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Steam Client Update Released

Client Update - Valve

Apr 9, 2015

NOTE: this update was re-released on 4/13 to address a crash which affected dedicated servers for some multi-player games.

An update has been released for the Steam Client and will be automatically downloaded.

General

Added the ability to set command-line launch options for non-Steam game shortcuts
Fixed crash when taking screenshots in some games launched from Big Picture mode
Fixed non-responsive UI buttons in the Steam Overlay music browser
Fixed loss of mouse input in the Steam Overlay after visiting certain Web pages (such as Vimeo or YouTube)
Fixed situations where selecting a game from Downloads would not navigate to the correct Library page

Big Picture

Fixed incorrect rejection of password-protected beta entry for certain games in Big Picture
Fixed non-responsive mouse on Web pages with small amounts of vertical or horizontal scrolling
Fixed bad image placement and text layout in game descriptions which contain inline images

In-Home Streaming

Improved compatibility and performance when streaming fullscreen DX9 games
Improved compatibility with additional games using DX10/11
Fixed mouse input for Metro: Last Light, Kerbal Space Program, and other games
Fixed a bug which could cause the mouse cursor to drift or snap back to old positions
Fixed bugs with desktop streaming when the top-left monitor is not the primary monitor
Fixed crash when quitting a streamed game while a game controller is connected
Fixed crash when using NVIDIA hardware encoding on Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

Windows

Fixed occasional pauses/hangs in some games that use Steamworks peer-to-peer networking features

Linux

Fixed bug that re-enabled WiFi adapters when launching the Steam Client (intended for SteamOS only)

SteamOS

Fixed a Steam client crash when inputting advanced network settings

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