# My Steam Advanced Session Have many problems

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**Category:** Multiplayer & Networking\
**Tags:** steamworks, Steam, joining-session, unreal-engine, Multiplayer, bug-report, Blueprint\
**Created:** [May 6, 2024, 4:58am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/my-steam-advanced-session-have-many-problems/1842307 "2024-05-06T04:58:25Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 18, 2024, 5:37pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/my-steam-advanced-session-have-many-problems/1842307/5 "2024-05-18T17:37:51Z")

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I’m not an expert in this area but i think some of the online subsystem steam only works in packaged for release you may try this as well and see

This may be of some help if you haven’t already been there

> [@SteamAPI failed to initialize.](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/steamapi-failed-to-initialize/466846):
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> Using 4.25 With Advanced Steam Sessions, packaged development build using my app ID. If i build it out with app id of 480 everything works. On one test PC I get this LogSteamShared: Display: Loading Steam SDK 1.47 LogSteamShared: Steam SDK Loaded! LogOnline: OSS: Creating online subsystem instance for: Steam LogSteamShared: Warning: SteamAPI failed to initialize, conditions not met. LogOnline: Warning: STEAM: Steamworks: SteamUtils() failed! LogOnline: Warning: STEAM: Steamworks: SteamUse…

otherwise unfortunately i have no idea  
another thing to check would be to make sure the steam app itself is allowed through the firewall correctly

for me i did this for my steam client it was already as it was supposed to be  
and when i launched my game for the first time a popup appeared asking

here is a picture of what i mean that i just grabbed from the internet of course instead of java it would say YourGameUnreal or something i honestly didn’t pay attention when mine popped up

 ![Screenshot 2024-05-18 123628](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/b/9/3/b934bfef029e8b286c7856876cd7b56043338358.png)

did your app ever have this popup?

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