Steam Client Update Released
Client Update - Valve
Dec 14, 2004
A platform update is available and will be applied automatically when Steam is restarted. The changes include:
Steam
Half-Life 2
Source SDK
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
- Fixed offline mode failing after not connecting to Steam for more than a month
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
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