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Steam News 18 April 20261mo ago

0.2.9.3.0 Released

The main reason for this release is that the default installation of libxml removed http fetch functions we were using, and that starts appearing in mainstream Linux distributions now, such as Ubuntu 26.10. On such syst…

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  • Performance
removedThe main reason for this release is that the default installation of libxml removed http fetch functions we were using, and that starts appearing in mainstream Linux distributions now, such as Ubuntu 26.10. On such systems, we now use libcurl as a replacement. Binary builds like this one are unchanged, they still use the old libxml.
fixedBut hey, you also get a better framerate indicator. And it seems the bugs Alex Bagnall fixed made the bots a little more competent.
changedFixed BugsFPS display inaccurate ( #143 )
changedFixed BugsPing Charity: If the lowest ping player sets it to PING_CHARITY to 0, PING_CHARITY_SERVER should be 0. ( #153 )
changedFixed BugsPrivate messages sent by a user should not go to the receiver as a console out. ( #155 )
addedNew FeaturesAdd MAX_FPS menu entry ( #164 )

The main reason for this release is that the default installation of libxml removed http fetch functions we were using, and that starts appearing in mainstream Linux distributions now, such as Ubuntu 26.10. On such systems, we now use libcurl as a replacement. Binary builds like this one are unchanged, they still use the old libxml.

But hey, you also get a better framerate indicator. And it seems the bugs Alex Bagnall fixed made the bots a little more competent.

Patch Notes

Changes since 0.2.9.2.5:

Fixed Bugs

  • FPS display inaccurate (#143)

  • Ping Charity: If the lowest ping player sets it to PING_CHARITY to 0, PING_CHARITY_SERVER should be 0. (#153)

  • Private messages sent by a user should not go to the receiver as a console out. (#155)

New Features

  • MAX_FPS: Setting to limit framerate (#154)

  • Add MAX_FPS menu entry (#164)

Contributors

Alex Bagnall, Armanelgtron, AsciiWolf, Bernhard M. Wiedemann, Manuel Moos

Source

Steam News / 18 April 2026

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