Valve sends word that the next patch for Half-Life (v. 1013) should be released on Wednesday morning at 10:00 AM PDT. They've already released their Primary Server Program for both Win32 and Linux (we're working on getting a local copy), but of course, this large download is useless until the new client is released. Here's a list of the changes in this new version:

• The mod browser now supports .zip file decompression.
• A new feature for server operators called "TF Stats" which takes server log files and creates a web page with the results of your TFC match.
• The server now allows banning by WON uniqueid.
• Updated TFC manual with information about running a TFC server.
• Fixed the problem where too many packets were being sent at sign-on.
• Team 4 can now score on 4-player TFC maps.
• Fixed the Soldier's nail grenades in TFC.
• Demo Playback is fixed.

In an interesting alternative to the standard anonymous FTP, Valve has released a username and password to log into their FTP server for those who want to download the Primary Server Program files:

ftp: ftp.valvesoftware.com
IP address: 63.75.210.24
login: hlserver
password: hlserver13