Oct 28, 2010

Delve Deeper - Valve

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

Delve Deeper should now run on the Intel GMA onboard family of GPUs
Added speed setting 6 (for instant movement), and re-timed all faster and slower animation modes.
Added 11 new relics for your enjoyment! They’re super awesome!
Added a 'Discard' button to the first phase of Tile Selection so you can skip the Tile Drop phase much faster
The tutorial is now completable with a controller.
Added a monster spawn cap to the gameplay options menu; allows for control over how many monsters can spawn (max) on a turn.
Several fixes for achievements
*Opportunist (only unlocks if you win without turning in any gold, gems, or mithril) *Slime’s Sappin Mah Sentry *Blacksmith *Brewmaster *Ties for 0 points no longer count as wins for the purpose of achievements
Added an option to Start In Fullscreen
Fixed the relic sale bug which was causing the sales display to disappear prematurely.
Added W,A,S,D support for moving the camera
Added BACKSPACE support for ending your turn
Set Tile Rotation and Tile Select Next/Prev to Q and E, for easy use with new mapping
Added support for hot selecting dwarves on 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
The map can now be panned while you have a dwarf selected to move.
Updated the controls screen to reflect the aforementioned changes and inform people that 'Fullscreen' is on F12.
The game must now be in focus to register mouse clicks
Mimics now glow!
Mimics (also) no longer display warning axes if they are the only monster present on a hex!
The camera will not focus on mobs unless they are moving into combat on speeds 1 – 5, and will not focus on mobs until combat begins on speed 6
Fixed a bug with mis-pricing of oogler sales of negative value
Fixed hexes on maps that were ‘unreachable’ or ‘imbalanced due to their "reachability"'

Oct 27, 2010

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

Team Fortress 2 - Valve

Updates to Team Fortress 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

Engine (CS:S, DoD:S, TF2, HL2:DM)

Removed the rate limit for the "status" command when entered into the server console
Fixed an exploit that allowed people to send fake server messages to clients
Significantly improved engine vertex compression (large reduction in per-model memory usage)

Team Fortress 2

Added TF2Maps.net Art-pass contest winners:
- Mountain Lab
- Mann Manor
Halloween 2010 Event
- Mann Manor is haunted by the Horseless Headless Horsemann.
- Random gift drop in Mann Manor.
- 4 new Halloween achievements.
- Added new Halloween hats.
- Added a new Halloween weapon.
Added Gift Wrapping of gifts to the store.
Added Custom Description tag to the store.
Added the community created "Swamp Theme" assets, so all maps can use it:
- See http://swamp.tf2maps.net/ for full details.
Updated cp_coldfront with the latest changes from the community creator (Icarus):
- Improved visibility on last CP.
- Moved second CP slightly closer to the attacker's side.
- Added cover for players queuing up the health pack on the second CP.
- Improved clipping on the zig-zag ramp to middle CP.
- Teams that capture the middle CP are now awarded with faster spawn times.
Added a health penalty to the Rocket Jumper.
Added the Sticky Jumper for Demomen to practice jumping.
Fixed the Sandvich charge meter.
Fixed glows not drawing correctly when using antialiasing on some computers.
Improved the checks that trigger mp_scrambleteams_auto.
Added console commands to initiate trades directly (cl_trade/cl_trade_steamid) to help people running trading servers

Oct 27, 2010

Left 4 Dead Update Released

Left 4 Dead - Valve

Updates to Left 4 Dead have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

Left 4 Dead

Added Mac support for Left 4 Dead
In Versus mode Tanks will spawn in stasis until a human player takes over. Tanks in stasis are invisible and invulnerable, and won't move or attack
Tank speed is no longer reduced when on fire
Allow players on the Infected team to manually spawn during finales
Added a vote option toggle All-Talk
Any Special Infected that causes a Survivor to stumble into a "ledge hang" situation will receive 50 points
Bullets that first pass through an infected character before striking a Survivor are now ignored as friendly fire
In Versus mode car alarms will now trigger anytime a Special Infected pulls or stumbles a Survivor into an alarm car
Protected console commands that can be used to lag or crash servers

Oct 27, 2010

New Release - AI War: Children of Neinzul

AI War: Children of Neinzul - Valve

AI War: Children of Neinzul is now available on Steam!

In this second expansion to AI War, players face off against the Neinzul! New ships, new AI and new music await you!

When you purchase AI War: Children Of Neinzul, you're not only getting an exciting new expansion, you're also supporting an important cause. Arcen Games has partnered with the Child's Play charity, pledging 100% of the profits from sale of Children of Neinzul (excepting any taxes and distributor fees) to helping sick kids in need.

Oct 27, 2010

Sofortüberweisung and DIRECTebanking.com Now Available as Payment Methods on Steam

Announcement - Valve

Sofortüberweisung, also known as DIRECTebanking.com, is now an available payment method on Steam. There is no need for an additional registration or a credit card to use it. It works simply, securely and fast with your online banking account. This direct payment method is now available in Germany, UK, Austria, Belgium and Switzerland when you shop on The Steam Store.