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README update for hidden SSFN file and dysfunctional default release branch (#20)
* README: default may not work for releaseBranch * README: More focus on the hidden ssfn file
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1. Try to login with `steamcmd +login <username> <password> +quit`, which may prompt for the MFA code. If so, type in the MFA code that was emailed to your builder account's email address.
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1. Validate that the MFA process is complete by running `steamcmd +login <username> <password> +quit` again. It should not ask for the MFA code again.
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1. The folder from which you run `steamcmd` will now contain an updated `config/config.vdf` file. Use `cat config/config.vdf | base64 > config_base64.txt` to encode the file. Copy the contents of `config_base64.txt` to a GitHub Secret `STEAM_CONFIG_VDF`.
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1. That folder will also contain a file whose name looks like `ssfn<numbers>`. Copy the name of that file to a GitHub Secret `STEAM_SSFN_FILE_NAME`.
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1. Use `cat <ssfnFileName> | base64 > ssfn_base64.txt` to encode the contents of your ssfn file. Copy the contents of `ssfn_base64.txt` to a GitHub Secret `STEAM_SSFN_FILE_CONTENTS`.
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1. That folder will also contain two files whose names look like `ssfn<numbers>`, **but one of them is a hidden file**. [Find the hidden one](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/view-hidden-files-and-folders-in-windows-97fbc472-c603-9d90-91d0-1166d1d9f4b5), then copy the name of that file to a GitHub Secret `STEAM_SSFN_FILE_NAME`.
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1. Use `cat <ssfnFileName> | base64 > ssfn_base64.txt` to encode the contents of the hidden ssfn file. Copy the contents of `ssfn_base64.txt` to a GitHub Secret `STEAM_SSFN_FILE_CONTENTS`.
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#### appId
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The branch within steam that this build will be automatically put live on.
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It is recommended to **not use** branch `default` for this as it is potentially dangerous.
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Note that the `default` branch [has been observed to not work](https://github.com/game-ci/steam-deploy/issues/19) as a release branch, presumably because it is potentially dangerous.

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