A Steam client update is now available. To apply the update, click the File menu inside of Steam and then select "Check for Steam Client Updates...". The specific changes include:
Steam Client
- Add D3D9Ex support for the in-game overlay (for ArmA 2)
- Fix unneeded assert/mdmp creation when Steam connection falls back to TCP
- Fix lobbies/chats trying to update metadata while disconnected from Steam servers
- View available downloadable content link on game's DLC tab now goes to game's DLC page in store
- Fix a potential memory leak with lots of friends notifications being triggered while a full screen window has covered the desktop
- Add a limit of queued friends notifications to show of no more than sixteen
- Fix a potential case of dropping input events in the in-game overlay
- Improved overlay compatibility with OSD from recent versions of RivaTuner
- Fixed Cloud sync issues when in offline mode
- Fixed filtering by a mod in the server browser making it unable to retrieve servers from the master server
A Steam client update is now available. To apply the update, click the File menu inside of Steam and then select "Check for Steam Client Updates...". The specific changes include:
Steam Client
- Improved Steam startup performance
- Fixed a crash when clicking on very long URLs in friends chat
- Fixed the in-game overlay not showing over some D3D9 games that set a texture as the render target
- Fixed a case where the overlay could go temporarily unresponsive due to using a skin that generated bad geometry
- Fixed some cases of trying to send data to Steam servers while disconnected
- Fixed chats in the overlay which have existing text from out-of-game not scrolling to the bottom by default
- Fixed log files from in-game overlay corrupting some output
- Fixed app cache download issue for users with slower connections
A Steam client update is now available. To apply the update, click the File menu inside of Steam and then select "Check for Steam Client Updates...". The specific changes include:
Steam Client
- Fixed issue where apps would not appear in the Games list
A Steam client update is now available. To apply the update, click the File menu inside of Steam and then select "Check for Steam Client Updates...". The specific changes include:
Steam Client
- Changed the Steam service to warn users when it's disabled
- Added Steam HD usage to the hardware survey
- Changed system information dialog & hardware survey wizard page to show before system info gathering starts
- Fixed system info summary showing the last of the text, instead of starting at the top
- Tools tab can now be opened with steam://open/tools
- Clicking on the download complete notification for a movie now opens the media tab, and a tool opens the tools tab
- Fixed server browser crash when trying to add a favorite
- Fixed the in-game overlay not capturing/blocking input in some games using buffered Win32 raw input
- Improved the reliability of reconnection attempts after a dropped connection to the friends/VAC servers
- Fixed locking and unlocking of group chats
- Fixed incorrect reporting of rate in bandwidth graph dialog
- Fixed potential crash on game launch
- Fix potential issues during screen resolution change
- Improved URL detection in friends chats to
- Fix memory leak in some Steamworks apps
- Fixed a bug where if you had received multiple gifts or guest passes you may only see a pop-up notice about one of them on starting the client
- Fixed the "Failed to open key" error when trying to update Steam
A Steam client update is now available. To apply the update, click the File menu inside of Steam and then select "Check for Steam Client Updates...". The specific changes include:
Steam Client
- Fixed reconnect issues with chat rooms
- Fixed clients in chat rooms getting into 'ghost chats' if they disconnect and reconnect from the Steam servers
- Fixed client hang if the server browser window was closed while the "Add server" window was open
- Fixed the name of mods being played not always showing to friends
- Fixed switching between fullscreen and windowed mode in a DX7 game with the overlay enabled
- Fixed texture corruption in OpenGL games with the overlay enabled
- Steamworks: added more logging & warning info for the networking API
A Steam client update is now available. To apply the update, click the File menu inside of Steam and then select "Check for Steam Client Updates...". The specific changes include:
Steam Client
- New delivery system for Steam IM/Marketing messages
- Added support for DLC CD keys and custom install steps
- Added new features to installscript
A Steam client update is now available. To apply the update, click the File menu inside of Steam and then select "Check for Steam Client Updates...". The specific changes include:
Steam Client
- Several Steamworks updates
- Fixed a case where certain files would not be deleted
A Steam client update is now available. To apply the update, click the File menu inside of Steam and then select "Check for Steam Client Updates...". The specific changes include:
Steam Client
- Fixed crash when trying to join a game from the in-game overlay
- Fixed the in-game overlay to clear cursor clipping when activated (fixes input in Maw)
A Steam client update is now available. To apply the update, click the File menu inside of Steam and then select "Check for Steam Client Updates...". The specific changes include:
Steam Client
- Fixed "endless update" bug when trying to download Empire: Total War
- Fixed possible case of "Game is unavailable" bug when trying to launch Empire: Total War
A Steam client update is now available. To apply the update, click the File menu inside of Steam and then select "Check for Steam Client Updates...". The specific changes include:
Steam Client
- Fixed possible case where Steam would get stuck with "Downloading starting..." when trying to download
- Added NTFS check when trying to install Empire: Total War
- Added new dialog to inform the user they failed to register a CD key because they do not own a game which is required to register the key (Empire: Total War Special Forces)
- Added more download regions for Australia
- Fixed several update news links for games going to the wrong page
- Added more information to the game launch display when first-time install steps are being ran
- Fixed HL2.exe hanging on shutdown
- Increased max width of links on game properties dialog (general tab) to match the now wider properties panel.
- Fixed the 'launching game' dialog always waiting for user input if there was update news available
- Updated localization files for dialog variable changes (fixes %s1 appearing in some languages)
- New notification shown when an application is downloaded or updated
- Added teamfortress.com, tf2.com, etc. to list of approved chat urls
- Fixed case where retail install would be unnecessarily slow
- Fixed third-party installers not running if an installer before it failed
- Several Steamworks updates
A Steam client update is now available. To apply the update, click the File menu inside of Steam and then select "Check for Steam Client Updates...". The specific changes include:
Steam Client
- Added ability to specify content download region (in Settings->downloads)
- Fixed a condition that would prevent Steam from automatically applying game updates until game launch
- Fixed a bug preventing in-game status for 3rd party games
- Fixed running a non-Steam shortcut not changing user status to in-game
- Updated processor detection for "System Information" window and hardware survey
- Detect Windows 7 correctly in the hardware survey/system info dialog
- Fixed a bug affecting Dawn of War II beta participants in certain languages
- Fixed a bug in the game overlay affecting some Dawn of War II beta participants who have the game overlay disabled
- Fixed a rare case where Steam could prevent games from launching
- Fix crash when right-clicking a text edit control with an input locale that is new with Vista
- Updated German localization
- Fixed some potential string truncation in non-English locales
- Repaired layout of controls in Event announcement popup window
- Additional network API warnings for Steamworks partners
A Steam client update is now available. To apply the update, click the File menu inside of Steam and then select "Check for Steam Client Updates...". The specific changes include:
Steam Client
- Fix Steam failing to load on Windows 2000 and Windows XP with no service packs installed
A Steam client update is now available. To apply the update, click the File menu inside of Steam and then select "Check for Steam Client Updates...". The specific changes include:
Steam Client
- Updated game overlay web browser to support generic web browsing, including web sites that use flash
- Fixed games list scrolling behavior with pageup/pagedown and mouse wheel
- Fixed GTA4 backups not restoring correctly
- Fixed several cases where matchmaking would not work in Left 4 Dead in using Cafe accounts
- Changed Friends to be enabled for Cafe accounts
- Removed 'view invites' dialog on startup, now clicking on a group/user invite toast will take you directly to the Community control page
- Fixed guest passes not showing immediately in games list
- Fixed case where a user would be told a guest pass had expired after they had bought the full game
- Improved Steam Windows Service restart logic in serveral places
A Steam client update is now available. To apply the update, click the File menu inside of Steam and then select "Check for Steam Client Updates...". The specific changes include:
Steam Client
- Added support for automatically launching a game after a retail install completes
A Steam client update is now available. To apply the update, click the File menu inside of Steam and then select "Check for Steam Client Updates...". The specific changes include:
Steam Client
- Fixed rare cases of missing desktop shortcuts, Game Explorer links and uninstall entries
- Fixed a potential overlay crash in games that run ShellExecute with a very long command line
- Fixed input for Asian languages
A Steam client update is now available. To apply the update, click the File menu inside of Steam and then select "Check for Steam Client Updates...". The specific changes include:
Steam Client
- Fixed certain files for some users from being re-downloaded when launching Left 4 Dead
A Steam client update is now available. To apply the update, click the File menu inside of Steam and then select "Check for Steam Client Updates...". The specific changes include:
Steam Client
- Improved GFW integration for titles that support it
A Steam client update is now available. To apply the update, click the File menu inside of Steam and then select "Check for Steam Client Updates...". The specific changes include:
Steam Client
- Improved startup time
- Added support for upcoming Left 4 Dead server groups feature
- Improved behavior of Steam if a game it launched crashes
- Updated localization for various languages
- Added error messages for some rare but confusing cases in the install wizard
- Fixed cybercafe's having trouble finding games in Left 4 Dead
- Fixed bug that caused the UI to not pop-up the achievement notification
- Fixed memory leak in the HTML control
- Fixed the in-game overlay to work in Vista when playing Fallout 3
- Fixed losing mouse input to the menu in Sacred 2 after using the game overlay
- Fixed a case where the game overlay could get stuck up while in-game
- Fixed a case where the game overlay could cause a game crash after alt-tab
A Steam client update is now available. To apply the update, click the File menu inside of Steam and then select "Check for Steam Client Updates...". The specific changes include:
Steam Client
- Fixed NAT-traversal library using too much CPU during L4D - matchmaking
- Fixed several localization issues
- Fixed install wizard forcing clients to install the full version of a game instead of the demo version, when the full version isn't released yet
- Added l4d.com to the whitelist of chat url's not to warn about
A Steam client update is now available. To apply the update, click the File menu inside of Steam and then select "Check for Steam Client Updates...". The specific changes include:
Steam Client
- Added shopping cart, recommendations & purchasing directly on the web
- Added backend support for Left 4 Dead matchmaking
- Added backend support for Steam Cloud
- Updated localization for various languages
- Fixed Steam re-applying command line parameters (like -install) across 'change user' or 'change language' restarts
- Fixed Steam refreshing the games list, refreshing the server browser if open, and reloading server brower filter settings
- Fixed the friends list placeholder for large clans disappearing when "view online friends only" was turned on
- Fixed games list not always refreshing after receiving license updates
- Fixed embedded IE control not scrolling or responding to key presses correctly
- Improved IE control perf
