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ads0r
01-06-2006, 02:32 PM
Ahhhh More Steam updates!



In this weeks tantalising steam episode ' Ahhhh More Steam Updates! ' you will find the official release of steam's Friends, concluding the Beta stage; you will also find some exciting backup features and new defrag options :D Your old favourites are there too, steam client updates and source server updates.

With all steam updates, the changes take effect when you start your steam client ( restart to recieve updates )

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

Friends


Friends is now officially released, ending the Beta
Fixed case where friends list would show as empty
Added prompt for new users to choose their Friends name

Defrag
Added file defrag option in game->properties dialog
Backup
Improved speed & reliability of the Backup utility
Added custom disk size option, in addition to the DVD & CD standard sizes
Fixed case where backup would produce files too large for some CD burning software to handle
Added an auto-run to created backups

Steam Client
Added 'Games' option to settings -> interface -> favorite window dropdown
Fixed developer name & icon not showing for mods in the games list
Fixed issue causing apps a user owned to show as 'pre-loaded' in the games list
Fixed case where steam:// hyperlinks wouldn't work for users who used a registry restore tool

Source Engine
Updated base content with assets to support newer engine features
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An update to the Source Engine and Dedicated server has been released. The update will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The changes are:

Source Engine


Fixed bug in receive proxies due to a mismatched structure change
Fixed crash in SourceTV if AUTO_DISPATCH_MODE was full, had no relays and a new client tried to connect

Media
Released Episode One launch teaser #3

RS2000
04-06-2006, 12:15 AM
more fps is good to :)

ads0r
04-06-2006, 12:57 PM
what kind of gain did you notice?