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Steam News12 May 20263mo ago

Hotfix - UI Refinements & Cinematic Takedowns

Following up on the major migration, I’ve pushed a quick hotfix to address a few immediate issues and add toggle for the new takedown system.

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  • UI and audio
fixedFollowing up on the major migration, I’ve pushed a quick hotfix to address a few immediate issues and add toggle for the new takedown system. Fixes & Improvements Backpack Visuals: Fixed a bug where certain item textures were failing to render correctly inside the inventory/backpack.
addedNew Setting: Cinematic Takedowns You now have control over how the camera behaves:
addedDynamic Camera: You can now toggle a Cinematic Camera for takedowns.
changedHow to enable: Go to the Settings Menu -> and toggle "Cinematic Takedown" to ON.
addedWhen enabled, the camera will automatically shift to a cinematic angle when you initiate a takedown with [V].

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fixedFollowing up on the major migration, I’ve pushed a quick hotfix to address a few immediate issues and add toggle for the new takedown system. Fixes & Improvements Backpack Visuals: Fixed a bug where certain item textures were failing to render correctly inside the inventory/backpack.
addedNew Setting: Cinematic Takedowns You now have control over how the camera behaves:
addedDynamic Camera: You can now toggle a Cinematic Camera for takedowns.
changedHow to enable: Go to the Settings Menu -> and toggle "Cinematic Takedown" to ON.
addedWhen enabled, the camera will automatically shift to a cinematic angle when you initiate a takedown with [V].

Following up on the major migration, I’ve pushed a quick hotfix to address a few immediate issues and add toggle for the new takedown system. Fixes & Improvements Backpack Visuals: Fixed a bug where certain item textures were failing to render correctly inside the inventory/backpack.

New Setting: Cinematic Takedowns You now have control over how the camera behaves:

Dynamic Camera: You can now toggle a Cinematic Camera for takedowns.

How to enable: Go to the Settings Menu -> and toggle "Cinematic Takedown" to ON.

When enabled, the camera will automatically shift to a cinematic angle when you initiate a takedown with [V].

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Steam News / 12 May 2026

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