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    Steam update looks GREAT in 4K

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by hfm, Mar 21, 2018.

  1. hfm

    hfm Notebook Prophet

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    OMG. Steam finally updated their UI to scale to 4K nicely. SOOOO PURRTTYYYYY...

    Anyone else notice this?
     
    hfm, Mar 21, 2018
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  2. macmyc

    macmyc Notebook Evangelist

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    but it's **** in 1080p using 125% scaling because they ****ed up somewhere in the process. The UI is all big and blurry sadly.
     
    macmyc, Mar 22, 2018
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  3. killkenny1

    killkenny1 Too weird to live, too rare to die.

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    Yes, because UI scale was the biggest issue Steam had...

    /s
     
    killkenny1, Mar 22, 2018
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    This crap! No matter what I do it looks like hell even when disabling DPI scaling.
     
    MahmoudDewy, Mar 23, 2018
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    That's exactly what I've been reading, a lot of people complaining that now on 1080p everything looks obnoxiously big. I mean, kudos to valve for thinking about the 4k crowd but it's exactly like them to **** up even something so simple. Not that I'm particularly surprised, given the state the store is in, but still.
     
    Kurgo, Mar 23, 2018
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  6. saturnotaku

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    This update also broke the progress bar that appears if you minimize the window to the taskbar while downloading a game.
     
    saturnotaku, Mar 23, 2018
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  7. macmyc

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    They have released a new update on the stable channel (beta received the fix on Saturday) with an option to toggle the retarded DPI check for those users like us who like it small :rolleyes:
     
    macmyc, Mar 27, 2018
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    Great news, been waiting for this forever, not sure why it took so long lol. Also, aren't they also working on a UI overhaul?
     
    DMoore03, Apr 3, 2018
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  9. jaug1337

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    Yes they are, since 2014, and as you can see it is going superb......
     
    jaug1337, Apr 10, 2018
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  10. macmyc

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    The download progress bar is still broken though..
     
    macmyc, Apr 11, 2018
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  11. saturnotaku

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    I posted about this issue in the Steam community. Maybe it will gain some traction there.
     
    saturnotaku, Apr 11, 2018
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  12. Support.2@XOTIC PC

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    Anecdotal, but it also seems like it looks nicer in 1440p.
     
    Support.2@XOTIC PC, Apr 11, 2018
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