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Sword of the Stars II: Lords of Winter Update Released
r19631b
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Critical Fixes:
+ Fixed crash on startup for Russian players.
+ Fixed crash that could occur when attempting to scrap stations.
+ Fixed crash that could occur when exiting the Battle Manager after
placing fleets.
Other Fixes:
+ Stations will no longer show up alongside fleets in transit.
+ Battle Manager fleet positions are now obeyed.
Other Changes:
+ Added Slaver encounter.
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Now Available - Wargame: European Escalation
Wargame: European Escalation is Now Available on Steam!
2 sides, 8 nations, and one battlefield: Europe!
Wargame: European Escalation is an intense and spectacular Real Time Strategy game, where realism and strategy are brought to the front lines.
With a phenomenal range of vehicles and units (over 350 different models), build your army and enter a huge military campaign across Europe of the 80's, as the Cold War is about to become World War 3.
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Saints Row: The Third Update Released
Updates to Saints Row The Third have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:
Additions:
- Added Co-Op compatibility files for "Gangstas In Space" DLC.
- Added an option to disable input device detection.
Fixes:
- Fixed a crash in the ragdoll system where sometimes after the player ragdolled, the game could crash.
- Fixed tutorial text for advanced airplane controls when using keyboard & mouse.
- Fixed a bug where DLC vehicles were not showing up in the garage if DLC packs were mismatched.
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New Release - Fallen Earth Free-to-Play
Fallen Earth Free-to-Play is now available on Steam.
It’s 2156, and the world has been destroyed by both nuclear and bio-chemical means. Your story takes place in one of the few habitable places left in the world, the Grand Canyon. As a clone with an uncertain past, your job is survival in a world now built on destruction, betrayal and fragile factional alliances.
Returning Steam players of Fallen Earth-Blood Sport will receive two special loyalty items:
3 Days of Commander Premium – Enjoy the benefits of the highest level Premium package available in Fallen Earth, including increased XP gain, crafting speed, a 20% Marketplace discount and the team effect Commander Aura which grants your premium benefits to your entire group (and is stackable)!
Trashy the Hermit Crab – This oversized hermit crab serves as a loyal companion in the Wasteland, and provides you with 5 extra inventory slots!
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Serious Sam 3 Update Released
o Dedicated server now works on Linux. It can be downloaded using HLDSUpdateTool for Linux, using gamename "serioussam3-linux".
o SeriousEditor can now natively import and export meshes in Wavefront .obj format. You may need to reset the Common toolbar in mesh editor to see the new buttons for it.
o Various fixes and improvements in script edit control in SeriousEditor: added scrollbar, fixed scrolling errors, fixed rare crashes in undo/redo, better assignment of variable on drag&drop of entity from world, some other small fixes.
o Fixed severe visual errors on GI baking that happened when models had compressed normals.
o Fixed rare server crashes caused by malformed RPC messages from client.
o When server has problems executing an RPC, client ID and name are output to log, and the client is disconnected to prevent further damage. If client cannot execute receives an exception when trying to execute an RPC, it will disconnect from the server. o Fixed some minor issues in menus when rendering for stereoscopic display. o Fixed problems with some shaders not being rendered correctly under OpenGL. o Fixed Chinese and Japanese versions of Kanji characters mixing up in some cases. Now Japanese glyphs have precedence when using Japanese locale, and Chinese glyhps when using Chinese locale.
o Fixed an issue causing snapping instead of smooth transition between fire animations on player model in some cases. o Character animation selection system was changed to facilitate more complex combinations of legs and torso animations.
o Fixed an issue causing scaffolding pole to remain on third person player model when switching weapons or performing melee while scaffolding pole is equipped. o Created new jump animations for player character. o Created some more player animations for swimming/diving while carrying explosives or sledgehammer.
o Added support for Raw Input for mouse and keyboard, enabled with inp_bRawInput. This should give more precision in mouse reading, for those who want every micrometer of aiming accuracy.
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Steam client update released
A Steam client update is now available. To apply the update, click the Steam menu inside of Steam and then select "Check for Steam Client Updates...". The specific changes include:
- Installscript changes for upcoming titles
- Fixed sporadic syncing issues when downloading Skyrim workshop mods
- Added link to Workshop from the game overlay for supported games
- Fixed crash on startup on machines with a certain Windows Firewall configuration -
Now Available - 1000 Amps
1000 Amps is Now Available on Steam and 10% off until Wednesday February 29th 10AM PST.
Light up the world! As Plug, you are charged with restoring the expansive Amp-Tree-System, and thwarting an enigmatic intruder. Solve puzzles and explore in 1000 Amps!
- Daily Deal - Ceville, 75% off!
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Ship Simulator Extremes Update Released
---- ReleaseNotes Patch 1.4 -> 1.5 ----
[ UPDATE ]
[ Multiplayer ]
* Fixed issue where creating ropes on your own server would not work properly
* Improved rope / towing behaviour
* Connection points updated when ropes are changed, prevents issue where connection points show incorrect information
* Prevented an issue where leaving a server would leave a ghost-ship behind
* Horns and watercanons are now syncronized
* Sinking has been disabled
* Player names are displayed above the ships.
* Statistics being tracked
[ Ships ]
* Improved various ships with new lights, better bridge graphics, improved dynamics
* The Hide GUI action no longer resets the controls
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Sword of the Stars II: Lords of Winter Update Released
r19609b
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Critical Fixes:
+ Fixed a plague-related turn update crash.
+ Fixed a combat psionic effect-related crash.
Other Fixes:
+ Diplomatic points are now being accumulated and applied.
+ Heavy planet missiles are now working.
+ System entry points and approach vectors are now working.
+ Ships now recover psionic power each turn based on the empire's psi potential.
+ Fixed neutral combat zones not returning to the system's owner.
+ Fixed an issue where options window revert button was not working correctly.
+ Fixed an issue with incorrect speech timeouts.
+ Zuul civilians are no longer considered in slave calculations.
+ Fixed an issue where fleet travel distance was not being reported correcly.
+ Zuul players are no longer queried for alternate mission route
confirmations unless this is necessary.
+ Fixed localization issues with admiral traits.
+ Structure and armor bonuses now show correctly in the design screen.
+ Fixed known issues where reserve fleets could go missing.
+ Drones in the bottom wing of Hiver Dreadnoughts now launch.
+ Slave disks now connect with the correct ship sections.
+ Reduced speech spamming in the design screen.
+ Fixed floating modules on Human dreadnoughts.
+ Fixed a corner case preventing combat with hiver gates.
+ Colony support missions now stop correctly if the target colony is destroyed.
+ Fixed a couple odd issues where fleets were not correctly considered
to be 'at' a system.
+ Combat AI now deploys battle riders more intelligently.
+ Fixed an issue where crewless ships were preventing players from
entering accelerated time in combat.
+ Fixed the issue where requesting surrender of an empire could lock
out camera control.
+ Fixed the issue of invalid save game names crashing the game.
+ Fixed an issue where crewless ships were preventing the end of combat.
+ Fixed the visual glitch with torpedo trails.
+ Fixed the issue where fleets in transit could be unselectable.
+ Fixed an issue where the strategic AI was creating duplicate ship designs.
+ Fixed an issue where surveying fleets were returning home if
hostiles were encountered.
+ Fixed known issues with Land Grab and Leviathan victory conditions.
+ Victory conditions are now correctly reported when all other players
are eliminated.
+ Fixed an issue where trade income was not being synchronized
correctly in networked games.
+ Fixed an issue where client player status was not being updated
correctly in networked games involving more than 2 clients.
Other Changes:
+ Sound volume now updates in real time.
+ Mine fields and SDBs (System Defense Boats) can now be placed in the
Battle Manager and activated in combat by clicking their icons in sensor view.
+ Mission screens not grey out systems that are not viable.
+ Sensor, support and trade views now grey out systems that are out of range.
+ Stations now appear along with fleets, and they can now be repaired
through the standard repair dialog.
+ News events are now reported for lost or retired admirals.
+ The repair dialog can now be called up at any system.
+ The game now agressively seeks out and frees memory consumed by game
assets where possible. This should help players who are running into performance issues due to memory consumption.
+ Updated star map node line and mini-ship visuals.
+ New encounters are available or have been re-introduced, including:
The system killer, asteroid showers, spectres and swarmers. More are on the way.
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Midweek Madness - Cities XL 2012 75% off
Take 75% off Cities XL 2012 on Steam during this week's Midweek Madness*!
Cities XL 2012 is the new version of the famous City Builder, which allows you to build, develop and connect together cities of all sizes and types on Cities XL planet. To build your cities, the version 2012 now offers a huge choice of nearly 1.000 buildings and structures and over 60 different constructible, huge, varied and incredibly detailed maps.
*Offer ends Thursday at 4PM Pacific time.
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Grotesque Tactics 2 – Dungeons and Donuts Update Released
Updates to Grotesque Tactics 2 – Dungeons and Donuts have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:
- Fixed memory issues
- Camera changes after community feedback
- Some items had no gold value
- Fixed some English text / tooltips
- Fixed invisible items
- Fixed some AI freezing in rare conditions
- Fixed spider spawn
- Fixed some quest actions
- Fixed some missing texts
- Balancing titans / ogres
- Skills Wendy / golem
- Tooltip improvements henchmen
- Portal fix near titan
- Fixed shadow freezer
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Daily Deal - AI War: Fleet Command, 66% off!
Today's Deal: Save 66% off AI War: Fleet Command!
Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are!
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New Release - Saints Row: The Third - Gangstas in Space DLC
The Saints Row: The Third - Gangstas in Space is Now Available on Steam!
A new movie is being shot in Steelport and you're the star! Join with your co-star, Jenny, to fight the alien invasion for the film Gangstas In Space. With spaceships and alien weaponry, this retro-style film is sure to be a hit
Users that purchased the Saints Row: The Third Season Pass receive Gangstas in Space DLC!
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Toki Tori 2 Beta Update Released
We're headed for the Game Developers Conference in two weeks, to show off Toki Tori 2, and we need your help!
Just now a new build has become available on Steam and we’d like you to try and record your first play through. Check out the details at:
twotribes.com/message/toki-tori-2-update-19
As ever, feel free to comment and let us know what you think!
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PixelJunk Eden Update Released
Updates to PixelJunk Eden have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:
- A small issue with one of the achievements has been fixed -
New Free to Play on Steam - Realm of the Mad God
Realm of the Mad God is Now Available and Free to Play on Steam!
Realm of the Mad God is the first ever cooperative MMO bullet hell shooter. Fight monsters in groups of up to 85 players!
Dodge blasts from devious monsters while you work with friendly teammates to take down the Mad God himself. Realm is a major advance for MMOs, putting dozens of players into the middle of an intense action game straight out of the arcades. The game is free to play; jump in for 5 minutes or stay for hours.
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New DLC Available - Hearts of Iron III: Dies Irae Stars & Stripes Spritepack
The Stars & Stripes Spritepack, the newest upgrade for Hearts of Iron III, is now available on Steam!
Stars &Stripes adds to the depth of playing the USA through World War II. Specially designed events, mechanics and new graphics makes the Hearts of Iron experience even more engrossing!
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Daily Deal - Just Cause 2, 66% off!
Today's Deal: Save 66% off Just Cause 2!
Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are!
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Dustforce Update Released
Change log:
-Fixed game freezing at launch on Windows XP.
-Fixed crash at launch on 32 bit OS's.
-Significantly improved performance of intro video, and other performance improvements.
-Fixed inputs being registered twice when navigating the menu with a gamepad.
-Fixed some levels giving an SS rank even if filth blocks were not cleaned.
