Steam Client Beta Available

JacKz5o · Feb 8, 2008

A Steam client beta is now available. To access it, go to File -> Settings and on the Account tab choose "Steam Client Candidate" in the Beta participation section. The specific changes include:

Fixed downloads becoming paused
Improved download speeds
Decreased application launch time
Fixed URL links in chats to not include trailing punctuation as part of the link
Changed group event notifications to open at most 8 dialogs

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AphexDreamer · Feb 8, 2008

Just updated steam, man what an update....

I'm downloading Bioshock demo just to test it and from previous download speeds of like max 600, I am now downloading at 2MBPS!!! :rockout:

Really nice.

Gonna run a game see if it starts faster...
I also always wondered why downloads would pause when I would play a game to pass time by, now it doesn't!

mysticjon · Feb 8, 2008

ehh..just updated my steam client, i see no differrence, maybe its just my slow dsl connection

a111087 · Feb 8, 2008

FINALLY! Decreased application launch time

candle_86 · Feb 8, 2008

anytime steam does something i get scared

Jess Stingray · Feb 8, 2008

It's waaaaaaaaaay faster now. Downloading and launching

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Steam Client Beta Available

JacKz5o

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AphexDreamer

mysticjon

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a111087

candle_86

Jess Stingray

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