Valve has rolled out some new APIs for Steamworks that can make it simpler for gamers to modify sport model on Steam.
In a weblog publish, the PC big wrote that builders will be capable of have their customers transfer into beta branches or change again to older variations of the sport. The brand new APIs are referred to as GetCurrentBetaName, GetNumBetas, GetBetaInfo and SetActiveBeta. Gamers can change branches from the sport’s web page on Steam, in distinction to being buried away within the settings menu.
“For launched video games that make frequent updates, these instruments can provide gamers extra clear decisions in how they need to interact with the sport,” Valve wrote.
“Some gamers need to be a part of your beta department the place you’re testing out the most recent updates, whereas others might need to play on an older secure construct that they know works effectively with their save file.”
The corporate continued: “Many video games on Steam have already got a number of construct branches obtainable to gamers; completely different builds of the sport, both historic variations or forward-facing take a look at builds with the most recent pending updates. Beforehand, accessing these different construct branches has been pretty obscure, achieved by gamers via the Steam ‘settings’ panel for a sport.”
