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Jul 12, 2012
Alien Swarm Update
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- Added latest localization files.
- Fixed a crash when viewing the Achievements screen in a non-English language.
Jul 6, 2012
Alien Swarm SDK Update
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- Added shader source code.
- Matchmaking system supports mods with more than 4 players.
- Mods store their config.cfg separately from the base game.
Apr 15, 2011
Alien Swarm Update Released
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Updates to Alien Swarm have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

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  • Allow XP gain on custom maps.
  • Fixed a camera prediction bug.
  • Added .smd and .qc files for the marine and drone to the SDK
Oct 11, 2010
Alien Swarm Update Released
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Updates to Alien Swarm have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

Alien Swarm
  • Added TTF font support
  • Fixed an engine exploit
Aug 9, 2010
Alien Swarm SDK Update Released
Alien Swarm - Valve
Updates to Alien Swarm SDK have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

Alien Swarm SDK
  • Alien Swarm Authoring Tools updated with support for mod configurations
Aug 5, 2010
Alien Swarm Update Released
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Updates to Alien Swarm have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

Alien Swarm
  • Fixed Assault Jets using up more than one charge when you have high ping
  • Fixed HLMV material loading when running a mod
  • Fixed a Steam cloud bug in the SDK source code
Jul 30, 2010
Alien Swarm Update Released
Alien Swarm - Valve
Updates to Alien Swarm have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

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  • Fixed XP/Level transferring to a new player using an old player’s PC
  • Addon VPKs get priority over base VPKs
  • Added -override_vpk command line option to make loose files have priority over VPKs
  • Stopped spawners shutting down completely when an alien is blocking the location for more than 5 ticks in a row.
Jul 26, 2010
Alien Swarm Update Released
Alien Swarm - Valve
Updates to Alien Swarm have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

Alien Swarm
  • Fixed performance issues on SynTek Residential
  • Added Dedicated Server Browser to the main menu
  • Cheat protected marine skill values.
Jul 23, 2010
Alien Swarm Update Released
Alien Swarm - Valve
Updates to Alien Swarm have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

Alien Swarm
  • The Vindicator’s grenade explosion effect should no longer crash users running a GTX260 graphics card.
  • Fixed a bug where marines would continue to be buffed by the Damage Amp if they were standing in it when it expired.
  • Fixed ammo usage on the Tesla Cannon to properly decrease 4 times a second instead of 2 (doubled clip size to account for this).
  • Rebalanced Tesla Cannon’s damage to encourage it to be used more as a support weapon.
  • Tesla Cannon will now use ammo slowly even when it isn’t damaging something.
  • Fixed Unicode text chat
Jul 22, 2010
Alien Swarm Update Released
Alien Swarm - Valve
Updates to Alien Swarm have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

Alien Swarm
  • Matchmaking distinguishes between games in progress and games in the briefing
  • Updated Hammer’s simple compile options
  • Fixed fast reload sounds and incidental marine conversations
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