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- Counter-Strike 2
Release Notes for 10/8/2024
[ GRAPHICS ] Fixed certain particle effects, like tracers, to fall back to mixed resolution for better performance when using low graphics settings with MSAA disabled. Improved lighting artifacts in various interior pla…
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Release Notes for 10/4/2024
[ MISC ] Adjusted the score calculation in Casual, Competitive, and Wingman to exclude knife and utility damage Fixed 3rd person weapon angles to fully incorporate recoil Fixed missing cascade shadows on some community…
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Release Notes for 10/3/2024
[ MISC ] Adjusted first-person sniper scope effect Fixed some dark spots in Inferno Fixed a bug where breakable objects weren't behaving as expected
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The Armory
Today's update introduces the Armory, all new Weapon Charms, and a whole lot more. Click the image below for more details! Steam post image
- Counter-Strike 2
Release Notes for 10/2/2024
[ THE ARMORY ] The Armory is now available in the store (https://store.steampowered.com/sale/armory) Features 3 new weapon collections, 2 charm collections, 2 sticker collections, the Gallery Case, and the Heat Treated…
- Counter-Strike 2
Release Notes for 9/10/2024
[ MISC ] Practice matches and matches started with the "map" command will now run in engine loopback mode to match the CS:GO offline default. Engine loopback bypasses most networking code for the host, resulting in one…
- Counter-Strike 2
Release Notes for 9/9/2024
[ MISC ] Added counter-strafe input automation detection options for non-Valve servers. See the sv_auto_cstrafe family of convar descriptions for details. Enabled measurement of network jitter on direct UDP connections…
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Release Notes for 9/3/2024
[ MISC ] Fixed a case where some commands, including jump, might be ignored under poor network conditions. Fixed a bug that could cause inconsistent jump heights. Fixed a case where client player collision would remain…
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Release Notes for 8/22/2024
[ HUD ] Fixed a case where the radar background and radar icons were misaligned
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Release Notes for 8/21/2024
[ MAPS ] Office Fixed a case where a player could get stuck between a prop and the ceiling Nuke Fixed a pixel walk Fixed some C4 stuck spots Mirage Adjusted collision on van for smoother movement Fixed wall penetration…
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Release Notes for 8/20/2024
[ MUSIC KITS ] The MASTERMINDS 2 Music Kit Box is now available for purchase in standard and StatTrak versions [ AUDIO ] Fixed a case where audio output was garbled due to running on efficiency CPU cores [ HUD ] Minor s…
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Release Notes for 8/19/2024
[ INPUT ] Certain types of movement/shooting input automation such as hardware-assisted counter strafing will now be detected on Valve official servers, resulting in a kick from the match Input binds that include more t…
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Side-stepping Skill
Counter-Strike is constantly evolving. From art, to maps, to inventive plays, and even player input, the CS community shapes the game. Scripting and automating player commands has always been contentious, but over the y…
- Counter-Strike 2
Release Notes for 8/14/2024
[ MAPS ] Mills Updated to the latest version from the Community Workshop (Update Notes) Pool Day Updated to the latest version from the Community Workshop (Update Notes) [ MISC ] Slightly delayed tagging effects to redu…
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Release Notes for 8/8/2024
[ GAMEPLAY ] In Casual game mode players will earn an additional XP score point for every round in which they dealt damage to enemies. Added a server setting "sv_vote_to_changelevel_rndmin" to control rounds/time during…
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Release Notes for 7/22/2024
[ MAPS ] Dust II Modified crate stack outside CT spawn towards bombsite A. Nuke Clipping adjustments. Assembly Updated to the latest version from the Community Workshop (Update Notes). Memento Updated to the latest vers…

