Rollback to an older version of any game in your Steam library.
0:00 - Intro
1:07 - Steam DB*
2:36 - Depot Downloader
3:05 - .Net 5.0 Runtime
3:48 - Download Using Command Prompt
5:29 - Copy/Paste Files to Correct Location
6:45 - Outro
Links
#1 https://steamdb.info/
#2 https://github.com/SteamRE/DepotDownloader
#2.5 https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/5.0/runtime
*can filter branch by "public" to narrow list of manifests
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If you are having trouble with Steam trying to auto update your game, there a few work arounds. The one I've detailed below is temporary and will have to be reapplied each time the game is updated, but it's the quickest and simplest. If your game still gets frequent updates it may be worth looking up how to add the game files of the old version to Steam as a non-Steam game, as a more permanent solution.
Quick easy solution, while Steam is shutdown-
1) go to your steamapps folder
2) find the .acf file that has your games app ID in the file name
3) open it with a text editor (like Notepad++)
4) replace the manifest ID with the latest version of the game (use steamDB to find the latest)
5) change "StateFlags" to "4"
6) save file
7) launch via Steam as normal, should no longer be an update required
For screenshots see this steam guide: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1916008329&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1707703621278849&usg=AOvVaw38andFhQEYaG2l1yCfNe0d
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I haven't tested it, but depot downloader does support custom download directories. Try adding something like below into your command prompt line if required.
dir "E:\Users\Taylor\Downloads"