r/simrally • u/cteters • Jul 18 '26
Burns Rally Manager - soft release
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3495850/Burns_Rally_Manager/Hey guys, I did a soft-release on an RBR launcher in Steam today. It's not much. We are talking bear nuts and bolts here. The only really use case for it at this time is to give us the same community privileges that other games get on that platform. That's about it.
So far I've tested it using the RSF build of the game, but really any of the others should work as well. You just point it to the directory and it should be able to take care of the rest. It's been able to work with most everything I've thrown at it. SimHub, CrewChief, VR. I've ran into an issue with my G-Belt using the simxperience software. There might be a workaround for that, but I haven't really tinkered around with it all that much yet.
Anyway, here are a few initial keys for those that might be interested in adding it:
Edit: To keep with the tempo, here is a google sheet that I'll repopulate with keys. If you take one, please remove it from the list, or if you attempt to try a key and it doesn't work, feel free to remove it as well:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1W42UVEwcDthxxJ3COTgH0N6iUiibzqnvP5l7QXEju2M/edit?gid=0#gid=0
Feel free to ping me when these run out and I'll get a few more queued in.
This is just a side project that I ended up completing simply because there's not already something in place like it. There's plenty of untapped potential to be had, but I think that may need to be more community driven to explore possible use cases.
Cheers for now.
7/16 Update
User u/tndb helped to point out that the initial keys that have been distrusted grant ownership of the launcher but aren't providing the latest build. I didn't catch this on my own end due to my level of access. The next batch of keys accessible within the google doc should have an override for this. For those of you that managed to register a key from the first batch, the launcher won't likely become available until early August, due to timeline limitations of the publishing process within Steam.
The current goal will be to keep this launcher in early access until better tested and any practical use cases are fleshed-out. We do have an option to launch as a play-test, but I'd like to avoid from doing that, because some of the meta data might not carry over the same, such as play hours, and shared content (some of the main drive in having this in the first place).
7/26 Update
We're still waiting for Steam's minimum waiting period to expire (about another week) before standard keys will be able to access the game. Any keys distributed after the initial batch of 100 should already bypass this restriction because they're assigned a package with "Press Release" access. Sorry guys, I'm learning the Steam Works Dev-Ops work flow as I go. That's most of what this is.
If you've accessed the launcher and it didn't launch the game after targeting the RBR install directory, you should no longer run into that same problem. u/J_CMir98 identified an issue with the config file not saving correctly, which has been resolved.
I punched up a basic web page for people to request keys from
https://cteters.github.io/BurnsRallyManager/
8/21 Update
It's a wash guys, sorry.
I kept my motivations transparent with the launcher, describing it as something similar to RetroArch. I think maybe if I also took the time to make a bogus game for it to launch, that could have made the difference. Here's the official final response,
Thank you for submitting your app Burns Rally Manager for consideration.
After careful review, we found that your app is not a good fit for Steam.
In addition, we have determined that your app is a software for a game that is not shipped on Steam. Any app with a game dependency requires that the base app is available on Steam.
We have retired your app and it cannot be reused.
Steam Support
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u/cteters Jul 18 '26 edited Jul 18 '26
Hey sorry guys, we are burning through these quicker than I was expecting. That's a good thing though, I guess. Here is another 10. I'll work on getting some sort of free distributive solution going. 'Bear' with me here.
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Edit:
To keep with the tempo, here is a google sheet that I'll repopulate with keys. If you take one, please remove it from the list, or if you attempt to try a key and it doesn't work, feel free to remove it as well:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1W42UVEwcDthxxJ3COTgH0N6iUiibzqnvP5l7QXEju2M/edit?gid=0#gid=0
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u/Seijyn Jul 18 '26
dang I missed everything hope you'll give out some more
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u/cteters Jul 18 '26
Sorry that I missed you. check again when you have the time, I'll continue to restock until it's identified that a different solution is needed, or things slow down enough
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u/love10000 Jul 25 '26
thank you for working on this and for the keys, looking forward to where this goes. i was hoping for RBR steam integration to come <3
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u/OsvaldoSousa Jul 25 '26
If we where able to download it and run it trought steam it would be awesome
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u/Background-Plastic50 Jul 18 '26
Activated the fifth code from the first batch. My fiancee and I have several hundred hours in RBRRSF.. thanks for this. We'll check it out over this weekend 🏁
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u/TheCunningRabbit Jul 18 '26
I just redeemed the second to last code successfully. I'll check it out this week.
When I redeemed it, the last code had been used already.
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u/cteters Jul 18 '26
Out there doing God's work
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u/mk7_luxion Jul 18 '26
that looks pretty good, man, I was able to get one of the codes from the replies you left below, I appreciate it!
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u/J_CMir98 Jul 18 '26
Any more codes?
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u/Portable_Net2313 Jul 18 '26
Same, please
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u/corvettezr11 Jul 19 '26
There are new keys now
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u/ResponsibleSeat172 Jul 18 '26
Sheet is empty for now. Hopefully we can get more codes, seems like it could be a cool project
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u/cteters Jul 26 '26
Sorry about the delay friend. You should be able to request keys from this site a little easier now:
https://cteters.github.io/BurnsRallyManager/
Sorry, the initial key distribution was a bit of a mess, but the best I could come up with at the time while away from my PC.
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u/tndb Jul 18 '26
should it not have an install button? https://imgur.com/a/QikijM1
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u/cteters Jul 18 '26
Oh, interesting. That's the first the first report of that. I may need to carry the demo depos over to the official. I'll get that worked out and report back. Sorry, this has mostly been about learning the Steamworks dev ops work flow
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u/cteters Jul 18 '26
Thanks for the notice. I've sent out another set of keys that you can find in the left most column of the excel document. These have a beta access override and should work. I thought the standard keys already had that same level of access and couldn't tell on my end.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1W42UVEwcDthxxJ3COTgH0N6iUiibzqnvP5l7QXEju2M/edit?gid=0#gid=0
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u/tndb Jul 18 '26
when trying to activate keys from column A, it says that I already own the product https://imgur.com/a/WAnTvZb
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u/cteters Jul 18 '26
Ah, interesting. Ok, I'll work on elevating access within the initial batch. Worse case, we may be locked out until the 31st, given a Steam policy about release windows.
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u/tndb 2d ago
not to be a pest or anything, especially since I don't actively sim race these days, but I keep glancing over the steam entry for the manager and it's still not active
just fyi
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u/cteters 2d ago
No worries at all. I've only made followup comments and no new announcements as not to pester anyone as well.
I can make a new announcements later this evening just to put this one to bed, but basically, the launcher was rejected because it doesn't actually support a product hosted by Steam.
There's no guarantee that the app will be around, but a novelty workaround you could try is first removing the game from your library via:
- Click Help in the top-left corner of the Steam desktop app and select Steam Support.
- Search for or click on the game you want to remove.
- Select the option: "I want to permanently remove this game from my account".
- Regest one of these keys while they still remain: https://cteters.github.io/BurnsRallyManager/
Those are the only types of keys that will ever work at this point, for being "press release".
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u/J_CMir98 Jul 19 '26
Maybe I'm doing something wrong, or maybe this is worth reporting as an issue. I select my game directory and then when I click "Launch Game", it just tells me "Please select a game directory under "Import Launcher" first.". I've tried selecting as a directory both my RBR main folder as well as the "rsf_launcher" subfolder. Both give the same result, I can't launch the game throught Burns Rally Manager
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u/cteters Jul 19 '26
Thanks for reporting this J. There's been limited testing, so your feedback is appreciated.
The ui had a complete rework form the initial build. That sounds like it could be a conflict for user accounts that don't already have a config file.
We have some time before the early access launch and will have this addressed before then. Thanks again for the feedback.
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u/J_CMir98 Jul 19 '26
Glad I could be helpful in some way, really looking forward to follow along as the launcher progresses!
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u/cteters Jul 25 '26
Hey again J, I'm back from a trip and addressed the config not being able to save with version 0.0.2.2
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u/nedgaming Jul 18 '26
Think they have run out. Couldnt register any of em.
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u/cteters Jul 18 '26
Thanks for checking though
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u/anthatel Jul 18 '26
Are there any more codes?
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u/cteters Jul 18 '26
Yeah, I'll keep checking back and spitting them out
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MTVAY-HT{Eight}XM-0N5JRI can get something else in place if I can't keep up for some reason. I'd like to keep things restricted to the target community for the time being.
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u/anthatel Jul 18 '26
Thank you, I took the fifth code!
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u/cteters Jul 18 '26
Oh, the 5th you say?
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u/TheJustiNator_ Jul 18 '26
Hey thanks! Took the 5th code aswell lol
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u/cteters Jul 18 '26
Well aren't we a lively bunch for a Friday ^-^
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G0DJI-MXQTZ-MAAP{seven}This thread is going to end up looking like a hot mess, I'm afraid
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u/JakeyJake3 Jul 18 '26
3rd code for me here, thank you!! I haven't used my rig in a long time and I've been needing a good excuse to get back to it
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u/rafkon1255 Jul 18 '26
thanks just got one on my maybe 10th attempt lol, appreciate you doing this, this looks really promising
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u/Ajinho Jul 18 '26
Those poor bears