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Steam Client Update Released

Client Update - Valve

May 4, 2016

An update has been released for the Steam Client and will be automatically downloaded.

General

Steam Overlay

Improved rendering performance with Vulkan applications
Improved stability of Big Picture overlay with Direct3D 10 applications and above

Big Picture

Fixed a bug where the "Login" button would not properly activate
Fixed some Family View regressions in game library.
Improved support for broadcasting while using Big Picture mode. Includes new Broadcast Dashboard that allows access to broadcast chat and some broadcast management controls, plus support for viewing your own broadcast.
Fixed some UI styling issues in the Big Picture overlay

Removed block on SteamVR applications if Family View is enabled. This fixes installation of HTC Vive software when Family View is turned on.
Removed prompt for controller configuration when launching games that natively support motion controllers
Added warnings when trying to launch Oculus SDK-only games on an incompatible OpenVR device.
Improved the launch process for Oculus SDK-based games from within SteamVR.
Fixed missing/invisible mouse pointer in some Desktop Game Theater games
Fixed an issue where clicking the search button in the Library footer UI could break filtering
Fixed an issue causing the VR keyboard to pop up repeatedly in the Library
Fixed SteamVR launching immediately when installing a VR app that was previously uninstalled in that session
Improved controller handling under various combinationss of the VR dashboard, Desktop Game Theater, and an active game. Input is now sent to the game or the dashboard, but not both at once.
Improved handling for games that only support VR in a beta branch of the game. These will only show in the SteamVR group if the user has selected the beta branch.
Improved support for broadcasting while in VR. Broadcast request notifications will now display in the headset and can be responded to via the new Broadcast Dashboard in Steam.

Mac OS X

Fixed a bug that could cause stuck modifier keys (Shift, Ctrl, Alt, etc) in the in-game overlay
Fixed a bug that caused links in the in-game overlay web browser to always open in new tabs

Linux

Fixed a client UI hang when clicking the middle mouse button on some pages
Fixed an issue where Big Picture or video playback would not enter fullscreen properly

Steam Controller

Fixed a client crash when switching configurations, such as when starting a game or bringing up the Steam Overlay
Added the ability to bind left/right sticks as digital bindings
Added the ability for the automatic action set on cursor visible/hidden to return to the previously used action set from the last transition
Fixed Mode Shifts not displaying properly in action set binding panels
Fixed gamepad button highlights displaying offset when binding a gamepad button
Fixed binding screen showing Set Action Set option when the configuration was a Native application or had no action sets.
Added "Last Used Action Set" option to manual action set selection

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