Steam Updates and Releases 23 September 2011

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Update Released

Product Update - Valve

Updates to Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

- Added mute all functionality and push to talk
- Fixed �butterfly� exploit.
- Update matchmaking parameters to search for local matches longer.
- Fixed a crash when cancelling a search
- Fixed an issue where profile progress would not be saved properly if steam cloud was disabled.
- Fixed an exploit where the player can move at high speeds when switching weapons with the Weapons Versatility perk equipped during multiplayer.

Red Orchestra 2 Update Released

New Release - RailWorks 3: Train Simulator 2010 Deluxe

RailWorks 3: Train Simulator 2010 Deluxe is now available on Steam and 10% off until 8AM PST October 3, 2011 which includes the Horseshoe Curve Expansion Pack. All RailWorks 2 users receive a free upgrade to RailWorks 3: Train Simulator 2010 and can purchase the Horseshoe Curve Expansion Pack at 50% off until 8AM PST October 3, 2011.

The future of train simulation is here! Train Simulator 2012 puts you right inside the cab, driving incredibly realistic steam, diesel and electric trains on stunning real-world routes in the UK, US and Germany. Built-in tutorials help you get to grips with the controls and different driving techniques. The Cab Control interface makes it easy for beginners to drive straight away, while expert mode allows you to drive with accurate locomotive controls. Exhilarating scenarios allow you to put your skills to the test; you can even upload your score on the worldwide Steam leader board.

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Left 4 Dead 2 Update Released

Puzzle Dimension Update Released

Improved input timing by ensuring inputs are processed at a much higher tolerance regarding to framerate.

- OSX binary statically linked.
- Fixed glyph rendering bug in the Flash player which could cause flickering characters.
- Fixed some rendering issues in the Flash player regarding "DX9 device lost" scenarios.
- Fixed some threading issues with sound channel allocations which could cause some sounds not to be played.
- Added a quick fade out transition from in-game to front-end.
- A lot of optimizations in the ActionScript interpreter.
- Improved enumeration of Steam leaderboards, a lot quicker to retreive and update leaderboard entries.
- Using OGG compression of static sounds for improved loading times.
- Major optimizations in the LUA scripting layer, reusing memory as much as possible which means less time spent in garbage collection.
- Reduced number of open file handles to content database which improves loading times.
- Updated SteamWorks SDK.
- Reverted use of DirectInput8 keyboard driver; using Win32 API functions again which proved to be more robust.
- Fixed a bug causing 100% CPU usage when updating Steam leaderboards.
- Overall a lot of CPU optimizations.

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Railworks 3 - Train Simulator 2012 Update Released

Updates to Railworks 3 - Train Simulator 2012 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

Visual Style
- New, clean user interface
- New action-oriented loading screens

Realistic presentation of driving environments
- Extended Terrain Draw Distance
- New terrain shadowing
- Particle effects on train windows
- Working wipers
- Improved clouds & sky

Graphical Improvements:
- Multiple Source Dynamic Lighting
- Depth of field
- Soft shadows

Gameplay and Realism
- Multiple headed consists to allow consists to be powered by different types of traction
- Superelevation to allow accurate simulation of curved tracks
- Improved track unevenness and cab camera movement
- Smoothing of vertical curves on tracks.

Tools
- Improved browser list and functionality
- New stopping point feature to simplify scenario creation
- New way of simplifying display of editor features
- New way of authoring Marshalling of AI trains – particularly useful in yards

Content
- New route – Horseshoe Curve, included with the Steam version
- New concept train (IEP) included
- New Warbonnet F7 locomotive
- Improved sounds for North American content
- Refreshed Class 166
- Refreshed Class 166
- Refreshed Class SD40

Deus Ex: Human Revolution Update Released

Unfortunately the recently released patch had a negative impact for some players. This patch is a hot-fix to address those issues.

- A specific issue that caused performance degradation for some DX9 players in the 1.2.630 patch has been fixed.
o We are still evaluating further measures to counter stuttering and plan to have a further update for this in another patch.
- Crashes when examining quest items have been fixed.
- Some issues related to switching between fullscreen and windowed mode have been fixed.
- Additional fixes have been made for the TYM medical card. The current fix should also allow users that already have the problem in their savegame to pick up the card again.
- ‘Russian’ text language option now shows up correctly regardless of current text language.
- An issue that may cause the game to have stability issues on certain RAID setups may have been addressed. Even with this patch, if you have a RAID setup, please ensure you have the latest drivers for your controller.

In addition to stuttering and performance problems we are continuing to investigate any other issues that players may have and will release a full new patch soon that also includes the previously mentioned 3DVision and Surround support.