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Steam Client Update Released

Client Update - Valve

Oct 11, 2018

A new steam client has been released and is being automatically downloaded.

This update has been re-released on October 12th with a crash workaround for the AMD driver on Windows.

General

Updated embedded Chromium version in Steam to Chromium 68
Added Vietnamese and Latin American Spanish as Steam client UI languages
Allow language selection before game install if current Steam UI language isn’t supported

New Steam Chat

Added ability to test your microphone in Friends Voice settings dialog
Added support for mute on/off toggle hot-key setting when using Open Mic voice transmission mode
Don’t try to start chat or open the friends list if Steam is started in offline mode
Chat tabs are now scrollable using the mouse wheel
Fixed a bug where if you are offline for Friends & Chat clicking Friends & Chat in the overlay would activate the desktop friends window
Fixed a bug causing duplicate sounds for friends coming online or going in-game

Steam Link

You can play local co-op by streaming to multiple devices simultaneously (high quality 5 GHz WiFi network required)
You can use your Android phone as a touch controller for games by tapping to disable audio and video in the Steam Link app
Fixed stopping streaming from the in-game Big Picture overlay
The streaming protocol now uses UDP ports 27031-27036

Big Picture

Fixed loading custom controller layouts from the Big Picture Mode “Define Layout” screen
Fixed displaying numbers in the Family View PIN entry screen
Fixed using controllers and keyboards on the Manage DLC screen
Prevent exit of Big Picture Mode while games using its overlay for controller support, friends list integration, or other Steamworks API features are running

Steam Input

Added the ability to switch controller order for XInput controllers in the in-game Big Picture overlay
Fixed intermittent crash occurring when controllers are rapidly connected and disconnected
Fix an issue with Generic Gamepads that have digital triggers where the trigger could get stuck on
Fix an issue with Nintendo Switch Pro Controllers that could cause loss of input while rumbling
Fix an issue where applying a configuration in the in-game overlay would open in the main Big Picture window instead of the overlay
Fix an issue on Linux that could cause gamepad emulation to break when using Steam Input for generic gamepads
Fix previewing configurations for non-Steam Games. Note - you will still not be able to apply the configuration unless you have a matching shortcut in your library.
Fix some cases where inputs would be misaligned when previewing configurations
Fix some 3rd party PS4 controllers showing up as having low batteries when connected over USB
Fix an initialization issue with the Nintendo Switch Pro controller over USB

Linux

Fixed a Steam Cloud save issue with DOOM (2016) preventing specific files from getting properly saved
Fixed install scripts for Steam Play games sometimes not properly running after using Big Picture mode
Fixed missing DLC for some Steam Play games

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