SpawnPoint

WHY oh WHY did it take Valve this long to get me what I have wanted since day one? To PLAY my games I buy.. offline.

A new update was released tonight for the Steam client. Out of the four highlighted points in this update, only one sounds like it'd be of any real importance to the majority of Steam users.

• Added a "Go Offline" option in the File menu, which will let Steam run without an Internet connection
• Fixed localization of "English" in language dropdown for Dutch and Norwegian languages
• Fixed the ATI Hardware Promotion not being accepted on 64bit versions of Windows
• Fixed the mouse wheel not scrolling when the cursor is over a flash image

Updates to the Source Engine have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

Source Engine

• Fixed VAC icon not showing up in server browser
  
• Fixed the Buy Favorites button not working
  
• Enhanced sv_pure's output
  
• Fixed delay when disconnecting from a server
  
• Fixed a rare crash in Day of Defeat: Source
  
• Made demos record screenshot and jpeg commands
  
• Added the cvar cl_playback_screenshots to control whether or not the screenshot and jpeg commands are replayed while playing back a demo
  
• Fixed the Add/Remove/Edit/Import buttons in the dedicated server's Bans page