Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Update Released

Release Notes for 11/15/2013

[GAMEPLAY] - Reduced fade to black time to 0.3s to better hide enemy movement when playing with "mp_forcecamera 2". - Buy Time now lasts the entire Warmup period. - Fixed the Defuse Kit making a pickup sound that everyone could hear when walking over it. - In official competitive mode players now accumulate end of round money even if they are disconnected at the moment when end of round money is awarded to their teammates. - In official competitive mode players who disconnect from the game server while alive are treated as having committed suicide and don't receive end of round money for that round.

MAPS

- Mirage improvements based on pro feedback -- Raised skybox ceiling around T spawn -- Rebuilt red building in T spawn to give more room for grenade throws -- Fixed a bug where Ts could see into Bombsite A without exposing themselves -- Added collision on tall box near CT stairs to prevent players getting onto it -- Fixed a bug where a player could get onto boxes near ladder room alone -- Added wider cover in mid, T side -- Made CT sniper window in mid taller -- Removed gaps where players could see through scaffolding in Bombsite A -- Fixed various spots where you could see through crates in Bombsite A -- Made it possible to shoot through a crate in Bombsite A -- Smoothed out movement inside Palace -- Added wider windows in Bombsite B apartment -- Fixed a bug where a player could stand on the wall outside B apartment -- Removed dark door underneath Bombsite B apartment -- Added pretty flowers

- Nuke -- Fixed invisible I-beam collision in hut/lobby

- Inferno -- Made railings on balcony near Bombsite A and CT spawn easier to see through

[UI] - Fixed the overhead Freeze Time icons not updating frequently enough to catch certain equipment changes. - Fixed the Freeze/Invuln Time color correction being wrong if the Invuln Time was shorter than the Freeze Time length. - Fixed Achievement icons not appearing when it displayed Achievements earned in the previous round. - Fixed map selection button becoming inactive when Workshop maps are being updated. - Added Inventory error message when Steam cannot access your items. - Added item image to Delete Item confirmation. - Contracts -- Fixed not auto-scrolling away from a blank item list. -- Fixed being able to submit without signing. -- Fixed signatures being offset from the mouse cursor.

[SPECTATING] - Reduced duration of red player damage effect. - In GOTV the kill camera now orients so both the killer and victim are visible. - Fixed spectator navtext no longer wrapping.

[DEMOS] - Work in progress improvements to demoui & demoplayer: -- Menus, Overview Map, Graphs, etc. now work when the demo is paused. -- Improved seeking with less particle effect, sound, and HUD spew. -- Demo Timescale slider now goes up to 10x. -- Added buttons to directly set demo timescale to 1/4x, 1/2x, 1x, 2x, 4x speeds. -- Fixed Stats Graph round columns not resetting correctly when rewinding a demo. -- Removed demoui2. - Fixed color of weapon names not matching the actual rarity of the weapon.

[COMMUNITY] - Added server convar sv_matchend_drops_enabled for suppressing item drops at the end of tournament matches, play time is still accumulated by players and items will be awarded at the next opportunity. - Using the game_round_end to force a specific winner now consistently increments the round number (you must still use the game_score entity to set the appropriate team score).