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Shadowgrounds Update Released

Updates to Shadowgrounds have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

Shadowgrounds

* Forcefully added Save folder to default profiles


Source SDK Update Released

A major update to the Source SDK has been released on Steam. Included in this update are major features and fixes for the tools in the Source SDK. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

Major New Features

* Half-Life 2: Episode One enhancements
* NPC behavior enhancements
* New Tool application called 'Source SDK Base'
o Uses the latest shipping version of the Source Engine (HL2: Episode One)
o This content will be updated whenever a new version of the Source Engine ships
o Mod makers should always use its SteamAppId (215) in their single player and multi-player mods
* Many other improvements and bug fixes


For a full list of changes, see the Source SDK Release Notes on the Valve Developer Community site.

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Day of Defeat: Source, Source Engine and SourceTV Updates Released

Updates to Day of Defeat: Source and the Source Engine, along with some improvements to SourceTV have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

Day of Defeat: Source

* Improved hitbox detection for player body parts that extend outside of the bounding box
* Fixed players being able to capture areas from farther away than intended
* Fixed an exploit where player could plant the bomb and switch teams, causing the bomb to explode and give the point ownership to the wrong team
* Fixed bell sound playing on knife impacts
* Fixed players switching to the tnt view model if they picked it up while a smoke grenade was deployed
* Fixed several map exploits
* Fixed minimap cap areas showing the number of players present even if those players were on the owning team
* Fixed a case where user could crash the server with a client command
* Fixed a case where dod_Jagd would not respond to mp_timelimit changelevels
* Fixed an exploit that could be used to throw grenades farther than intended
* Fixed logging events kill_planter and kill_defuser showing incorrect data
* Fixed several cvars not being saved in the config ( death effects options, hud_centerid )
* Fixed animation issue where player would not have an animation if they expended all ammo
* Fixed issue where a player would be stuck on spawn if they were defusing when the round restarted


Source Engine

* Fixed jittery animations while recording a demo file


SourceTV

* Added a convar "tv_transmitall" to transmit all entities (like HLTV)
* Fixed console messages forwarding for rcon
* Fixed spectator client crash during round restart
* Fixed flicking decal and smoke effects
* Fixed connection retry command
* Fixed recording and broadcasting player voices. "tv_relayvoice 0" turns it off now
* Fixed missing entities due to wrong PVS culling

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Counter-Strike: Source Update Released


Updates to Counter-Strike: Source have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

Counter-Strike: Source

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* The radar display has been enhanced
* de_train has received a High Dynamic Range (HDR) lighting treatment, as well as some bug fixes and layout tweaks
* The players eye height while crouching now matches their in-game player model eye position more closely
* SourceTV now shows the weapon in first-person view
* SourceTV supports the tv_transmitall command
* Assorted exploit fixes

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Counter-Strike: Source, Source Engine and SourceTV Updates Released

Updates to Counter-Strike: Source and the Source Engine, along with some improvements to SourceTV have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

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Counter-Strike: Source

* Added zoom/scope to first person view in SourceTV
* Fixed exploit to access full map overview while alive
* Fixed exploit to bypass mp_forcecamera 1 restrictions


Source Engine

* Fixed clock synchronization while recording a demo


SourceTV

* Added number of spectators and broadcast title in spectator GUI
* Added chat groups for SourceTV spectators

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The Ship Update Released

Updates to The Ship have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

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The Ship

* New multiplayer map - Connemara
* New multiplayer map - Cotopaxi
* Existing multiplayer maps updated with various bug fixes
* New Tutorial added (to allow new players to learn various aspects of the game)
* Added new voice overs for various crew
* Added new voice overs for player reactions
* Crash fixed when player in trap leaves the game
* Script names changed to load correctly with Linux dedicated server
* Identity and Quarry portraits on HUD now look in the correct direction
* Fixed 'infinite satchels' exploit
* Fixed bug with Quarry location not updating after being healed or in jail
* Fixed floating characters bug
* Fixed bug when interacting with things whilst jumping
* Improved performance of Bots
* Changed end of round sequence so the round always finishes before changing to the next map
* Fixed incorrect examine descriptions
* Fixed secondary messages so words are not split for long messages
* Added a small delay when scrolling through weapons to make sure only one is changed at a time
* Improved peformance for security
* In-game music volume can now be adjusted from audio options
* Fixed possible Steam connection issues
* Added 2 new columns to in-game server browser to show the game mode and witnesses settings for each server
* Fixed sound for characters on-fire
* Added sounds for players peeing and pooing themselves
* Added an animation for the Psychiatrist once the player is finished being healed and when being healed
* Added sound for elevator arriving at a floor
* Changed witnessing another player in wrong-sex room to play a squeal sound for players witnessing them instead of playing an alarm sound
* When players talk to crew they now continue to talk to the player until the player is finished talking
* Changed voice sounds for Steward crew members
* Fixed bug where you could be stuck standing in a bed when hit while sleeping
* Added eat candy animation
* Stopped creating a wallet or purse for players who are dead and disconnect
* Fixed bug with Bots sometimes flying off after interacting with something
* Added sounds when a player is arrested, charged for trespassing and charged in court room
* Fixed changing clothes animation bug when in Inventory
* Added shank weapon
* Removed decals on characters
* Added new male suit outfit
* Improved quality of all user interface textures when running game using medium or low detail textures
* Improved deckplans for all maps
* Incresed overall volume of footstep sounds
* Improved Shopkeeper, Nurse and Barman voice-over sounds
* Improved pee and poo sounds
* Fixed bug with hunger needs satisfiers
* Fixed localization text for all languages
* Added Russian localization of text
* Improved layout of item information in Inventory, shops and containers to allow for longer localised text

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Red Orchestra Update Released

Updates to Red Orchestra have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

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Red Orchestra

* G41 - German semi automatic rifle which was used early in the war but phased out with the arrival of the much improved G43
* All new Russian voice commands
* Improved jogging animations for the players
* New custom death icons for panzerfaust kills and sniper kills
* Fire mode icon for weapons with selectable fire modes (STG44)
* Weapon pickup enhancements - partially due to feedback from the free week, we have implemented a much more simple system for picking up/dropping your current weapon. Weapons can now be picked up by looking at the weapon you want to pick up and pressing the use key. Your current weapon will then be dropped automatically
* Ammo pickup enhancements - when a player drops ammo they now drop a single ammo belt or ammo pouch instead of multiple ammo clips or bullets. This makes the process of taking ammo from a dead enemy much simpler, or picking up your ammo when your weapon is shot out of your hand much easier
* Player ragdolls are now effected by explosions from grenades, artillery, and HE rounds
* Option for original role names - the player can now choose to view the original untranslated role names in game
* Russian language localized version
* Many bug fixes

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Source Multiplayer Update Released

Updates to the Source Multiplayer Games have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

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Source Multiplayer Games

* Fixed console command exploit that could crash multiplayer servers
* Fixed crash with team swapping in Source Multiplayer Games

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Steam client update released

Updates to the Steam Client have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

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Steam Client

* Fixed positions of steam windows getting moved when running full-screen low-res games
* Fixed the "access denied" error when playing a media file

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The Ship Update Released
Updates to The Ship have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

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The Ship

* Fixed fall damage so that players die when falling from great heights
* Fixed bug with players not being able to read in Prison
* Fixed bug with players not being able to equip or holster items in Prison
* Improved Bot interactions and navigation
* Fixed lift collision crash bug on Huronian
* Improved players getting out of interactions when other players are close by
* Improved player spawn to minimise the situation where players spawn in the same cabin as other players
* Added "Inventory Full" message for a player trying to holster when their Inventory is full
* Fixed bug with Security Guard field of view
* New read plaque animation
* Fixed repeating decals
* Fixed wrong decals on doors
* Fixed positioning for knife and fork attachments when players eat
* Fixed glass attachment when players drink
* Added new props for players eating crisps and sandwiches
* Added more shank weapon spawners
* Fixed smokestack on all multiplayer maps
* Improved Bot navigation in Atalanta and Cyclops
* Various map fixes for all multiplayer maps
* On-going deckplan fixes for all multiplayer maps
* Added life boat dropping sound
* Improved elevator sounds
* Fixed paddle trap on Atlanta so that the hunter gets awarded correctly for killing their Quarry
* Improved sprinting under high lag situations

DEFCON Available Now At SteamGames.com
Introversion today launched DEFCON, a new online strategy game from the creators of the award-winning Darwinia, via Steam, Valve's pioneering broadband platform for games and digital content.

Available now for just $14.95, DEFCON is an online, competitive, multiplayer strategy game based around the theme of global thermonuclear war. The player assumes the role of a General hidden deep within an underground bunker, his mission being to successfully exterminate the enemy's civilian population whilst simultaneously disabling the enemy's ability to retaliate.

For more information, please visit www.steamgames.com.

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Steam client update released

Updates to the Steam Client have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

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Steam Client

* Fixed Steam login issues

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Red Orchestra Update Released

Updates to Red Orchestra have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

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Red Orchestra

* Added native Logitech G15 Keyboard support

Note This patch has been rolled back due to compatibility issues when connecting to servers

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Pre-Order Dark Messiah Might and Magic™ On Steam™ Now

Dark Messiah Might and Magic is now available for pre-order via Steam for just $49.95. Those who pre-order and pre-load the game will have everything they need to start playing the moment the it is made available.

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Dark Messiah Might and Magic, an action-RPG published by Ubisoft and developed by Arkane Studios, is powered by an enhanced version of the Source Engine, the award-winning game technology created by Valve for Half-Life 2 and its next generation games. Named most anticipated RPG of the year by leading publications around the world, Dark Messiah Might and Magic challenges players to ferocious single-player and multiplayer combat set in the Might and Magic universe, one of the gaming industry�s most successfully and longest-running fantasy game franchises.

Dark Messiah Might and Magic will be made available for the PC via Steam for a price of $49.95 later this month.

For more information on Dark Messiah Might and Magic, please visit http://www.mightandmagic.com/.