Steam Client Beta Available

[jasonr]

There's a new Steam Beta client available. To access the Beta, go to File -> Settings, and on the Account tab will be a drop down. Select Steam Client Candidate, and then allow Steam to restart itself. Here are the specific changes:

- Fixed a bug preventing in-game status for 3rd party games
- Fixed a bug affecting Dawn of War II beta participants in certain languages
- Fixed a bug in the game overlay affecting some Dawn of War II beta participants who have the game overlay disabled
- Added display of auto-detected download region (in Settings->Downloads)

01/26/09

- Fixed a condition that would prevent steam from automatically applying game updates until game launch
- Fixed a case where installscripts could fail and prevent games from launching
- Fix crash when right-clicking a text edit control with an input locale that is new with Vista
- Added ability to specify content download region (in settings->downloads)
- Fixed running a non-Steam shortcut not changing user status to in-game
- Fixed some third-party games still not showing in-game status correctly (Fallout 3, Hearts of Iron 2, more…)

01/27/09

- Fixed typos in download region names
- Updated German localization
- Fixed some potential string truncation in non-english locales
- Fixed another condition which could cause games not to update until they're launched

01/28/09

- Fixed offline mode (regression in last beta update)
- Repaired layout of controls in Event announcement popup window
- Updated processor detection for "System Information" window and hardware survey

01/29/09

- Fix crash when viewing system info dialog
- Additional network API warnings for Steamworks partners
- Detect Windows 7 correctly in the hardware survey/system info dialog

01/30/09

- Really detect Windows 7 and Windows 2008 in the hardware survey/system info dialog
- Fixed a crash on startup affecting some users
- Fixed some non-english strings
- Fixed a bug which could cause games to attempt to update while user is in game
- Fixed crash or hang launching HL2 64bit

02/03/09

- Added prompt to restart steam if the user selects a new download region

[kakkerlak]

my region/country is reporting correct nice info
edit:Netherlands

[sartek]

Originally Posted by kakkerlak

my region/country is reporting correct nice info

actually mine doesn't, I'm in Romania but it displays "hungary/czech", and we have a content server, the problem is that we (RDS&RCS costumers) have "metropolitan" speed to that content server.

[guilhermearaujo]

I'm not so sure about my region. I'm from Brazil, but it shows "US - Miami".

[gamer007]

Looks like my download region is "Taiwan" when I'm in Canada.

[MortalC]

Mine says Netherlands and I am in Norway.

Edit: I renamed my ClientRegistry.blob file and I now get Sweden as my download region…still not Norway though.

[DarkDamo]

Finally control backspace has been added to chat!

But there seems to be a problem, I was told that the next edition of Steam would be called "The Scared Edition"....I demand justice here!

Originally Posted by .

we'll just call the next release of steam the scared edition

[pigfat]

If it isn't your country, delete clientregistry.blob and restart Steam until it gets your country.

[Tannker]

Woot! My region is fine.

[guilhermearaujo]

Originally Posted by G15

If it isn't your country, delete clientregistry.blob and restart Steam until it gets your country.

I did it, and it didn't change.

[Jake]

Originally Posted by Tannker

Woot! My region is fine.

Same here.

[pigfat]

Originally Posted by guilhermearaujo

I did it, and it didn't change.

Keep doing it.

[scorpio[pt]]

nod32 users read this :;
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_...9498-WPDF-3220

[T@T-2-MoNk3y]

cool, time to try and find bugs... location is correct atm...

[sartek]

Originally Posted by G15

If it isn't your country, delete clientregistry.blob and restart Steam until it gets your country.

yep, fixed


another thing tho: when i click the "report bug" it points to the old thread