Steam Client Update Released

[Brick Tamland]

A new Steam client has been released and is being automatically downloaded. Changes since the last major release include the following:

 

 

General

• Fixed a rare crash during login for some users

• Improved performance of local file validation, particularly for traditional (non-SSD) drives

• Improved error text when trying to install games to an alternate library location on an incompatible filesystem

• Fixed some incorrect UI elements when viewing episodic video content or special features

In-Home Streaming

• Improved AMD hardware encoding performance for GPU intensive games

• Fixed bitrate issue when using AMD hardware encoding

• Fixed black screen issue when streaming Duelyst and They Bleed Pixels

 

Steam Controller

• Added Radial Menu Mode for touchpads and joysticks which allows up to 20 menu slots plus center and click bindings.

• Added configuration for Steam Big Picture UI. Like other configurations, this can be saved and shared with the community.

• Added configuration for Steam-button chording. These bindings are activated by holding the Steam Button in combination with other input, and are globally available on the desktop, in the Steam UI, or in games.

• Added new bindable actions for Steam Music, screen magnification, and power options

• Added more than 200 new icons for use in Touch and Radial menus

• Added "Always Send" input style to Radial Menu and Touch Menu, which outputs the selected item immediately upon highlighting. This can be used to navigate lists or even bind 8-way movement.

• Fixed bugs related to updating native configuration support in existing games

• Fixed crashes and configuration errors reported by users

• Fixed cases where bad wireless connections could cause controllers to appear unregistered

• Fixed several reported issues with the On Screen Keyboard

 

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