SteamRSS
02-19-2015, 02:53 AM
Steam Client Update Released
An update has been released for the Steam Client and will be automatically downloaded.
General
Added UI listing your owned DLC in the library details view
Changed recent games lists to include recent purchases as well as recently played
Added a new Browser settings page with new option to delete the cookies use by the built in Steam browser
Fixed some cases where certain long chat messages could cause long client hangs
Fixed drop down options in settings dialog initially showing as blank
Fixed a crash in OpenGL games when taking a screenshot or recording video
Fixed multiple crashes on shutdown & client restart for update
Fixed check boxes in list panels flickering or not rendering immediately after mouse wheel scroll of the list
Improved responsiveness of library details view for games where you have many friends who play
Fixed case where running a game that has Cloud Sync disabled, when in Offline Mode, could cause existing Cloud files to be overwritten
Fixed rare crash updating task bar icon jump list contents on Windows
Changed menu item to use web site to find driver updates for AMD graphics cardsFixed bug detecting Windows Compatibility mode set on the Steam Client
Big Picture
Improved scroll bar behavior when dragging or clicking the bar/thumb regions with the mouse
Fixed potential out-of-memory crash when changing from Steam to Big Picture mode or back again
Improved slider control behavior
Performance improvements for situations with many UI panels updating/painting
Fixed a case where the activity feed could fail to load the right pane contents for roll ups with a large number of items
Fixed a bug where font styling on ranges within labels could be invalid after a resolution change
Fixed video playback over SSL
Fixed a rare crash trying to load zero byte image content
Fixed a crash when playing video
Fixed rare hang on launch or when switching from Steam to Big Picture on LinuxFixed some text not rendering on Linux
Broadcast
Added option to record only game audio (new default for all broadcasts)
Broadcasts are now more resilient to failures with system audio recording
Improved mixing of game/system audio and microphone
Fixed some games minimizing when full screen and a broadcast starts
Fixed broadcaster not seeing chat messages if broadcast was stopped then started again during the same game session
Added video encoder tuning setting (prioritize video quality or capture performance)
Fixed regression which would result in broadcasts unexpectedly stopping, usually with "Missing Keyframe"
Fixed changing between push to talk vs. voice activated microphone recording during a broadcast
Don’t show Broadcast notifications in-game if user is offline
Audio from games that require exclusive access to the sound card can be recorded when using the record only game audio settingFixed scaling when recording video in OpenGL Core games
In-Home Streaming
Optimized slice encoding for client decoding capabilities
Fixed crash if Big Picture is opened while streamingFixed possible crash when starting a stream
Workshop
Improved caching of downloaded workshop itemsFixed a bug publishing a Workshop item with a preview image when using an external tool
Virtual Reality Mode
Fixed a bug where the Steam Client could crash when launching certain VR games
Mac OSX
Fixed a bug causing Elder Scrolls Online to crash on startup when run through Steam
More... (http://store.steampowered.com/news/15857/)
An update has been released for the Steam Client and will be automatically downloaded.
General
Added UI listing your owned DLC in the library details view
Changed recent games lists to include recent purchases as well as recently played
Added a new Browser settings page with new option to delete the cookies use by the built in Steam browser
Fixed some cases where certain long chat messages could cause long client hangs
Fixed drop down options in settings dialog initially showing as blank
Fixed a crash in OpenGL games when taking a screenshot or recording video
Fixed multiple crashes on shutdown & client restart for update
Fixed check boxes in list panels flickering or not rendering immediately after mouse wheel scroll of the list
Improved responsiveness of library details view for games where you have many friends who play
Fixed case where running a game that has Cloud Sync disabled, when in Offline Mode, could cause existing Cloud files to be overwritten
Fixed rare crash updating task bar icon jump list contents on Windows
Changed menu item to use web site to find driver updates for AMD graphics cardsFixed bug detecting Windows Compatibility mode set on the Steam Client
Big Picture
Improved scroll bar behavior when dragging or clicking the bar/thumb regions with the mouse
Fixed potential out-of-memory crash when changing from Steam to Big Picture mode or back again
Improved slider control behavior
Performance improvements for situations with many UI panels updating/painting
Fixed a case where the activity feed could fail to load the right pane contents for roll ups with a large number of items
Fixed a bug where font styling on ranges within labels could be invalid after a resolution change
Fixed video playback over SSL
Fixed a rare crash trying to load zero byte image content
Fixed a crash when playing video
Fixed rare hang on launch or when switching from Steam to Big Picture on LinuxFixed some text not rendering on Linux
Broadcast
Added option to record only game audio (new default for all broadcasts)
Broadcasts are now more resilient to failures with system audio recording
Improved mixing of game/system audio and microphone
Fixed some games minimizing when full screen and a broadcast starts
Fixed broadcaster not seeing chat messages if broadcast was stopped then started again during the same game session
Added video encoder tuning setting (prioritize video quality or capture performance)
Fixed regression which would result in broadcasts unexpectedly stopping, usually with "Missing Keyframe"
Fixed changing between push to talk vs. voice activated microphone recording during a broadcast
Don’t show Broadcast notifications in-game if user is offline
Audio from games that require exclusive access to the sound card can be recorded when using the record only game audio settingFixed scaling when recording video in OpenGL Core games
In-Home Streaming
Optimized slice encoding for client decoding capabilities
Fixed crash if Big Picture is opened while streamingFixed possible crash when starting a stream
Workshop
Improved caching of downloaded workshop itemsFixed a bug publishing a Workshop item with a preview image when using an external tool
Virtual Reality Mode
Fixed a bug where the Steam Client could crash when launching certain VR games
Mac OSX
Fixed a bug causing Elder Scrolls Online to crash on startup when run through Steam
More... (http://store.steampowered.com/news/15857/)