Call of Duty®: Black Ops - Valve
Updates to Call of Duty: Black Ops have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

Call of Duty: Black Ops
  • Improved screenshot stability
  • CTF: You can only score a capture when your flag is at your base, regardless of Touch Return setting.
  • Player will no longer appear to be spinning when firing and guiding a Valkyrie rocket
  • Addressed issues with watching films through combat record
  • Addressed issue with hardcore game settings being erroneously reset in Combat Training menu
  • Addressed various exploits
  • Modders: increased some asset pool sizes
  • Modders: added listassetpool command
The Sims™ 3 - Valve
Generations Updates

• Baby Sims will no longer become stuck on a Sim’s hand while driving a car.
• Imaginary Friends who have been made real will now keep their unique outfit when aging up.
• Bunk Bed drop shadows will no longer shift places when a Sim climbs into one.
• Sims will now react to another Sim “Showing Off” a skill they learned at an afterschool class or club.
• The “Catch all Type of Fishes” memory will no long appear before the action has been completed.
• The screenshot for the “Enjoyed WooHoo in a Tree House” memory will no longer clip with the Tree House.
• Incorrect placement slots on the Loft Bed that show as valid locations have been removed.
• The “Temporarily Undead” moodlet will now correctly state what caused it when the Ghost Potion has been thrown at a Sim’s feet.
• Sims will no longer be spammed with Field Trip opportunities.
• Elder Sims will no longer reset when loading a Save Game that has them in the Harass with Cane interaction.
• Sims can now learn their Imaginary Friend’s traits much easier when they are turned into a live Sim.
• An issue where Gems and Metals in a Sim’s inventory became unusable once Generations was installed has been resolved.
• The footprint of a Daycare child will no longer be permanently left on the lot when the Active Household is changed.
• Babies and Toddlers will no longer go into a frozen state when a Social Worker comes to take them while they are being pushed in strollers.
• The wish to “Ride a Spring Rider” will no longer always appear after the interaction to ride a spring rider has been canceled.
• Shopping menus will no longer appear while inside of Camera Man Mode.
• The Imaginary Friend doll can no longer be buried in Sandboxes to prevent the Sim from losing it forever.
• Sims can now complete a Poltergeist Haunting job (Ambitions) if there is a Bunk or Loft Bed on the lot.
• Queued interactions while performing the Daycare Career will no longer be automatically canceled after putting a toddler down.
• Spiral Staircases can no longer be placed in areas that Sims cannot route to.
• Sims that have been turned into a Ghost will no longer receive an extra diploma.
• Sims can no longer have a negative amount of Memories in their Scrapbook.
• After purchasing a Bar (Late Night), Sims will no longer receive the “Bought a Bar” memory when purchasing any other type of property.
• The Motive Mobile will no longer be unintentionally used when returning from a Community Lot with a toddler, causing it to remain parked in front of the Sims’ home.
• The “Throw a Teen Party” wish will no longer appear while a Teen Party is already planned.
• Users can now select a Lifetime Wish for Teenagers who have aged up to Young Adults while away at Boarding School.
• Daycare children will no longer be abandoned on your Sim’s lot.
• Children now have the chance to be Scolded when performing “Dino Smash” on a doll house.
• Sims can no longer become stuck in Fences while in Camera Man Mode.
• Elder Sims who are arrested in the Criminal Career while using the Elder Cane will no longer become stuck.
• Ghost Sims will now remain floating when returning from Boarding School.
• Strollers will no longer disappear from a Sim’s inventory after leaving for a Free Vacation while pushing the stroller.
• Objects placed in a Sim’s inventory after they have accepted a “Free Vacation” opportunity will be restored when the Sim returns from vacation.
• The wish to “Attend Prom” will no longer appear while a Sim is attending Prom.
• Issues with the cutout for Spiral Staircase when placed in a basement have been resolved.
• Sims can now select the “Leave Me Alone” interaction on Imaginary Friends while playing in Bridgeport (Late Night).
• The “Give Gift” interaction on a computer will no longer be banned for Sims who have had their computer privileges revoked.
• Sims who are under the influence of the Ghost Potion will now be able to use Subways (Late Night).
• Potions that a Sim has already learned how to create will now be available on Chemistry Tables when placed in Vacation Worlds.
• Sims using a stroller can no longer become stuck if a user alters the terrain in Build/Buy Mode while the Sim and stroller are routing.
• Sims can now interact with objects inside a Bar (Late Night) after the venue has closed during a Bachelor/ette Party.
• A Sim’s route path will no longer become broken when moving a Spiral Staircase while a Sim is in motion.
• Butlers (Late Night) will no longer become stuck in the sidewalk after canceling the Learn to Drive interaction with him.
• Players will no longer be spammed by the "Go for a stroll using the Stroller" wish.
• The Imaginary Friend can no longer lose their unique outfit when the game is saved and loaded while the Imaginary Friend is being turned real.
• Unplayable states where Adults die when children are away at Boarding School have been resolved.
• The Guest List will no longer become blocked after adding kids and children and then changing the party type to Bachelor/ette Party.
• The “Plan Outfit” interaction will no longer break the functionality of the Costume Chest.
• Sims who die while under the influence of the Ghost Potion will now properly appear as a Ghost after dying.
• The household size limit can no longer be exceeded by using Clone Vouchers.
• Hopscotch Courts will no longer lose functionality when a Sim who has motive stress plays hopscotch with another Sim.
• Videos created with the Video Camera on vacation worlds can now be replayed when returning to the home world.
• The Scold interaction will now only be performed once when having two adults in the same room where a Child Sim is setting a booby trap.
• Bar speakers will now be turned off when Party Dancers begin dancing at a Bar (Late Night) during a Bachelor/ette Party.
• The Graduate interaction on City Hall will now be available when loading a game that was saved on the day a Sim was supposed to graduate.
• The “Make Radical Reparum Potion” wish will no longer reappear right after fulfilling it.
• Sims who are on fire will no longer be forced to attend graduation before they can put themselves out.
• Sims enrolled in the Daycare profession will now autonomously take better care of children while at work.
• An issue that causes a Sim’s plumbob to be temporarily displayed at the exit of a Tree House has been remedied.
• A scroll bar will now appear when text in the Capture This Moment window exceeds the size of the window.
• The Imaginary Friend outfit for the Child aged Imaginary Friend will now work correctly with Create a Style.
• Sims who are in Boarding School when Generations is uninstalled will no longer be removed from the household when loading the saved game.
• Sims will now route properly to the location when selecting the “Visit lot with Date” interaction.
• An issue where Elevators (Late Night) become unusable when an Imaginary Friend turns to doll form inside of them has been resolved.
• Children will no longer play a broken animation when rejecting an opportunity over the phone.
• Children and Teens can no longer die from motive failure while on a Time Out.
• An issue where NPC Sims using a Tree House would prevent player controlled Sims from using it has been fixed.
• The Repoman can no longer repossess Spiral Staircases.
• Castle Bunk and Loft beds now match the preset thumbnail images in Buy Mode.
• Sims who are enrolled in Boarding School just before an Adult Sim accepts a Free Vacation opportunity will no longer be removed from the game.
• The Imaginary Friend will no longer be removed from the game after using the ResetSim cheat on it.
• The Erase Tool will now appear correctly when entering the Terrain Paints section of Build Mode and filtering it to an EP or SP with no terrain content.
• The Brush Shape in Build Mode will no longer freeze after having filtered to an EP or SP with no content in the current tab.
• The Launcher Help Files will now display properly when Firefox or Chrome is set as the default browser.
• Mac Only: Toilets will no longer overflow when switching between floors of a house after the toilet has been booby trapped.
• Mac Only: Fixes a crash issue that occurs when opening the Options Menu after playing the game for a while.
• Mac Only: Fixes a crash issue that occurs when opening the Scrapbook after playing the game for a while.
• Mac Only: Fixes a crash issue that occurs when clicking the “Share Memories” button after playing the game for a while.
• Fixes an issue where Sims would be unintentionally removed from Boarding School when the Prom of another Sim began.
• Fixes an issue where the game crashes after deleting a Fish Tank which has been placed on a foundation.
• Fixes a crash issue that occurs when a Sim practices making drinks with an Imaginary Friend.
• Fixes an issue where the “Return to Owner” interaction would not work properly when trying to return a stolen item through the mailbox.
• Fixes an issue where a Sim resets when attempting to play Hopscotch with an Imaginary Friend Doll.
• Fixes a crash issue that occurs when Platforms are placed on a lot after filtering Build Mode content to any EP or SP.
• Various fixes to Daycare and the Imaginary Friend involving the Edit Town mode.
• Various fixes to Children Sims not showing up correctly or staying too long at Daycare.
• Additional bug fixes and polish to existing features

Late Night Updates

• Vampire’s fangs have been restored.
• Objects with interactions will now work properly when placed on Sectional Seating tables.
• Corner Sectional Seats on lots in the Edit Town bin will now work properly when placed in a world.
• Children Sims will now correctly participate when “Ask to Join: Go for a Joy Ride” is selected on Sectional Seating.
• Fixes an issue where glass objects flicker when Advanced Rendering is turned on.

Ambitions Updates

• Laundromat Venues can now be purchased through the Real Estate menu.

World Adventures Updates

• Sand Piles and Tomb décor will no longer be visible in an unexplored tomb.
• An issue that broke functionality for Nectar Bottles and Nectar Racks has been resolved.
• Photos taken with cameras from World Adventures will now be properly saved to the inventory.
• Objects placed in a Sim’s Family Inventory will no longer disappear when returning from a Vacation world.

Base Game Updates

• Fences that were designed to be transparent will no longer be opaque when Advanced Rendering is turned off.
• The Downloads Dashboard will no longer ask you to log in after already being logged in.
• Children will no longer float when sitting on certain fountain sculptures.
• Bookshelves in Library venues will correctly stock books when the venue is placed from the Edit Town bin.
• Additional bug fixes and polish to existing features

Product Update - Valve
  • fixed a bug when names were not showing up properly in game

  • create game: only for premium or for 40+ levels

  • end of round: show message if you played in practice game

  • fixed grenades\rockets\mines not working

  • show no reward message if killed someone at spawn point

  • fixed an issue with random disconnects

  • fixed a bug that sabotage games had no passwords

  • fixed crashes

Product Update - Valve
  • minimap: showing enemy players that are only close to you

  • minimap: showing enemy players that are shooting only for a short period of time within 30 meters + your tactician skill level

  • fixed an issue with zero spread when running

  • big surprise ability is now dealing 300 damage

  • security fixes

Counter-Strike: Source - Valve
Updates to Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike: Source, Day of Defeat: Source and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

Source Engine Changes (CS:S, DoD:S, TF2, HL2:DM)
  • Fixed a bug in SourceTV that would sometimes corrupt demo data

Team Fortress 2
  • Cow Mangler changes
    • Fixed the charged shot sometimes doing more damage than intended.
    • Fixed a bug that caused the projectiles to stay in the world after a team change.
    • Slowed reload rate by 5%.
Train Simulator Classic 2024 - Valve
Updates to RailWorks 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

RailWorks 2
  • Fixes BlueprintEditor invalid parameter error and export behaviour
  • Adds ESRB logos to manuals
Counter-Strike: Source - Valve
Updates to Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike: Source, Day of Defeat: Source and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

Source Engine Changes (CS:S, DoD:S, TF2, HL2:DM)
  • Updated the localization files

Team Fortress 2
  • Fixed a Linux dedicated server crash caused by the Replay director
    • Crash would happen whether the server was capturing Replays or not
  • Fixed the Map Stamps Collection bundle missing in the store
  • Fixed dedicated server ENTITY_CHANGE_NONE console spam
  • Improved the impact sounds for the Cow Mangler 5000’s projectiles
  • Optimized many particle effects related to the Cow Mangler 5000 and the Righteous Bison
  • Reduced the ConVar fov_desired to have a lower bound like the Replay editor
  • Updated the Cow Mangler 5000 to display the drawbacks in its attribute list
  • Updated the gamehaptics file
    • Added recoil/draw/crit/reload forces for the Cow Mangler 5000 and the Righteous Bison
    • Added charge shot force for the Cow Mangler 5000
    • Refined the Demoman's Stickybomb Launcher/Pipe Bomb Launcher reload forces
    - Updated the localization files
Left 4 Dead 2 - Valve
Updates to Left 4 Dead 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

Left 4 Dead 2
  • Beta release of Dead Air Campaign
Jul 21, 2011
Altitude - Valve
Gameplay:
  • Reverse Thrust - reduced energy consumption from 110% recharge rate to 83% recharge rate (planes now recover energy while reversing)
  • Rubberized Hull - reduced energy loss and turning debuff from EMP by 20%
  • Biplane (All Forms) - reduced energy loss and turning debuff from EMP by 20%
  • Biplane (Recoilless) - afterburner effectiveness increased by 14%
  • Biplane (Recoilless) - secondary weapon energy usage reduced by 2%
  • Biplane (Dogfighter) - afterburner effectiveness for stall breaking significantly increased [effectiveness drops linearly from +60% at slow speeds to +0% near cruise speed]
  • Biplane (Dogfighter) - secondary weapon energy usage reduced by 2%
  • Biplane (Heavy Cannon) - primary weapon added piercing third hit (100%, 75%, 45%)
  • Biplane (Heavy Cannon) - secondary weapon energy usage reduced by 10%
  • Miranda (Trickster) - primary weapon (fully charged shot only) reduced damage lost on bounces by 15% (122/98/74 -> 122/102/81)
  • Miranda (Time Anchor) - (only when carrying big bomb or ball) anchor energy usage increased by 25%
New Beginner Maps - special server configuration tag |beginner| (includes ball_football):
  • ball_channelpark (modified ball_funnelpark)
  • ball_fracas (modified ball_mayhem2)
  • ball_greywar (modified ball_darkwar)
  • ball_proton (modified ball_core)
New Midlevel Maps - special server configuration tag |midlevel| (includes beginner maps):
  • ball_cavern (modified ball_cave)
  • ball_gliderpark (modified ball_planepark)
  • ball_meteoroids (modified ball_asteroids)
  • ball_powder (modified ball_snow)
New Expert Maps:
  • 1de_asteroids
  • 1de_mayhem
  • ball_arcade (thanks Polio and Nikon)
  • ball_atmosphere (thanks Nikon)
  • ball_cross (thanks BlueMoon)
  • ball_factory (thanks Polio and Nikon)
  • ball_funnelpark (thanks Mandrad)
  • ball_hardcourt (thanks Elixir and Nikon)
  • ball_ice (thanks Nikon and Dyno)
  • ball_pixelized (thanks Nikon)
  • ball_ufo (thanks TRUEPA!N)
  • ball_volcano (thanks innerlyte and Elixir)
  • tbd_assembly (thanks pig_bomb)
  • tbd_chess (thanks silent skies)
  • tbd_justice (thanks pig_bomb)
  • tbd_origami_park (thanks Mandrad)
  • tbd_scrapyard (thanks Hartz)
  • tbd_volcano (thanks innerlyte and Jayfourke)
New Plane Skins:
  • Checkers
  • Flames
  • Santa Hat
Interface:
  • Added Map, Time (round duration), and Next Map to award screen
  • Added "Bomb Camera" spectate option to TBD mode -- press C to toggle Free/Chase/Bomb spectate modes
  • Added "Chase Specific Player" spectate option -- you can lock the camera to a single player via the score screen (hold TAB to show scores, right click player, choose 'Spectate...')
  • Added "[Warning] You have been idle for 4 minutes." message (with beep) to help spectators avoid idle kicks
  • Increased the visibility of the Mouse crosshair and the Keyboard+Mouse orientation cone
  • New title screen background
  • Replaced welcome screen buttons with changelog
  • Friend list: increased visibility of current server and last online time; added buttons for "Join Server" and "Message"; increased max friend count to 200
  • Friend chat windows (Menu -> Friends) no longer consume the escape key allowing easy toggling between gameplay and chat
  • If a tournament is in progress, the score screen (TAB) will render the names of participants that are currently spectating with the color of the team they are assigned to
  • If a tournament is started with even teams and teams become uneven at any point during the tournament a red warning will appear in the top right (Teams: X vs Y)
  • Spectators can now visually determine which team an acid cloud belongs to (left team's acid is light green, right team's acid is dark green)
  • Hangar Deck -> Stats has a new row, "Total"
Jul 21, 2011
Product Update - Valve
Update includes
  • Fixed dedicated server crash during startup on several system setups

  • Fixed disguised operatives having a red health bar

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