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http://kotaku.com/5478673/steam-gets-a-makeover-with-all+new-ui-new-open-beta-starts-now
QuoteValve has revealed its plans for a brand new version of Steam, its digital distribution and social networking service. And it's letting Steam users test its long list of new features out, starting today.
The visual and functional update to Steam includes an expanded Friends List, letting players keep closer tabs on what their Steam buddies are playing, and an aggregated news feed, helping PC gamers stay informed without having to visit fancy web sites or RSS readers for their video game news fix.
There are also sharp looking UI improvements, both for the Steam client and the game overlays, plus some great "Library Wrangling." The custom categories one can apply to one's Steam game library does sound nice, Valve. Thanks. There's a longer list of everything that's new at the official announcement.
If you want to opt-in to the public beta (which may be experiencing some birthing pains right now) you can do so from within your current version of Steam. Hit up Valve's official Steam site to learn more and see the new UI in pretty pictures.
(Oh, and if you've somehow found your Steam friends list has been deleted, you're not the only one. That may be tied to the changes Valve is making, but we'll check in.)
Looks pretty cool to me. Still a bit buggy, but it's overall really nice. Except maybe for some abrupt gradients.
To opt-in you just go to your steam settings and under beta it'll have the new client update thingy.
http://kotaku.com/5478790/take-a-tour-of-the-new-improved-steam/gallery/
sweeeeet
Gradients everywhere!
I actually don't mind the gradients, and I like the new layout a lot.
I'm definitely going to keep using it.
Goog layout, too bad they only have a BLACK AND BLACK GRADIENT colour scheme right now
Quote from: RibsClock;1733960Yeah I don't know what it is with software companies deciding everything needs to be gradiented. Flash did it too, and you'd think of all people they'd know not everything needs a ton of ugly gradients.
At least everything isn't chrome.
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I hated the EVERYTHING WILL BE CHROME aesthetic
This guy seems to know what he's talking about with the design stuff: http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1159446
I kind of miss the little icons next to your games on the list. But it's loooking cool.
huhhh oh and anyone else notice that in the beta files there are Mac OSx icons?
the only things I wish area a decent offline mode and that they stop using IE on the screen shot galleries
edit: Oh Snap, I just noticed they updated it, never mind then
My understanding is that a big feature of the new steam is how easy it is to reskin, so this gradient abuse shouldn't be too lasting.
They should make a better and more stable version of Hammer world editor.
GET TO IT VALVE!