Fix Steam review failures: clean-machine launch, capsule art rules#442
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Valve build review of v0.2.3 (BuildID 24203272, Jul 22 2026) failed with "the app does not launch when done through the Steam client or through the game folders", and the store-presence review flagged capsule/library assets containing extra text. Launch fix (Windows, clean machines): - apps/desktop/src-tauri/.cargo/config.toml: build the Tauri exe with +crt-static so ConversationSimulator.exe no longer needs vcruntime140.dll. Valve tests on clean Windows images where the VC++ Redistributable is not present; a default Rust/MSVC build dynamically links vcruntime140.dll, so the exe failed to start at process load - both via Steam client and from the game folder, exactly as the reviewer reported. The WebView2 dependency was already handled by installscript.vdf; the VC runtime was the remaining clean-machine dependency. - release.yml (Package Windows portable depot layout): additionally ship vcruntime140.dll / vcruntime140_1.dll / msvcp140.dll app-locally at the depot root (belt-and-suspenders for the exe) and in resources/runtimes/ (load-bearing for llama-server.exe and the ggml DLLs, which remain dynamically linked and previously had no CRT next to them). Linux depot hardening (steam-deploy.yml): - Stage the AppImage as version-stable ConversationSimulator.AppImage; the Steamworks launch option was pinned to the versioned 0.2.3 filename which breaks on every version bump. The Steamworks launch option is updated to the stable name. - Stop staging the .deb into the Linux depot: installer packages in depots fail Valve review (same rule as NSIS/MSI on Windows). Store asset fix (capsules v3): - Removed the marketing tagline and the OUTRIGHT MENTAL publisher wordmark from header/main/vertical capsules and the library header; Steam capsules may contain only game artwork, the game name, and an official subtitle (https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/store/assets/rules). Compositions re-centred; regenerated PNGs and their SVG sources are now tracked in publishing/assets/ so the repo matches what is uploaded in Steamworks.
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Fixes the two Valve review failures for app 4963030 (build 24203272):
Also hardens the Linux depot: version-stable ConversationSimulator.AppImage launch filename and no .deb installer in the depot.
Release plan: tag v0.2.4 on this commit; steam-deploy stages the build; set live on default in Steamworks; mark build + store page for re-review.