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 2, in descending order, latest to oldest:

UPDATED May 3

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

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• Added ability to adjust brightness in windowed modes

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

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