Heartbeat
Prevents Steam lobbies from expiring during long sessions, fixing the "Couldn't connect to the lobby" error shown in-game.
CHANGELOG
Changelog
1.1.0
- Immediate first heartbeat: Timer now fires instantly when a lobby is detected instead of waiting for the full interval.
- Lobby metadata refresh: Each heartbeat reāsets lobby name and tags (focus, mature, chill, break, modded) so Steam doesn't drop the listing after 14+ hours.
- New config options:
LobbyName,TagFocus,TagMature,TagChill,TagBreak,TagModdedin the[Lobby]section. - Default interval lowered to 2 minutes for better reliability during very long sessions.
1.0.0
- Initial release of Heartbeat.
- Adds a periodic lobby heartbeat to keep Steam lobbies from expiring during long sessions.
- Config options:
LobbyHeartbeatEnabled,LobbyHeartbeatIntervalMinutes.