Feb 1, 2011

Steam Blog - Valve

Steam screenshots are now available in beta. Now players can use Steam to take and share screenshots from any game that runs the Steam overlay. If you’d like to help test the feature, please opt-in to the latest Steam client beta by going to Steam > Settings > Account then changing your beta participation to “Beta Update”.

Once you’ve signed up for the beta, press F12 in any game to take a screenshot. Screenshots are automatically uploaded to the Steam Cloud after exiting the game, or can be manually uploaded while playing through the in-game overlay. Screenshots can be managed through the Steam Community web site and can be published to your profile to share with your friends. Games that use DirectX 8 and earlier are not yet supported.

You can adjust the screenshot hotkey by visiting the In-Game section of Steam settings. If you prefer to not have your screenshots automatically upload to the Steam Cloud, you can set this in the Downloads + Cloud section of settings. Currently in the works is an interface that will allow you to manage your local collection of screenshots and choose which ones to delete or upload to the cloud manually.

The feature is still a work-in-progress while in beta and we’ll be fine-tuning it over the next couple of weeks. Please visit the Steam Screenshots thread in the Steam Forums to point out bugs, suggest improvements or provide general feedback

Feb 1, 2011

Midweek Madness - 75% off Global Agenda

Global Agenda: Free Agent - Valve

Act now and take advantage of huge savings! Global Agenda is available at 75% off during the Midweek Madness sale. Offer ends Thursday at 4pm PDT.

2155. From the ashes of the devastating Third Great War rose the Commonwealth, an oppressive world government determined to control the entire planet. The few remaining independent factions retaliate the only way they can, with elite teams of special operatives trained in advanced warfare tactics and equipped with high-tech weaponry.

The future of humanity is your battleground, where knowledge is power, technology is a race, and everyone has a Global Agenda.

Feb 1, 2011

Magicka Updated Released

Magicka - Valve

Updates to Magicka have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted.

Fixed jittering caused by avatar move orders persisting on clients.
Fixed issue where self shields would get desynced.
Fixed so that elementals that weren’t initialized collided with beam spells.
Fixed crash initializing a dialogue chain with a dead actor.
Fixed crash due to navigation desync in chapter 2 secret area.
Fixed “Too fancy for fireballs” achievement sometimes not being awarded.
Fixed crash on Chapter 11 boss confuse ability.
Fixed so that Chapter 12 boss does not start attacking before cutscene is done.

Features

Added Chapter 1 Text in intro.

Known Issues

Network uplink bandwidth, while improved, can be demanding
Steam attempts to install XNA framework every time game is launched on rare occasion
Quitting the game while the credits are rolling will not award a game complete.
Mouse outside screen in full screen with multiple monitors will minimize the game.
Crash due to leaving too many enemies alive in previous scenes (NonPlayerCharacterCache is empty)

Feb 1, 2011

Blood Bowl: Legendary Edition Update Released

Blood Bowl - Legendary Edition - Valve

Updates to Blood Bowl: Legendary Edition have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted:

Private Leagues with "Open League" settings:

It is now possible to create private leagues with settings similar to the current Open Leagues (Auld Wold, Naggaroth Open...).
These new leagues can be found in the League Finder tool (Type of league: Public League, Manager: Community).
It is possible to blacklist coaches when managing these leagues (Manage League, Teams, Blacklist).
Require Application (Yes/No): If set to No, teams can take part in the league without submitting an Application.
Only new teams (Yes/No): If set to Yes, only teams that haven't played a match can join the league.
Different settings for Matchmaking and Challenge are available (Ranked/Unranked).

Fixes

Fixed a match lock up when trying to stand up a Vampire that failed his Blood Lust roll.
Fixed an exploit allowing to Blitz with more than one player in a turn.
Fixed a Turnover happening after catching the ball at Kick-Off.
Fixed Stab always used with Stakes.
Fixed an issue with players that cannot Blitz after some Kick-Off events.
Fixed a crash on High Kick event when selecting a player not on the pitch.
Fixed a crash on Touchback when selecting a player not on the pitch.
Fixed Horns still active after a Block or Blitz.
Fixed Shadowing and Tentacles being re-rolled when result is 0.
Fixed Star Players losing skills when playing with an exported team.
Fixed Blizzard allowing passes greater than Short Pass (player & AI).
Fixed Piling On sometimes freezing the game when used with the ball or on the ball carrier.
Fixed Leap where the player would roll for Leap multiple times.
Fixed Diving Tackle asked on a Leap.
Fixed the ball boucing twice at Kick-Off.
Fixed Blood Lust rolled when throwing a Bomb.
Fixed the timer of the Follow-up popup.
Fixed Hand-Off working on Hypnotized player.
Diving Tackle: Updated the popup to show the log.
Diving Tackle: Will not be asked on an unmodified Dodge roll of 1 or 6.
High Kick Event: The game will no longer put a random player at the ball destination on the timeout.
Updated the Re-roll popup to display correct informations with Shadowing and potentially other skills (ie for Shadowing: "You got 6 and require 6" instead of "You got 6 and require 8").
Added Tackle to the Optional Skills Block window.
Blitz Mode: Sponsor now gives more cash at the end of the season (5 periods in Campaign) before players are paid.
Blitz Mode: Fixed a bug in Campaign where players were paid at the end of a competition instead of at the end of the season (5 periods).

Jan 31, 2011

Magicka Updated Released

Magicka - Valve

Updates to Magicka have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted.

Fixes

Fixed save games disappearing when disconnecting from online game. (For real this time)
Fixed crash for alternative character models appearing in cutscenes. (Chapter 7, Chapter 12).
Fixed crash caused by conjuring large quantities of elements.
Fixed crash due to beams merging.
Fixed crash where Chapter 11 boss collided with shield.
Fixed crash where Clients and servers would send old messages when reconnecting.
Fixed high-end machine jitter.
Improved network batching. (should result in serious network performance increase).
Improved startup routine to prevent threading problems.
Improved authentification on connect. (should result in fewer auth-failed)
Fixed a missing file that resulted in french text not appearing correctly.
Fixed immovable objects jittering.
Fixed issue where characters would get stuck during cutscenes.
Fixed issue where scripted player movement would remain after a cutscene.
Fixed missing boss titles.
Steam join through overlay fixed.
Fixed Chapter 1 collision. (behind door)
Fixed Chapter 3 collision. (you can now fall down the well)
Fixed Chapter 7 cutscene lockups and other issues.
Fixed Chapter 8 cutscene lockup.
Fixed Chapter 8 navigation fixed.
Fixed Chapter 9 cutscene lockups.
Fixed Chapter 11 teleport issue.
Fixed Chapter 12 cutscene lockup.
Conflagration is now properly synced over network.

Features/Balance

Chapter 3 now has proper pirates by the picnic.
Chapter 8 now has manual exit at the end of level.
Fire Damage increased from 40 to 60.
Spawned summons now capped at 16 per player.
Goblin Pirate damage reduced from 155 to 72.
Added server list filter option for “Password”.
Removed obsolete port option of game hosting (always hosted on 27016 anyways).
Server list sorting added (click the header).