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Ricochet update released

We have updated the public release of Ricochet . This update contains all the changes from the recent beta, thanks to the whole community for their help with testing and suggesting new features.

Changes in this update are:
  • Converted Ricochet to the new SteamPipe content system, for optimized delivery of the game
  • Added support for Mac OS X and Linux operating systems
  • Enabled Cloud support for save games
  • Improved OpenGL rendering pipeline and output to leverage the capabilities in todays GPU
  • Numerous bug fixes

Ricochet update released

We have updated the public release of Ricochet . This update contains all the changes from the recent beta, thanks to the whole community for their help with testing and suggesting new features.

Changes in this update are:
  • Converted Ricochet to the new SteamPipe content system, for optimized delivery of the game
  • Added support for Mac OS X and Linux operating systems
  • Enabled Cloud support for save games
  • Improved OpenGL rendering pipeline and output to leverage the capabilities in todays GPU
  • Numerous bug fixes

Ricochet Beta released

Ricochet is now available as a Beta. This beta adds Linux and OS X support.

This beta involves significant changes for all platforms and your testing is appreciated, please report any bugs to our GitHub page, https://github.com/ValveSoftware/halflife/issues.

Linux and OS X users can simply install the Ricochet application to access the beta. For Windows users right click the game in your Library, choose properties and then go to the Beta tab. Select the SteamPipe beta to start testing. Under windows to opt out of testing simply deselect the beta option on this same page. If you opt into the Beta under Windows please use the Local Files tab in Steam to validate your install once you have opted into the beta.

Ricochet Beta released

Ricochet is now available as a Beta. This beta adds Linux and OS X support.

This beta involves significant changes for all platforms and your testing is appreciated, please report any bugs to our GitHub page, https://github.com/ValveSoftware/halflife/issues.

Linux and OS X users can simply install the Ricochet application to access the beta. For Windows users right click the game in your Library, choose properties and then go to the Beta tab. Select the SteamPipe beta to start testing. Under windows to opt out of testing simply deselect the beta option on this same page. If you opt into the Beta under Windows please use the Local Files tab in Steam to validate your install once you have opted into the beta.