CS2

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September 27, 2023 · Patch

September 27, 2023 update

11 new37 changes13 fixes

Counter-strike 2

  • ChangeCounter-Strike 2 is now available and free to play
  • ChangeSeason One of Premier has begun

Gameplay

  • ChangeEnabled Competitive matchmaking
  • ChangeEnabled Wingman matchmaking
  • ChangeEnabled Private Matchmaking
  • NewAdded Training Day, a brief introductory experience for brand new players
  • ChangeImproved player-against-player movement collision
  • ChangeImproved consistency of bullet penetration
  • ChangePlayer reflections in water are now occluded by smoke
  • ChangeMolotov fire now floats above the water
  • FixFixed character ambient occlusion being visible through walls
  • ChangeC4 bomb lights don't reflect through walls
  • FixFixed some rare cases of viewmodel lighting corruption
  • ChangeAdjusted smoke behavior to cover cases where smoke would stop less than a player's height above the ground
  • FixFix various bugs with switching teams in the middle of offline Deathmatch
  • FixFixed Famas reloading too early
  • ChangeChickens can finally fall off Vertigo Vertigo

Sound

  • NewAdded the new CS2 default music kit
  • NewAdded new audio customization settings
  • ChangeVarious mix tweaks and adjustments
  • FixVarious bug fixes related to music kits
  • ChangeUpdated the game startup sound
  • NewAdded background ambience to main menu scenes
  • ChangeRestored the clutch_mode_toggle function
  • FixFixed a bug where sometimes c4 defuse and planting sounds could not be heard in certain locations
  • FixFixed some surfaces being incorrectly tagged causing incorrect footstep sounds in certain locations
  • FixFixed a bug where attackers could not hear headshot feedback through wallbangs or smokes
  • ChangeBody damage feedback for attackers will now play within the same distance as it does for onlookers through smokes and wallbangs
  • FixFixed a bug where scoping in affected directional sound
  • ChangeFirst person damage sounds are now more impactful
  • ChangeRemoved several legacy audio convars that existed in CS:GO but never had an effect in CS2

Animation

  • ChangeAdjusted character additive lean animation
  • ChangeAdjusted jump animation, particularly when repeatedly jumping
  • ChangeAdjusted jiggle-peeking animation
  • ChangeAdjusted animated character head position relative to camera position
  • NewAdded bullet belt to negev
  • ChangeReduced foot sliding when carrying slower weapons
  • FixFixed character momentarily standing during crouch-planting animation
  • FixFixed incorrect viewmodel deploy speeds
  • FixFixed pops in some weapon inspect animations
  • ChangeInspecting weapons may now interrupt deploy animation

Matchmaking

  • ChangeWhen one or more party members get convicted of cheating and permanently banned, all their associates will be penalized with loss of Profile Rank and CS Rating
  • ChangeIn Premier, players with a very high established CS Rating are not allowed to party with accounts that do not have an established CS Rating

Maps

  • FixVarious bug fixes and tweaks for all shipped maps
  • ChangeAdjusted vertical audio occlusion boundaries in Nuke and Vertigo NukeVertigo
  • NewAdded an extra bell in Inferno Inferno
  • ChangeCasual and Deathmatch maps are now separated into multiple map groups

Misc

  • ChangeCS:GO Players who started playing more than a week ago will receive a commemorative CS:GO coin and CS:GO Music Kit
  • NewAdded Store tab to main menu
  • ChangeEnabled all interactions with inventory items
  • ChangeReplaced weekly drops with a weekly Care Package. Choose from weapon cases, weapon finishes, and graffiti
  • NewAdded demo playback support
  • NewAdded the ability to favorite and shuffle loadout items
  • NewAdded new item icons
  • ChangeOffice and Vertigo are available as main menu scenery OfficeVertigo
  • ChangeVarious updates for weapon finishes, including fixing overly strong wear on several Custom Paint Job finishes
  • ChangeReworked Phoenix Street Soldier balaclava texture to resolve visibility issues
  • ChangeEnabled animated eyes on agent character models

Workshop Tools

  • ChangeGame clients running in workshop tools mode are not allowed to connect to VAC secure game servers
  • NewAdded an all-new help system featuring contextually relevant guides and information. Guides include gray scale value ranges for alpha channel masking, paint-by-number mask color assignments based on current finish type, and much more!
  • ChangeRemoved dynamic props from solid color inspect backgrounds

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