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Steam fail. After Steam Friends went down just a few minutes ago, I lost my ENTIRE friends list. Apparently this happening to lots of people.

Is that is what is going on?

Originally Posted by darthbudge Steam fail. After Steam Friends went down just a few minutes ago, I lost my ENTIRE friends list. Apparently this happening to lots of people.

Just looked and lost my friends list too. Ah well didnt really talk to anyone other then Tekzor every now and then anyways. Besides this is the first big steam error I can think of.

I still have my list but maybe it was because I was logged in when it happened. Afraid to log out now.

Originally Posted by jp0213 I still have my list but maybe it was because I was logged in when it happened. Afraid to log out now.

I was logged in too soooooo

Well, I logged out and back in and the list survived. Was paranoid.

Originally Posted by jp0213 I still have my list but maybe it was because I was logged in when it happened. Afraid to log out now.

I was logged in as well... for some reason it only happened to certain people...

UI update announced. A beta is available already. You just have to opt-in. I'm going to give it a try and see what it's like.

Link


New Features Advance Leading Game Platform

February 23, 2010 -- Valve announces a new version of Steam which is immediately available in public beta.

In the last 12 months, Steam has grown 200%. There are now 25 million users, 1000+ games, 12 billion player minutes per month, and 75 billion Steam client minutes per month. To accommodate this growth, a new Steam client has been created.

This opt-in beta is available immediately to all Steam users. If users already have Steam installed on their computer, they can take part in the beta by clicking this link and then selecting "UI Update" under Beta Participation. If they don't have Steam installed, they can download it here. To preview the new Steam client without taking part in the beta, a complete rundown of the new features is available here.

Increasingly, the most effective way of reaching new gamers is through the existing players of a game. With the new Steam release, gamers will now be able to see which games their friends have purchased directly within the Steam storefront. 25 million gamers create a highly effective and knowledgeable source of purchase suggestions.

News outlets now have the ability to reach the Steam community through the new client's News aggregator functionality. Those organizations interested can contact Doug Lombardi at lombardi@valvesoftware.com.

With users purchasing more and more games through Steam, new methods of library management were needed. The new client introduces library customization tools to help gamers sort, group, and find games in libraries which for some hardcore players contain hundreds of titles. In addition to having lots of games, gamers needed methods of tracking all of their achievements in a standardized cross-game fashion, which is now possible with the new release.

"We made hundreds of changes to the Steam client as a result of customer feedback on the interface, performance, and functionality," said John Cook, Director of Steam Development at Valve. "For example, we swapped out the Internet Explorer rendering engine with WebKit, which gives us a bunch of size, stability and performance benefits. This release of Steam leaves us well prepared for another year of strong growth."

About Steam
The leading online platform for PC games and digital entertainment, Steam delivers new releases and online services to over 25 million PC users around the world. For more information, please visit steamgames.com.

About Valve
Valve is an entertainment software and technology company founded in 1996 and based in Bellevue, Washington. For more information, please visit valvesoftware.com.

Screenies for those interested http://i.imgur.com/kusYR.jpg and http://i.imgur.com/Y8LM3.jpg

Don't give me grief about compression, imgur seems to be doing it. It's a bit too shiny and gradient for my taste but hopefully they'll tone it down.

I'm always up for testing new software UIs.

To anyone else already testing this - have you figured out a way to condense everything into just a small list, like Steam Current has?

Originally Posted by Salamando3000 To anyone else already testing this - have you figured out a way to condense everything into just a small list, like Steam Current has?

view
games list

or

library
then on the right side, you have three options to the right of "view" above your games list
detailed/ list/ grid
click list

Originally Posted by kilm view games list or library then on the right side, you have three options to the right of "view" above your games list detailed/ list/ grid click list

Did that, but it still sticks out a good 800pixels or so. I'm trying to return it to something similar to the Sidebar type thing old steam used to have.

Originally Posted by Salamando3000 Did that, but it still sticks out a good 800pixels or so. I'm trying to return it to something similar to the Sidebar type thing old steam used to have.

Oh, like the mini list? Yeah, I don't see an option for that yet... You'd have to go back to the old UI, maybe

I'm having a problem with blank pages (testshell-error: ) for everything other than Library. Anyone else have this problem?

I'm really digging this new UI so far

Things I like:
-Games Library. It's nice to have more customization options.
-Community Activity box on the main store page
-The new "News" page.
-Being able to view screenshots without opening up a separate window.

Few complaints though:
-HUGE space above the chat box in the chat window
-Some things feel a bit too big.
-I don't like that trailers automatically begin playing when I venture to a game's page.

Overall I like it. It's definitely a step in the right direction. A few tweaks need to be made, but this is why it's in beta, right?

EDIT: The official page for the UI update.

A Brand New Steam

Not bad, for a beta. A little chunky, but I've been able to customize it to about the way I want. I don't much like the new storefront, though, especially the individual game pages. Also, I would like to be able to use small (16x16) icons in the "classic" game list again. I don't need the larger banners.

Still, it was getting pretty old, so, I guess it was time to update. Not bad, so far.

needs boobs

This layout desperately needs the ability to supplement added games with my own imagery. It's bugging the hell out of me. I also wish I could remove games from my list (I'm looking at you, Speedball)

EDIT: Also, I can't rename my added games. I hate them being called by their exe names.

Man that looks slick as shit. Personally ill wait till they get the kinks worked out and its no longer in beta, but excited to see the upgrade!