Valve / Steam / Steam Machines Chat thread v2 Episode 1 - Games

What's ironic?

The irony lies with their desire to provide a system to enhance communication between developers of live services and their customers. Valve themselves are notoriously terrible at utilizing any channels of communication for their own live service products.

Valve's "roll your desk towards the money" management style is already coming back to bite them in the ass.

Third Party games don't usually have the images on there representing the game

I could be mistaken, but this isn't the first steam Mockup image that has down games not on the platform.

Strange how there are still Valve shills outside of the TF2 threads. I guess once a Valve shill, always a Valve shill.

Yeah it's not much like the old concepts. https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/110547/4ddfc72e-a51c-49ae-9d3a-a7328d2c000d/167864Steam.png https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/110547/20329d4a-5612-4494-b140-f8f68ff2f26b/167866.png

So many rating bombs but so little counterargument. Perhaps they know valve has run out of excuses for faliure and inadequacy?

There's nothing to counter argue. When somebody resorts to shitposting about ~shills~ you're better off dumbing the post and moving on.

I was referring to my criticism of valve and their evidently self-imploding flat management style. If you consider criticizing valve to be shitposting then guess what? You're probably a valve shill.

(x-post from the cut content thread) Here's some Source 2 information Recently I was going around archiving random oddball Valve releases. I was going through the L4D2 Demo to see what juicy left-overs were in it and I found this. "3:33:13.1476584 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","CreateFile","D:\dev\source2","SUCCESS","Desired Access: Read Data/List Directory, Synchronize, Disposition: Open, Options: Directory, Synchronous IO Non-Alert, Complete If Oplocked, Open For Backup, Attributes: n/a, ShareMode: Read, Write, Delete, AllocationSize: n/a, OpenResult: Opened" "3:33:13.1477113 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","SetBasicInformationFile","D:\dev\source2","SUCCESS","CreationTime: -1, LastAccessTime: -1, LastWriteTime: -1, ChangeTime: -1, FileAttributes: n/a" "3:33:13.1477366 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","QueryFileInternalInformationFile","D:\dev\source2","SUCCESS","IndexNumber: 0x20000000cfcac" "3:33:13.1477654 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","FileSystemControl","D:\dev\source2","END OF FILE","Control: FSCTL_FILE_PREFETCH" "3:33:13.1478251 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","CloseFile","D:\dev\source2","SUCCESS","" "3:33:13.1484410 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","CreateFile","D:\dev\source2\game","SUCCESS","Desired Access: Read Data/List Directory, Synchronize, Disposition: Open, Options: Directory, Synchronous IO Non-Alert, Complete If Oplocked, Open For Backup, Attributes: n/a, ShareMode: Read, Write, Delete, AllocationSize: n/a, OpenResult: Opened" "3:33:13.1485178 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","SetBasicInformationFile","D:\dev\source2\game","SUCCESS","CreationTime: -1, LastAccessTime: -1, LastWriteTime: -1, ChangeTime: -1, FileAttributes: n/a" "3:33:13.1485635 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","QueryFileInternalInformationFile","D:\dev\source2\game","SUCCESS","IndexNumber: 0x30000000cfcef" "3:33:13.1486195 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","FileSystemControl","D:\dev\source2\game","END OF FILE","Control: FSCTL_FILE_PREFETCH" "3:33:13.1487099 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","CloseFile","D:\dev\source2\game","SUCCESS","" "3:33:13.1488800 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","CreateFile","D:\dev\source2\game\sdktools","SUCCESS","Desired Access: Read Data/List Directory, Synchronize, Disposition: Open, Options: Directory, Synchronous IO Non-Alert, Complete If Oplocked, Open For Backup, Attributes: n/a, ShareMode: Read, Write, Delete, AllocationSize: n/a, OpenResult: Opened" "3:33:13.1489270 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","SetBasicInformationFile","D:\dev\source2\game\sdktools","SUCCESS","CreationTime: -1, LastAccessTime: -1, LastWriteTime: -1, ChangeTime: -1, FileAttributes: n/a" "3:33:13.1489488 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","QueryFileInternalInformationFile","D:\dev\source2\game\sdktools","SUCCESS","IndexNumber: 0x10000000e8f06" "3:33:13.1489699 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","FileSystemControl","D:\dev\source2\game\sdktools","END OF FILE","Control: FSCTL_FILE_PREFETCH" "3:33:13.1490166 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","CloseFile","D:\dev\source2\game\sdktools","SUCCESS","" "3:33:13.1491128 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","CreateFile","D:\dev\source2\game\sdktools\perl","SUCCESS","Desired Access: Read Data/List Directory, Synchronize, Disposition: Open, Options: Directory, Synchronous IO Non-Alert, Complete If Oplocked, Open For Backup, Attributes: n/a, ShareMode: Read, Write, Delete, AllocationSize: n/a, OpenResult: Opened" "3:33:13.1491586 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","SetBasicInformationFile","D:\dev\source2\game\sdktools\perl","SUCCESS","CreationTime: -1, LastAccessTime: -1, LastWriteTime: -1, ChangeTime: -1, FileAttributes: n/a" "3:33:13.1491794 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","QueryFileInternalInformationFile","D:\dev\source2\game\sdktools\perl","SUCCESS","IndexNumber: 0x10000000e9019" "3:33:13.1492010 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","FileSystemControl","D:\dev\source2\game\sdktools\perl","SUCCESS","Control: FSCTL_FILE_PREFETCH" "3:33:13.1492256 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","CloseFile","D:\dev\source2\game\sdktools\perl","SUCCESS","" "3:33:13.1493165 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","CreateFile","D:\dev\source2\game\sdktools\perl\site","SUCCESS","Desired Access: Read Data/List Directory, Synchronize, Disposition: Open, Options: Directory, Synchronous IO Non-Alert, Complete If Oplocked, Open For Backup, Attributes: n/a, ShareMode: Read, Write, Delete, AllocationSize: n/a, OpenResult: Opened" "3:33:13.1493636 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","SetBasicInformationFile","D:\dev\source2\game\sdktools\perl\site","SUCCESS","CreationTime: -1, LastAccessTime: -1, LastWriteTime: -1, ChangeTime: -1, FileAttributes: n/a" "3:33:13.1493840 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","QueryFileInternalInformationFile","D:\dev\source2\game\sdktools\perl\site","SUCCESS","IndexNumber: 0x10000000ea59d" "3:33:13.1494054 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","FileSystemControl","D:\dev\source2\game\sdktools\perl\site","SUCCESS","Control: FSCTL_FILE_PREFETCH" "3:33:13.1494273 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","CloseFile","D:\dev\source2\game\sdktools\perl\site","SUCCESS","" "3:33:13.1495130 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","CreateFile","D:\dev\source2\src","SUCCESS","Desired Access: Read Data/List Directory, Synchronize, Disposition: Open, Options: Directory, Synchronous IO Non-Alert, Complete If Oplocked, Open For Backup, Attributes: n/a, ShareMode: Read, Write, Delete, AllocationSize: n/a, OpenResult: Opened" "3:33:13.1495541 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","SetBasicInformationFile","D:\dev\source2\src","SUCCESS","CreationTime: -1, LastAccessTime: -1, LastWriteTime: -1, ChangeTime: -1, FileAttributes: n/a" "3:33:13.1495752 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","QueryFileInternalInformationFile","D:\dev\source2\src","SUCCESS","IndexNumber: 0x40000000cffe2" "3:33:13.1495956 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","FileSystemControl","D:\dev\source2\src","END OF FILE","Control: FSCTL_FILE_PREFETCH" "3:33:13.1496466 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","CloseFile","D:\dev\source2\src","SUCCESS","" "3:33:13.1497447 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","CreateFile","D:\dev\source2\src\devtools","SUCCESS","Desired Access: Read Data/List Directory, Synchronize, Disposition: Open, Options: Directory, Synchronous IO Non-Alert, Complete If Oplocked, Open For Backup, Attributes: n/a, ShareMode: Read, Write, Delete, AllocationSize: n/a, OpenResult: Opened" "3:33:13.1497872 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","SetBasicInformationFile","D:\dev\source2\src\devtools","SUCCESS","CreationTime: -1, LastAccessTime: -1, LastWriteTime: -1, ChangeTime: -1, FileAttributes: n/a" "3:33:13.1498073 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","QueryFileInternalInformationFile","D:\dev\source2\src\devtools","SUCCESS","IndexNumber: 0x20000000f2463" "3:33:13.1498486 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","FileSystemControl","D:\dev\source2\src\devtools","END OF FILE","Control: FSCTL_FILE_PREFETCH" "3:33:13.1498948 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","CloseFile","D:\dev\source2\src\devtools","SUCCESS","" "3:33:18.8181486 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","QueryOpen","D:\dev\source2\game\bin\stdshader_dx10.dll","NAME NOT FOUND","" "3:33:18.8182519 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","QueryOpen","D:\dev\source2\game\sdktools\bin\stdshader_dx10.dll","NAME NOT FOUND","" "3:33:18.8183497 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","QueryOpen","D:\dev\source2\game\sdktools\perl\bin\stdshader_dx10.dll","NAME NOT FOUND","" "3:33:18.8184598 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","QueryOpen","D:\dev\source2\game\sdktools\perl\site\bin\stdshader_dx10.dll","NAME NOT FOUND","" "3:33:18.8185598 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","QueryOpen","D:\dev\source2\src\devtools\bin\stdshader_dx10.dll","NAME NOT FOUND","" "3:33:18.8186585 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","QueryOpen","D:\dev\source2\src\devtools\perforce\stdshader_dx10.dll","NAME NOT FOUND","" "3:33:19.8038892 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","QueryOpen","D:\dev\source2\game\bin\game_shader_dx6.dll","NAME NOT FOUND","" "3:33:19.8039812 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","QueryOpen","D:\dev\source2\game\sdktools\bin\game_shader_dx6.dll","NAME NOT FOUND","" "3:33:19.8040736 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","QueryOpen","D:\dev\source2\game\sdktools\perl\bin\game_shader_dx6.dll","NAME NOT FOUND","" "3:33:19.8041648 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","QueryOpen","D:\dev\source2\game\sdktools\perl\site\bin\game_shader_dx6.dll","NAME NOT FOUND","" "3:33:19.8042571 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","QueryOpen","D:\dev\source2\src\devtools\bin\game_shader_dx6.dll","NAME NOT FOUND","" "3:33:19.8043464 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","QueryOpen","D:\dev\source2\src\devtools\perforce\game_shader_dx6.dll","NAME NOT FOUND","" "3:33:19.8106192 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","QueryOpen","D:\dev\source2\game\bin\game_shader_dx7.dll","NAME NOT FOUND","" "3:33:19.8107066 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","QueryOpen","D:\dev\source2\game\sdktools\bin\game_shader_dx7.dll","NAME NOT FOUND","" "3:33:19.8107921 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","QueryOpen","D:\dev\source2\game\sdktools\perl\bin\game_shader_dx7.dll","NAME NOT FOUND","" "3:33:19.8108833 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","QueryOpen","D:\dev\source2\game\sdktools\perl\site\bin\game_shader_dx7.dll","NAME NOT FOUND","" "3:33:19.8109758 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","QueryOpen","D:\dev\source2\src\devtools\bin\game_shader_dx7.dll","NAME NOT FOUND","" "3:33:19.8110621 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","QueryOpen","D:\dev\source2\src\devtools\perforce\game_shader_dx7.dll","NAME NOT FOUND","" "3:33:19.8173230 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","QueryOpen","D:\dev\source2\game\bin\game_shader_dx8.dll","NAME NOT FOUND","" "3:33:19.8174108 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","QueryOpen","D:\dev\source2\game\sdktools\bin\game_shader_dx8.dll","NAME NOT FOUND","" "3:33:19.8174999 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","QueryOpen","D:\dev\source2\game\sdktools\perl\bin\game_shader_dx8.dll","NAME NOT FOUND","" "3:33:19.8175863 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","QueryOpen","D:\dev\source2\game\sdktools\perl\site\bin\game_shader_dx8.dll","NAME NOT FOUND","" "3:33:19.8176724 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","QueryOpen","D:\dev\source2\src\devtools\bin\game_shader_dx8.dll","NAME NOT FOUND","" "3:33:19.8177586 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","QueryOpen","D:\dev\source2\src\devtools\perforce\game_shader_dx8.dll","NAME NOT FOUND","" "3:33:19.8241847 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","QueryOpen","D:\dev\source2\game\bin\game_shader_dx9.dll","NAME NOT FOUND","" "3:33:19.8242731 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","QueryOpen","D:\dev\source2\game\sdktools\bin\game_shader_dx9.dll","NAME NOT FOUND","" "3:33:19.8243599 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","QueryOpen","D:\dev\source2\game\sdktools\perl\bin\game_shader_dx9.dll","NAME NOT FOUND","" "3:33:19.8244473 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","QueryOpen","D:\dev\source2\game\sdktools\perl\site\bin\game_shader_dx9.dll","NAME NOT FOUND","" "3:33:19.8245389 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","QueryOpen","D:\dev\source2\src\devtools\bin\game_shader_dx9.dll","NAME NOT FOUND","" "3:33:19.8246435 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","QueryOpen","D:\dev\source2\src\devtools\perforce\game_shader_dx9.dll","NAME NOT FOUND","" "3:33:19.8313588 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","QueryOpen","D:\dev\source2\game\bin\game_shader_dx10.dll","NAME NOT FOUND","" "3:33:19.8314528 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","QueryOpen","D:\dev\source2\game\sdktools\bin\game_shader_dx10.dll","NAME NOT FOUND","" "3:33:19.8315599 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","QueryOpen","D:\dev\source2\game\sdktools\perl\bin\game_shader_dx10.dll","NAME NOT FOUND","" "3:33:19.8316611 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","QueryOpen","D:\dev\source2\game\sdktools\perl\site\bin\game_shader_dx10.dll","NAME NOT FOUND","" "3:33:19.8317537 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","QueryOpen","D:\dev\source2\src\devtools\bin\game_shader_dx10.dll","NAME NOT FOUND","" "3:33:19.8319098 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","QueryOpen","D:\dev\source2\src\devtools\perforce\game_shader_dx10.dll","NAME NOT FOUND","" "3:33:20.7801076 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","QueryOpen","D:\dev\source2\game\bin\p2pvoice.dll","NAME NOT FOUND","" "3:33:20.7802141 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","QueryOpen","D:\dev\source2\game\sdktools\bin\p2pvoice.dll","NAME NOT FOUND","" "3:33:20.7803251 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","QueryOpen","D:\dev\source2\game\sdktools\perl\bin\p2pvoice.dll","NAME NOT FOUND","" "3:33:20.7804391 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","QueryOpen","D:\dev\source2\game\sdktools\perl\site\bin\p2pvoice.dll","NAME NOT FOUND","" "3:33:20.7805364 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","QueryOpen","D:\dev\source2\src\devtools\bin\p2pvoice.dll","NAME NOT FOUND","" "3:33:20.7806336 PM","left4dead2.exe","43452","QueryOpen","D:\dev\source2\src\devtools\perforce\p2pvoice.dll","NAME NOT FOUND","" That means that Source 2 has been in development at least since 2009. It has been nearly a decade and we have yet to see a SDK release for Source 2. Shame.

If there's nothing to argue, then that's what the agree rating is for.

Valve fucked up boys https://web.archive.org/web/20190401194818/https://store.steampowered.com/app/1059530/Valve_Index_Headset/ https://i.imgur.com/NhPbSql.png https://i.imgur.com/d5B9nNk.png https://i.imgur.com/N063pfX.png

Shame we dont know if that discounted game is actually a thing or not from that page

What the heck was with the talking disembodied head? WHADDUP SON?

Welp, Steam servers are down and I can't even log in. Isn't there supposed to be an offline mode? How the hell do I access it?

I saw a recommendation on Steam Stores front page, that I looked at and thought "The fuck? That shouldn't show up?" and looked at it: https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/109892/cd88d4e3-c79a-44b3-8a69-e40cf2cf13cf/Steam_comeon_tags_man.png Steam fucking COME ON!

you need to login online first then select offline mode. It's been that way forever and it's ass backwards.

So some guy tried to steal my account by pretending to be a Steam mod and asking me for my password... Nothing unusual here, except that he was actually listed as a Steam developer (it's ChrisK). I've reported the account but what more can I do? He's listed as an actual Valve employee so this needs to be fixed ASAP.

Actually am a retard, it's a different account.

https://steamcommunity.com/gid/103582791457287600/announcements/detail/1621770561065348220 Been going ham on the feedback forums lol

Such a good app /s https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/109685/78ea0330-f374-4abb-8fa0-e7eba6e9c037/Screenshot_20190606-083023_Steam Chat.jpg

never seen that screen at all

https://twitter.com/SteamDB/status/1137718522837131264

Quick guide to do this yourself i stole from /r/steam which worked for me - Download this: https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/client/csgo_steamui_websrc_all.zip.8af5e297faf24667a734d24612abc35f7f54576c - Rename the file removing the stuff after .zip - Place in steam folder (where the steam.exe is) - Create shortcut of said .exe - Add to the shortcut -newlib - Profit (note, you may need to be on the latest steam beta branch)

To my surprise it seems like a lot more than just a piddly re-skin. Like, nearly a complete remake with new features built on a seemingly new system. Can't wait!