Steam Client Update Released

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Steam Client Update Released

 

An update has been released for the Steam Client and will be automatically downloaded.

 

General

• Add finer-grained download throttling settings

• Fixed crash in rich text controls

• Fixed setting passwords for private beta branches with no content change

• Added retail disc support for FreeOnDemand apps without cd-keys

• Fixed couple screenshot uploader bugs in displaying the number of characters left in caption

• Fixed Steam Cloud sync issues when re-launching a game immediately after exiting it

• Added support for playback of full screen HTML5 videos in the Web Browser

• Fixed a race condition that could lead to a crash in rare cases on Steam startup

• Screenshot manager dialog layout improved to account for longer localized strings

• Music background mask updated to improve foreground content legibility

• Fixed missing "repeat once" UI string in the desktop Music player

• Desktop client graphics updated (Big Picture controller icon, Background images)

• Fix performance problem with large numbers of concurrent p2p connections.

Big Picture

• Allow the controller related game launch prompt to be turned off for a game

• Fixed being able to add free games and free DLC to your library

• Added filtering of promotional messages by platform and controller type

• Fixed positioning of some Store carousels when running in low resolutions

• Added Early Access indicator to game panel in note section

• Added controller and OS support icons to DLC view

• Fixed getting stuck at Downloads page with no way to leave

• Store and Library improvements have been made to help users identify locally playable content. For more information, visit http://steamcommunity.com/groups/bigpicture#announcements.

• Locally playable content featured by default, as OS or input device warrants

• Store settings added to enable advanced users to view all Steam content, regardless of local playability

• Optional dropdown added to Store, to enable advanced users to quickly switch between viewing locally playable and all Steam content

• Search results display locally playable content first

• Notes, icons, and cart warning added to store views to indicate additional input and in-home streaming requirements, as applicable

• Library default view set to display locally playable games, as appropriate

• Improved playback of videos in the Web Browser

• Fixed youtube videos reloading when switching tabs in the Web Browser

Windows

• Fixed a race leading to a rare crash when exiting Steam on Windows

• Improved in-game overlay compatibility with some newer d3d11 games that utilize IDXGIFactory2 (Audiosurf 2)

Mac OS X

• Fixed the TAB key not working correctly in Web forms

• Retina display graphics improved (Checkboxes and radio buttons)

Linux

• Fixed web views not displaying if you run Steam under multiple OS user accounts

In-Home Streaming

• Fixed a regression preventing the stream from stopping when a game exits

• Fixed flickering on NVIDIA SLI host configurations

UGC

• Fixed crash when updating a Workshop item using the ISteamUGC interface with a NULL change description

• Cached retrieved guides displayed in the overlay

 

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