An update has been released for the Steam Client and will be automatically downloaded. The following changes are new in this update:
General
General
- Added support for regional EULAs
- Improved caching of leaderboard API requests
- Improved handling of warnings on unrecognized links in chat
- Fixed bug causing Windows service log message "Error: Failed to poke open firewall"
- Fixed installing games from older retail discs
- Fix message shown when you unblock someone
- Improved keyboard accessibility in block/unblock success dialog
- Fixed removing empty sub folders after game updates
- Fixed SteamGuard UI problem preventing login in rare configurations
- Fixed launching games dialog getting stuck in "Preparing to launch..." state
- Fixed installed apps detecting content updates
- Fixed inability to install games or force updates outside of the auto-update time window, if specified
- Fixed repeated attempts to apply pending updates to a game that is currently running
Windows- Improved Steam overlay compatibility with 64-bit games, especially under Windows 8.1
- Fixed a hang that occurred when opening the overlay for the second time in some games
- Improved Steam overlay compatibility with 64-bit games, especially under Windows 8.1
Mac OS X- Improved initial startup time when launching Steam
- Fixed crash in some newer games when launched from Steam
- Improved initial startup time when launching Steam
Linux + SteamOS- Updated the steam-runtime for Ubuntu 14.04 compatibility
- Fixed potential hang when using certain UI toolkits that relied on SIGCHLD
- Fixed a game crash occurring when more than ten processes were attached to the Steam overlay, fixing "CID The Dummy" on Linux
- Added support for setting voice input device in Big Picture
- Updated the steam-runtime for Ubuntu 14.04 compatibility
Big Picture- Load correct localized eula if the language changes in the Choose Language panel
- Fix progress % displayed for items that are queued for download
- Fixed a bug in Web browser where big pages would be erroneously clamped
- Fixed UI for pre-loading games
- Added login help support for forgotten password and account name
- Load correct localized eula if the language changes in the Choose Language panel
Virtual Reality Mode- Added “Virtual Reality mode” to the View menu and removed the –vr command line option. This will only appear if SteamVR is installed and if a supported HMD is detected
- Added support for switching from desktop mode to VR, then back to desktop and into Big Picture
- Added support for detecting when an HMD has been plugged in after Steam has started
- When running in VR mode Steam will now open only the VR window and not the normal Big Picture window
- Moved VR mode log files under the Steam client install directory
- Added “Virtual Reality mode” to the View menu and removed the –vr command line option. This will only appear if SteamVR is installed and if a supported HMD is detected