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Steam Updates and Releases 24 November 2011

Two New Railworks DLC: Donner Pass and Class 33 are Now Available!

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 12:09 PM PSTnew on steam

The Donner Pass: Southern Pacific RailWorks Add-on & Class 33 Add-On RailWorks Add-on are now available on Steam and Donner Pass is 50% off until Monday, November 28th at 10AM Pacific.
 

Serious Sam 3 Update Released

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 11:51 AM PST

- Fixed data missing from some formatted texts in German language
- Fixed Moddable (unrestricted) version of the game not launching if autoexec.cfg is present.
- Fixed player sometimes getting into state with no weapons when respawning in Versus, or crossing levels.
 

Fortix 2 Updated

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 11:23 AM PST

Update notes:
- Fixed start up crashes in some rare cases (mostly caused by custom windows skins)
- Added support for Xbox360 controllers
- Added forced v-sync to the render to resolve video card overheating issue experienced by some user

War Inc. Battlezone Updated

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 10:43 AM PST

Updated UI for PlayGame menu. Added Basic and Premium game creation.
Simplified XP rewards. Now showing only one XP in end of round, rather than offensedefense acticianetc. Updated End of Round menu is coming soon.
Updated rewards (XP was increased)
Reset stats when game starts
Show rewards in practice games (though they will be reset at the end of round)

Bug fixes:
Fixed bug with grenades
Camera fixes
Fixed bug that we were giving 20GC for kill enemy close to their flag, instead of 20WP

STEAM AUTUMN SALE - DAY TWO

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 10:22 AM PST

The Autumn Sale continues today with great deals on almost everything on Steam.

Today�s Daily Deals Include:

Don�t forget to check back each day, now through Sunday, for more "Fall"-ing prices!
 

Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine Updated

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 09:50 AM PST

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:

Grenades
- Reduced the number of starting grenades from 2 to 1 (with the Favor of the Armory perk, players start with 2)
- Players are able to pick up grenade drops, to a maximum of 2 (or 4 with perk)
- Added to the existing cooldown between throwing grenades

Plasma Cannon
- Reduced starting ammo from 200 to 100 (with the Ammunition Stores perk, you start with 200)
- Charged Shot costs 25 instead of 40 (to reflect the starting ammo change)
- After Overheating, the Plasma Cannon cools down a bit slower (venting cool rate is unchanged, however)

Larraman�s Blessing
- In addition to increasing health recharge rate, you now start regenerating health a little bit sooner

Lascannon
- Added more scatter to shots unscoped while moving

Final Vengeance
- Increased the delay before Final Vengeance explodes

Grotesque Tactics 2 – Dungeons and Donuts Update Released

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 05:18 AM PST

Updates to Grotesque Tactics 2 – Dungeons and Donuts have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

- Temple Warriors don�t attack the door anymore
- Drunken Goblins are still drunk, but don�t attack levers anymore
- Removed Angelina healing talent exploit
- Data loss when changing languages or pressing the Default button
- Tevez quest bug
- Problems with Deacon’s skill 2 and 3
- Deacon Hunter Talent
- Some quest descriptions now contain more detail to avoid confusion
- Candy�s Battlebow now has autohit
- Rare OnRightPicked Crash for CEntityAI classes (like doors or stairs)
- Arena Quests if you haven�t completed the Candy quest
- Spawn effects on doors (graphic bug)
- Drake Motivation Ultimate skill is no longer a permanent buff
- Some water items are no longer missing
- Problems concerning changing maps with Deacon and/or Sweet Violence in tow during the spider quest
- Missing faction names
- Some dialog that didn�t launch, launch now
- Sargor no longer greets you again after you finish talking with him
- The mute elven warrior by the camp fire can talk now
- Hotkeys for inventory and quest log are no longer swapped
- Dialogue where text and audio didn�t match
- Pinky the chocochick princess is no longer confused about its sexuality
- Recipe names were fixed to be uniform
- Angelina no longer confuses Drake with Sweet Violence when eating the candy cane
- Corpses with "Text Missing" in the tooltip now have actual text

Spacechem Updated

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 08:26 PM PST

* Added a "sandbox" puzzle type to ResearchNet to facilitate "experimental" pipelines, such as molecular computers.
* Added Japanese and Italian translations.
* Fixed several errors in the Russian translation.
* "Quick alt-tab" fullscreen now properly hides the menu bar and dock on Mac OS X.
* Fixed a bug where erroneous zero scores were sometimes uploaded to Steam leaderboards.
* Fixed a bug where control-dragging atoms in molecule editors wouldn�t copy them on Mac OS X.

Sword of the Stars II: Lords of Winter Update Released

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 05:36 PM PST

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Critical fixes:
- Fixed a crash in multiplayer that could be caused by players creating new provinces.
- Many changes have been made to the combat AI including the introduction of a hierarchical task system. Combat AI can now set up patrol positions, scouts and will engage in new maneuvering behaviors to mix things up.
- Fixed bugs in the combat AI that were preventing it from attacking colonies and ignoring other nearby objectives.
- Game transfer to players joining multiplayer games is no longer excessively throttled. This will make joining multiplayer games much faster in most cases.
- Fixed an issue where the strategic AI was not correctly allocating fleets to missions.
- Fixed an issue where placing a station to construct would immediately subtracts a large sum of savings, most notable with the Hiver Naval Station.
- Patched a very rare crash that could occur when creating a new game.


Other fixes:
- Fixed some station collision geometry issues.
- Fixed some incorrectly identified nodes on station art.
- Fixed materials on Hiver IOBM�s.
- Fixed bug where change to end turn button delay would not occur until a new turn.
- Specters no longer pursue drones and other fast battle riders.
- Fixed a UI bug where launching battle riders would not work for all selected units.
- Added missing Auxilliary Fission and Fusion engine section modules.
- Rewrote star map selection code to fix various selection bugs and inconsistencies.
- Fixed tech unlocking in Encycolopedia.
- Fixed errors with right click menu and stopped menu from focusing.
- Removed unintentional sensor range cap on fleet movement.
- Relocation missions will now only be available at systems in which you have a colony.
- Reduced savings cost of Human Polytechnic Institute from 10-million to 1-million.
- Fixed a tech tree issue where Fusion Cannons might not be available when they should.
- Fixed incorrect tech requirement for Heavy Fusion Cannon.
- Fixed bug where planet list was not showing up for surveyed system.
- Fixed an issue where MIRV warheads would slow down dramatically just before contacting the target.
- Fixed an issue where the specters could intermittently stop moving during combat.
- Fixed a visual issue where the energry meter in combat was reporting the wrong value.


Other changes:
- Added new star map: Small Disc.
- Added fleet summary dialog, which can be accessed in the button row at the top of the star map.


Key known issues:
- The ship in the weapons test arena has been known to stop firing after combat engagements in networked play.
- The fleet summary button on the star map is appearing with the same icon as the fleet manager button.
 

Dota 2 Update Released

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 04:27 PM PST

Updates to Dota 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted.

Added save/load functionality to private games. Every minute a new save file is automatically created. This happens in the background so you won�t notice it. The lobby leader will be able to load any of the saved games from the Game Setup option when creating a new lobby.

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 03:53 PM PST

Updates to Team Fortress 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:
  • Added new promo items
  • Fixed some visual conflicts with the Dr. Whoa bowtie and other items
  • Updated the Cold War Luchador, the Mark of the Saint, and the Apoco-Fists so they can be crafted and traded
  • Updated the localization files


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