Major Steam Update Released

[-smash-]

As reported last weekhttp://www.halflife2.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=118547, a Steam overhaul was soon to be released, and released it has. Restart your Steam client now to download and install said update.

Updates to the Steam Client have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

• Steam Client
• Added Guest Passes functionality - allows owners of certain Steam games to let their friends play games for free, for a limited time trial
• Changed Steam client auto-update mechanism to first acquire updates in the background and then ask user whether to restart & apply
• Added Favorites area and collapsable status categories to 'My Games' list
• Added 5 new colored skins (Default, Ice, Sand, Obsidian, and Grey), selectable in "Settings"
• Added 'next' button to Steam news window, allowing multiple messages to be viewed in a single session
• Fixed client attempting to update some games which user does not own; was occuring when user had played game during a Free Weekend
• Fixed games purchased via PayPal not working in offline mode

The changelog above can be found at Steamgames.comhttp://storefront.steampowered.com/v/index.php?area=news&id=897&cc=--.[br]Personally, I like the default skin the best.

 

[hool10]

Yeah default is good for me. It's too square though! To get the guest pass you must:

1. Have DoD:S installed.
2. Restart Steam.

So don't go, "wtf where is my guest pass!?!?" I already gave mine away anyways.

 

[63]

Default skin is easily the best... and Obsidian? How about black.

 

[highlander]

Awesome update...

 

[Javert]

Lies. Obsidian > default.

 

[Evo]

Obsidian FTW!

Got a Gues Pass lying around...PM/Xfire me

 

[russ_uk]

worst looking steam ever , complete crub

 

[CodeFire]

My steam will not even start up now.

 

[Ennui]

i like it

 

[Acepilotf14]

Edit: Okay, I fixed it. But my STEAM store still doesnt work! D:

 

[Qonfused]

Black looks good.

 

[Ennui]

yes, restart steam

 

[hool10]

yes, restart steam

For the last time.

 

[bam23]

Liking this new interface.

 

[xombine]

Whoa...not bad...

 

[Naudian]

The new skin definitely beats the old one, I like it.

Nice update :thumbs:

 

[Shamrock]

I cannot get my ****ing Steam to open. It seems like others are having the problem, but how the **** do you fix the problem? As you can probably tell, I am ****ing pissed off.

 

[Kadayi]

Always bet on Obsidian

 

[CodeFire]

I cannot get my ****ing Steam to open

Same here, fun isn't it.

 

[Geronimous]

Instead of swearing so much, you could have spend your time looking for answers. I know it may be annoying, but what use has complaining on this board? go to the Steampowered / Steamgames.com forums for assistance. Have patience, software updates are bound to give some problems to a selected few people. I have had them with software, anyone has had them with software. Get over it.

 

[DigiQ8]

yay cool !

 

[Shamrock]

Instead of swearing so much, you could have spend your time looking for answers. I know it may be annoying, but what use has complaining on this board? go to the Steampowered / Steamgames.com forums for assistance. Have patience, software updates are bound to give some problems to a selected few people. I have had them with software, anyone has had them with software. Get over it.

I have searched. I have uncovered not one thing to help this problem.

 

[-smash-]

I cannot get my ****ing Steam to open. It seems like others are having the problem, but how the **** do you fix the problem? As you can probably tell, I am ****ing pissed off.

Re-allow Steam.exe through your firewall.

 

[Shamrock]

Re-allow Steam.exe through your firewall.

Smash, I've disabled my firewall. I've disabled Norton. There is nothing I can do!

 

[Qhartb]

Oh man, thank god for the "My Favorites" feature.

 

[63]

hahah @ shamrock

 

[nutcrackr]

Skin is slick, the startup is quick, good work.

 

[Asuka]

Sweetness!

More More More!!!

 

[highlander]

i have no friends with steam too give my pass too D:

 

[hungryduck]

yay for skins

 

[bigburpco]

Very nice.

 

[DuB]

oh noes! where have my rounded corners gone!11!!

 

[Plug]

The "Sand" skin looks very much like the halflife2.net colour scheme But i'm sticking with Ice!

 

[Apostle11]

Nice, I like.

 

[ríomhaire]

Updating...

 

[Dowie]

Yay, Steam doesn't work anymore:smoking:

 

[WeeViL]

Those who are having issues with Steam starting, I take it you have tried deleting ClientRegistry.blob?

 

[Dowie]

Those who are having issues with Steam starting, I take it you have tried deleting ClientRegistry.blob?

Good point lol, just did that and it works fine

 

[ZoFreX]

"Added 'next' button to Steam news window, allowing multiple messages to be viewed in a single session"
Yay!

 

[aerobill]

For those having trouble with Steam not opening, the only way I could get it to open was to launch a game (like CS Source) from Xfire.