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siosios
12-09-2020, 07:57 PM
A new Steam client has been released and will be automatically downloaded.

General


Improved preallocation disk space performance when installing or updating content
Improved performance of Steam overlay, macOS and Linux web browsersFixed videos from youtube.com not starting automatically when browsed to


Downloads

Fixed downloading for developers on some networks using local content servers


Library


Fixed some game manuals opening inside of the Steam client instead of in the user's browser.Fixed shelf dropdown rendering from displaying without a background.


Server Browser

Changes were made to harden the server browser protocol. Gameserver operators and anyone who writes custom clients that speak this protocol (A2S_INFO, S2C_CHALLENGE, etc) can read this post (https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/14/2974028351344359625/).


Steam Chat


Fixed Windows issue where voice hotkey may be erroneously triggered if unsetFixed macOS issue preventing setting of voice hotkey when cleared


Steam Input


Added support for PS5 Controllers to Steam Input including trackpad, gyro, lightbar, and rumble functionality
Added a directional swipe mode for use with trackpads and gyro
Improved support for games that use raw input for controllers
Fixed the Xbox Series X controller showing up as 2 separate controllersFixed controller input for some games using embedded Chrome


Windows

Fixed unintentional overlay activation in Apex Legends after returning to the game via alt + tab then pressing shift


Linux


Updated steam runtime to v0.20201203.1
Improved the filtering of available compatibility tools in the game properties dialog
Fixed launching of non-Steam games over Proton 5.13 (steam-runtime#287)
Fixed games not getting stopped via the 'Stop' button in the client UI (steam-for-linux#7435)
Added auto-migration of Steam libraries using the old 'SteamApps' directory casing to 'steamapps' when possible (Proton#4206). Users will be warned if the transition is needed but auto-migration fails.
Improved how host LD_LIBRARY_PATH settings are picked up and transformed for the Steam runtime (steam-runtime#274)
Improved host LD_LIBRARY_PATH support (steam-runtime#306)Fixed blank UI windows appearing at startup on some systems (steam-for-linux#7450)



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