Steam and FAF: Missing C:\ProgramData\FAForever\bin folder

[JoyDivision]

Hey Folks,

As far as I know, everything "works." I've watched replays, hosted games (which I set up skirmishes), downloaded maps, etc. That being said, the only way I seem to be able to use FAF and bring up the main game menu in order to mess around in single-player mode (such as skirmish or campaign) is to

1) Log into FAF lobby.
2) Watch something that brings up the game over screen (such as a replay or tutorial)
3) Closing out the score screen brings me to the game's main menu

or
1) Log into FAF lobby.
2) Host a game.

I'm not always online and I'd like a more convenient way to practice on my own. In short, I'd like to be able to play offline and bring up the FAF game menu.

According to this page in the Wiki, it's possible: http://www.faforever.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=How_to_run_Forge_Alliance_Forever_without_logging_in

What I am supposed to do is: "The next step is creating a shortcut to the executable. Enter the folder C:\ProgramData\FAForever\bin and locate the file ForgedAlliance.exe."

No such folder or file exists in my directory.

(I also do not have the lobby installation log folder [c:\ProgramData\FAForever\logs\] which is why I do not have any logs attached to this thread as requested.)

If I understood this thread correctly, http://www.faforever.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=3687&p=38722&hilit=steam+skirmish#p38722, launching FAF and attempting to make a game lobby would download a file I might need. As I said, I was able to play, but still do not have a executable (other than the Lobby) in my FAF directory.

You might be wondering how I am able to play. Well:

1) I've purchased the game via Steam and it is installed in the standard Steam path [C:\Steam\SteamApps\common\Supreme Commander Forged Alliance].
2) I've downloaded the FAF program and installed it in the default [C:\Program Files (x86)\Forged Alliance Forever]
3) In the FAF lobby, I've set the game path (i.e. Options -> Settings -> Game Path) to the Steam FA directory

I'm a historian, which means I know more about the Holy Roman Empire than I do computers. Do I not have the ForgedAlliance.exe or the bin file because FAF recognized I could play the game via my Steam installation?

[Ze_PilOt]

Try going to the folder %PROGRAMDATA% (enter like that in a file browser).

That being said, it would be better that you try to play online as much as possible. The only way I have to develop and advertise FAF is through the online stats.

[JoyDivision]

Thanks, it was there. Though I have never heard of such or folder or have any idea why it would have such a weird name and thus not easy to find.

I'll soon help those online stats. It's just that I haven't played an RTS since the 1990s with Total Annihilation and need to regain my mad skillz

Consider this solved!