14 DAY TRIAL // The development team at Valve is delivering a new update for the client side of its Steam digital distribution service, designed to improve the overall stability of the program and to add a number of new features.
The full list of changes reads:
General
- Added rate-limiting of Steam game downloads, via Settings -> Downloads - Added "View" button to the downloads page for workshop items that shows you which items have been updated - Fix client update-loops caused by inconsistent server and proxy-cache states - Friends will now show an icon next to their Online status to indicate if they are using Big Picture Mode, Steam Mobile, or Steam Web Chat - Fixed a rare crash loading certain corrupt jpg images - Increased font size in chat to improve readability
Big Picture
- Workaround which fixes common D3D internal crash introduced by IE10/KB2670838 on Windows 7 - Added activate product on Steam path to Big Picture - Fixed focus order of elements in Library Details view after Workshop - Fixed opacity mask flash on transition in and out of main menu - Implement native Steam Service install dialog on game launch if needed to avoid desktop dialog appearing - Windows: Avoid more context changes in rendering for small perf improvement on low end hardware
Valve is keen on constantly improving Steam in order to make sure that the service remains the leader of digital distribution on the PC, where it is facing competition from the likes of uPlay and Origin.