• Steam Guides Available Now
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[TABLE="class: outer_border, width: 600, align: left"] [TR] [TD][TABLE="width: 550, align: left"] [TR] [TD][h2]Steam Guides Available Now.[/h2][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][TABLE="width: 550, align: center"] [TR] [TD]January 17, 2013 -- Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Counter-Strike, Half-Life, Left 4 Dead, Portal, and Team Fortress) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source), today announced the launch of Steam Guides, a new capability of the platform that allows players to create and/or find guides for their favorite games or Software titles on Steam. Steam Guides lets players create and share guides, walkthroughs, and tips for their favorite games or software to help others who might be stuck or who simply want to learn more about the game. Players may easily create guides through Steam, where they may upload images, add screenshots, and embed YouTube videos. Guides are then quickly accessible through Steam, via the Steam Community and in-game via the Steam Overlay.[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][B]SOURCE: [/B] [URL]http://store.steampowered.com/news/9764/[/URL][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [editline]^_^[/editline] Why the lates? I posted this immediately after Valve did..
They should have called it, " The Plumbers Manual"
I sort of wish it was in a wiki format of sorts. I don't think any individual guide could ever come close to the depth of wikis such as [url=http://www.falloutwiki.com/Fallout_Wiki]The Vault[/url] or [url=http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Main_Page]UESPWiki[/url].
[QUOTE=Paul McCartney;39259476]They should have called it, " The Plumbers Manual"[/QUOTE] I disagree, even if that has a name for the sale of their naming scheme. I think Steam Guides has a great ring to it.
[QUOTE=SGTNAPALM;39259478]I sort of wish it was in a wiki format of sorts. I don't think any individual guide could ever come close to the depth of wikis such as [url=http://www.falloutwiki.com/Fallout_Wiki]The Vault[/url] or [url=http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Main_Page]UESPWiki[/url].[/QUOTE] I don't think that was their goal though. Wiki's generally have a single page on any given part of a game (item, level, etc) that everyone contributes to. This system allows people to upload their own guides without the oversight of others. Now, whether that's a good thing or a bad thing, I don't know :v: Still, can you imagine the chaos if say, the entire steam community for a game contributed to a wiki? It would look like the community hub pages!
[quote]Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Counter-Strike, Half-Life, Left 4 Dead, Portal, and Team Fortress) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source)[/quote] I love how they introduce their selves like this every time.
[QUOTE=SGTNAPALM;39259478]I sort of wish it was in a wiki format of sorts. I don't think any individual guide could ever come close to the depth of wikis such as [url=http://www.falloutwiki.com/Fallout_Wiki]The Vault[/url] or [url=http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Main_Page]UESPWiki[/url].[/QUOTE] I love those websites so much.
This will be really cool. You'll be able to find guides for mods and stuff on there too because it's all user generated.
Give me clocks if I am late, but will the e-versions of Prima guides start disappearing from Steam now?
[QUOTE=deerinheat;39259677]Give me clocks if I am late, but will the e-versions of Prima guides start disappearing from Steam now?[/QUOTE] No.
[QUOTE=Matt-;39259525]I love how they introduce their selves like this every time.[/QUOTE] The magic of the press release
Also the Steam client got updated. [QUOTE]Changes: - Added list of favorite and popular Guides to overlay - Fixed layout of installation wizard when installing multiple apps. - Fixed rare occurrence of prompting a user to accept the same Steam Subscriber Agreements multiple times. - Fixed stopping game installation when pressing cancel button in installation wizard - Disabled trade menu item in multi-user chats - Fixed retail disc install error "missing app configuration" - Big Picture: Added support for notifying the user when logging into an account that has already logged in on another machine - Big Picture: Fixed bug where chat notifications might not be displayed when in game. - Big Picture: Fixed possibly displaying multiple countdown timers in the store - Big Picture: Fixed loading animations disappearing before loading was complete - Big Picture: Fixed crash when entering Big Picture mode while in a voice chat - Big Picture: Fixed potentially losing input focus while searching the store - Big Picture: Fixed size of main menu UI sometimes being incorrect when navigating backward in the store - Big Picture: Added displaying a list of all DLC for an application in the store - Big Picture: Fixed copied text range sometimes being incorrect if you selected the text to copy in a backwards direction via the mouse - Big Picture: Support closing URL open dialog in friends chats with cancel hotkey/button - Big Picture: Fix favorite counts not updating in all games view when you add/remove favorites prior to next restart - Big Picture: Fix pending friend invites showing up as background of community rather than actual friends - Big Picture: Improve perf loading community tab background/friends list - Big Picture: Fix rendering issue with some panels with rounded corners and box shadows with –fulldesktopres command line param - Big Picture: When in the main Steam view (not in-game overlay) support clicking notification toasts to activate - Big Picture: Fix footer in main Steam window being disabled while a game is running even if you alt-tab back out to Steam - Big Picture: Fixed missing string in delete local content confirmation for applications - Big Picture: Fixed friend and group chats scrolling to bottom on new message even when you are actively trying to scroll the chat yourself - Big Picture: Fixed mouse wheel scrolling of carousels sometimes getting stuck on leftmost panel - Big Picture: Added list of favorite and popular Guides to library and overlay[/QUOTE]
It's the little things that make the big difference.
Hold B and down while throwing a pokeball to raise the chance of capturing pokemon
Can't wait for Gmod guides on how to make bathtub cars.
[QUOTE=Paul McCartney;39259476]They should have called it, " The Plumbers Manual"[/QUOTE] this isn't tf2. this is real life.
Now all the Blink Dagger Anti-Mage guides will be right at my finger tips!
[QUOTE=rodent-man;39259499][QUOTE=Paul McCartney;39259476]They should have called it, " The Plumbers Manual"[/QUOTE] I disagree, even if that has a name for the sale of their naming scheme. I think Steam Guides has a great ring to it.[/QUOTE] Steamy Guides?
[QUOTE=Bradyns;39259442][editline]^_^[/editline] Why the lates? I posted this immediately after Valve did..[/QUOTE] Because it was in beta for a while, so it's nothing really new.
how long til there are 20 guides that just say "dicks" over and over again
[QUOTE=wickedplayer494;39262947]Because it was in beta for a while, so it's nothing really new.[/QUOTE] I'll remember this for the future so I can criticize the shit out of everyone.
Hopefully they're monitored not to have idiots spamming them with dumb shit or false information.
Quick, someone dig up all the GameFAQs and copy paste them onto the guide writey bitey stuffs!
[QUOTE=GholtRipper;39263296]Hopefully they're monitored not to have idiots spamming them with dumb shit or false information.[/QUOTE] Theres a spam button you can click.
valve took down my bad rats "how to brush your teeth" guide
Honestly, this feature already helped me a lot in some games. It's a neat addition for sure.
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