Steam News

Defcon Update Released

May 3, 2007, 1:00 pm - Valve - Product Update

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

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• Fixed some serious performance problems related to fleet activity
  
• Fixed City Assignment bugs
  
• Fixed Radar not working properly in the pacific (over the seam)
  
• Fixed vanishing ships when placing a unit over the seam
  
• Fixed Nuke queue counter bug
  
• Fixed bug with long strings wrapping incorrectly in the chat window

Defcon Update Released

April 19, 2007, 11:08 am - Valve - Product Update

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

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• Cross platform compatibility added. PC/Mac/Linux versions are now network compatible with each other
  
• AmBX support added
  
• City Populations game option added
  
• Fixed very rare cause where a plane could crash over a ground target and effectively nuke it, causing population death or building destruction
  
• Mods no longer disappear from the list when deactivated
  
• "Can't place here" circles now show when territory display is on
  
• Can no longer set blank or overlong player name
  
• Word wrapping algorithm improved (most obvious in the chat window)
  
• The game start countdown will now abort if a player leaves
  
• Attempting to set a very long username no longer crashes Defcon
  
• Removed unused "Level 8" button in Tutorial interface
  
• Users can no longer join incompatible games, even if they really try

Defcon Updated

January 8, 2007, 10:14 am - Valve - Product Update

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

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• Allies can now share a battle plan directly drawn on the world map
  
• In the lobby, the last game name is now remembered
  
• Additional option to change the player name directly from the option menu
  
• Restart Ambience and Music (if in a game) when applying a mod
  
• Fix the crash when applying a mod removing sounds
  
• It's now impossible to start a game with a empty name
  
• Fix start up crash involving missing game name in game-history.txt
  
• Don't advertise a new version on the main interface if the current version is higher than the latest version advertised by the meta server
  
• The version update link on the main interface is no longer opened when clicked if there is a menu over it

Defcon Update Released

December 12, 2006, 10:00 am - Valve - Product Update

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

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• Added new MOD support system. Mods can be loaded and unloaded in-game from a new MODs window
  
• Updated the Server Browser with a new column to show what MODs are running

For more information about about Mods, click here

Defcon Updated

October 18, 2006, 3:04 pm - Valve - Product Update

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

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• Made improvements to the Server Browser window