May 13
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
Team Fortress 2 - Valve
An update to Team Fortress 2 has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2. The major changes include:

  • Fixed some players not being able to start Friends Only servers
May 13
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
Team Fortress 2 - Valve
An update to Team Fortress 2 has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2. The major changes include:

  • Re-enabled all players to be able to use voice commands and party chat
  • Added more detailed options for server visibility and privacy when creating a server
    • The "Use Steam Networking" checkbox has been replaced with a dropdown, allowing the creation of Local, Friends Only, Unlisted and Listed servers -- defaulting to Unlisted
    • Using map command by default will no longer create a join-able game
  • Fixed a crash on exit under Linux
May 12
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
Team Fortress 2 - Valve
An update to Team Fortress 2 has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2. The major changes include:

  • Fixed HUD scope animation exploit (GitHub fix from mastercoms)
  • Fixed case where the door model for Match Status HUD wasn't initialized before setting the submodel (GitHub fix from rabscootle)
  • Fixed money not automatically being collected in Mann vs. Machine respawn rooms (GitHub fix from mastercoms)
  • Fixed stuck Mann vs. Machine bots sometimes causing spawn softlocks (GitHub fix from Mentrillum)
  • Fixed Mann vs. Machine ammo canteens not affecting energy weapons (GitHub fix from Mentrillum)
  • Fixed 'Shell Extension' achiemevent not working for energy weapons (GitHub fix from Mentrillum)
  • Fixed not being able to deploy parachute after landing and becoming airborne without jump button (GitHub fix from FlaminSarge)
  • Fixed some heap allocated KeyValues leaks (GitHub fix from Dmitry Tsarevich)
  • Relaxed in-game chat restrictions for certain accounts
May 12
Steam's Creature Collector Fest is here for the week!
Steam News - kaci

Monsters and fantastical creatures await you in Steam's Creature Collector Fest, on now through May 19th at 10am Pacific.

You'll find discounts on all sorts of games that let you collect and tame all kinds of fantastical monsters. This fest is here to remind you not ALL monsters are meant to be fought. Why not lull them onto your side?

Steam's Creature Collector Fest, on now through May 19th at 10am Pacific.
May 1
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
Team Fortress 2 - Valve
An update to Team Fortress 2 has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2. The major changes include:

  • Added missing string for the PNG filter when using the Decal Tool
  • Added missing newline to the 'Unable to initialize sound capture' console message
  • Added IsNextBot() method (GitHub fix from Bitl)
  • Added support for custom mission briefings in vsh and zi game modes (GitHub fix from Gamer_X)
  • Added convar to control max Mann vs. Machine robots (GitHub fix from ficool2)
  • Added prediction for Thermal Thruster + self-stun (GitHub fix from wgetJane)
  • Fixed crash with game_round_win in KOTH (GitHub fix from doclic)
  • Fixed Mann vs. Machine status HUD not using the mini boss background for enemies in the Support group
  • Fixed Medieval Mode Auto-RP not matching lowercase input unless it begins with an 'a'
  • Fixed backpack page buttons putting the 'New' label behind the button
  • Fixed character info panel not being positioned correctly
  • Fixed The Front Runner using the wrong team color for the headset on the Stylin' style
  • Fixed Announcer VO with static at the end of the sound (community fix from Lindon)
  • Fixed missing lightwarp setting for the Conniver's Kunai and The Half-Zatoichi (community fix from Lindon)
  • Fixed The Bazaar Bargain's scope being painted when using the Elfin Enamel war paint
  • Fixed commentary text not displaying
  • Fixed TFBot VScript methods SetBehaviorFlag, ClearBehaviorFlag, IsBehaviorFlagSet, SetMission, SetPrevMission, GetMission, GetPrevMission, and HasMission using 'unsigned int' by mistake
  • Fixed overlapping internal font names causing one font to overwrite the other for Linux clients (GitHub fix from RoseyLemonz)
  • Fixed Casual late-joiners seeing Competitive logo on Match Status HUD doors (GitHub fix from rabscootle)
  • Fixed Spy bots using human voice lines in Mann vs. Machine (GitHub fix from John Kvalevog)
  • Fixed crash on VGUI menu bar button cursor entrance (GitHub fix from RGBACatlord)
  • Fixed Mann vs. Machine bomb carrier voice line playing during normal CTF with bots (GitHub fix from mastercoms)
  • Fixed organ props spawning from non-Vita-Saw damage (GitHub fix from Thomas Kain)
  • Fixed uninitialized field use in CParticleEffectBinding (GitHub fix from Thomas Kain)
  • Fixed type cast warning caused by pointer size mismatch (GitHub fix from SanyaSho)
  • Fixed typo in Mann vs. Machine score calculation (GitHub fix from HalfMatt)
  • Fixed missed break in logging character field save data causing incorrect logging (GitHub fix from Dmitry Tsarevich)
  • Fixed Engineer bots soft locking on CTF maps (GitHub fix from AwfulRanger)
  • Fixed middle mouse kicking you in PASS Time (GitHub fix from ficool2)
  • Fixed radial fog not being enabled in 3D sky on official maps (GitHub fix from ficool2)
  • Fixed PLAYER_FLAG_BITS truncating m_fFlags sent to clients (GitHub fix from copperpixel)
  • Fixed prediction for jumping when The Huntsman is charged/released (GitHub fix from wgetJane)
  • Fixed prediction for Force-A-Nature jumps (GitHub fix from wgetJane)
  • Increased PLAYER_FLAG_BITS to 32
  • Removed temporary player jingle files if tf_delete_temp_files (GitHub fix from AndrewBetson)
  • Removed MFC dependency in the launcher exe (GitHub fix from Slartibarty)
  • Updated the ConTracker 'Back' button to accommodate longer localization strings
  • Updated plr_hacksaw_event
    • Fixed erroneous and asymmetric clipping across the map
    • Fixed pumpkin bomb quota being too low
Apr 28
The battle is ON: Steam's Wargames Fest
Steam News - kaci

Steam's Wargames Fest is a full week of discounts and demos on games that have you leading a team into battle. What kind of battle, you ask?

Think everything from historical world wars (WW1 and WW2? Check. Civil War? Check. Wars during the Napoleonic Era (which the author of this post absolutely did not look up because she hadn't realized Napoleon had his own era (SHE KNEW OF HIS BATTLES, SHE'S JUST NOT USED TO NAMING IT WITHIN AN ERA, OK?)) ahem. Check.)

But also... you can find games that have you battling in space, or even amongst Steampunk airships. Join us, won't you? Steam's Wargames Fest is all week long, from now through May 5th at 10am Pacific on Steam.
Apr 21
Steam's Box-Pushing Fest is on now!
Steam News - kaci

So you think you're good at solving puzzles, do ya? If your answer is "yes!" (or even "Um, no, I just really enjoy them"), this fest is for you.

Steam's Box-Pushing Fest is on now, and it's packed with discounts and demos on puzzle games that require pushing things around in limited spaces until you find a solution. (Watch our trailer above for examples!)

Join us for Steam's Box-Pushing Fest, now through April 28th on Steam!
Mar 24
All week: Steam's City Builder & Colony Sim Fest
Steam News - kaci

The Steam City Builder & Colony Sim Fest is on now, highlighting community-building games of all kinds with an entire week of discounts.

You'll find deals on all kinds of games that are centered around building thriving communities; from vibrant cities to tense villages and everything in-between.

Steam's City Builder & Colony Sim Fest, on now through March 31st at 10am Pacific on Steam.
Mar 13
The Steam Spring Sale is here!
Steam News - kaci

The Steam Spring Sale is on now through March 20th at 10am PT!

Unlike our awesome themed-sales, the "theme" of our seasonal sales is ANY KIND OF GAME might be discounted, so take some time this week to look around through your favorite genres and categories.

Check out the Steam Spring Sale, and add some cool new games to your library! The Steam Spring Sale, on now through March 20th at 10am PT.

Mar 3
Visual Novel Fest is on all week!
Steam News - kaci


Not every game has to stress you out with wins to be had: the Steam Visual Novel Fest is packed with discounts and demos on games that take you through stories of all kinds.

Yes, there are quite a few "romantic" stories. Ahem.

AND there are booze-em-ups in a post-dystopian world, hot monsters on roadtrips, confusing princesses you may or may not want to save, and so much more! Join us from now through March 10th at 10am Pacific, and stock up your Steam library with all sorts of deals.

See you there! (Here.)
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