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The StarLadder Budapest Major Playoffs
Only 8 teams remain in the StarLadder Budapest Major, which means the Playoffs are upon us. FURIA and Team Spirit finished Stage III with perfect 3-0 records. MOUZ, The MongolZ, and Vitality advanced at 3-1, and Falcons…
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Counter-Strike 2 Update
RENDERING Improved shadow fidelity on view models. Added local client icon cache for inventory items. Fixed a case that caused a small number of users to receive an erroneous VAC ban. The bans will be removed.
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CS2 Workshop Update
Today we are introducing optional Supplemental Terms for releasing Counter-Strike 2 items in-game, found here, which allows the Counter-Strike 2 team to license items for a flat fee, found below: Weapon finish: $35,000.…
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Counter-Strike 2 Update
MISC Fixed a case of observers experiencing incorrect post-processing effects when switching observer targets. Disabled TrueView while watching a live playcast to match on-server observing experience. Fixed a wiggle at…
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Counter-Strike 2 Update
MISC Fixed ability to plant C4 while standing on top of a teammate. Fixed a rendering bug on transparent charms attached to planted C4 or dropped weapons. Fixed a bug where Budapest 2025 Coin sometimes wasn't showing up…
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Counter-Strike 2 Update
MAJOR The StarLadder Budapest Major Hub is now available. Visit the hub to purchase tournament items, play the Pick'Em Challenge and more. Purchase a Budapest 2025 Viewer Pass to receive an upgradable Budapest 2025 Coin…
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The Starladder Budapest Major 2025
As 2025 comes to an end, the StarLadder Budpest Major 2025 is set to begin. Join us as the first stage begins on Monday, November 24th! All three stages of the StarLadder Budapest Major will be played in front of live c…
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Introducing TrueView
Today we're adding a new feature to demo playback called TrueView. With TrueView, demo playback will match the player's original experience much more closely. Previously, demo playback showed the server's view of the wo…
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Counter-Strike 2 Update
GAMEPLAY Fixed a case where air acceleration was clamped incorrectly while surfing. Fixed a case where slowly surfing up a ramp was handled incorrectly due to misidentification as a jump apex. Fix a bug causing "Delay S…
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Counter-Strike 2 Update
MISC Improved player movement prediction when colliding with other moving players. Added scope in/out sound prediction to play immediately for local player. Retake loadout cards will now randomly offer M4A1-S or M4A4 if…
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Counter-Strike 2 Update
GAMEPLAY Increased matchmaking party size for Retakes to allow 4 players in a party. Fixed a case where players joining Retakes round during freeze time could spawn at a wrong spawn point. Fixed bot manager logic to mak…
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Counter-Strike 2 Update
GAMEPLAY Adding Retakes as official game mode supporting Defusal Group Alpha and Defusal Group Delta maps on official matchmaking servers. Fixed Molotov and Smoke interaction logic in cases when multiple smokes are acti…
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Re-Retakes
The bomb has been planted and you're running out of time. It's the return of retakes! In this classic game mode, each round drops you in to a fast-paced 4v3 after-plant scenario. Select your loadout card each round, che…
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Counter-Strike 2 Update
MISC Fixed a case of incorrect damage report data at the end of the rounds. Updated King Crasswater and Queen Ava stickers for clarity. Skinning fixes on Driver Gloves and Sport Gloves. Fixed a crash when playing back s…
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Counter-Strike 2 Update
ENGINE Updated engine code to the latest version of Source 2. Reworked bullet penetration simulation to reduce CPU usage. Improved core utilization of some client particle and sound effects processing, reducing overall…
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Counter-Strike 2 Pre-Release Update
A new pre-release build (“1.41.1.3-rc1”) is now available in the CS2 beta depot. This build is not compatible with public matchmaking. For instructions on how to opt into a CS2 beta depot build, visit the following page…
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