FAQ

No, SGI uses Steam’s official API and interacts with Steam just like normal gaming activity.

Yes. For some features to function correctly SGI requires your Steam profile and game details to be set to public in your privacy settings .

SGI needs to handle multiple inbound/outbound HTTP requests to fetch data from Steam. For SGI to function correctly you will need to accept this prompt.

If you declined the prompt already, you will need to add SGI as an allowed app in Windows Defender Firewall:

1. Open the Windows Control Panel
2. Go to System and Security > Windows Defender Firewall
3. Click on “Allow an app or feature through Windows Defender Firewall”
4. Click “Change settings” then “Add another app…” and then “Browse”
5. Navigate to the install directory of the app you want to add, select it, and click “Open”
6. Check the boxes for “Private” and/or “Public” networks as needed
7. Click “OK” to save the changes

Most core features of SGI require the Steam desktop app to be running, and you must be signed in to the same account you are currently logged in to SGI with.

• The Steam desktop app needs to be installed
• You need to be signed in to at least one Steam account on the Steam desktop app
• SGI failed to find the install directory for Steam. Try reinstalling Steam in its default location C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam

Your card farming list is empty. You either need to add games to the list by following these steps, or enable the all games setting in Settings > Card Farming

Your achievement unlocker list is empty. You can add games to your list by following these steps

The account you are signed in to the Steam desktop app with, and the account you are logged in to SGI with are not the same.

This error occurs when using features such as idling games, locking/unlocking achievements, etc.

There is a mismatch between the Steam account you are logged in to SGI with, and the Steam account you are trying to log in to Card Farming with.

• You have entered the incorrect cookies. Follow the steps found in the Steam Credentials section
• Steam accounts with Family View  (parental restrictions) enabled will also have a steamParental cookie that needs to be saved in SGI’s settings
• In some cases, Steam accounts might have a steamMachineAuth cookie that needs to be saved in SGI’s settings

SGI requires your Steam community credentials for the account that you plan to farm cards on to see if games in your library have card drops remaining or not. Read the Steam Credentials section for more information

From time to time the cookies you supply to SGI will expire for several reasons and they will need to be updated. Follow the Steam Credentials steps to get the updated cookies

No. SGI cannot idle in-game items as it doesn’t run an instance of the game. A feature like this could also be seen as exploiting in most game’s ToS.

You can idle a max of 32 games simultaneously. This is the same limit used when farming cards.

This is covered in great detail in Steam’s Trading Cards FAQ .

• You can only receive a limited amount of card drops per game, check “How do I know if my games have card drops remaining?” below for more information.
• New accounts, accounts with recently refunded games, or accounts with other restrictions  might experience a delay of up to 3 hours before receiving their first card drop, or even no card drops at all.
• You must be connected to the internet and signed in to the Steam desktop app.
• Free-to-play (F2P) games typically require in-game purchases to drop cards.
• You need to own the game on your account. It can’t be a family-shared game.
• Games must not be marked as private .
• Paid games earned from promotions typically won’t drop cards.

1. Go to your Steam profile
2. Click on Badges
3. Scroll down, or press CTRL+F to search for the game’s title
4. In the top-right of the game card, you will see either X card drops remaining or no card drops remaining

Card drop timers can be different for every game. The developer sets them and they can vary from 15 minutes to 1 hour.

While most achievements for most games can be unlocked with SGI, some can’t be. Some achievements are tied to in-game statistics, and simply unlocking the achievement through SGI might not work. In some cases, you can manually edit the achievement’s statistics in the Achievement Manager > Statistics tab, and in other cases, you have to physically complete an in-game activity for the achievement to be unlocked.

• The game you are trying to view achievements for does not have any achievements.
• Your ‘Game Details’ are set to private in your Steam profile settings.