Steam Client update 14/12/04

[afrogoat]

Steam Client Update Released
December 14, 2004, 10:57 am · valve

A platform update is available and will be applied automatically when Steam is restarted. The changes include:

Steam

Source MODs will now automatically appear in the games list

Improved startup process for Steam

Fixed crash when creating a backup that would span multiple DVDs

Fixed a bug that would unnecessarily validate Steam caches after a cache corruption

Fixed Condition Zero: Deleted Scenes and Codename Gordon failing to backup correctly

Fixed a bug where the message “the game files will be deleted and re-acquired” would repeat


Half-Life 2

Optimization to the Steam filesystem to reduce game launch and level transition time

Source SDK

Simplified debug-launch process for MOD developers. MOD developers no longer need to place a config file in their directory

Added a registry key for MOD developers to use to locate a user’s Steam installation located at HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Valve\Steam\SourceModInstallPath

Fixed offline mode failing after not connecting to Steam for more than a month

 

[Cogar]

Good news. Although another thread making this announcement is getting the most attention, it looks like you posted first. :cheers:

 

[Raawr]

Good news. Although another thread making this announcement is getting the most attention, it looks like you posted first. :cheers:

I was still typing when he posted this, he beat me to it, lucker :-D