Steam News

Half-Life's Dr. Gordon Freeman Wins Gamespot's "All Time Greatest Game Hero" Contest

October 16, 2009, 1:39 pm - Valve - Press Release

To celebrate Gamespot's "All Time Greatest Game Hero" award to Half-Life's Dr. Gordon Freeman we are offering all Half-Life games at 55.8% off!

There are other great game heroes, and we're gonna let you play with them, but Gordon Freeman is THE BEST GAME HERO OF ALL TIME at least according to 55.8% of the gaming public - thank you to all who voted.

Counter-Strike: Source Update Released

August 25, 2009, 5:29 pm - Valve - Product Update

Updates to Counter-Strike: Source have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

Engine

• Fixed an exploit that allowed files to be uploaded to the server at arbitrary locations in the file system
  
• Fixed a server crash caused by a client packet claiming to be an HLTV client when HLTV is disabled on the server
  
• Fixed a server crash caused by spoofing a client disconnect message
  
• Fixed a server crash caused by sending malformed reliable subchannel data
  

• Novint Falcon support is now enabled by default
  

Team Fortress 2/Day of Defeat: Source Update Released

August 21, 2009, 1:39 pm - Valve - Product Update

Updates to Team Fortress 2 and Day of Defeat: Source have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

Orange Box Engine

• Fixed an exploit that allowed files to be uploaded to the server at arbitrary locations in the file system
  
• Fixed a server crash caused by a client packet claiming to be an HLTV client when HLTV is disabled on the server
  
• Fixed a server crash caused by spoofing a client disconnect message
  
• Fixed a server crash caused by sending malformed reliable subchannel data
  
• Fixed a server crash related to unbounded settings on some convars
  

• Bullet spread algorithm changed to fire a bullet right down the crosshair under these circumstances:
  
  • The first bullet of a spread weapon (except for rapid fire spread weapons like the minigun)
    
  • The first bullet of a non-spread weapon if it's been >1.25 seconds since firing
    
• Added a "Disable HTML MOTDs" option to the multiplayer->advanced dialog
  
  • Added "motdfile_text" convar to servers, which allows them to specify a text file that’s shown instead of the HTML MOTD to clients who've turned on this option
    
• Fixed radius damage not tracing out of enemies when the explosion occurs within them
  
  • Fixes rockets & grenades doing no splash damage when fired point blank into enemies
    
• Added missing snowpuff particles for DX8 players (honest)
  
• Restored LOD for the Demoman player model
  
• Fixed being able to alt-fire with the fists while stunned as a Heavy
  
• Fixed CTF_Sawmill not ending the map when mp_timelimit hits during the middle of a round
  
• Fixed the "The Big Hurt" achievement not being awarded for players who already have the required count
  
• Fixed sv_pure not reloading the map's custom particle file
  
  • Custom particle effects contained within maps must now be placed in the \particles directory
    
• Fixed another case where items weren't being validated properly in class loadout slots
  

• Removed centerprint texts for TF_FLAGTYPE_INVADE CTF game mode
  
• Changed TF_FLAGTYPE_INVADE CTF game mode capture reward from 10 kills to 1 capture
  
• Added OnCapTeam1 and OnCapTeam2 outputs to the item_teamflag and func_capturezone entities
  
• Fixed HUD "carried" image for the TF_FLAGTYPE_ATTACK_DEFEND and TF_FLAGTYPE_INVADE CTF game modes using the wrong team color
  
• Fixed dropped flag for the TF_FLAGTYPE_INVADE CTF game mode using the wrong skin
  

Team Fortress 2/Day of Defeat: Source Update Released

August 17, 2009, 3:56 pm - Valve - Product Update

Updates to Team Fortress 2 and Day of Defeat: Source have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

Day of Defeat: Source

• Fixed an engine crash
  

• Updated PL_Hoodoo. Changes from community mapmaker Tim Johnson:
  
  • "Added a balcony at 2-1 that I've rotated and cleaned up so it's a much better point, it attracts less sentry spam but is still holdable. 2-2 has a bit more breathing room and the one way route between BLU/RED spawn in stage 3 has gone and in its place some stairs up to the second level accessible from BLU's side."
    
• Added "tf_ctf_bonus_time" ConVar to set the CritBoost bonus time for capturing the intelligence (0 to disable it)
  
• Added "tf_arena_first_blood" ConVar to toggle the first blood feature in Arena mode (0 to disable it)
  
• Added missing snowpuff particles for DX8 players
  
• Fixed rocket jumping
  
• Fixed sticky bomb attachment to props. They will now only ignore the saws in sawmill
  
• Fixed Scouts going into reference pose in double jumps
  
• Fixed the Ubersaw not displaying team colors
  
• Fixed Spies disguised as RED Scouts not cloaking properly
  
• Removed two more text messages for TF_FLAGTYPE_ATTACK_DEFEND CTF game mode
  

STEAM WEEKEND DEAL - 66% Off Everything Half-Life and 10% Off The Valve Complete Pack

August 13, 2009, 6:45 pm - Valve

This weekend only! Save 66% on everything Half-Life. Or get the Valve Complete Pack for 10% off.


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Half-Life 2 Complete Pack
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Day of Defeat: Source Update Released

May 1, 2009, 3:00 pm - Valve - Product Update

Updates to Day of Defeat: Source have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

Day of Defeat: Source

• Minor update to address several exploits that allowed users to fire guns without any recoil
  

Team Fortress 2 and Day of Defeat: Source Update Released

March 23, 2009, 3:17 pm - Valve - Product Update

Updates to Team Fortress 2 and Day of Defeat: Source have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

Team Fortress 2 and Day of Defeat: Source

• Fixed screenshots being black when Multicore Rendering is enabled.
  
• Fixed sprays not showing up on some surfaces.
  
• Fixed decal crash during changelevel.
  
• Fixed crash caused by setting the decal limit too high on some machines.
  
• Fixed crash caused by decals in the world render loop.
  
• Fixed crash caused by convars changing while rendering is queued.
  

Orange Box Engine Update Released

February 17, 2009, 3:16 pm - Valve - Product Update

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

Orange Box Engine

• Updated the engine to report SteamIDs using the Steam_0 format instead of Steam_1
  
• Fixed problems in Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Portal, and Source mods running the current Orange Box engine
  
• Reverted the change that capped rate at 30000
  

Team Fortress 2 and Day of Defeat: Source Update Released

February 16, 2009, 4:17 pm - Valve - Product Update

Updates to Team Fortress 2 and Day of Defeat: Source have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

Team Fortress 2

• Sticky bombs now get a reduced close range damage ramp up (like Rocket Launcher & Syringe Gun)
  
  • Ultimately reduces damage done by sticky bombs to enemies <512 units from the Demoman
    
• Moved the unlockable system over to the new item backend:
  
  • Added a warning dialog to the loadout screen telling clients when the server they're on could not get their loadout
    
• Made "tf_damage_disablespread" a replicated convar, so clients can see the value of it on the server they're connected to
  
• Renamed "mp_stalemate_at_timelimit" to "mp_match_end_at_timelimit", to better explain its function now that stalemate is optional
  
• Fixed muzzle flashes & shell ejections still playing when viewmodels are hidden
  
• Server tags can now be used to include or exclude servers from the list
  

• Protected several more commands from client exploitation
  

Counter-Strike: Source Update Released

January 29, 2009, 3:19 pm - Valve - Product Update

Updates to Counter-Strike: Source have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

Counter-Strike: Source

• Fixed clients using reloadresponsesystems, sv_soundemitter_flush, sv_soundemitter_filecheck, sv_findsoundname, and sv_soundscape_printdebuginfo to lag/crash servers
  
• The -pidfile command line option now works for Windows dedicated servers