A new Steam client has been released and will be automatically downloaded.

General

• Updated embedded Chromium build in Steam, clearing path for further updates soon.
  
• Added support for saving uncompressed HDR screenshots as AVIF.
  
• Improved performance when adding/removing multiple games to/from Family View in the library.
  
• Removed duplicate friend counter on game capsules.
  
• Stopped showing ready-to-play icon on Recent Games shelf, which does not filter to ready-to-play.
  
• Fixed bug which would sometimes cause Steam to show UI and take focus if configured to run at system startup.
  
• Fixed bug which would sometimes cause Update News window to take focus from other Steam windows.
  
• Fixed issue where clicking on Voice Chat invitation notifications did not open chat.
  
• Fixed maximize/restore button and window resize grip not updating properly.
  
• Fixed "My Games" collection also including games borrowed from other users.
  
• Fixed opacity of play bar on game details pages.
  
• Fixed window border sometimes showing around full screen videos on Windows 11.
  
• Fixed settings UI showing the wrong default state for the "Guide button focuses Steam" setting.
  
• Fixed miscellaneous regressions in the screenshot manager.
  
• Fixed wide game images sometimes failing to load.
  
• Fixed custom logo positions sometimes not applying on app details pages.
  
• Fixed double notifications when friends go online or in-game.
  
• Fixed collapse state of friends list and chat group sections not being properly remembered.
  
• Fixed game news sometimes appearing out of order in game details activity feed.
  
• Fixed a crash when launching a VR game while using SteamVR v1.27.5.
  
• Fixed CD Keys popup not appearing during launch for games that request it.
  
• Fixed main Steam window re-opening when closed if small mode has been entered or exited.
  
• Fixed some extraneous disk reads that could impact performance.
  
• Fixed detection of whether you have used a VR device in order to improve a few warning messages.
  
• Fixed downloading content with long file names in some cases.
  
• Fixed creation of erroneous steamwebhelper processes when steamwebhelper crashes.
  
• Fixed user avatar in title bar momentarily switching back to default during startup.
  
• Fixed opening a friend's wishlist in game page activity feed events.
  
• Fixed explorer window not being brought to foreground when Browse local files is selected on Windows.

Big Picture Mode

• Added Interface panel to settings
  
• Improved the display in the "Controller Configuration" tab when there are no controllers attached or the active controller is opted out of Steam Input.
  
• Fixed a case where no element would be selected in the UI when closing the quick access menu.
  
• Fixed Steam notifications not showing while in-game.

Remote Play

• Enable VA-API DRM hardware decoding on Linux.
  
• Greatly improved performance when using hardware encoding with AMD video cards on Windows.
  
• Fixed black screen and missing performance graph when starting a stream.

SteamVR

• Improve layout and imagery for some of the dialogs that show up when launching VR games.
  
• Clicking on items in the control bar (e.g. a download in progress) will correctly switch to the Steam tab.
  
• Show reloading message when SteamVR quits before reloading the Steam window.
  
• Notifications in VR look much better. Requires SteamVR beta, otherwise notifications will not appear.
  
• Steam now only reloads every fifth time that SteamVR quits.
  
• Fixed a case where Steam could prevent SteamVR from properly detecting a USB connected headset and/or controllers.

Steam Input

• Added a setting for the player LED for DualSense controllers.
  
• QoL Gyro Calibration button available in Controller Config Quick settings, and in the Gyro section of the Controller Layout Editor.
  
• Controllers can be used to dismiss/continue when controller support information panels appear before a Desktop game's launch.
  
• Fixed Gyro enable button not being respected.
  
• Fixed styling of the controller mode settings page.
  
• Possible fix for cases where configuration edits would be dropped when toggling in and out of the overlay.

Steam Overlay

• Corrected Steam overlay colors when games have HDR enabled.
  
• Fixed middle-click panning not working in overlay browser on Windows.
  
• Fixed notes window controls scrolling off the top and new note/delete note buttons not being visible.

Friends & Chat

• Fixed a case where group chats could get stuck on "Requesting Group Chat Information" after reconnecting to Steam.

Linux

• Fixed a case where the client could get stuck in the shutting down screen.
  
• Fixed rare crashes during window creation.
  
• Fixed controller input inconsistently working in Big Picture mode windows.

macOS

• Fixed intermittent Steam API crash in some Apple Silicon games.

We have just shipped an updated Steam Deck Client to the Stable (default) channel.

General

• Updated embedded Chromium build in Steam, clearing path for further updates soon.
  
• Improved UI performance while navigating Steam interface.
  
• Updated the quick access performance menu with descriptions for each setting, including how they affect the system and the expected power/performance/visual quality tradeoffs.
  
• Triggering a Factory Reset will now install a clean version of the OS in addition to deleting user data if the OS image has been modified.
  
• Improved performance when adding/removing multiple games to/from Family View in the library.
  
• Corrected height of low battery notification.
  
• Removed duplicate friend counter on game capsules.
  
• Fixed a case where the sdcard was set as the default install location on reboot.
  
• Fixed a case where the network status icon would fail to render for virtual networks.
  
• Fixed store button on main menu remaining disabled in Family View even if store permissions were granted to the account.
  
• Fixed creation of erroneous steamwebhelper processes when steamwebhelper crashes.
  
• Fixed on-screen text input to show the game in the background.
  
• Fixed downloading content with long file names in some cases.
  
• Fixed a case where the client could get stuck in the shutting down screen.
  
• Fixed a case where no element would be selected in the UI when closing the quick access menu.
  
• Fixed CD Keys popup not appearing during launch for games that request it.
  
• Fixed failing to switch to Japanese keyboard layout.
  
• Fixed some extraneous disk reads that could impact performance.
  
• Fixed game news sometimes appearing out of order in game details activity feed.
  
• Fixed miscellaneous regressions in the screenshot manager.
  
• Fixed wide game images sometimes failing to load.
  
• Fixed custom logo positions sometimes not applying on app details pages.

Steam Input

• Added a setting for the player LED for DualSense controllers.
  
• Controllers can be used to dismiss/continue when controller support information panels appear before a game's launch.
  
• QoL: Gyro Calibration button available in Controller Config Quick settings, and in the Gyro section of the Controller Layout Editor.
  
• Fixed styling of the controller mode settings page.
  
• Fixed Gyro enable button not being respected.
  
• Fixed occasionally creating an extra virtual controller that is non-responsive.

Friends & Chat

• Fixed a case where group chats could get stuck on "Requesting Group Chat Information" after reconnecting to Steam.

Remote Play

• Fixed missing performance graph while streaming.

Desktop Mode

• Stopped showing ready-to-play icon on Recent Games shelf, which does not filter to ready-to-play.
  
• Fixed user avatar in title bar momentarily switching back to default during startup.
  
• Fixed a case where mouse click input could stop working when starting to drag operation on a steam window.
  
• Fixed main Steam window re-opening when closed if small mode has been entered or exited.
  
• Fixed Steam windows sometimes freezing until resized.
  
• Fixed maximize/restore button and window resize grip not updating properly.
  
• Fixed "My Games" collection also including games borrowed from other users.
  
• Fixed opacity of play bar on game details pages.
  
• Fixed overlay notes window controls scrolling off the top and new note/delete note buttons not being visible.
  
• Fixed mouse cursor jumping when some browser windows are closed or hidden.

Stream for the Dinos vs. Robots Fest

Backend

• Implement Hersha’s Bakery Area setup stage 1
  
• Hersha’s bakery included on map
  
• Gold coin sprite used in

Balance

• Dinky Fishing Rod back to only 1 rope requirement to match Calvin quest
  
• Reduced critter spawn changes by about 10-15% across the board
  
• Increased costs of some of the farm animals

Bugs Fixed

• UI text outlines in Quest log and job board fixed
  
• Animal center is now stocked from beginning of game instead of only from day 5 onwards
  
• Localization issues

Known Issues:

• Audio not working in Linux build
  
• Animals being able to squeeze through fence gaps
  
• Ponya being able to be placed in small barn. Animal pathing stuck on steps
  
• Daisy and Cedric standing up in bench
  
• Monsters moving incredibly fast (Anyone else beside MuffinMages experiencing this? Please report)
  
• Controller mappings reset on computer restart
  
• Some buttons not working in co-op mode/remote play before/during tutorial
  
• Seeds and trees can be placed on and grow through rugs placed outside
  
• Fences don’t tile correctly with T shape is created

• Updated action save animation
  
• Updated project save animation
  
• Updated project manager, projects are now made instantaneously
  
• More options in "Get Guild Info"
  
  
• Attachment Parameter Type
  
  
• Get Attachment Info (to be used with stored attachment parameters)
  
  
• Custom cooldown in "Edit Channel"
  
• Updated search behaviour - It now remembers your last search!
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• Fixed "Get Role Info" Members option returning a maximum of 1000 members
  
• Fixed deleting multiple action via CTRL+Click
  
• Fixed messages stating they're deleted after editing just the components
  
• Fixed users that haven't yet migrated to the new username system (Name#0000) name coming back as null in get user info

The languages of Costly Adventure have a new friend: Chinese. Much gratitude goes to 灰飞烟灭化为黑夜 and 太阳花BASARA. And that's not all. Celebrating this awesome addition, we are reducing the price of Costly Adventure in China to ¥ 10. Enjoy!

Full patch notes:

• Added full Chinese localization
  
• Reworked language selection in Options menu
  
• HUD elements, damage numbers and couple other texts now use original pixel font when localization is not needed

⚠️ Small Announcement
Co-op suspects may shoot as soon as they are alerted, apologies for the oversight again 😦
We will be patching that out in few hours

Thanks guys! Hope this does not hinder the new update's experience for anyone.

- Bed renaming
- Now you can select the bed where you want to respawn
- Minicopter Camera is in 3rd person
- Minicopter flying fixed on dedicated servers
- Buildings now destroy correctly for clients
- Crafting recipes on different difficulties are fixed
- Environment sounds will be muffled when inside a building
- Ore Miners will produce less ores on dedicated servers
- Mercenaries janky walking is fixed
- NPCs will save hunger and clan id on dedicated server
- Mobs and Objects will spawn at a slower rate on dedicated servers

Hi all,

It has come to my attention that the game freezes randomly, especially on Steam Deck. I believe I've implemented a fix and that should work now without a hitch.

As well, I've updated the battle backgrounds and there's a couple of new music tracks by Ryan Fogleman.

Thanks, everyone! Happy gaming!

FRACT OSC's 10 year anniversary is coming up in April, and we're planning to put together a retrospective on the conception, development and release of FRACT. We intend to be quite candid and open open how this wild thing got made - from the team, tools and techniques employed, to the mistakes, missed opportunities and just where the heck we've been doing for a decade.


So if you have anything you'd like us to answer, drop those questions here and we'll see if we can address them in this retrospective. We're not 100% sure what shape this will take, but we're working on it.

Thanks for being awesome!

Keep you posted