GoldbergDrop

There’s a novel under this line. I won’t cry if you bounce. Website = short version. Exe = skip the talking. I built this so the boring setup just runs. Hand-editing config files got annoying. And yes, this was built with AI — thanks Cursor team. I can’t code, and you made this possible.

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Drop a game .exe → find the Steam App ID → set up
the Goldberg Steamworks emulator. No manual config editing.

 

 

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Contents

• What it does
• Why
• Features
• Download
• Usage
  • Goldberg setup
  • GreenLuma
  • Tray
  • WorkshopDL
  • Settings
• Build

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What it does

1. Drop a game .exe
   (or Browse… / Explorer Send to → GoldbergDrop)
2. Look up the Steam App ID
   (exe name → folder → path). Pick from a list, or type the ID.
3. Apply Goldberg in the game folder:
   • steam_appid.txt
   • steam_settings/ (optional DLC + achievements)
   • replace steam_api.dll / steam_api64.dll (subfolders too)

Set-up games also land in the tray launcher.

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Why

Goldberg = offline Steamworks reimplementation.

You want…	It helps
Play without Steam running	✓
Keep a game alive after store/server death	✓
LAN-test while modding	✓

GoldbergDrop only automates setup. No game files in the download.

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Features

Area	What you get
Setup	Drag & drop · Browse · Send to · CLI path · App ID lookup · DLC / achievements · recursive DLL swap
GreenLuma	Install Steam006 (PW zip + SHA256) · CSF import · AppList · inject / plain Steam · download watch
WorkshopDL	Queue via GGNetwork · SteamCMD fallback · bulk paste / list import
Tray	Launch tracked games · Steam ± GreenLuma · close-to-tray · autostart · auto-inject
Settings	Providers · SteamCMD · Steam paths · Setup defaults · tray / auto-inject

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Download

Website	yepaicodedthis.github.io/GoldBergDrop
File	goldberg-drop.exe from Releases
Shape	Portable · no installer · no API key
Network	Lookups · optional DLC/Workshop · one-time Goldberg fetch (then cached)
7-Zip	Required for GreenLuma install + CSF packs (download)

SmartScreen may warn (unsigned) → More info → Run anyway

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Usage

Goldberg setup

Screen	Action
Idle	Drop a .exe or Browse…
Multiple matches	Pick a game or edit App ID → Apply
No match	Enter App ID manually
Done	Set up another game if you want

Enable "Send to" entry once on the Setup tab for Explorer’s Send to menu.

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GreenLuma

Alternative path: Steam + GreenLuma (Steam006) via DLLInjector.

Needs 7-Zip. No 7z.exe → install / CSF import fail.

Install & packs

1. GreenLuma ribbon tab → Install GreenLuma
   Exclude AppData greenluma in Defender first (injector false-positives).
2. Bundled archive is password-protected + SHA256-whitelisted — modified binaries are rejected.
3. Drop a CSF / Orb pack to merge into Steam + AppList:
   • steamapps/appmanifest_*.acf
   • steamapps/common/<installdir>/
   • depotcache/
4. Optional archive password field (remembers working ones; tries cs.rin.ru).
5. Or drop a game .exe → AppID → AppList.
6. Start Steam with GreenLuma → runs DLLInjector.exe.

Extra hooks

• "Send to" (GreenLuma) → GoldbergDrop (GreenLuma).lnk (--greenluma)
• Settings → Tray → Start Steam with GreenLuma when GoldbergDrop starts
  Swaps Steam’s Run-key for GoldbergDrop (--tray), injects on each launch.
  Uncheck to restore the old Steam Run entry.
• Steam path: auto (registry → common paths), override under Settings → Paths

Play vs maintain

GreenLuma is great for AppList play. Updates/downloads often break while injected.

Mode	How	For
Play	Tray → Start Steam with GreenLuma (or auto-inject)	Playing AppList games
Maintain	Tray → Start Steam without GreenLuma	Updates · Workshop · Verify · Store

If a download starts after a GreenLuma launch, GoldbergDrop asks to restart plain Steam.
The prompt waits until you quit the game — no mid-session nag.

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Tray & launching games

After a successful Goldberg setup, the game is tracked (path + icon).

Action	Result
Right-click → game name	Starts that .exe
Right-click → Steam with / without GreenLuma	Restarts Steam in that mode
Right-click → Open GoldbergDrop	Shows the window
Right-click → Quit	Exits
Left-click tray	Restores window only (no launch)

Extras under Settings → Tray:

• Remove tracked games
• Close to tray — ✕ hides instead of quit
• Autostart — hidden with --tray at logon
• Single instance — second launch / Send to forwards to the running app

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WorkshopDL

1. Paste Workshop URLs or IDs (or List for many)
2. Add to Queue / Direct Download
3. Download Queue

GGNetwork first, SteamCMD as fallback.
Default output: WorkshopDownloads/{Game}/ next to the exe
(change under Settings → Paths).

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Settings

Ribbon ⚙:

Tab
Download	Providers
SteamCMD	SteamCMD setup
Paths	Steam / output folders
Setup	Setup defaults
Tray	Launcher / autostart / auto-inject

Data directory:

%APPDATA%\GoldbergDrop\GoldbergDrop\data\

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Building from source

Recent stable Rust + MSVC on Windows:

cargo build --release

→ target/release/goldberg-drop.exe

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Built with

egui / eframe · tray-icon · Goldberg Emulator · see Cargo.toml

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Disclaimer

Setup helper for Goldberg / GreenLuma — use with games you own.
Both are third-party projects. GreenLuma binaries ship unmodified in a password-protected archive for integrity checks only.
See their communities for licensing and terms.