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Lord-Xanthor Dec 1, 2019 @ 6:11pm

Where has the tools section gone?

Recent update took the tools section out of the available files for downloading. Tools section would have programs like dedicated servers and other utility's that come with the game, but left in tool section for download if one chose to use them. It's not gone, and only ones showing in my library list are ones I had downloaded in the past if I click on tools, but not any of the ones for games I purchased and yet to set up a dedicated server for.

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haeҳҳlor Dec 2, 2019 @ 12:44pm

At the library, click on "Games" on the left above your games. The Tools can be selected from the drop-down menu.

BoringBugz Mar 28, 2020 @ 9:05pm

Thanks, they just moved the tools menu into the game tab..

Malfias May 28, 2020 @ 4:30am

Have they moved it again, as it is not under the games tab?

Cathulhu May 28, 2020 @ 4:46am

It is in the TOOLS section of your library, by default you're using only the GAMES section.

ivan866_z Jun 3, 2020 @ 1:26pm

Can you believe that? I am using Steam desktop app for more than 2 years now... and I ve never, NEVER noticed or even had a slight idea that this button[dl.dropbox.com] is actually a dropdown list. UI design flaws are soooo common nowadays.

Blargo Jun 3, 2020 @ 1:44pm

Originally posted by ivan866_z:
Can you believe that? I am using Steam desktop app for more than 2 years now... and I ve never, NEVER noticed or even had a slight idea that this button[dl.dropbox.com] is actually a dropdown list. UI design flaws are soooo common nowadays.

It has a drop-down arrow icon. That's the universal indicator of a drop-down field.

ivan866_z Jun 3, 2020 @ 3:01pm

Originally posted by Dxpress:
has... universal

The interface is bloated, and the items are out of scale. Not standard, not universal. Too shaded, too contrast.

Blargo Jun 3, 2020 @ 3:12pm

Originally posted by ivan866_z:
Originally posted by Dxpress:
has... universal
The interface is bloated, and the items are out of scale. Not standard, not universal. Too shaded, too contrast.

We were talking about the drop-down button, not the entire interface.

ivan866_z Jun 3, 2020 @ 3:50pm

Originally posted by Dxpress:
...entire...

Which is a design flaw by definition.
Can you imagine a racing car that has wheels designed and engineered without regard to the suspension, traction control and torque?

FFL2and3rocks Jun 3, 2020 @ 3:52pm

How is the dropdown menu a design flaw? The down-pointing icon is there for a reason.

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Blargo Jun 3, 2020 @ 4:04pm

Originally posted by ivan866_z:
Originally posted by Dxpress:
...entire...
Which is a design flaw by definition.
Can you imagine a racing car that has wheels designed and engineered without regard to the suspension, traction control and torque?

Dude, what are you even talking about? And what's with the weird way you're quoting my posts? What is a design flaw, the word "entire"? I don't know, that's all you quoted.

You were complaining about how the drop-down button is badly designed. I just pointed out that it's design is the standard for drop-down buttons: a rectangle with an arrow pointing downwards on the right-side. That's how drop-down buttons universally look.

I'm not talking about the entire library interface, I'm talking about this one button. Whatever else you're going on about here is completely irrelevant.

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wuddih Jun 3, 2020 @ 4:19pm

Originally posted by ivan866_z:
Can you imagine a racing car that has wheels designed and engineered without regard to the suspension, traction control and torque?

yes. it is called a Lada.

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