diff --git a/dll/base64.cpp b/dll/base64.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fda186f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dll/base64.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 2019 Mr Goldberg
+   This file is part of the Goldberg Emulator
+
+   The Goldberg Emulator is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The Goldberg Emulator is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with the Goldberg Emulator; if not, see
+   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#include "dll/base64.h"
+
+// Base64 character table
+static const std::string base64_chars = 
+    "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"
+    "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"
+    "0123456789+/";
+
+// Check if a character is a valid base64 character
+static inline bool is_base64(unsigned char c) {
+    return (isalnum(c) || (c == '+') || (c == '/'));
+}
+
+// Decode a base64 encoded string into a byte vector
+std::vector<uint8_t> base64_decode(const std::string& encoded_string) {
+    int in_len = encoded_string.size();
+    int i = 0;
+    int j = 0;
+    int in_ = 0;
+    unsigned char char_array_4[4], char_array_3[3];
+    std::vector<uint8_t> ret;
+
+    while (in_len-- && (encoded_string[in_] != '=') && is_base64(encoded_string[in_])) {
+        char_array_4[i++] = encoded_string[in_]; in_++;
+        if (i == 4) {
+            for (i = 0; i < 4; i++)
+                char_array_4[i] = base64_chars.find(char_array_4[i]);
+
+            char_array_3[0] = (char_array_4[0] << 2) + ((char_array_4[1] & 0x30) >> 4);
+            char_array_3[1] = ((char_array_4[1] & 0xf) << 4) + ((char_array_4[2] & 0x3c) >> 2);
+            char_array_3[2] = ((char_array_4[2] & 0x3) << 6) + char_array_4[3];
+
+            for (i = 0; (i < 3); i++)
+                ret.push_back(char_array_3[i]);
+            i = 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (i) {
+        for (j = i; j < 4; j++)
+            char_array_4[j] = 0;
+
+        for (j = 0; j < 4; j++)
+            char_array_4[j] = base64_chars.find(char_array_4[j]);
+
+        char_array_3[0] = (char_array_4[0] << 2) + ((char_array_4[1] & 0x30) >> 4);
+        char_array_3[1] = ((char_array_4[1] & 0xf) << 4) + ((char_array_4[2] & 0x3c) >> 2);
+        char_array_3[2] = ((char_array_4[2] & 0x3) << 6) + char_array_4[3];
+
+        for (j = 0; (j < i - 1); j++)
+            ret.push_back(char_array_3[j]);
+    }
+
+    return ret;
+}
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diff --git a/dll/dll/base64.h b/dll/dll/base64.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ba693c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dll/dll/base64.h
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 2019 Mr Goldberg
+   This file is part of the Goldberg Emulator
+
+   The Goldberg Emulator is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The Goldberg Emulator is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with the Goldberg Emulator; if not, see
+   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#pragma once
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+// Decodes a base64 encoded string into a byte vector
+std::vector<uint8_t> base64_decode(const std::string& encoded_string);
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diff --git a/dll/dll/settings.h b/dll/dll/settings.h
index 0d3804af..1ca48ace 100644
--- a/dll/dll/settings.h
+++ b/dll/dll/settings.h
@@ -232,6 +232,9 @@ public:
     constexpr const static int INVALID_IMAGE_HANDLE = 0;
     constexpr const static int UNLOADED_IMAGE_HANDLE = -1;
 
+    // Base64 encoded token for EncryptedAppTicket
+    std::string encrypted_app_ticket_token{};
+
     //Depots
     std::vector<DepotId_t> depots{};
 
@@ -428,6 +431,8 @@ public:
     bool hasOverlayAutoAcceptInviteFromFriend(uint64_t friend_id) const;
     size_t overlayAutoAcceptInvitesCount() const;
 
+    // Method to load token from configs.user.ini
+    bool load_token_from_config();
 };
 
-#endif // SETTINGS_INCLUDE_H
+#endif // SETTINGS_INCLUDE_H
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diff --git a/dll/settings.cpp b/dll/settings.cpp
index eb19297f..b0387c60 100644
--- a/dll/settings.cpp
+++ b/dll/settings.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 #include "dll/settings.h"
 #include "dll/steam_app_ids.h"
+#include <fstream>
 
 
 std::string Settings::sanitize(const std::string &name)
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ Settings::Settings(CSteamID steam_id, CGameID game_id, const std::string &name,
     this->language = lang;
 
     this->offline = offline;
+    this->encrypted_app_ticket_token = ""; // Initialize token field
 }
 
 // user id
@@ -417,3 +419,32 @@ size_t Settings::overlayAutoAcceptInvitesCount() const
 {
     return auto_accept_overlay_invites_friends.size();
 }
+
+// Load token from configs.user.ini
+bool Settings::load_token_from_config()
+{
+    encrypted_app_ticket_token.clear();
+    
+    std::string config_path = Local_Storage::get_game_settings_path() + "configs.user.ini";
+    PRINT_DEBUG("Attempting to read token from %s\n", config_path.c_str());
+    
+    std::ifstream config_file(utf8_decode(config_path));
+    if (!config_file.is_open()) {
+        PRINT_DEBUG("Failed to open configs.user.ini for token reading\n");
+        return false;
+    }
+    
+    std::string line;
+    while (std::getline(config_file, line)) {
+        // Look for "token=" at the beginning of line
+        if (line.find("token=") == 0) {
+            // Token found - extract everything after "token="
+            encrypted_app_ticket_token = line.substr(6); // "token=" is 6 characters long
+            PRINT_DEBUG("Found token in configs.user.ini, length: %zu\n", encrypted_app_ticket_token.length());
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    PRINT_DEBUG("No token found in configs.user.ini\n");
+    return false;
+}
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diff --git a/dll/steam_user.cpp b/dll/steam_user.cpp
index 0d942e4c..9d850494 100644
--- a/dll/steam_user.cpp
+++ b/dll/steam_user.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "dll/steam_user.h"
 #include "dll/auth.h"
 #include "dll/appticket.h"
+#include "dll/base64.h"
 
 Steam_User::Steam_User(Settings *settings, Local_Storage *local_storage, class Networking *network, class SteamCallResults *callback_results, class SteamCallBacks *callbacks)
 {
@@ -761,6 +762,35 @@ SteamAPICall_t Steam_User::RequestEncryptedAppTicket( void *pDataToInclude, int
 bool Steam_User::GetEncryptedAppTicket( void *pTicket, int cbMaxTicket, uint32 *pcbTicket )
 {
     PRINT_DEBUG("%i %p %p", cbMaxTicket, pTicket, pcbTicket);
+    
+    // Try to load a token from configs.user.ini first
+    if (settings->load_token_from_config() && !settings->encrypted_app_ticket_token.empty()) {
+        PRINT_DEBUG("Using token from configs.user.ini\n");
+        
+        // Decode token from Base64
+        std::vector<uint8_t> ticket_data = base64_decode(settings->encrypted_app_ticket_token);
+        
+        if (ticket_data.empty()) {
+            PRINT_DEBUG("Failed to decode token from base64\n");
+        } else {
+            uint32 ticket_size = static_cast<uint32>(ticket_data.size());
+            if (pcbTicket) *pcbTicket = ticket_size;
+            
+            if (cbMaxTicket <= 0) {
+                if (!pcbTicket) return false;
+                return true;
+            }
+            
+            if (!pTicket) return false;
+            if (ticket_size > static_cast<uint32>(cbMaxTicket)) return false;
+            
+            memcpy(pTicket, ticket_data.data(), ticket_size);
+            PRINT_DEBUG("Successfully used token from configs.user.ini (%u bytes)\n", ticket_size);
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    // Fallback to the standard ticket generation if no token was found or decoded
     uint32 ticket_size = static_cast<uint32>(encrypted_app_ticket.size());
     if (pcbTicket) *pcbTicket = ticket_size;
 
@@ -860,4 +890,4 @@ bool Steam_User::BSetDurationControlOnlineState( EDurationControlOnlineState eNe
 {
     PRINT_DEBUG_ENTRY();
     return false;
-}
+}
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