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Steam Client, HLDS Update Released

Client Update - Valve

Jun 16, 2004

An update to the Steam client and HLDS update tool has just been released. Steam will update itself automatically when you restart. Here is a list of the changes:

STEAM CLIENT CHANGES / ADDITIONS:

Steam will now generate a receipt when you purchase a product, instead of sending it via e-mail
Removed email verification
All Steam error messages are now localized
Improved offline behavior if no SteamUI.dll or Steam.dll present
Improved content server responsiveness
Disabled background preloaders when any game is running
Preloader checks to see if an item will fit in the cache (improves going offline)
Improved behavior of content "tickets" (thrown out if system clock more than 4 weeks off)
Improved loading progress bar time calculation
Improved startup speed of Steam
Improved responsiveness of user cancel
Changed legal characters in new account names to only be 'a'-'z', 'A'-'Z', '0'-'9', and '_'

HLDS UPDATE TOOL CHANGES / ADDITIONS:
Added "-retry" flag -- auto-retry to get content every 30 seconds

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