Another Steam Update!

[BeaverMon]

This 1 is for the HL1 Engine, and I also think for CS:S;
http://www.steampowered.com/index.php?area=news&id=431

Updates to Counter-Strike and the Half-Life 1: Engine have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

Half-Life 1: Engine

• Servers will default to starting up using VAC2
• Added "sv_uploadmax" cvar to limit the max size (in MB) a client can use for a custom resource (i.e spray decals)
• Added "-sport" command line option to allow you to specify the VAC2 port the server should use
• Don't allow servers to execute "alias" commands on clients (prevents an infinite loop exploit using alias commands from servers)
• Fixed S2C_CONNREJECT packet exploit causing the game to quit from any currently connected game server (found by Gavin Cotter)
• Fixed crash exploit caused by specially crafted packet triggering a crash in the resource upload code (found by Gavin Cotter)
• Fixed infinite loop in richtext/textentry control caused by large sets of spaces between words wrapping around line ends (found by Kristian Hermansen)
• Fixed possible lockup when refreshing a login ticket
• Disabled old style server queries by default.

Counter-Strike

• Fixed menu exploit on join that spawned you into the server but moved you around as you were in spectator mode

I do got a question about this... I don't run HL1/CS:1.5/TFC threw Steam. I run it threw hl.exe. Is that an issue? Or can I still run it like this?
Only HL1 bug I want fixed is for TFC 1.5. Of stopping the looping Assault Cannon firing sound.

 

[Cole]

Steam loads up hl.exe....
Thats why if you press ctrl alt delete you will see hl.exe for Half-Life and any mods.

 

[BeaverMon]

I prefer to launch HL the way it was originally launched; not threw Steam (ie SIERRA/Half-Life/hl.exe).
It's just the way I am. :| It would be confusing if I did it threw Steam.

 

[Cole]

it's the same thing! Doubleclicking on an icon'and some text lol.