Steam Client Beta Available

JacKz5o · Feb 8, 2008, 04:46 AM

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

Source: SteamPowered Forum

AphexDreamer · Feb 8, 2008, 04:56 AM

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!!!

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, 05:16 AM

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

a111087 · Feb 8, 2008, 05:27 AM

FINALLY! Decreased application launch time

candle_86 · Feb 8, 2008, 06:43 AM

anytime steam does something i get scared

Ben Clarke · Feb 8, 2008, 04:25 PM

It's waaaaaaaaaay faster now. Downloading and launching

Feb 8, 2008, 04:46 AM	#1
JacKz5o Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 456 (0.19/day) Thanks: 49 Thanked 100 Times in 38 Posts System Specs	Steam Client Beta Available 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 Source: SteamPowered Forum

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Feb 8, 2008, 04:56 AM	#2
AphexDreamer Eligible for custom title Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: C:\Program Files (x86)\Aphexdreamer\ Posts: 5,617 (2.56/day) Thanks: 812 Thanked 888 Times in 674 Posts System Specs	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!!! 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! __________________ Sent from my PC using chrome.

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Feb 8, 2008, 05:16 AM	#3
mysticjon Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: CA, USA Posts: 293 (0.12/day) Thanks: 4 Thanked 14 Times in 14 Posts System Specs	ehh..just updated my steam client, i see no differrence, maybe its just my slow dsl connection

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Feb 8, 2008, 06:43 AM	#5
candle_86 Banned Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,642 (1.12/day) Thanks: 76 Thanked 237 Times in 200 Posts	anytime steam does something i get scared

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Feb 8, 2008, 04:25 PM	#6
Ben Clarke Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: England Posts: 2,690 (1.07/day) Thanks: 72 Thanked 157 Times in 134 Posts System Specs	It's waaaaaaaaaay faster now. Downloading and launching __________________ [img disabled]http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/anti_mind_virus.png[/img] Knowlege is power. Power corrupts. Be evil, study hard. “E-mail Devil-Boy challenging him to a duel. Sabers, if possible.” -DanTheBanjoman

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