Release Notes for 8/31/2023

PREMIER

• Added Premier mode

• Added a visible CS Rating and CS2 Leaderboards. For more information visit the CS2 Leaderboard FAQ

• Added CSTV for spectating Premier matches

SOUND

• Fixed a case where grenade throw sounds would play twice

• Added music preview button to music volume sliders

• Various adjustments to sound effects

WORKSHOP TOOLS

• Added Paint Kit enhancements to CS2 Item Editor. Paint Kit finishes can now support:

  • Enabling custom normal maps and AO for all styles

  • Optional pearlescent mask

  • Optional standard PBR roughness texture

  • Custom Paint-By-Numbers masks (enabling Paint-By-Number masks for Spray-Paint style)

MAPS

• Added Inferno to all available game modes

• Various bug fixes and tweaks for all shipped maps

MISC

• Fixed a bug with hostage rescue prediction

• Enabled first-person shadow for carried hostages

• Fixed water effects showing in the wrong place when a bullet hit the water after penetration

• Various fixes for weapon finishes

• Replaced "Secondary Fire Hold" setting with "Zoom Button Hold"

• Fixed "Disable all voice comms" button in scoreboard

• "Temporarily Disable Incoming Chat" now mutes voice chat

• Various CS:GO settings will be imported when launching the CS2 Limited Test

• AddedFixed a case of inconsistent crouching with Duck ModeToggle enabled

• Updated the invulnerability visual effect

• Adjusted 'sv_infinite_ammo 2' grenade behavior to match CS:GO

• Desert Eagle third-person muzzle flash smoke now dissipates faster

• Continued iterating on smoke shape

• Adjusted Competitive mode match length to 12-round halves

CS:GO

• Recent ranked matches in "Your Matches" menu will now show Competitive, Wingman, and Premier matches

GAME AUTHENTICATION CODES

• Access to match history granted to third-party websites will now cover Competitive, Wingman, and Premier matches

• GetNextMatchSharingCode API used by third-party websites must now supply a match sharing code that is no more than 1 month old to obtain the next match sharing code.