The Valve and Steam Platform Discussion Thread

[rusty_shackleford]

Why the fuck is this allowed?

More importantly: Why can't I filter games by country?

I want a way to block everything related to china on Steam.

 

[Fedora Master]

Why the fuck is this allowed?

More importantly: Why can't I filter games by country?

I want a way to block everything related to china on Steam.

I'd ask on the Steam forums but I suspect all this'll get me is a ban.

 

[Don Peste]

 

[Jonathan "Zee Nekomimi]

12 years ago, divided by 4 equals 3, meaning the 4th game of the main franchise, does this mean half life 3 is coming soon?

 

[Steamboat Willie]

"Half Life 3 confirmed" jokes were never funny.

 

[Fedora Master]

Maybe Valve understands that certain things should be laid to rest. Chances are HL3 would turn out like Diablo 3.

 

[schru]

I just wanted to have Episode Three. The fans who kept dreaming about a Half-Life 3 from the beginning didn't consider how it'd mean that Valve would have to come up with something entirely different that could stand on its own and have the makings of a hit title.

 

[Modron]

"Half Life 3 confirmed" jokes were never funny.

But avatar 2 release date jokes were all the rage for a while for sure.

 

[Alienman]

"Half Life 3 confirmed" jokes were never funny.

But avatar 2 release date jokes were all the rage for a while for sure.

Bit off topic, but I have a funny screenshot from IMDB I took that relates to Avatar:

Spoiler

Took it in 2015 I think, and the reason was because I found the sequel shit hilarious, but now I wonder where all those plans went!

Also notice the Neil Blomkamp Alien project

 

[Country_Gravy]

you took a screenshot of IMDB?

What the fuck, bro?

 

[Alienman]

you took a screenshot of IMDB?

What the fuck, bro?

Why not?

Stuff change there constantly and I wanted to keep a memento since I thought it was funny. Just checked her page now, and Avatar 2 and 3 is apparently being made, while 4 and 5 is in pre-production. If you are alive you will get to see Avatar 5 in 2027

 

[Modron]

I was making a joke about how a couple of posters got the codex up to the number 1 google search result for Avatar 2 release date a few years back.

 

[DalekFlay]

Maybe Valve understands that certain things should be laid to rest. Chances are HL3 would turn out like Diablo 3.

Yeah, considering Valve's views and focus, I doubt another Half-Life from them would be something I'd like anyway. It would be an "online experience service" or whatever the fuck. Portal 2's their last singleplayer game, I'm sure.

If you ignore the episodes I think it ends fine, at least. Gordon's out there doing the G-Man's dirty work, but he started the revolution to end the Combine.

 

[LESS T_T]

More adjustments to the new library: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/SteamClientBeta/announcements/detail/2666619725237472429

Steam Client Beta - October 11, 2019

The Steam Client Beta has been updated with the following changes:

Library

• Recent Games and Recent Friend Activity are now shelves.
  
• Shelves can now be reorganized by drag and drop. Click and hold on the center of a shelf header to start reorganizing.
  
• A ‘disable community content’ option has been added. Low bandwidth mode will still enable this option, but it can also be set separately.
  
• Games that no longer run on MacOS 10.15 Catalina will show an incompatibility warning.
  
• Added new UI for uninstalling a game or application
  
• Fixed roaming of favorites and hidden collections between machines. Note: changes outside of beta will not affect the beta library.
  
• Redesigned library with better support for smaller windows and restored, slimmer Home and Collections buttons
  
• Fixed forward and back buttons on downloads page sometimes navigating twice instead of once
  
• Reduced client hitching for users with large libraries when adding or removing games
  
• Fixed cases where the ‘install’ button failed to offer installation on remote computers

Windows Only

• Enabled drag and drop of games to browsers, for navigating to the game’s page on the Steam Store.

Remote Play

• Remote Play Anywhere now runs over the Steam Datagram Relay network, which ensures that the best route over the Valve backbone is always used. Also, connections are rerouted dynamically to avoid maintenance disrupting the connection.

Steam Input

• Added support for Power-A Fusion Xbox/Playstation 4/Switch Pro fight pads.

Edit: The beta has been updated to correct an issue with some free uninstalled applications appearing in users' libraries.

edit: cool, now there's an item in the drop-down menu that opens installed folder. No need to open a property window anymore.

 

[Rahdulan]

They apparently really can't decide whether to keep the HOME button or not.

 

[LESS T_T]

 

[Curratum]

New beta patch has massive library view rendering issues. Everything renders in either after you mouseover it or wait a few seconds.

 

[Sentinel]

isn't chromium wonderful

 

[Lord Commissar Alexer]

Well, its afterall a "beta" patch.

 

[ciox]

New beta patch has massive library view rendering issues. Everything renders in either after you mouseover it or wait a few seconds.

People love adding lazy-loading everywhere for some reason, nothing just loads right away, probably has something to do with everything being slower which can make a full render very slow.

 

[Hirato]

New beta patch has massive library view rendering issues. Everything renders in either after you mouseover it or wait a few seconds.

It's much more responsive if you turn off hardware acceleration for the web view in the options.
I get 2-3 seconds worth of input lag in the library view if I leave it on.

 

[LESS T_T]

Remote Play Together is now in beta: https://steamcommunity.com/games/593110/announcements/detail/3032537193879549687

Introducing Steam Remote Play Together
Now In Beta for All

Introducing a new Steam feature that lets you play your
couch co-op games with friends over the internet, together.

Now in Beta! With Remote Play Together, you can now invite Steam Friends to join your local co-op, local multiplayer, and shared/split screen games online. Up to four players, or even more in ideal conditions, can instantly join in the fun. Only the host needs to own and install the game, while additional players connect through Steam Remote Play streaming technology.

HERE'S HOW IT JUST WORKS

1. Launch your game.
Join Steam Beta, then launch any of your local multiplayer games.

2. Invite your friends.
From your Friends list in the Steam Overlay, select Remote Play Together. Once they accept...

3. You're playing together.

Their controllers will act as if they're plugged directly into your computer, and all your voice chat and game volume options are available in one place.

To keep things simple, only the game is displayed to your Friends, never your desktop or other Top Secret stuff. You can share — or limit access to — the keyboard and mouse. It’s your choice.

WITH REMOTE PLAY TOGETHER NOW YOU CAN...

• Play local multiplayer games with Steam Friends online
  
• Stream video, audio, input, and voice between players
  
• Use your own controllers, or share control of the keyboard & mouse
  
• Play together across PC, Mac, and Linux

During the Beta we'll be improving network stability and compatibility across a variety of hardware. We're excited to hear feedback from you in our Discussion Forums.

So check out Steam's growing list of thousands of supported titles, join the Beta, and invite a friend to Play Together today!

 

[Rahdulan]

Somewhere, there are publisher seething over not having to sell multiple copies of the same game anymore in order to force online-only. Sure, Hamachi and other services have been simulating LAN over internet since forever, but Valve making it an official part of Steam is insane.

 

[Abu Antar]

Somewhere, there are publisher seething over not having to sell multiple copies of the same game anymore in order to force online-only. Sure, Hamachi and other services have been simulating LAN over internet since forever, but Valve making it an official part of Steam is insane.

Wow. I was going to correct you but it actually says that only the host has to own the game. Interesting to see if this will get developer backlash or not.

 

[Rahdulan]

Problem is you need good internet connection regardless because it's still remote play aka streaming video.