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Steam Client Update Released


Brick Tamland
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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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