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Steam Client Update Released


Brick Tamland
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An update has been released for the Steam Client and will be automatically downloaded. The following changes are new in this update:

 

General

  • Added support for regional EULAs

  • Improved caching of leaderboard API requests

  • Improved handling of warnings on unrecognized links in chat

  • Fixed bug causing Windows service log message "Error: Failed to poke open firewall"

  • Fixed installing games from older retail discs

  • Fix message shown when you unblock someone

  • Improved keyboard accessibility in block/unblock success dialog

  • Fixed removing empty sub folders after game updates

  • Fixed SteamGuard UI problem preventing login in rare configurations

  • Fixed launching games dialog getting stuck in "Preparing to launch..." state

  • Fixed installed apps detecting content updates

  • Fixed inability to install games or force updates outside of the auto-update time window, if specified

  • Fixed repeated attempts to apply pending updates to a game that is currently running

Windows

  • Improved Steam overlay compatibility with 64-bit games, especially under Windows 8.1

  • Fixed a hang that occurred when opening the overlay for the second time in some games

Mac OS X

  • Improved initial startup time when launching Steam

  • Fixed crash in some newer games when launched from Steam

Linux + SteamOS

  • Updated the steam-runtime for Ubuntu 14.04 compatibility

  • Fixed potential hang when using certain UI toolkits that relied on SIGCHLD

  • Fixed a game crash occurring when more than ten processes were attached to the Steam overlay, fixing "CID The Dummy" on Linux

  • Added support for setting voice input device in Big Picture

Big Picture

  • Load correct localized eula if the language changes in the Choose Language panel

  • Fix progress % displayed for items that are queued for download

  • Fixed a bug in Web browser where big pages would be erroneously clamped

  • Fixed UI for pre-loading games

  • Added login help support for forgotten password and account name

Virtual Reality Mode

  • Added Virtual Reality mode to the View menu and removed the vr command line option. This will only appear if SteamVR is installed and if a supported HMD is detected

  • Added support for switching from desktop mode to VR, then back to desktop and into Big Picture

  • Added support for detecting when an HMD has been plugged in after Steam has started

  • When running in VR mode Steam will now open only the VR window and not the normal Big Picture window

  • Moved VR mode log files under the Steam client install directory

 

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