Originally Posted By: Erik
It's definitely related to the steam update. I have two machines with steam, I ran the update on my primary (Win7/64-bit) machine and Avernum 4 stopped working.
I then copied the steam install from my secondary machine (everything except the steamapps folder which contains the games themselves) and Avernum 4 works again.
Avernum 4 works with steam client:
Built: April 18 2012, at 10:17:32
Steam API: v012
Steam package versions: 1868 / 1868
Avernum 4 does not work with steam client:
Built: May 15 2012, at 10:21:05
Steam API: v012
Steam package versions: 1869 / 1869
There were no changes at all made to the Avernum 4 install during this test, so that presumably rules out an issue due to a change on Spiderweb's side (though they may still be stuck holding the bag to work around the crash).
Nice work.
Backing up my steam on my lappy so if it gets updated I can still
play
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Is there any way for normal people to revert to an earlier steam client without having a 2nd machine though?
If we are lucky, the steam client version that is on http://store.steampowered.com/about/
maybe is still the old one.
BAckup your steam folder or just move steamapps , uninstall steam and install from the link
might worth a try, I cannot test right now bc im at the office