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Source / CS Update 3.14.2006
Another
update to the Source and HL 1 engines, in addition to the Steam client, has been distributed today. Most of these changes affect CS indirectly, but there is one direct fix:
Steam Client
- You can now join the Friends Beta via the Friends button inside of Steam.
- The Steam hardware survey has been updated, with improved detection of graphics card hardware and sound card detection. Results are available here
- Added System information help menu option which shows the hardware information detected for the survey
- Fixed offline mode not working for users who account names that are all digits with leading zeros
- Fixed actively preloading games showing as paused in the mini-games list
- Fixed case where store page could become stuck displaying 'loading...' and never show a page
Source & Half-Life 1 Engine
- Enabled Friends beta
- Fixed several cases where the server browser would not correctly handle filtering of mods
Source Engine
- Improved filesystem throughput - this fixes a bunch of stutter reports in Half-Life 2
Counter-Strike
- Fixed menuselect 10 exploit allowing players to spawn into game in spectator mode
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Mercredi 5 avril 2006
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This Week in CS Podcast 3.16.2006
CS DL has published their most recent “
This Week in CS” podcast. Their podcast features several members from the community and topics of discussion include HDR in old maps, the Steams Friends network, and some general-gaming topics.
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Mercredi 5 avril 2006
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Patch And Survey Results 3.21.2006
A dedicated server update for both the Source and HL engines has been released. The update is very minor, but nevertheless you can read the changes at the
Steam News page.
Also, the results of Valve’s latest hardware survey have been published. You can check out precisely what the most and least popular types of hardware are for CS and HL players, amongst other details.
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Mercredi 5 avril 2006
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Doug Lombardi Interview 3.22.2006
Valve’s very own Doug Lombardi has been
interviewed at FiringSquad. Most of their interview concerns general gaming and Valve-related topics, but nevertheless CS players will no doubt find it interesting. Here’s an excerpt:
FiringSquad: Valve has supported the mod scene for the original Half-Life and now Half-Life 2 and bought Counter-Strike and Day of Defeat. Are there any mods for Half-Life 2 that Valve likes and might considered acquiring?
Doug Lombardi: We're always interested in speaking to new folks about distributing more games via Steam - be that Source MOD or a complete 3rd party creation. Red Orchestra is a pretty good example of this.
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Newell / Lombardi Interview 3.27.2006
Game Informer has posted an
interview that they conducted with Gabe Newell and Doug Lombardi. The interview is rather extensive and covers all sorts of Valve-related topics. Here’s one of the questions and part of the reply for you:
GI: What about stat tracking and things like that for Counter-Strike? Headshots, how long you’ve logged, etc. Is that something you guys are considering?
Newell: There are a couple of issues there. First of all people in our community are very smart. You can’t lie to them, you can’t kid them, and you certainly can’t f*** them over because there are consequences to doing that. An example of something I think we’ve done really well is the hardware surveys where we ask people “Is it okay for us to look at what your hardware is? And here are the results” I think if they thought we were taking this information for some internal nefarious purpose they’d say no. But instead they say, “Everybody can look at this, and it’s cool.” And hardware companies and operating system companies say, “Wow, you have far more detailed information about people’s PCs than we do because we don’t have this connection to our customers.
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