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Steam's Programming Fest is here! Flex your tech skills, and program/hack/fix your way through all kinds of programming games on sale. Do your family members always call you for tech advice? NOT NOW, GRANDMA, I'M BUSY! Busy applying your savvy skills to fun games, that is. See you NOW for Steam Programming Fest, on through September 14th at 10 am PT. Переглянути повний текст статті

Steam's Programming Fest is here! Flex your tech skills, and program/hack/fix your way through all kinds of programming games on sale. Do your family members always call you for tech advice? NOT NOW, GRANDMA, I'M BUSY! Busy applying your savvy skills to fun games, that is. See you NOW for Steam Programming Fest, on through September 14th at 10 am PT. Переглянути повний текст статті

The Steam Client Beta has been updated with the following changes: Homescreen - Big Picture Mode Added a new 'Big Art Mode' option for the home screen. This can be enabled in Settings > Home. Added Personal Calendar to the Recommended tab on the home screen [carousel][/carousel] Screensaver - Big Picture Mode Added a new screensaver feature, accessible in Settings > Customization. There are two screensavers available: The default is a game art slideshow that can be configured to show artwork from recently played games and your recent in-game screenshots. A retro inspired bouncing logo screensaver Big Picture mode can also load custom screensavers. Similar to startup movies, they can be placed in the config\\uioverrides\\screensavers directory in your Steam install directory (e.g. C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Steam or ~/.steam/root). You can use the bouncing logo screensaver as an example to get started. [carousel][/carousel] General Improved Steam Client startup performance Fixed a case where after server maintenance some users might fail to auto-reconnect to Steam Fixed bug where being prompted to refresh credentials more than once could trigger an immediate restart On Windows, using the systray menu to exit while the Steam window is minimized will no longer flash the window visible briefly Dialogs that appear for serious error conditions now stay above the main window Game Recording Fixed some cases where playback would jump to an unexpected point in the timeline when reaching the end of a play session or clip Decreased performance impact of game recording for some D3D12 games on Windows In-Game Overlay Fixed frame rate hitches in D3D11 and D3D12 games when taking screenshots on Windows Fixed rendering the overlay and using other overlay related features (screenshots, game recording, etc.) in Vulkan games that create multiple windows. Big Picture Mode Added explicit warning text to power menu confirmation dialogs when proceeding will shut down an active game Updated default artwork when an app does not have library or hero artwork Reorganized the idle timer settings when on battery and AC power Steam Input Improved CPU performance at runtime and in configuration loading Added information about which configurations are compatible in the configurator browser when using a game that requires Steam Input API Fixed the controller support widget showing "This game doesn't support controllers" for unreleased games that don't have controller support information yet Fixed controllers not using the desktop configuration on the desktop UI login window Added the missing settings for adjusting emulated joystick adaptive centering on trackpad Linux Improved download speeds on high latency connections. The "Select compatibility tool" dropdown is now always visible. The recommended compatibility tool, or steam runtime for native games, now shows at the top of the list as the "Default" option. Compatibility tool aliases, e.g. "Proton Stable", can now be selected from this dropdown. The SteamOS compatibility dialogs will now show in desktopUI when installing games not verified for that HW On Desktop Linux we will now show the SteamOS unsupported dialog when installing games that are known to not work with Proton Improve distro information collection for hardware survey, preferring data from /etc/os-release. SteamRT3 Experimental Beta Fixed "Add a Non-Steam Game" showing an invalid list of applications. Fixed the "Run Steam when my computer starts" toggle. Remote Play A PIN is no longer required to download an app to a remote device. A PIN is still required to Install and Stream from a remote device. Adding Download Complete notification for a remote download if you initiated the download on your current device. Переглянути повний текст статті

We have just shipped an updated Steam Client to the Preview/Beta channel. Homescreen Added a new 'Big Art Mode' option for the home screen. This can be enabled in Settings > Home. Added Personal Calendar to the Recommended tab on the home screen [carousel][/carousel] Screensavers Added a new screensaver feature, accessible in Settings > Customization. There are two screensavers available: The default is a game art slideshow that can be configured to show artwork from recently played games and your recent in-game screenshots. A retro inspired bouncing logo screensaver Big Picture mode can also load custom screensavers. Similar to startup movies, they can be placed at ~/.steam/root/config/uioverrides/screensavers/. You can use the bouncing logo screensaver as an example to get started. [carousel][/carousel] General Added notification about the current user when waking from sleep, if there have been multiple recent users. The notification can be activated to switch users and dismisses immediately on any other input. This notification can be toggled from the Notification Settings. Added confirmation step to "exit VR" and "switch to desktop mode" power menu actions, and removed it from "sleep". Added explicit warning text to power menu confirmation dialogs when proceeding will shut down an active game. Added confirmation dialog/user switching ability when waking from sleep would require kicking an active session elsewhere. The SteamOS compatibility dialogs will now show in desktopUI when installing games not verified for that HW. The 'System Report' dialog is now more responsive when displaying and uploading the gathered system report. Added "Default to Desktop Mode" toggle to System settings. Fixed a case where Windows games would show as 'Not Compatible' in the library view until a manual Proton version was selected for this app. Improved download speeds on high latency connections. The "Select compatibility tool" dropdown is now always visible. The recommended compatibility tool, or steam runtime for native games, now shows at the top of the list as the "Default" option. Compatibility tool aliases, e.g. "Proton Stable", can now be selected from this dropdown. Updated default artwork when an app does not have library or hero artwork. Reorganized the idle timer settings when on battery and AC power Game Recording Fixed some cases where playback would jump to an unexpected point in the timeline when reaching the end of a play session or clip Decreased performance impact of game recording for some D3D12 games on Windows Steam Input Improved CPU performance at runtime and in configuration loading Added information about which configurations are compatible in the configurator browser when using a game that requires Steam Input API Fixed the controller support widget showing "This game doesn't support controllers" for unreleased games that don't have controller support information yet Fixed controllers not using the desktop configuration on the desktop UI login window Added the missing settings for adjusting emulated joystick adaptive centering on trackpad SteamRT3 Experimental Beta Fixed the Performance Overlay slider. Fixed "Add a Non-Steam Game" showing an invalid list of applications. Fixed the "Run Steam when my computer starts" toggle. Remote Play A PIN is no longer required to download an app to a remote device. A PIN is still required to Install and Stream from a remote device. Adding Download Complete notification for a remote download if you initiated the download on your current device. In-Game Overlay Fixed frame rate hitches in D3D11 and D3D12 games when taking screenshots on Windows Fixed rendering the overlay and using other overlay related features (screenshots, game recording, etc.) in Vulkan games that create multiple windows. Переглянути повний текст статті

We have just shipped an updated Steam Client to the Preview/Beta channel. General Fixed a case where the steamwebhelper process could experience high CPU usage when certain events were shown in the library tab. Переглянути повний текст статті

The Steam Client Beta has been updated with the following changes: General Fixed a case where the steamwebhelper process could experience high CPU usage when certain events were shown in the library tab. Переглянути повний текст статті

The Steam Client Beta has been updated with the following changes: General Fixed a case where the steamwebhelper process could experience high CPU usage when certain events were shown in the library tab. Переглянути повний текст статті

We have just shipped an updated Steam Client to the Preview/Beta channel. General Fixed a case where the steamwebhelper process could experience high CPU usage when certain events were shown in the library tab. Переглянути повний текст статті

The Steam Client Beta has been updated with the following changes: Remote Play Fixed Steam streaming client failing to launch on Windows 10. Переглянути повний текст статті

We have just shipped an updated Steam Client update to the Stable channel. General Allow changing account while a game is running. In this case, the change account dialog shows a warning that proceeding will close active games. Added "Ask which account to use on startup" toggle to startup account chooser. Eliminated "change account" confirmation dialog in most cases. Changing account while Steam is running now brings up the account chooser directly, then restarts as the chosen account. Steam shutdown now waits for just-exited games to finish cloud sync. In the Web Browser, the left trackpad of Steam Deck/Steam Controller is now bound to scroll wheel for navigating non-Steam websites. Fixed issues where some Steam Workshop items were not being updated properly. Fixed requesting a PIN reset while signed in as a different account restarting with the wrong account signed in. Fixed a bug where a single pixel line would sometimes appear above the header on the home screen. Fixed a issue where sometimes uninstalling a game would not remove it from the download queue. Fixed a crash when suspending/resuming a device after a controller disconnected. Desktop Mode Fixed some keys not typing properly in Steam Overlay. Friends & Chat Chat messages with suspicious content will now be flagged in group chats. You can report the messages, block the sender, or dismiss the warning by activating the notice. Steam Input Make controller configurations that are shared with other devices or unique to a device more clear in the configurator UI and add an option to split Steam Controller configurations so they are no longer shared with Steam Deck. Remote Play Improved video color range. Added support for HDR streaming on Steam Deck OLED. Added support for AV1 video streaming when using the experimental SteamRT3 Steam Client. Fixed a case where streaming could show a black window. Fixed a bug where Remote Devices with Remote Play enabled weren't showing as Streamable. Fixed video frame being clipped when desktop scaling is enabled. Fixed framerate drop when using the unlimited bandwidth option when streaming from Steam Deck or Steam Machine. Переглянути повний текст статті

A new Steam Client update has been released and will be automatically downloaded. General Allow changing account while a game is running. In this case, the change account dialog shows a warning that proceeding will close active games. Added "Ask which account to use on startup" toggle to startup account chooser. Eliminated "change account" confirmation dialog in most cases. Changing account while Steam is running now brings up the account chooser directly, then restarts as the chosen account. Steam shutdown now waits for just-exited games to finish cloud sync. Fixed issues where some Steam Workshop items were not being updated properly. Fixed game server browser filtering out multiple servers being hosted from a single public IP. Fixed an issue where sometimes uninstalling a game would not remove it from the download queue Friends & Chat Chat messages with suspicious content will now be flagged in group chats. You can report the messages, block the sender, or dismiss the warning by clicking the notice. Big Picture Mode In the Web Browser, the left trackpad of Steam Deck/Steam Controller is now bound to scroll wheel for navigating non-Steam websites. Fixed a bug where a single pixel line would sometimes appear above the header on the home screen. Remote Play Improved video color range on all platforms. Added support for HDR streaming on Steam Deck OLED. Fixed a case where streaming could show a black window. Fixed a bug where Remote Devices with Remote Play enabled weren't showing as Streamable. Fixed video frame being clipped when using pipewire capture with desktop scaling on Wayland. Fixed framerate drop when using the unlimited bandwidth option with VA-API encoding on Linux. Steam Input Make controller configurations that are shared with other devices or unique to a device more clear in the configurator UI and add an option to split Steam Controller configurations so they are no longer shared with Steam Deck. Linux Fixed some keys not typing properly in Steam Overlay when in Big Picture Mode. Fixed a crash when suspending/resuming a device after a controller disconnected. Переглянути повний текст статті

A new Steam Client update has been released and will be automatically downloaded. General Allow changing account while a game is running. In this case, the change account dialog shows a warning that proceeding will close active games. Added "Ask which account to use on startup" toggle to startup account chooser. Eliminated "change account" confirmation dialog in most cases. Changing account while Steam is running now brings up the account chooser directly, then restarts as the chosen account. Steam shutdown now waits for just-exited games to finish cloud sync. Fixed issues where some Steam Workshop items were not being updated properly. Fixed game server browser filtering out multiple servers being hosted from a single public IP. Fixed an issue where sometimes uninstalling a game would not remove it from the download queue Friends & Chat Chat messages with suspicious content will now be flagged in group chats. You can report the messages, block the sender, or dismiss the warning by clicking the notice. Big Picture Mode In the Web Browser, the left trackpad of Steam Deck/Steam Controller is now bound to scroll wheel for navigating non-Steam websites. Fixed a bug where a single pixel line would sometimes appear above the header on the home screen. Remote Play Improved video color range on all platforms. Added support for HDR streaming on Steam Deck OLED. Fixed a case where streaming could show a black window. Fixed a bug where Remote Devices with Remote Play enabled weren't showing as Streamable. Fixed video frame being clipped when using pipewire capture with desktop scaling on Wayland. Fixed framerate drop when using the unlimited bandwidth option with VA-API encoding on Linux. Steam Input Make controller configurations that are shared with other devices or unique to a device more clear in the configurator UI and add an option to split Steam Controller configurations so they are no longer shared with Steam Deck. Linux Fixed some keys not typing properly in Steam Overlay when in Big Picture Mode. Fixed a crash when suspending/resuming a device after a controller disconnected. Переглянути повний текст статті

We have just shipped an updated Steam Client to the Preview/Beta channel. Friends & Chat Chat messages with suspicious content will now be flagged in group chats. You can report the messages, block the sender, or dismiss the warning by activating the notice. Steam Input Fixed a crash opening some Nintendo Switch Pro controllers. Remote Play Fixed a bug where very high bitrate streams stopped sending video frames. Fixed video frame being clipped when desktop scaling is enabled. Fixed framerate drop when using the unlimited bandwidth option when streaming from Steam Deck or Steam Machine. Переглянути повний текст статті

The Steam Client Beta has been updated with the following changes: Friends & Chat Chat messages with suspicious content will now be flagged in group chats. You can report the messages, block the sender, or dismiss the warning by clicking the notice. Steam Input Fixed a crash opening some Nintendo Switch Pro controllers. Remote Play Fixed a bug where very high bitrate streams stopped sending video frames. Fixed video frame being clipped when using pipewire capture with desktop scaling on Wayland. Fixed framerate drop when using the unlimited bandwidth option with VA-API encoding on Linux. Переглянути повний текст статті

Steam's PvE Survival Crafting Fest is on now through September 7th at 10 a.m. PT, which means a full week of discounts on games that test your skills by pitting you against the environment you find yourself in. Can you, for example, survive being stranded at sea? Being underwater? Floating through space? Existing on an island (alone) filled with cannibals? These are just hypotheticals, of course. Join us now for the Steam PvE Survival Crafting Fest, and may you survive the elements by any means necessary. (At a discount, too!) Переглянути повний текст статті

Steam's PvE Survival Crafting Fest is on now through September 7th at 10 a.m. PT, which means a full week of discounts on games that test your skills by pitting you against the environment you find yourself in. Can you, for example, survive being stranded at sea? Being underwater? Floating through space? Existing on an island (alone) filled with cannibals? These are just hypotheticals, of course. Join us now for the Steam PvE Survival Crafting Fest, and may you survive the elements by any means necessary. (At a discount, too!) Переглянути повний текст статті

Note: This update is for the Steam Deck Preview channel, and includes new features that are still being tested. You can opt into this in Settings > System > System Update Channel. Note on Preview Releases This is an early Preview build of SteamOS 3.9, and may contain unexpected bugs or stability issues. If you encounter problems, please consider filing a bug on the SteamOS issue tracker. The following notes are an overview, and may not include all changes since the previous SteamOS 3.8 Stable Release. General Updated Arch Linux base Updated Desktop Mode from Plasma 6.4.3 to Plasma 6.7.3 For more information, see https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.7.0/ https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.6.0/ https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.5.0/ Misc Updated the bootloader to improve compatibility with certain motherboards The Desktop Mode lockscreen is no longer prevented from being explicitly enabled in settings (but remains off by default) Developer Switched WiFi backend to wpa_supplicant by default, improving compatibility with various WiFi networks Enhanced wpa_supplicant to support fast WiFi reconnect on resume from sleep, previously only available in the iwd backend Linux kernel rebased on Linux 7.2 Added preliminary support for hibernation, not yet exposed in Game Mode UI Enhanced Linux kernel hibernation support to enable interrupting hibernate requests and fixed various driver issues Various scripts and packages have been renamed from `steamos-` to `holo-`, with aliases to the former names where appropriate Improved support for running SteamOS as a VM guest with accelerated graphics (virtio-gpu, venus) Переглянути повний текст статті

This update is for the SteamOS Beta and Preview channels, and includes new features that are still being tested. You can opt into this in Settings > System > System Update Channel. General Fixed an issue present in previous beta builds causing degraded performance in some cases when composition is required (such as when having FSR enabled) Fixed Firefox in Desktop Mode sometimes freezing when fullscreen Worked around an issue where Unreal Engine 5 VR games could display a blank right eye Fixed Bluetooth instability with Nintendo Switch Pro (v1) controller Fixed Desktop Mode allowing resolutions below 640x480 on certain displays, rendering it unusable Fixed a regression from previous beta breaking WiFi connectivity on the MSI Claw A1M Fixed issues with battery display on Lenovo Legion Go models Fixed a bug where the MSI Claw would freeze on resume if an SD card was present during suspend and resume Fixed a bug where the system would freeze on resume if an SD card was removed while suspended Переглянути повний текст статті

The Steam Client Beta has been updated with the following changes: Linux Fixed a crash when suspending/resuming a device after a controller disconnected Remote Play Fixed a bug where Remote Devices with Remote Play enabled weren't showing as Streamable. Переглянути повний текст статті

We have just shipped an updated Steam Client to the Preview/Beta channel. General Fixed a crash when suspending/resuming a device after a controller disconnected Remote Play Fixed a bug where Remote Devices with Remote Play enabled weren't showing as Streamable. Переглянути повний текст статті

We have just shipped an updated Steam Client to the Preview/Beta channel. General Fixed a issue where sometimes uninstalling a game would not remove it from the download queue Переглянути повний текст статті

The Steam Client Beta has been updated with the following changes: General Fixed a issue where sometimes uninstalling a game would not remove it from the download queue Переглянути повний текст статті

Steam Pins and Pegs Fest is August 17th through 20th, with loads of games on sale that have you playing with pins or pegs. Or pins AND pegs (why not get a lil' crazy?)! Master pinball and pinball-like games, knock down actual bowling pins, and break some bricks. Try your hand at deckbuilding pegs, roguelike pegs, and more. There are plenty of discounted titles to explore and add to your library. Steam Pins and Pegs Fest is on now through August 20th at 10 a.m. Pacific. Check it out! Переглянути повний текст статті

Steam Pins and Pegs Fest is August 17th through 20th, with loads of games on sale that have you playing with pins or pegs. Or pins AND pegs (why not get a lil' crazy?)! Master pinball and pinball-like games, knock down actual bowling pins, and break some bricks. Try your hand at deckbuilding pegs, roguelike pegs, and more. There are plenty of discounted titles to explore and add to your library. Steam Pins and Pegs Fest is on now through August 20th at 10 a.m. Pacific. Check it out! Переглянути повний текст статті

The Steam Client Beta has been updated with the following changes: General Fixed another issue where legacy Steam Workshop items were not being updated properly. SteamRT3 Experimental Beta Fixed a case where games could fail to launch. Переглянути повний текст статті