More STEAM Updates On The Way

Posted by arsen at 00:10 25/9/2003.

Valve have announced they are to release updates for both STEAM and CS 1.6 over the next few days. As with their last release, these are mostly bug fixes including the infamous shield errors, and the issues with de_cbble. Here's the complete changelog:

STEAM (release slated for later today)
- Fix for bug where users are getting "UserIDTicket Invalid" when connecting to servers
- Fixed 3rd-party games not launching correctly if other command line options were specified
- Added install path registry key so that MODs know where to install
- Fix connections staying open to content servers once they have been instantiated
- Allow for a proper message when there is a protocol mismatch between the Steam client and a Steam backend server
- Fixed bug in 'remember password' functionality
- Fixed game->properties listing a games' status as 'launching...' even after the game had finished being launched
- Changed cybercafe security features to only be enabled if 'remember password' is checked in login
- Changed 'delete cache' button to require password if cybercafe account
- Fixed bug where Steam would crash when it lost its content server connection
- Full localization pass on all languages
COUNTER-STRIKE (to be released within the next couple of days)
- Fixed shield drop weapon server crash
- Fixed shield exploit
- New version of de_cbble
FRIENDS & SERVER BROWSER (release this weekend or early next week)
- Fixed problem with not always being able to re-add friends after removing them
- Fixed case where authorization request dialog could appear multiple times from the same user
- Fixed chat messages & authorization requests stealing focus and not starting minimized
- Fixed auto-away not working
- Removed 'about' dialog
- Fixed add-on (checkers, etc) invites when in game appearing over the top of the game, instead of just in the gameUI area
- Removed unnecessary bind() calls for client UDP sockets
- Chat dialogs now add a message into the text whenever the other user changes status
- Fixed spurious character in Game Info dialog
- Change 'time' info in game info player list to be in hours:minutes:seconds instead of just seconds
- Changed game info player list to default to sorting by score, then time

As you will probably have gathered by now, the great thing about STEAM is you don't have to worry about downloading any of these updates...it's all automagic!

Comments

	Fox ClanNEW 00:13 25/9/2003	Fixed spurious character in Game Info dialog about time too [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Marcus calibre 00:13 25/9/2003	automagic_y0 [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	-radon- 00:15 25/9/2003	will shields be allowed in leagues now? what changes had to be made on cbble? [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Crappy Super Breasts 00:16 25/9/2003	Blatantly stolen from me arsen!! nm tho I'm a lovin' kinda guy and won't hold a grudge! :D Just go easy on me in our next pcw ffs pls ta [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	miz7 reaL1ty 00:16 25/9/2003	fixing the bomb planting bug thing i guess [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Turk1sh 00:19 25/9/2003	nice1 [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Negotiator Clan ONE 00:22 25/9/2003	new verison of cbble? it love new cbble :/ why it need changed? why not fix the new crap maps they always bring out? :]] [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Turk1sh 00:23 25/9/2003	the great thing about STEAM is you don't have to worry about downloading any of these updates...it's all automagic! More like when ur playing a pcw or summit it starts to download n1 [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	arsen Head Arse UKTerrorist 00:25 25/9/2003	Mark, I think the new version looks exactly the same, but with a few bug fixes :D [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	BaL 00:25 25/9/2003	How about they fix the bug about the guy having the bomb... In clan matches just check scoreboard who has it. [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Sy 2seXeh 2perfoRm 00:28 25/9/2003	it aint all automatic! u have to have steam running ;[ [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	denzil 00:29 25/9/2003	new cbble is the same as the original 1.6 one look and layout wise, just with some bug fixes [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	arsen Head Arse UKTerrorist 00:30 25/9/2003	errr...yeh you have steam running and it downloads it automagically! Oh, and I should have said the updates only download when you run/restart STEAM....not when yo uare in the middle of a game :) [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Ocean Puk Kai 00:30 25/9/2003	i want to be able to put a server on auto retry and play on a diff server at the same time =[ [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	wishy 00:35 25/9/2003	i wish theyde fix the duck options menu s*** wen dead. U cant speak and stuff ://////// [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	patriK 00:39 25/9/2003	hmmm :) [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	gst theb0g 00:57 25/9/2003	Hope they sort the shift key issue [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Atemi ForsakeN 01:03 25/9/2003	would of glady traded all the above "fixes" for Removed Shield [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	deepf3ar 01:38 25/9/2003	for shift key issue type in console +duck then -duck and then its fixed :P [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	gst theb0g 01:43 25/9/2003	cool dude, i can now reload :D [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Spooky Hertz 02:16 25/9/2003	i wish theyde fix the duck options menu s*** wen dead. U cant speak and stuff ://////// Type spec_menu 0 in your console. [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	cobbeh fluid element 07:14 25/9/2003	even if they fix the shield hit detection, its still a f***ing joke :/ [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	AndersSchm 08:01 25/9/2003	The Counter-strike community takes time out from playing CS, instead highlighting all of these bugs with Steam so that we can fix it for Valve before HL2 is released. [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	WolfMan` Viva la! 09:05 25/9/2003	Sy is gay :a [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Liq 09:22 25/9/2003	i want to be able to put a server on auto retry and play on a diff server at the same time =[ you can. [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Choke\|MaT Choke 09:29 25/9/2003	cant they fix the w*nk shield hitboxes whilst they're at it? [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Macca 09:32 25/9/2003	no 1.6 offline play (lan) yet? [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	duck. Online Multiplayer Gaming 09:45 25/9/2003	zzzzzzz =[ [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Choke\|MaT Choke 09:46 25/9/2003	yeah and what about that hltv bug not allowing us to connect hltv to servers other than the machine the HLTV is on....... [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	HeNdie Void 09:51 25/9/2003	Any1 have any idea how to get irc to work through college, as it tries to connect through port 666/7/8 and that port is blocked! also jirc does the same thing :< [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	yates 09:54 25/9/2003	took their time better late than never [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	BArra 10:55 25/9/2003	fix HLTV yo [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	BLiND BLACKLiGHT 11:33 25/9/2003	GG with all the fixes... but PLEASE SORT THE LAN PLAY... we've got the GameOn LAN tomorrow! [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	GaZ- 11:35 25/9/2003	any 1 else gettin really bad gfx lag and tearing??? its unplayable atm [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	arsen Head Arse UKTerrorist 11:37 25/9/2003	Current news is that HLTV is a low priority project, so it will be one of the last things to be corrected and made. Since Valve wants to make money and there is not much money to be earned from HLTV there is not so much to say around the subject. From hltv.org. [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	brenje reSonance 11:47 25/9/2003	They gonna change aztec to cbble at ukt now then? [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	akujii0r Infinity-eSports 12:37 25/9/2003	cgi-irc hendie [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	PFCalcio THX 13:25 25/9/2003	I agree with Atemi. Wtf is with that shield. How to take a good deal of skill out of a game. Used to be about reacions, tactics and aim. Now it's like playing very dull chess. I swear 1v1 left on Dust on BY3 one with awp one with shield - they spent 2 minutes with awper walking backwards and shield walking forwards neither dropping guard. 2 fricking minutes of my life i won't get back [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Eeon twisted Reality 13:30 25/9/2003	finally seeing some benefits from steam thou - fixing bugs as soon as they are found - instead of us all waiting till the next version. hopefully they will relise the sheild is a bad idea and fix that too :/ [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Smittins 13:35 25/9/2003	finally seeing some benefits from steam thou - fixing bugs as soon as they are found - instead of us all waiting till the next version. true, but it also means they think they can get away with releasing any old pap and updating it at their leisure :/ [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Moo^ fibre 13:36 25/9/2003	The shield is a waste of time, it so f*ing s*e. How on earth did they allow that in the first place ??? [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Moo^ fibre 13:38 25/9/2003	AND ! where my little tag under my name gone ? :( [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Carzy 13:52 25/9/2003	Hi alpha [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Smittins 14:06 25/9/2003	Moo^ it's there, but you can't see your own tag [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Valar 14:13 25/9/2003	You can see your own tag sometimes, it's just a bit on the iffy side. shield < homo am i missin something about this lack of lan play too? honestly can valve really be THAT dim? im at work n cant remember, but im sure theres even a lan tab in the find server window in steam? what happens if you put a shortcut to cs on your desktop? does that load steam then cs or just go straight into cs? [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	w1cked^ Kirby-eSports 14:16 25/9/2003	lol what a stupid bug, sort it out alpha you lazy f*** [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	w1cked^ Kirby-eSports 14:16 25/9/2003	ive made a CS icon val and it just loads steam then CS, slightly faster but not much [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Gilga 15:55 25/9/2003	I swear 1v1 left on Dust on BY3 one with awp one with shield - they spent 2 minutes with awper walking backwards and shield walking forwards neither dropping guard. 2 fricking minutes of my life i won't get back Dont worry about 2 minutes when u wasted 25 playing dust in the first place. [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Obz 16:02 25/9/2003	bah stop fixing CS and give us HL2. [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	DooMeh Lite 16:35 25/9/2003	one of the most annoying things about steam for me is that i have a program which takes input from the line-in on my sound card and i have this running in the background while i play cs however with 1.6 it automatically switches the input device to the microphone even i untick 'enable voice communication' in the options. Is there anyway to stop it doing this cuz i cant run this program and play cs at the same time (without voicecomms which i dont need unless playin wars) [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Nick0r 16:45 25/9/2003	despite all you bloody moaners, I actually like steam. I think its improved the cs game as a whole, and the change was well needed! [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]

	Fox ClanNEW 00:13 25/9/2003	Fixed spurious character in Game Info dialog about time too [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Marcus calibre 00:13 25/9/2003	automagic_y0 [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	-radon- 00:15 25/9/2003	will shields be allowed in leagues now? what changes had to be made on cbble? [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Crappy Super Breasts 00:16 25/9/2003	Blatantly stolen from me arsen!! nm tho I'm a lovin' kinda guy and won't hold a grudge! :D Just go easy on me in our next pcw ffs pls ta [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	miz7 reaL1ty 00:16 25/9/2003	fixing the bomb planting bug thing i guess [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Turk1sh 00:19 25/9/2003	nice1 [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Negotiator Clan ONE 00:22 25/9/2003	new verison of cbble? it love new cbble :/ why it need changed? why not fix the new crap maps they always bring out? :]] [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Turk1sh 00:23 25/9/2003	the great thing about STEAM is you don't have to worry about downloading any of these updates...it's all automagic! More like when ur playing a pcw or summit it starts to download n1 [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	arsen Head Arse UKTerrorist 00:25 25/9/2003	Mark, I think the new version looks exactly the same, but with a few bug fixes :D [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	BaL 00:25 25/9/2003	How about they fix the bug about the guy having the bomb... In clan matches just check scoreboard who has it. [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Sy 2seXeh 2perfoRm 00:28 25/9/2003	it aint all automatic! u have to have steam running ;[ [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	denzil 00:29 25/9/2003	new cbble is the same as the original 1.6 one look and layout wise, just with some bug fixes [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	arsen Head Arse UKTerrorist 00:30 25/9/2003	errr...yeh you have steam running and it downloads it automagically! Oh, and I should have said the updates only download when you run/restart STEAM....not when yo uare in the middle of a game :) [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Ocean Puk Kai 00:30 25/9/2003	i want to be able to put a server on auto retry and play on a diff server at the same time =[ [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	wishy 00:35 25/9/2003	i wish theyde fix the duck options menu s*** wen dead. U cant speak and stuff ://////// [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	patriK 00:39 25/9/2003	hmmm :) [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	gst theb0g 00:57 25/9/2003	Hope they sort the shift key issue [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Atemi ForsakeN 01:03 25/9/2003	would of glady traded all the above "fixes" for Removed Shield [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	deepf3ar 01:38 25/9/2003	for shift key issue type in console +duck then -duck and then its fixed :P [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	gst theb0g 01:43 25/9/2003	cool dude, i can now reload :D [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Spooky Hertz 02:16 25/9/2003	i wish theyde fix the duck options menu s*** wen dead. U cant speak and stuff ://////// Type spec_menu 0 in your console. [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	cobbeh fluid element 07:14 25/9/2003	even if they fix the shield hit detection, its still a f***ing joke :/ [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	AndersSchm 08:01 25/9/2003	The Counter-strike community takes time out from playing CS, instead highlighting all of these bugs with Steam so that we can fix it for Valve before HL2 is released. [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	WolfMan` Viva la! 09:05 25/9/2003	Sy is gay :a [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Liq 09:22 25/9/2003	i want to be able to put a server on auto retry and play on a diff server at the same time =[ you can. [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Choke\|MaT Choke 09:29 25/9/2003	cant they fix the w*nk shield hitboxes whilst they're at it? [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Macca 09:32 25/9/2003	no 1.6 offline play (lan) yet? [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	duck. Online Multiplayer Gaming 09:45 25/9/2003	zzzzzzz =[ [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Choke\|MaT Choke 09:46 25/9/2003	yeah and what about that hltv bug not allowing us to connect hltv to servers other than the machine the HLTV is on....... [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	HeNdie Void 09:51 25/9/2003	Any1 have any idea how to get irc to work through college, as it tries to connect through port 666/7/8 and that port is blocked! also jirc does the same thing :< [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	yates 09:54 25/9/2003	took their time better late than never [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	BArra 10:55 25/9/2003	fix HLTV yo [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	BLiND BLACKLiGHT 11:33 25/9/2003	GG with all the fixes... but PLEASE SORT THE LAN PLAY... we've got the GameOn LAN tomorrow! [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	GaZ- 11:35 25/9/2003	any 1 else gettin really bad gfx lag and tearing??? its unplayable atm [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	arsen Head Arse UKTerrorist 11:37 25/9/2003	Current news is that HLTV is a low priority project, so it will be one of the last things to be corrected and made. Since Valve wants to make money and there is not much money to be earned from HLTV there is not so much to say around the subject. From hltv.org. [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	brenje reSonance 11:47 25/9/2003	They gonna change aztec to cbble at ukt now then? [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	akujii0r Infinity-eSports 12:37 25/9/2003	cgi-irc hendie [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	PFCalcio THX 13:25 25/9/2003	I agree with Atemi. Wtf is with that shield. How to take a good deal of skill out of a game. Used to be about reacions, tactics and aim. Now it's like playing very dull chess. I swear 1v1 left on Dust on BY3 one with awp one with shield - they spent 2 minutes with awper walking backwards and shield walking forwards neither dropping guard. 2 fricking minutes of my life i won't get back [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Eeon twisted Reality 13:30 25/9/2003	finally seeing some benefits from steam thou - fixing bugs as soon as they are found - instead of us all waiting till the next version. hopefully they will relise the sheild is a bad idea and fix that too :/ [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Smittins 13:35 25/9/2003	finally seeing some benefits from steam thou - fixing bugs as soon as they are found - instead of us all waiting till the next version. true, but it also means they think they can get away with releasing any old pap and updating it at their leisure :/ [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Moo^ fibre 13:36 25/9/2003	The shield is a waste of time, it so f*ing s*e. How on earth did they allow that in the first place ??? [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Moo^ fibre 13:38 25/9/2003	AND ! where my little tag under my name gone ? :( [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Carzy 13:52 25/9/2003	Hi alpha [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Smittins 14:06 25/9/2003	Moo^ it's there, but you can't see your own tag [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Valar 14:13 25/9/2003	You can see your own tag sometimes, it's just a bit on the iffy side. shield < homo am i missin something about this lack of lan play too? honestly can valve really be THAT dim? im at work n cant remember, but im sure theres even a lan tab in the find server window in steam? what happens if you put a shortcut to cs on your desktop? does that load steam then cs or just go straight into cs? [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	w1cked^ Kirby-eSports 14:16 25/9/2003	lol what a stupid bug, sort it out alpha you lazy f*** [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	w1cked^ Kirby-eSports 14:16 25/9/2003	ive made a CS icon val and it just loads steam then CS, slightly faster but not much [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Gilga 15:55 25/9/2003	I swear 1v1 left on Dust on BY3 one with awp one with shield - they spent 2 minutes with awper walking backwards and shield walking forwards neither dropping guard. 2 fricking minutes of my life i won't get back Dont worry about 2 minutes when u wasted 25 playing dust in the first place. [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Obz 16:02 25/9/2003	bah stop fixing CS and give us HL2. [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	DooMeh Lite 16:35 25/9/2003	one of the most annoying things about steam for me is that i have a program which takes input from the line-in on my sound card and i have this running in the background while i play cs however with 1.6 it automatically switches the input device to the microphone even i untick 'enable voice communication' in the options. Is there anyway to stop it doing this cuz i cant run this program and play cs at the same time (without voicecomms which i dont need unless playin wars) [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Nick0r 16:45 25/9/2003	despite all you bloody moaners, I actually like steam. I think its improved the cs game as a whole, and the change was well needed! [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]

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