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Counter-Strike 2 Update Patch Notes May 9

Southpaws rejoice! Left-handedness is finally acknowledged in Counter-Strike 2 in the April 25 patch. This is a compilation of the notes for recent Counter-Strike patches released through May 9, in descending order, latest to oldest:

 

UPDATED May 10

 

 

Release Notes for 5/9/2024

 

[ MISC ]

  • Reduced the opacity of teammate names near the crosshair.
  • Made the death experience during bot takeover match the normal death experience.
  • Fixed several bugs with looping through bot takeover spectator targets.
  • Fixed several bugs with scoreboard buttons not working as designed.
  • Fixed a bug where the in-air kill feed icon didn't work with certain weapons (thanks aquaismissing).
  • Fixed a bug where the HUD would be offset after watching a demo (thanks again aquaismissing).

 

 

Release Notes for 5/7/2024

 

[ MISC ]

  • Fixed a visual bug where sniper rifle viewmodels could be visible at the edge of the scope screen overlay.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented HE grenade explosions from breaking the vents in de_nuke.
  • Fixed an issue where viewmodels would sometimes emit double shell eject effects.
  • Minor performance improvements

 

 

Release Notes for 5/2/2024

 

[ MISC ]

  • Fixed a crash related to the scoreboard

 

 

Release Notes for 5/1/2024

 

[ MISC ]

  • Fixed a bug where the game would stop taking keyboard input during the end-of-match map vote.
  • Fixed a bug where UI characters always had default gloves equipped.
  • Demo playback will pause at the end of a recording instead of returning to the main menu.
  • Minor demo playback optimizations.

 

[ WORKSHOP ]

  • Added arms race game mode for workshop map submissions

 

 

Release Notes for 4/30/2024

 

[ MISC ]

  • Grenade kills no longer display the "in-air" killfeed icon.
  • Fixed several cases where clicking on the buy menu or scoreboard would cause the game to stop taking keyboard input.
  • Fixed too many usercommands being processed when skipping forward in demos. This reduces the skip time by as much as 80%.
  • Added console output that may be helpful for advanced users to diagnose performance problems. When a very long frame occurs, a brief profile of the frame is printed. At the end of a match, a summary is printed.

 

 

Release Notes for 4/26/2024

 

[ MISC ]

  • Fixed a bug where grenade throw animations would get stuck when switching hands.
  • Fixed a bug where the same grenade type couldn't be thrown multiple times without switching to another weapon first.
  • Fixed a bug that allowed picking up grenades beyond the normal maximum.
  • Fixed a bug where smoke grenades would sometimes appear lit as if a flashbang detonated inside them.

 

[ MAPS ]

  • Fixed a spot in Dust 2 above mid doors where grenades would fall through the world.
  • Fixed a spot in Inferno where weapons could fall through the world.

 

 

Release Notes for 4/25/2024

 

[ VIEWMODEL ]

  • Adjusted viewmodel bob movement
  • Added "Preferred Viewmodel Left/Right Handedness" setting
  • Added "Switch Viewmodel Left/Right Hand" key binding (default: US keyboard letter H) to switch hands temporarily during gameplay
  • Viewmodel position setting and left/right hand state are now networked and visible to first-person spectators.
  • Deprecated "Couch" viewmodel position setting

 

[ HUD ]

  • Added "Radar Map Alternate Zoom" setting and "Toggle Radar Zoom" key binding to toggle between zoom levels during gameplay
  • Added a radar icon for the local player when free cam spectating
  • Added a grenade line-up reticle that appears shortly after pulling the pin. The timing can be configured for each grenade type independently
  • Changed weapon Swap text (when pointing at a dropped weapon) to always show the gameplay name of the weapon instead of any customized name it might have.
  • Added a kill feed icon for "in-air" kills
  • Added the scoreboard to the ESC menu
  • Added an icon to indicate bots on the scoreboard

 

[ BUY MENU ]

  • Added a "Dropped Weapons" panel, which shows (and allows the direct pickup of) weapons that have been dropped by teammates that are standing in the buy zone
  • Added the minimum amount of money that a player is guaranteed to have in the next round to the buy menu title bar. (thanks, Kadomos)

 

[ GAMEPLAY ]

  • Increased Zeus movement speed and adjusted the attack cone
  • Increased Zeus kill reward from $0 to $100 ($50 in Casual)
  • Increased CZ75-Auto kill reward from $100 to $300 ($150 in Casual)
  • Reduced XM1014 kill reward from $900 to $600 ($300 in Casual)

 

[ INVENTORY ]

  • Lighting adjustments in Inspect background maps
  • Added Wear Category to the info tooltip in the Inspect screen
  • Added gameplay name in panels that used to only show customized name. E.g., Inspect screen, inventory tile

 

[ MAPS ]

  • Replaced Overpass with Dust 2 in the Active Duty Group, current competition map pool, and Premier matchmaking
  • Baggage
    • Opened roll-up doors at spawns
    • Updated models for some conveyors
    • Solidified stairs
    • Various bug fixes
  • Inferno:
    • Removed overhanging building at top mid
    • Removed overhangs at bottom of banana
    • Various map tweaks to improve player collision and readability
  • Overpass, Nuke, Vertigo, Mirage and Office
    • Bug and exploit fixes
    • Collision and line of sight adjustments
    • Minor performance improvements

 

[ WEAPON FINISHES ]

  • AK-47 | Inheritance: Texture and mask adjustments
  • USP-S | Jawbreaker: Corrected ambient occlusion texture

 

[ MISC ]

  • Decoupled demo playback camera movement from playback speed. This allows moving the camera even if playback is paused
  • Added ability to launch practice matches and workshop maps with party members
  • Added Overwatch system to enable match demo review by trusted partners
  • Copenhagen 2024 Major sticker capsules are on sale now -75% off
  • Added ability to adjust brightness in windowed modes

 

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Those are the patch notes up through May 9 for Counter-Strike 2.

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