September 23, 2005, 12:06 pm · cliffe

Updates to Steam have been released. The update will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. This release includes a number of very specific CPU and memory footprint optimizations brought over from the Half-Life 2: XBOX development codebase. The release also includes all of the engine groundwork to enable the Day of Defeat: Source launch that will happen Monday, September 26 at 3:00 PDT.

Full Change History:
[-] August 10, 2005 (current release)

Changes/Additions
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Added validation of custom player model and weapon materials. Custom materials must be VertexLitGeneric with only $baseTexture and $bumpmap variables defined
Bug fixes
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Fixed "not logged in" error not displaying properly
[-] August 04, 2005

Changes/Additions
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People that turned off cl_smooth should enable it after this release.
Bug fixes
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Fixed prediction errors on the client when navigating.
Fixed bug where server sent updates slower than specified in cl_updaterate
Fixed prediction errors when cl_updaterate is a large number.
Option -heapsize now works correctly on machines with more than 4GB of memory.
Fixed exploit with demo recording clearing flashbang and smoke effects
Fixed minor exploit allowing thirdperson even if cheats were disabled on the server
Fixed bug allowing movement at run speeds while ducked