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[Echoplx]

A new racer called Ignite has a store page: http://store.steampowered.com/app/45410

From the Fortix 2 guys, weird genre change

 

[Nabs]

Time to try the beta. It seems like a good update.

 

[Sinatar]

New Steam client beta:

08/09/2011

- Added bucketing of friends in the friends list – right-click on a friend as select ‘Tag as…’ to organize them into categories.

About. Freaking. Time.

 

[PixyJunket]

- Added bucketing of friends in the friends list – right-click on a friend as select ‘Tag as…’ to organize them into categories.

Oh my, how I wish Xbox Live had this.

 

[svegis]

New Steam client beta:

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The one that I've been looking forward to the most is probably the "bucketing" (since when is it not grouping?) and if that works properly, huzzah! Probably of note, I haven't read through it yet though, is the Steam Trading FAQ. Currently able to opt-in if you want to try it out.

 

[Nabs]

You can now set notification options for each person. Very cool.

 

[svegis]

You can now set notification options for each person. Very cool.

I believe you've been able to do so before, I have that running on a select few and I'm not opted-in as of writing. (I've had it for a while, at least.)

 

[Toma]

I believe you've been able to do so before, I have that running on a select few and I'm not opted-in as of writing. (I've had it for a while, at least.)

Yup, used that for a few months already.

 

[KarmaCow]

Grouping friends and trading outside of the game is great, but it would mean using the default Steam skin. Hopefully there is a hotfix or something for Apparition soon.

 

[ClovingWestbrook]

- Fixed offline mode not working if there was no remembered password.

biggest news of the update.

 

[Nabs]

I believe you've been able to do so before, I have that running on a select few and I'm not opted-in as of writing. (I've had it for a while, at least.)

Never noticed!

 

[FlyinJ]

- Added ability to chose which drive or partition to install data on a per-game basis, as well as moving existing installs between locations

One can only dream.

I guess dragging your TF2 items into a chat window is much more of a requested feature.

 

[Forkball]

Will trade crates for games.

 

[MRORANGE]

Awesome: https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=6748-ETSG-5417

What items can be traded?

Team Fortress 2 items and Steam Gifts can currently be traded in the Steam Trading Beta.


What do you mean by trading Steam Gifts?

Any game you’ve purchased from the store as a gift, or received as an Extra Copy, can be traded to other users. They can be used to trade for other Gifts, or for items in Team Fortress 2. We’ve added a new checkout option to the Store when purchasing a gift

 

[svegis]

biggest news of the update.

You know, I thought so too, but since Offline mode has been so flaky for the longest time, I'll see it when I believe it. Offline works for me when I've tried it, but people keep complaining.. we'll see.

 

[Ionic]

Now we need to just be able to set aliases for all of our friends so I can find people who change their names all the time.

Edit: Did any of you suddenly get giftable versions of Portal with this update? Or did I just not know I had these?

 

[ClovingWestbrook]

Ugh this beta update is taking an unusually long time.

 

[Salsa]

Grouping friends and trading outside of the game is great, but it would mean using the default Steam skin. Hopefully there is a hotfix or something for Apparition soon.

what happens if you add a skin after downloading the beta?

 

[Foliorum Viridum]

I'm liking the new friend list. Got a couple of categories to make it easier now.

I still wish you could rename contacts, though, even if it was just in brackets at the end.

 

[ClovingWestbrook]

How do you tag a friend? I right click but cannot see an option. I don't have any custom skin running. I have updated to the beta. Any help please.

 

[RiverBed]

I have a Steam question (Steam noob here):
- I have Steam running. I can view my library and brows the store. But every time I run C&C4, a windows pop-up appears asking for permission for a Steam application to run. Is that normal?

- After clicking 'Yes', Steam tells me it has to install Microsoft .NET framework every time I launch the game.

-After the game starts booting up, the Steam window on the lower right side of the screen pops up telling me CD key as if I am booting the game for the first time. Does Steam show that pop up every time a game is booted or just the first time?

PS. I don't know if it has anything to do with it, but I have BitDefender as my antivirus.


Thanks.

 

[Joe Molotov]

OMG, someone trade stuff with me!

 

[Joe Molotov]

Your groups are in a different tab now in your friend list, neat!

 

[Shaneus]

Still no comfy couch

 

[Salsa]

ok i got bored halfway through, need a faster way to tag

 

[wilflare]

Salsa is pablitmon?! -shock!-

 

[Exuro]

I was thinking that tagging friends would put in new tabs. Not sure which I like more.

I'm more questioning what more tabs could be added in the friends list.

 

[The Broken Ska Record]

Aw. The beta of the new client looks messed up because of the skin. :[ I don't know how to change it.

 

[slidewinder]

Tropico 4 demo is out, anybody give it a try yet?

 

[wilflare]

can't seem to find the option to tag

 

[BobJustBob]

Tropico 4 demo is out, anybody give it a try yet?

It's more Tropico 3. The interface is nicer and you get requests from people during the mission that you can accept or refuse, but it's mostly the same buildings and all. It's hard to complain about it feeling like an overpriced expansion, though, what with the city builder genre almost being dead. At least it exists.

Definitely try the demo for yourself though. It's a single mission but it took me over two and a half hours, so it's a good chunk of content.

 

[Salsa]

I already have Tropico 4 on preorder elsewhere (steamworks), but i might as well download the demo

Salsa is pablitmon?! -shock!-

lol who did you think pablitmon was?

 

[Exuro]

So now that we've gotten a fairly decent Steam update, what would you guys want next?

I still think they need to overhaul the community section. Profiles are really boring to look at. Needs some new graphical flair as well as maybe showing off latest achievements earned and such. Right now it just looks way too busy with tons of links and text.

Also would like a video capture mode and a live streaming mode(its pretty awesome in onlive).

 

[wilflare]

I already have Tropico 4 on preorder elsewhere (steamworks), but i might as well download the demo

lol who did you think pablitmon was?

still hoping for the Tropico 3 sale missed it again and again!
I don't know.. but I was really just wondering ah.
now that pablitmon is Salsa.. it feels like i have a celebrity on my Steam list

(no new update on the client for me though.. am i missing something?
EDIT: Figured signed up for the Beta thingum

 

[markot]

Sure tropico 4 is steamworks?

 

[Exuro]

Sure tropico 4 is steamworks?

It has Steam chieves, not sure if its exclusively steamworks.

 

[bobbytkc]

It's more Tropico 3. The interface is nicer and you get requests from people during the mission that you can accept or refuse, but it's mostly the same buildings and all. It's hard to complain about it feeling like an overpriced expansion, though, what with the city builder genre almost being dead. At least it exists.

Definitely try the demo for yourself though. It's a single mission but it took me over two and a half hours, so it's a good chunk of content.

Well that probably means I'm not going to get it in the near future. I got Tropico 3 during the summer sale, and LOVED it, but I did feel like I've been doing the same things over and over near the end.

 

[jambo]

One can only dream.

You could always use Symbolic Linking.

 

[Vormund]

Aw. The beta of the new client looks messed up because of the skin. :[ I don't know how to change it.

Yeah the skin i'm using isnt compatible with the friends list. Just have to go back to default i'm afraid.

 

[Salsa]

Steam trading OT is live in Community btw: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=440302

Sure tropico 4 is steamworks?

Yup. You get more stuff if you buy it specifically on Steam, but here's GMG's description in the game's page:

This game requires Steam(TM) in order to install and run and so cannot be traded or refunded.

 

[OniShiro]

Anyone else having trouble viewing the steam store page? It's not loading the stylesheet for me.

 

[Snuggles]

How do I know if my TF2 crap is worth anything? I don't play the game much but it looks like I have a frying pan and a revolver that are probably worth the big bucks.

 

[hamchan]

So now that we've gotten a fairly decent Steam update, what would you guys want next?

I still think they need to overhaul the community section. Profiles are really boring to look at. Needs some new graphical flair as well as maybe showing off latest achievements earned and such. Right now it just looks way too busy with tons of links and text.

Also would like a video capture mode and a live streaming mode(its pretty awesome in onlive).

They need to add a download scheduler already.

 

[overthehill99]

Okay, so I updated to the beta, and now every time I open Steam, it force quits. What do I do now?

I'm on OSX btw.

 

[wilflare]

-facepalm- can't edit TAGS lol
hope they allow Categories rather than just tags
or an option called untagged

 

[Baha]

How do I know if my TF2 crap is worth anything? I don't play the game much but it looks like I have a frying pan and a revolver that are probably worth the big bucks.

Post your steam community page or inventory page, I or someone else from TF2 GAF can appraise your items.

[EDIT]Heading off to sleep, send me a pm or see if anybody else from TF2 GAF is around (there's a TF2 thread in the Community section where you can ask for an appraisal).

 

[Semblance]

I wish I could organize my Steam TF2 inventory. Looking through it is a headache.

 

[shintoki]

Steam trading OT is live in Community btw: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=440302

Copies of games that were only a few dollars during sales, being passed off as full price.
Copies of HLs, Portals, L4Ds that were free, cheap, or old, being passed off as full price.
Copies of DIRT3, Humble Indie games, and others being passed off as full price.

All for new titles on the service that haven't been on sale.

We are golden!

 

[Flunkie]

I wish I could organize my Steam TF2 inventory. Looking through it is a headache.

Especially when trading! I feel the same.

 

[hamchan]

Copies of games that were only a few dollars during sales, being passed off as full price.
Copies of HLs, Portals, L4Ds that were free, cheap, or old, being passed off as full price.
Copies of DIRT3, Humble Indie games, and others being passed off as full price.

All for new titles on the service that haven't been on sale.

We are golden!

Yeah....

Here's a tip to sellers: Make some reasonable offers. People here aren't so fucking stupid to buy you a full game for a Humble Indie Bundle key you probably got for $0.01.