Big Steam Update Coming Up

by Chris Remo, Jan 05, 2007 11:51am PST

Related Topics – Steam, Valve, Games: PC

Valve sends word that next week its Steam service will be receiving a major update. Among the planned upgrades include the addition of guest passes, a background client upgrade feature that does not monopolize the program at startup, a streamlined interface with various available color schemes, and a Favorites section of the client that will house the user's most commonly played games. Announced last month, guest passes will allow Steam game owners to grant their friends the ability to play full versions of certain titles for free on a trial basis. Day of Defeat: Source will be the first game that users will be able to share; others titles will become part of the program at a later date.

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By: freshyk x Show Full Post

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The new interface looks awesome.

Jan 06, 2007 3:50pm PST

The new interface looks awesome. : freshyk

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good, the current UI is an abortion.

Jan 06, 2007 12:06pm PST

good, the current UI is an abortion. : manero

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Well that's nice, but still no fixed offline mode..

Jan 05, 2007 1:46pm PST

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Well that's nice, but still no fixed offline mode.. : jonas54
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  What's there to fix? It works. : Zips
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    http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=13523186 : zehh
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      And I was still able to play just fine that day. Miracles never cease when you know what to do. ;) : Zips
      
      Again - under very specific circumstances. It worked for you, congratulations. Still, that doesn't mean t... : zehh
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  i think he means "fixed" as in always starting in offline mode without having to disable the nic and stuf... : doomed
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    Or going into offline mode when the server is unavailable. Or not busting your data in a way that you can... : zehh
    - I agree with this guy >:( - I tried to play HL2 SINGLE PLAYER about 6 months ago and I _REALLY_ didn't ca... : abrasion

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You can't polish a turd. The system is fundamentally flawed and no ammount of patching will fix it.

Jan 05, 2007 5:12pm PST

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You can't polish a turd. The system is fundamentally flawed and no ammount of patching will fix it. : capt tripps
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  It's easy to say a bunch of crap without anything to actually substantiate your flawed claim. Nice try t... : Zips
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    The fact that I can't install and/or play a game previously purchased through steam without connecting to... : capt tripps
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      Except that isn't true. It IS true for certain games, but all non-Valve products on Steam (as far as I... : jason bergman
      
      This does not appear to be any different than the regular steam "offline" mode which is not on by default : capt tripps
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  ?? you reckon? seems pretty succesful to me : Smellsy
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    I didn't say it was unsuccessful. I said it was shit. The two are quite unrelated. : capt tripps
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hMMMMM Dark Messiah of Might & Magic is $35 today only on Steam....

Yay/nay?

Jan 05, 2007 12:22pm PST

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hMMMMM Dark Messiah of Might & Magic is $35 today only on Steam.... Yay/nay? : sevogajre
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I hope the interface component properties will get properly stored and re-initialised after and before, respectively, in this update. Server favourites aren't stored, the columns in the server browser (name/map/game/players etc.) get shrunk, and the window sizes/positions get reset after every launch. I've got a fresh install btw.

Anyone know if there are already some fixes for this, or do we have to wait?

>_<

Jan 05, 2007 2:50pm PST

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I hope the interface component properties will get properly stored and re-initialised after and before, r... : code-e255
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- Fix for favorites issue: http://support.steampowered.com/cgi-bin/steampowered.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php... : ctlaltl33t

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Sweet, Sin Episodes 1 and only is now under $10, too.

PURCHASE'D

Jan 05, 2007 12:04pm PST

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Sweet, Sin Episodes 1 and only is now under $10, too. PURCHASE'D : jason bergman
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- really? Damn I'll pick that up for $10 bucks.... : Madwacker
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  Wait, wtf did I miss about episode 2? Canceled?!@# =/ : dmaownsyou
  - Nobody knows for sure...but there was this bit of news: http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/44922/ ... : jason bergman
  - I found SiN Ep 1 really "meh". There was just nothing particularly cool or fun about it, imho. : code-e255

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I really like the idea of the guest pass. Much better than a demo!

Jan 05, 2007 2:52pm PST

I really like the idea of the guest pass. Much better than a demo! : Athlon7

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Screens of the new interface? I hate the current one, it's too bloated.

Jan 05, 2007 12:35pm PST

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Screens of the new interface? I hate the current one, it's too bloated. : ventro
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  I hope the bring back the old V2 interface. The latest one is just godawful. : CasbahBoy
  - Me too. I liked the very simple olive-green interface quite a lot. It would maybe be even better in a def... : code-e255

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will allow Steam game owners to grant their friends the ability to play full versions of certain titles for free on a trial basis

Thats a great idea if they want word of mouth to start really pushing sales...

Jan 05, 2007 1:17pm PST

will allow Steam game owners to grant their friends the ability to play full versions of certain titles f : ShadowRam

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I wonder if it will screw up the current skin I use now.

Jan 05, 2007 12:55pm PST

I wonder if it will screw up the current skin I use now. : FatBaby

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Does the friend list even work now ?

Jan 05, 2007 11:55am PST

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Does the friend list even work now ? : MrLobo
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- For the most part, yes. Some users in Win2k and Win98 may experience some issues here and there, but over... : ctlaltl33t
- They fixed it quite a while ago actually. : mrfunky3000

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IT'S GONNA ROCK!

Jan 05, 2007 11:53am PST

IT'S GONNA ROCK! : ctlaltl33t

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