Steam Client Update Released

[Brick Tamland]

A new Steam Client update has been released and will be automatically downloaded. The specific changes are listed below.

 

General

• Updated Downloads section, including download-queue management and quick links to throttling and app update settings

• Added "High Priority" app update setting - Steam will prioritize automatic updates for that app

• Added support for displaying default button text for default HTML controls in the Web control

• Update notification indicator when opting into/out of notifications for an app

• Updated SDL with the 2.0.1 release, improving game controller support

• Moved server browser max pings /minute setting from "Downloads" to "In-Game" tab of Settings dialog

• Improve in-game performance when enumerating community items for some users who have used a very large number (thousands) of workshop items in Portal 2 or hero builds in Dota 2

• Fixed issue retrieving stale data for a Steam Workshop file, immediately after publishing a Steam Workshop file

• Fixed failing to run a game if it had a very long optional command and triggered the warning dialog

• Fixed crash on exit for the overlay

• Fixed running some install script steps on 2nd game install

• Fixed issue with ever-increasing playtime for games that aren't running

Big Picture

• Added Big Picture Offline Mode indicator / Go Online button in top row, visible when in offline mode

• Added a RESET option when configuring a game controller

• Added option to join Steam Client Beta's from the Settings page

• Added button to check for Steam Client updates from the Settings page

• Improved transition when launching a game

• Fixed screensaver not enabling sometimes when a game controller was being used

• Fixed errors when refreshing your Steam login

• Fixed Javascript alerts and dialogs showing incorrectly when using the web browser

• Fixed being unable to click Accept on the SSA dialog if running Steam for the first time

• Fixed UI loop when using the History button of the Account settings page

• Fixed custom categories not showing when selected in the All Games view

• Fixed launching game while another game launch was already in progress

Windows:

• Fixed a bug where maximizing would lead to an incorrectly sized window if the Steam window was on a secondary monitor that has the primary taskbar positioned on it

• Workaround to post fewer win32 message in the in-game overlay for games that dont reliably drain the queue

Linux:

• Better track games that use an intermediate launcher

• Fixed text incorrectly getting ellipses in some Big Picture controls

• Fixed crash at startup with certain window managers

OSX:

• Fixed Microphone selection not updating when changed in the settings dialog

 

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