April 24, 2014 - Steam Client Update Released

An update has been released for the Steam Client and will be automatically downloaded. This update is a small set of fixes to the client released earlier this week. It includes the following new fixes.

General
Fixed some large SteamWorkshop mods causing some users to run out of memory and crash on update
Fixed and simplified PayPal purchase path in Big Picture mode
Steamworks: Fixed timeouts uploading leaderboard scores for games that update scores very frequently

Windows
Fixed regression with AppOverlay.dll causing compatibility issues with some applications

The following changes from the prior update will also be new if you have not already updated recently.

General
Added support for regional EULAs
Improved caching of leaderboard API requests
Improved handling of warnings on unrecognized links in chat
Fixed bug causing Windows service log message "Error: Failed to poke open firewall"
Fixed installing games from older retail discs
Fix message shown when you unblock someone
Improved keyboard accessibility in block/unblock success dialog
Fixed removing empty sub folders after game updates
Fixed SteamGuard UI problem preventing login in rare configurations
Fixed launching games dialog getting stuck in "Preparing to launch..." state
Fixed installed apps detecting content updates
Fixed inability to install games or force updates outside of the auto-update time window, if specified
Fixed repeated attempts to apply pending updates to a game that is currently running

Windows
Improved Steam overlay compatibility with 64-bit games, especially under Windows 8.1
Fixed a hang that occurred when opening the overlay for the second time in some games

Mac OS X
Improved initial startup time when launching Steam
Fixed crash in some newer games when launched from Steam

Linux + SteamOS
Updated the steam-runtime for Ubuntu 14.04 compatibility
Fixed potential hang when using certain UI toolkits that relied on SIGCHLD
Fixed a game crash occurring when more than ten processes were attached to the Steam overlay, fixing "CID The Dummy" on Linux
Added support for setting voice input device in Big Picture

Big Picture
Load correct localized eula if the language changes in the Choose Language panel
Fix progress % displayed for items that are queued for download
Fixed a bug in Web browser where big pages would be erroneously clamped
Fixed UI for pre-loading games
Added login help support for forgotten password and account name

Virtual Reality Mode
Added “Virtual Reality mode” to the View menu and removed the –vr command line option. This will only appear if SteamVR is installed and if a supported HMD is detected
Added support for switching from desktop mode to VR, then back to desktop and into Big Picture
Added support for detecting when an HMD has been plugged in after Steam has started
When running in VR mode Steam will now open only the VR window and not the normal Big Picture window
Moved VR mode log files under the Steam client install directory