STEAM update today

[ERU]

Theres a bloody big STEAM update today (Wednesday) folks - here we go again ....

Steam Client, HLDS Update Released

August 3, 2004, 6:57 pm · cliffe

An update to the Steam client and HLDS update tool has just been released. Steam will update itself automatically when you restart. Here is a list of the changes:

STEAM CLIENT CHANGES / ADDITIONS:

* Improved error messages when Steam system is busy
* Improved error messages when login fails
* Improved ability to monitor system performance
* Improved startup times
* Improved cache loading behavior for single-player games
* Added features for CyberCafes
* Improved use of large cache files
* Keep local account information more up-to-date
* Improved response to ContentServer connection loss
* Improved server communication
* Improved command-line handling
* Added opt-out options for marketing messages via the Settings dialog
* Changed monitor to show games instead of caches
* Smoothed out monitor bandwidth usage display
* Added "browse games" button -- opens storefront

HLDS UPDATE TOOL:
* Improved handling of encrypted files
* Added "-command list" option to list the valid "-game" flags you can specify

[ERU]

Seems i missed one !!!!

Can no longer use a 3rd party server browser cos we're a bunch of ****s and would rather you used our own pile of turd exclusively

[ERU]

Update:
There are 2 small workarounds available now:
1.
Check your hlsw settings for Half-Life (Important: not Half-Life Steam!) and enter "-applaunch 10" at "Additional parameters"
(Only works for Counter-strike)
2.
Download the following file und copy it into your steam-directory.
Now set this exe as your steam-start-executable instead of steam.exe in your hlsw-settings.

Steamloader

[ERU]

Help with fixes :!:
I changed it to -20 and it loaded TFC

-applaunch 30 is to load Day of Defeat in HLSW

[Lee H]

\o/ yay more fun waiting for the downloads tonight before a clanmatch.... oh joy of joys.

hmmm wonder if this will let my "friends" login now.

[Shogun]

I wonder if it will actually let me join a server now instead of giving me a server validation error.

[Lee H]

I wonder if it will actually let me join a server now instead of giving me a server validation error.

or the best one yet .... your CD key is in use

I've had this at least 10 times now and its always near clanmatch times.

[Shogun]

or the best one yet .... your CD key is in use

I've had this at least 10 times now and its always near clanmatch times.

Ive got 4 copies of half life for that reason alot. Last time i asked steam for help on this problem i only got a reply after 2 months of waiting and that still didn't help.

[Lee H]

I have 3 copies myself. No wonder HL was one of the best selling games of all time, valve the crafty sods disabled keys to make us buy another copy when 1 went a bit wonky

[ERU]

There was another little one today:

Steam Client Update Released
August 5, 2004, 5:49 pm · cliffe
An update to the Steam client has just been released. Steam will update itself automatically when you restart. Here is a list of the changes:

* STEAM CLIENT CHANGES / ADDITIONS: Improved how Steam handles corrupted cache files
* Listed '3rd Party Games' under 'My Games