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The Steam Summer Sale concludes today with huge savings throughout the store! Today's Daily Deals Include: Football Manager 2012 Tom Clancy Franchise Bioshock Franchise Bastion Jagged Alliance: Back in Action Operation Flashpoint Complete Double Fine Bundle Space Pirates and Zombies (SPAZ) Indie Bundle XI - featuring Star Ruler, Hydrophobia: Prophecy, Orion Dino Beatdown, Waveform, World of Goo Don't forget to check back for a new Community Choice vote every 8 hours and new Flash sales throughout the day! You can also grab the Steam mobile app to make sure you never miss any great deals while you're on the go! Complete information on all the savings, Flash Sales, Community Choice Votes and more may be found on www.steampowered.com. http://storefront.steampowered.com/v/gfx/apps/630/extras/capsule_lg_v2.png View the full article

The Steam Summer Sale continues today with huge savings throughout the store! Today's Daily Deals Include: Batman Franchise Quantum Conundrum Prince of Persia Franchise Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II Franchise Torchlight Fable III Arma II: Combined Operations Evochron Mercenary Indie Bundle X - featuring Machinarium, Eufloria, Beat Hazard, BIT.TRIP RUNNER, and All Zombies Must Die! Don't forget to check back for a new Community Choice vote every 8 hours and new Flash sales throughout the day! You can also grab the Steam mobile app to make sure you never miss any great deals while you're on the go! Complete information on all the savings, Flash Sales, Community Choice Votes and more may be found on www.steampowered.com. http://storefront.steampowered.com/v/gfx/apps/630/extras/capsule_lg_v2.png View the full article

Source Engine Changes (TF2, DoD:S, HL2:DM) Fixed Unicode characters getting stripped from player names View the full article

Pre-load Prototype 2 now and be ready to play when it releases. Plus, all Steam Pre-Purchasers receive the RADNET DLC which includes new missions, events and powers for Prototype 2 and a copy of Prototype to play now for free! Check out the game page for more details. http://storefront.steampowered.com/v/gfx/apps/115320/capsule_467x181.jpg View the full article

r22508c ------ Critical fixes: + Fixed a Comparative Analysis UI crash. + Addressed a weapon bank related crash. Other fixes: + Fixed recent mission screen UI issues. + Fixed loophole that was allowing station construction to exceeed the number of each type of station allowed. + Engrammed admirals with the Inquisitor trait no longer gain extra traits. r22508b ------ Critical fixes: + Fixed reported crash bugs in combat. + Abandoning a colony in the Colony Established dialog no longer causes a crash. Other fixes: + AI no longer executes diplomatic actions without sufficient diplomatic points. + AI now builds various station types again. + AI no longer redesigns platforms continually. + Battle riders can now be targeted specifically. + Security slider no longer jumps to a notched position when the research slider is moved in the star map. + It is no longer possible to retrofit stations with pending modules. + Mining stations can now be built on asteroids. + Fixed absorber ship section effect. + Asteroid monitors now have Polaris missiles. + Ship targets in combat are no longer lost when turrets are lost or a section is destroyed. + Fixed a corner case that could result in ships rolling continually in combat. + Meson projector now aims at the intended target and applies damage correctly. + Ships turned over to a different player in combat now are now correctly removed from hotkey groups. + Fixed torpedo retargeting. Other changes and additions: + Added Leech Driver. + Added population manager. + Added comparative analysis screen. + Changes to the All Stop command mean that a ship issued All Stop will return to Normal Stance. If a ship is answering All Stop and another stance is selected, it will start moving again. Known issues: - Existing sync errors in multiplayer turn updates are still being addressed. View the full article

Source Filmmaker version 0.9.5.10 has been released. This update will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include: added models and materials from Team Fortress 2s pyro updatefixed a crash in koth_badlandsremoved arena logic from arena maps to allow players to spawn in those mapsfixed ambient occlusion on some partially transparent modelsfixed some cases where the escape key would sometimes unload the mapfixed movie export to work with sequences that dont start at time 0fixed a hang in the startup wizard dialog View the full article

Source Engine Changes (TF2, DoD:S, HL2:DM) Added sv_namechange_cooldown_seconds, to throttle clients from changing their name too rapidly. (Defaults to 20 seconds) Added sv_netspike_on_reliable_snapshot_overflow to selectively enable the automatic dumping of netspike file if a client drops due to "reliable snapshot overflow" (defaults to 0, which disables the debugging) Added check to prevent player names from containing color codes setinfo console command will now reject attempts to set / change convars with any unusual characters Team Fortress 2 Fix a bug that caused gameservers to not properly receive client inventory updates. (Frequent cause of the "The server you are playing on has lost connection to the item server" error message.) Fixed not being able to equip all-class items properly Fixed the DX8 water effect Fixed the Beggar's Bazooka misfiring with 100% crits after firing a crit rocket Fixed the Strange Sandman not accepting the Posthumous Kills strange part View the full article

Source Engine Changes (TF2, DoD:S, HL2:DM) Fixed Unicode characters getting stripped from player names View the full article

Source Engine Changes (TF2, DoD:S, HL2:DM) Added sv_namechange_cooldown_seconds, to throttle clients from changing their name too rapidly. (Defaults to 20 seconds)Added sv_netspike_on_reliable_snapshot_overflow to selectively enable the automatic dumping of netspike file if a client drops due to "reliable snapshot overflow" (defaults to 0, which disables the debugging)Added check to prevent player names from containing color codessetinfo console command will now reject attempts to set / change convars with any unusual charactersTeam Fortress 2Fix a bug that caused gameservers to not properly receive client inventory updates. (Frequent cause of the "The server you are playing on has lost connection to the item server" error message.)Fixed not being able to equip all-class items properlyFixed the DX8 water effectFixed the Beggar's Bazooka misfiring with 100% crits after firing a crit rocketFixed the Strange Sandman not accepting the Posthumous Kills strange part View the full article

Patch Notes 1.2.1: * Fixed performance issues. * Now Ai takes side of disconnected player. * Medium sized maps are now bigger. * Removed confusing movement path visualization while attacking enemy unit with spell. * Chat window improved * Problem with text input partially fixed View the full article

The Steam Summer Sale continues today with huge savings throughout the store! Today's Daily Deals Include: the Civilization series Deus Ex: Human Revolution Crysis series Magicka F.E.A.R. 3 Red Orchestra 2 Driver: San Francisco Dungeon Defenders Indie Bundle IX - featuring Capsized, Revenge of the Titans, Zeno Clash, VVVVVV, and Jamestown Don't forget to check back for a new Community Choice vote every 8 hours and new Flash sales throughout the day! You can also grab the Steam mobile app to make sure you never miss any great deals while you're on the go! Complete information on all the savings, Flash Sales, Community Choice Votes and more may be found on www.steampowered.com. http://storefront.steampowered.com/v/gfx/apps/630/extras/capsule_lg_v2.png View the full article

A new patch was released today with a number of fixes, user interface improvements, and a new game option that lets you competitive players turn the first person legs off. There are also a LOT more dedicated servers up to make plenty room after yesterday's sale. Hit up the forums for more details. Enjoy! View the full article

Iron Front: Liberation 1944 Patch 1.03 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright © 2012 AWAR & X1software. All rights reserved. Version 1.03 Changelog --------------------------- *New: New exe, fixing several crashes. *New: Different damage model of the vehicles - they don't change anymore suddenly to an odd, burning piece of metal. *New: New system of hitching the anti-tank guns to vehicles, now it needs only one simple action, and can be hitched also by the driver inside the vehicle. *New: BattlEye anti-cheat system added. *New: New, wider window of the list of the multiplayer servers. *New: SVT soviet rifle added. *New: G43 german rifle added. *New: New german camo units (Sturmers, infantry and tank crew) added - an official mod made by Nick Leyland aka Stagler. *New: Flare pistol added to the unteroffices. *New: New mine system, does not need the "Using mines and tripwires" module anymore. *New: Now M3 scout can close the armor plate now (need to get out from the car to do it, as in the real one). *New: The M2 machine-gun on M3 scout is switchable. *Fixed: Fixed the work of multiplayer, fixed several crashes. *Fixed: Fixed various bugs of Soviet and German campaign. *Fixed: Fixed some errors of the anti-tank weapons, especially in the multiplayer. *Fixed: The bombs can damage the tanks in the multiplayer now. *Fixed: Fixed the wrong sound of the steps while running with the ready weapon. *Fixed: Hanomag crew can be killed now by the M2 machine-gun. *Fixed: Fixed the problems with the small anti-tank weapons against tanks in Multiplayer (no more "Panerfaust not working") *Fixed: Fixed various errors of the mines. *Fixed: Fixed several building issues, doors, geometry problems, crashes due to errors. *Fixed: Fixed the problem with the breakable parts of the vehicles in the multiplayer. *Fixed: Reduced the thickness of the wooden fences against the bullets. *Fixed: Now the tank riders die by HE shells. *Fixed: Hanomag and M3 scout don't have anymore so big zoom at the machine-guns. *Fixed: Sometimes the crew of anti-tank guns was not dying from enemy fire. *Fixed: The static machine-guns couldn't turn around in multiplayer. *Updated: Updated several multiplayer missions, fixed several bugs. *Updated: Updated the trenches, fixed some errors. --------------------------- This patching system uses XDelta 3. You can get full source for XDelta 3 at http://xdelta.org XDelta 3 Copyright © 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006. Joshua P. MacDonald XDelta 3 free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. XDelta 3 is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA View the full article

HIGHLIGHTS - Added Naga Siren! - Added new stats dropdown feature when spectating! - Enabled Naga Siren in Captain's Mode GAMEPLAY - Added Naga Siren! - Enabled Naga Siren in Captain's Mode. - Beastmaster: Fixed the path that Wild Axes take. It should now work the way it was originally intended. - Disruptor: Fixed Glimpse affecting Warlock's Golem and Spirit Bear. - Rubick: Fixed Warlock's Shadow Word refreshing its debuff version when stolen and cast as a buff. - Rubick: Fixed Dazzle's Weave refreshing its debuff version when stolen and cast as a buff. - Rubick: Fixed restealing an ability (stealing another ability in-between) not restting its cooldown. - Silencer: Fixed Curse of the Silent affecting Warlock's Golem and Spirit Bear. - Storm Spirit: Fixed Static Remnant blocking creep camps. - Templar Assassin: Fixed Refraction being dispellable. - Undying: Fixed a case where early game zombies could sometimes get stuck with an earlier or invalid level of Deathlust into the late game. - Undying: Fixed Zombies being controllable when their target goes invisible. - Wisp: Fixed Spirits detonating on non-hero units like Spirit Bear. - Fixed Diffusal Blade stopping Force Staff movement. - Fixed Templar Assassin's Refraction and Pipe causing Blink Dagger to not get disabled. - Fixed illusion item locations not matching the source hero. SPECTATOR: - The Director will now acknowledge all Ultimate usages not just the ones that damage, so you can no longer pretend that Echo Slam in the jungle by yourself didn't happen. - Tweaks to Directed camera framing and movement. UI - Added chat spam throttling. - Players that have not purchased a Tournament Pass will no longer be able to watch that Tournament's replays. - Sellback times no longer expire when moving items to the courier. - Commendations are now only allowed from within games. - Commendation totals are not incremented until the game is finished. - Commendation totals are not incremented if the game was less than 10 minutes long. - Fixed item stocks not restoring correctly when multiple items are sold back within the sellback time. - Added a message when a player destroys the Aegis. - Added confirmation dialog before starting a Tournament game with one or more teams not specified. - Added client-side console variables allowing spectators to locally disable certain announcer lines. Especially useful for broadcasters. The cvars are: - cl_dota_speech_spec_towerattack, cl_dota_speech_spec_towerfalls, cl_dota_speech_spec_barracksattack, cl_dota_speech_spec_barracksfalls, cl_dota_speech_spec_ancientattack, cl_dota_speech_spec_enemybasefalls, cl_dota_speech_spec_idles . - Set any of them to '0' to prevent that line from playing. (Broadcasters will almost always want to set cl_dota_speech_spec_idles 0 ). - Multiple players who have the same announcer equipped in the same game should now hear the same line being spoken. BOTS - Enabled AFK and leaver penalties for co-op bot matches. - Re-enabled rewards for co-op bot matches.- Added new stats dropdown feature when spectating! View the full article

Enhancements - Commander building placement now remembers rotation used for last placed building when placing another. - Customizations of radialmenu.txt will no longer be overwritten on updates. - Added mapping support for nd_info_sonic_turret_ct. Fixes - Fixed sniper no-rezoom-after-shot option only working on local servers. - Fixed firstperson in-hand weapon model not displaying to Source TV viewers. - Fixed choppiness when using noclip or spectator free cam mode. - Fixed commander building placement sometimes unintentionally rotating buildings on click. Server changes - Updated srcds_run linux server script autoupdate to work with new steamcmd tool. http://storefront.steampowered.com/v/gfx/apps/17710/capsule_231x87.jpg View the full article

The Steam Summer Sale continues today with huge savings throughout the store! Today's Daily Deals Include: Witcher Franchise Sniper Elite V2 Krater Fallout: New Vegas Amnesia: The Dark Descent Alan Wake Franchise Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition Gratuitous Tank Battles Indie Bundle VIII - featuring Wings of Prey,Demolition, Inc.,Swords and Soldiers,HOARD,Sol Exodus Don't forget to check back for a new Community Choice vote every 8 hours and new Flash sales throughout the day! You can also grab the Steam mobile app to make sure you never miss any great deals while you're on the go! Complete information on all the savings, Flash Sales, Community Choice Votes and more may be found on www.steampowered.com. http://storefront.steampowered.com/v/gfx/apps/630/extras/capsule_lg_v2.png View the full article

Version 1.0.10 GENERAL - Increased droprate for purple items - Most Ranged enemies will now attempt to move away from player Soldiers - Added navigation functionality to the world minimap - Changed tooltip for Intelligence on Character Screen - Fixed a bug where ALT loot was allowed in combat - Weapon DPS is now properly calculated and damage numbers will be colored green if the weapon has bonus damage DUNGEONS - Isenor's Cave, Bohemian Retreat and Eldritch Old Cave now have better layout QUESTS - Fixed issue with some mission items that would stay in inventory after completing quests CRAFTING - Added recipes for threat level 10+ - Added crafting material for threat level 10+ - Fixed a bug in the crafting system generating low level random properties HUMAN BRUISER Cleave - Now deals 150% weapon damage (up from 120%) - Cooldown changed to 5 (up from 3) - Now generates threat equal to damage dealt x 2.5 (up from 1.5) MUTANT BRUISER Ground Pound - Cooldown changed to 3.5 (up from 2.5) - Now generates threat equal to damage dealt x 2 (up from 1.5) MUTANT REGULATOR Tag - Now deals 175% weapon damage (down from 200%) - Cooldown changed to 8 (up from 5) - Explosion delay changed to 1.5 (down from 2 seconds) HUMAN SLAYER Stab - Now deals 180% weapon damage (up from 130%) MUTANT SLAYER Perforate - Hitbox range is now 8 (up from 6) Splurt - Now deals 50% weapon damage every 0.5 seconds (up from 20%) View the full article

Changelog 1.13e: - fixed some equipment icons - fixed voiceovers triggered on relationship events for some mercs - fixed militia not showing correct weapon in some cases - tweaked target determination of ai-squads on worldmap to show some more variation http://storefront.steampowered.com/v/gfx/apps/57740/capsule_231x87.jpg View the full article

Source Filmmaker version 0.9.5.9 has been released. This update will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include: checking the unlisted box on the Upload to YouTube dialog now sets the Steam video private as wellfixed time jumping when shift-draging a new time selection with the playhead lockedfixed the stretching lines problem in maps without HDR lightmaps, and added a warning for this caseadded a warning for low-end graphics cards that cant render HDR bloom in the SFM (aka white line bug)fixed water rendering as static tiled squares View the full article

Nexuiz - Duel Mode DLC, a new expansion for Nexuiz, is now available on Steam! For centuries the Kavussari and the Forsellians have waged war. They have a fragile truce but due to their seething disgust of each other they still pit their warriors against each other in arenas rather than on the fields of war. Now you can duel other Nexuiz players 1 vs 1 with 3 new maps specifically made for 1 vs 1 combat with this DLC! http://storefront.steampowered.com/v/gfx/apps/96831/capsule_467x181.jpg View the full article

Changelog: - Fixed fullscreen issue on OSX 10.6.8 - Fixed double pointer issue - Fixed Steam Cloud on Mac - Fixed ability to delete save files - Fixed location of console.log - Fixed sound crash (hopefully) with new OpenAL library View the full article

version 1.14 - Fixed start-up crash some users were experiencing with Intel HD graphics configurations. - Controller support improvements for XInput devices. http://storefront.steampowered.com/v/gfx/apps/108500/capsule_231x87.jpg View the full article

Updates to Garry's Mod have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include: - Fixed server crash when over 32 players View the full article

The Steam Summer Sale continues today with huge savings throughout the store! Today's Daily Deals Include: L.A. Noire Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion Thief Franchise S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Franchise Super Meat Boy Age of Empires Online Carpe Fulgur Collection Total War Mega Pack Indie Bundle VI - featuring Avadon, Zombie Driver, QUBE, Dungeons of Dredmor, Vessel Don't forget to check back for a new Community Choice vote every 8 hours and new Flash sales throughout the day! You can also grab the Steam mobile app to make sure you never miss any great deals while you're on the go! Complete information on all the savings, Flash Sales, Community Choice Votes and more may be found on www.steampowered.com. http://storefront.steampowered.com/v/gfx/apps/630/extras/capsule_lg_v2.png View the full article

Alan Wake's American Nightmare v1.03 release notes: * Added text localizations for Czech, Hungarian, Polish and Russian. http://storefront.steampowered.com/v/gfx/apps/202750/capsule_231x87.jpg View the full article