue occurs. This is not necessarily a bug unique to CKAN but rather to Steam or the game and I'll be posting it on KSP's forums. Feel free to remove this or leave it for visibility.

### Steps to reproduce

1. Launch KSP2 directly from the game executable when signed in to Steam
2. Observe whether Steam registers the launch of KSP2

Edited January 18 by kerballs
Header clarity