With another month comes another Xfire update. The popular in-game chat utility is now up to version 1.59 with this recent update. There are the usual bug fixes, optimizations, and game additions.
- The Servers tab filters sport a new look along with a new capability to filter any key for any server. This can be used to find servers of a specific version of a game, for example.
- Tweaked the shutdown sequence to hopefully prevent problems with writing out the Xfire.ini file.
- Reintroduced Xfire In-Game for City of Heroes and City of Villains.
- Improved our system to block IP addresses from people trying to steal Xfire passwords.
- Fixed possible graphic issues with Xfire In-Game with many OpenGL-based games.
- Fixed a drawing problem with chat windows in Windows Vista.
- Fixed a problem when trying to transfer a 0-byte file.
- Fixed a problem downloading files for users behind bizarre routers that rewrite certain bytes of any UDP traffic they transfer.
- Improved the Tools | Options | Games tab behavior when setting the directory for Steam games.
- Fixed the Tools | Options | Games tab to work with Sony Station games.
- Fixed a crash when using the Xfire In-Game group chat list.
- Fixed a problem with Asian characters in xfire text status URLs.
- New games supported: Sprint Cars: Road to Knoxville, Hitman - Codename 47, The Suffering Ties That Bind, Rise & Fall, City Life, Rogue Trooper, Prey, NFL Head Coach, Act of War - High Treason, The Ship, X-Wing Alliance, and Hero Online.