Deathmatch Classic Steam news

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Deathmatch Classic Steam news

Deathmatch Classic news collects recent Steam feed items, update posts, and announcements that SteamPulse can associate with this app.

Latest Steam announcements

• Deathmatch Classic update released - 8 October 2019

  A Half-Life update is now available that affects Deathmatch Classic through shared resources. Please see the Half-Life update notes for details.

• Deathmatch Classic update released - 21 August 2018

  A small update for Deathmatch Classic is now available: Engine Fixed bug in skybox image loading Fixed bug in demo command processing Prevent certain path characters from being used in commands Enforce certain extensions be used for files specified in some commands

• Half-Life gets new patch, almost 19 years after launch - 11 July 2017

  Though Half-Life is almost nineteen years old and its sanctioned fan remake Black Mesa is nearing completion , Valve have launched a wee patch for their pretty okay or whatever vintage FPS. The patch fixes a few crashes and exploits, and hit other Half-Life engine games too, such as classic Counter-Strike. Given how much of modern PC games history connects to Half-Life and its mod scene, I’m glad Valve are still tinkering a little. Earlier this year, they finally got Half-Life an uncensored release in Germany too. …

• Deathmatch Classic Update released - 10 July 2017

  We have updated the public release of Deathmatch Classic. Changes in this update are: Fixed crash when entering certain malformed strings into the game console. Thanks to Marshal Webb from BackConnect, Inc for reporting this. Fixed crash when loading a specially crafted malformed BSP file. Thanks to Grant Hernandez (@Digital_Cold) for reporting this. Fixed malformed SAV files allowing arbitrary files to be written into the game folder. Thanks to Vsevolod Saj for reporting this. Fixed a crash when quickly changing weapons that are consumable. Thanks to Sam Vanheer for reporting this. Fixed crash when setting custom decals

• Deathmatch Classic Update released - 10 July 2017

  We have updated the public release of Deathmatch Classic. Changes in this update are: Fixed crash when entering certain malformed strings into the game console. Thanks to Marshal Webb from BackConnect, Inc for reporting this. Fixed crash when loading a specially crafted malformed BSP file. Thanks to Grant Hernandez (@Digital_Cold) for reporting this. Fixed malformed SAV files allowing arbitrary files to be written into the game folder. Thanks to Vsevolod Saj for reporting this. Fixed a crash when quickly changing weapons that are consumable. Thanks to Sam Vanheer for reporting this. Fixed crash when setting custom decals

• Have You Played Deathmatch Classic? - 14 December 2016

  Have You Played? is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day of the year, perhaps for all time. Remember that time Valve made a cover version of another developer’s game? …

• Deathmatch Classic Update released - 31 July 2013

  We have updated the public release of Deathmatch Classic. This update contains all the changes from the recent beta, thanks to the whole community for their help with testing and suggesting new features. Changes in this update are: Converted Deathmatch Classic to the new SteamPipe content system, for optimized delivery of the game Added support for Mac OS X and Linux operating systems Enabled Cloud support for save games Improved OpenGL rendering pipeline and output to leverage the capabilities in todays GPU Numerous bug fixes

• Deathmatch Classic Update released - 31 July 2013

  We have updated the public release of Deathmatch Classic. This update contains all the changes from the recent beta, thanks to the whole community for their help with testing and suggesting new features. Changes in this update are: Converted Deathmatch Classic to the new SteamPipe content system, for optimized delivery of the game Added support for Mac OS X and Linux operating systems Enabled Cloud support for save games Improved OpenGL rendering pipeline and output to leverage the capabilities in todays GPU Numerous bug fixes

• Deathmatch Classic Beta updated - 31 July 2013

  We have released an update to Deathmatch Classic. This update contains the following: Fixed 3rd party menus not displaying on the HUD

• Deathmatch Classic Beta updated - 31 July 2013

  We have released an update to Deathmatch Classic. This update contains the following: Fixed 3rd party menus not displaying on the HUD

• Deathmatch Classic Beta released - 29 March 2013

  Deathmatch Classic is now available as a Beta. This beta adds Linux and OS X support. This beta involves significant changes for all platforms and your testing is appreciated, please report any bugs to our GitHub page, https://github.com/ValveSoftware/halflife/issues. Linux and OS X users can simply install the Deathmatch Classic application to access the beta. For Windows users right click the game in your Library, choose properties and then go to the Beta tab. Select the SteamPipe beta to start testing. Under windows to opt out of testing simply deselect the beta option on this same page. If you opt into the Beta under Windows please use the Local Files tab in Steam to validate your install once you have opted into the beta.

• Deathmatch Classic Beta released - 29 March 2013

  Deathmatch Classic is now available as a Beta. This beta adds Linux and OS X support. This beta involves significant changes for all platforms and your testing is appreciated, please report any bugs to our GitHub page, https://github.com/ValveSoftware/halflife/issues. Linux and OS X users can simply install the Deathmatch Classic application to access the beta. For Windows users right click the game in your Library, choose properties and then go to the Beta tab. Select the SteamPipe beta to start testing. Under windows to opt out of testing simply deselect the beta option on this same page. If you opt into the Beta under Windows please use the Local Files tab in Steam to validate your install once you have opted into the beta.

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