HL-2:DM, SDK, Source Engine Updates Available

Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, Source SDK, and Source Engine updates are available and will be applied automatically when Steam is restarted. The changes include:

Half-Life 2: Deathmatch

• Added SLAM, Stunstick and Crowbar
• Added dm_steamlab
• Fixed game_score entity not awarding points
• Added team specific spawn points ( info_player_combine, info_player_rebel)
• Optimized weapon firing effects bandwidth usage

Source SDK

• Added source code for Half-Life 2 multiplayer (Run the 'Create a Mod' link)
• Added ability to create new shaders. See Authoring Shaders In Source for documentation
• Added new tool and source code of DemoTool.exe -- which shows the high-level structure of .dem files
• Added source code for Source Model Viewer included (src\utils\hlmviewer)
• Added source for Half-Life 2's Airboat model
• Fixed issues with Steam account names with ".."
• Fixed FacePoser flex sliders
• Hammer limits framerate in 3D views to 300fps -- eliminates overheating problems

Source Engine

• Fixed screenshots/save games being saved in the wrong place
• Fixed hang in rcon server
• Fixed server crash where banned players could retry/cancel quickly during connection
• Fixed crash when a user specifies a heapsize that is too large
• Fixed "play" command crashing on dedicated servers
• Fixed bspzip'd assets in maps not loading properly
• Added FCVAR_CHEAT to r_shadowids
• HLTV port/server can be completely disabled by command line parameter "-nohltv"

• http://www.valvesoftware.com/news/?id=392 --- http://store.steampowered.com/news/392/

Source SDK Update Released

A Source SDK update is available and will be applied automatically when Steam is restarted. The changes include:

Source SDK

• Added XSI addon for importing and exporting SMDs
• Added simple SDK bot sample code for adding bots to your mod
• Added source files for six Half-Life 2 single player maps
• Added interface plugin to add bots to mods
• Fixed resource leak in the SDK launcher and vconfig utiity
• Added bspzip tool -- allows you to compile custom content directly into a .bsp

• http://www.valvesoftware.com/news/?id=390 --- http://store.steampowered.com/news/390/