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Release Notes for 10/6/2023
[ GRAPHICS ] Fixed a case where water would appear black in screenshots and video capture For AMD GPU users, shader compilation hitches can now be fixed with a driver update: https://www.amd.com/en/support/kb/release-no…
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Release Notes for 10/4/2023
[ GRAPHICS ] Removed Model / Texture Detail: Very High setting since it was identical to High. They used to differ by Texture Filtering Mode, but that's a separate setting now [ ANIMATION ] Repositioned finger on AWP so…
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Release Notes for 10/2/2023
[ GAMEPLAY ] Removed movement penalty on mud surfaces [ GRAPHICS ] Fixed a bug with shader compilation when connecting to a server that was causing hitches after connecting. Note that these hitches may still exist on AM…
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Release Notes for 9/29/2023
[ SOUND ] Fixed a case where grenade sounds were missing when exploding in-air Added separate sounds for grenades landing in vs out of the playable area [ GAMEPLAY ] Fixed a case where both terrorists in a Wingman match…
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Release Notes for 9/28/2023
[ SOUND ] Fixed missing win/loss/MVP music in Casual [ GRAPHICS ] Put range clamps on r_fullscreen_gamma, r_texture_stream_max_resolution, and r_character_decal_resolution Fixed smokes not rendering correctly on AMD GPU…
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Release Notes for 9/27/2023 Night
[ SOUND ] Weapon sounds will no longer sound like they come from the spot you are zoomed into [ WATER ] Updated water in Nuke to fix an issue with smoke Reduced maximum amount of water refraction since it was looking to…
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Counter-Strike 2 is here. Come take a look around. Counter-Strike 2 is the largest technical leap forward in Counter-Strike's history, supporting new features today and updates for years to come. If you're a returning p…
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Release Notes for 9/27/2023
[ COUNTER-STRIKE 2 ] Counter-Strike 2 is now available and free to play Season One of Premier has begun [ GAMEPLAY ] Enabled Competitive matchmaking Enabled Wingman matchmaking Enabled Private Matchmaking Added Training…
- Counter-Strike 2
Release Notes for 9/15/2023
[ MAPS ] Office Adjusted the weight of the vending machine Various fixes Ancient Various clipping adjustments [ SOUND ] Tuned the vertical audio occlusion of grenade sounds in Nuke and Vertigo Adjusted ambient sounds in…
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Release Notes for 9/14/2023
[ MAPS ] Anubis Various clipping adjustments [ GAMEPLAY ] Rebalanced lag compensation to favor lower-latency players Fixed a bug where dropped grenades were invisible Fixed a bug where dropped bombs and weapons would ap…
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Release Notes for 9/13/2023
[ MAPS ] Various bug fixes and tweaks for all shipped maps [ GAMEPLAY ] Various fixes for molotov/incendiary grenades Various fixes for smoke grenades Fixed damage indicators for fire damage Adjusted first-person sniper…
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Release Notes for 9/8/2023
[ MAPS ] Mirage Fixed a pixel boost on pillars in B bomb site Nuke Fixed C4 falling out of the world in B bomb site Updated props Italy Fixes to prevent players boosting out of playable space [ MISC ] Added a C4 loadout…
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Release Notes for 9/7/2023
[ MAPS ] Ancient Various bug fixes and tweaks [ GAMEPLAY ] Various bug fixes to molotov/incendiary explosions Fixed ladders blocking bullet penetration [ MISC ] Fixed missing USP-S description in the buy menu Adjusted l…
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Release Notes for 9/6/2023
[ MAPS ] Overpass Various bug fixes and tweaks [ GAMEPLAY ] Added current armor value to the buy menu Fixed issues with ducking across round transitions Fixed a case where smoke grenades wouldn't pop Fixed a case where…
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Release Notes for 9/5/2023
[ MAPS ] Ancient Fixed CT spawn area shape in minimap Overpass Adjusted spawn locations to reduce the likelihood of players spawning stuck together Inferno Various bug fixes and tweaks [ GAMEPLAY ] Re-enabled Casual mat…
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Release Notes for 9/1/2023
[ MAPS ] Inferno Various bug fixes and tweaks [ GAMEPLAY ] Players who survive the last round before overtime no longer carry their items into overtime Disabled Casual matchmaking temporarily to avoid a bug where server…

