Source: SteamOver the last few days, there have been many updates involving Steam. Here's the jist of what they have to offer us in the latter part of October:
Updates to the Steam Client have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:Steam Client* Fixed Purchase Wizard getting corrupt text when the back button was pressed* Added ability for 3rd party Source Mods to have an icon in the games list, via an "icon" entry in their GameInfo.txt file. The icon filename is relative to games install directory and should be an uncompressed TGA 16x16 pixels in size* Fixed small memory leak in core engine
Black Widow Games, a long time Half-Life MOD team, just annouced "They Hunger: Lost Souls" a Source-based follow up to their "They Hunger" series of games. Head on over to their site to get a look at what they've done so far.--------------------------------------------------------- One of the year's most anticipated action games is set for November 15 launchBellevue, WA. - October 25, 2005 - Valve, a leading entertainment software company, announced today that Half-Life® 2 for Xbox has gone gold and will ship to retail outlets around the world on November 15, 2005. Half-Life 2 has been called "the Xbox prospect of the year" by IGN.com and is one of the most highly anticipated video game releases of the year.The follow up to one of the most critically acclaimed and best selling action games of all time, Half-Life 2 takes the suspense, challenge and visceral charge of the original, and adds startling new realism and responsiveness. Half-Life 2 opens the door to a world where the player's presence affects everything around him, from the physical environment to the behaviors - even the emotions - of both friends and enemies.The intense, real-time gameplay of Half-Life 2 is made possible with Source™, Valve's proprietary engine technology. Valve Source provides major enhancements in:* Digital Actors: Experience the most sophisticated in-game characters ever witnessed.* Advanced AI: Friends and foes assess threats and fashion weapons from what is at hand.* Stunning Graphics: Incredibly realistic environments and special effects.* Physical Gameplay: Objects obey the laws of gravity, friction, and buoyancy.--------------------------------------------------------- Updates to Rag Doll Kung Fu have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:Rag Doll Kung Fu* online server list has many improvements, including search for friends, and various filters* camera bug fixed (when you die, you can click to zoom to other players for differnt veiws)* added a chat log* mouse sensitivity now gets saved* missing text bug fix* open UDP ports problem fixed--------------------------------------------------------- Updates to the Steam Client have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:Steam Client* Added ability for 3rd party Half-Life 1 Mods to have an icon in the games list, via an "icon" entry in their liblist.gam file. The icon filename is relative to games install directory and should be an uncompressed TGA 16x16 pixels in size.Update - We have released an update to fix the %account% issue.--------------------------------------------------------- Half-Life 2: Lost Coast is now available for play for all Half-Life 2 owners.Half-Life 2: Lost Coast, a single-player level custom-created to showcase High-Dynamic Range lighting (HDR) in the Source engine, is available now to all owners of HL2. As a technology showcase, Half-Life 2: Lost Coast's system requirements are very high. During installation, Steam will prompt you if your system does not meet the recommended configuration. We hope you enjoy it.--------------------------------------------------------- Valve and Unalis have entered an agreement that grants Unalis the retail distribution rights to a number of Valve's games in Taiwan, including Half-Life® 2: Game of the Year, Counter-Strike™: Source™, as well as the Half-Life® 1 and Counter-Strike™ 1 Anthologies. For more information on Unalis, please visit their website.