Counter-Strike 2 News

[p]\[ MISC ][/p]

• [p]Improved player movement prediction when colliding with other moving players.[/p]
• [p]Added scope in/out sound prediction to play immediately for local player.[/p]
• [p]Retake loadout cards will now randomly offer M4A1-S or M4A4 if player has both equipped in their CT loadout.[/p]
• [p]Added Body Armor to 4v3, 4 Bad Guys Left, and Blind Fire cards.[/p]
• [p]Added Dual Berettas to T Blind Fire card.[/p]
• [p]Replaced Flashbang with HE Grenade on CT Enemy Loadout Card[/p]
• [p]Fixed idle animations on CZ75-Auto, SSG 08, AUG, Galil AR.[/p]
• [p]Performance improvements.[/p]
• [p]Stability improvements.[/p]
• [p]Improvements to animation fidelity during demo playback.[/p]

[p]\[ GAMEPLAY ][/p]

• [p]Increased matchmaking party size for Retakes to allow 4 players in a party.[/p]
• [p]Fixed a case where players joining Retakes round during freeze time could spawn at a wrong spawn point.[/p]
• [p]Fixed bot manager logic to make room for players by first kicking dead bots and bots who are not controlled by a human.[/p]

[p]\[ MISC ][/p]

• [p]Stability improvements.[/p]

[p]\[ GAMEPLAY ][/p]

• [p]Adding Retakes as official game mode supporting Defusal Group Alpha and Defusal Group Delta maps on official matchmaking servers.[/p]
• [p]Fixed Molotov and Smoke interaction logic in cases when multiple smokes are active in the map.[/p]

[p]\[ MAPS ][/p]

• [p]Updated Golden to the latest version from Steam Community Workshop (Update Notes)[/p]
• [p]Updated Palacio to the latest version from Steam Community Workshop (Update Notes)[/p]
• [p]Updated Rooftop to the latest version from Steam Community Workshop (Update Notes)[/p]

[p]Inferno[/p]

• [p]Adjustments to top of Quad and under Balcony to improve visibility.[/p]
• [p]Various optimizations.[/p]

[p]\[ CONTRACTS ][/p]

• [p]Extended functionality of the "Trade Up Contract" to allow exchanging 5 items of Covert quality as follows:[/p]
  • [p]5 StatTrak™ Covert items can be exchanged for one StatTrak™ Knife from a collection of one of the items provided[/p]
  • [p]5 regular Covert items can be exchanged for one regular Knife item or one regular Gloves item from a collection of one of the items provided[/p]

[p]\[ MISC ][/p]

• [p]Performance optimizations when the game is in the main menu and item inspect UI[/p]
• [p]Fixed inventory item icons sometimes rendering in blurry state or not rendering[/p]
• [p]Fixed several server-only sound events to not start multiple times[/p]
• [p]Stability improvements[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p]The bomb has been planted and you're running out of time. It's the return of retakes! [/p][p]In this classic game mode, each round drops you in to a fast-paced 4v3 after-plant scenario. Select your loadout card each round, check the map to coordinate with your teammates, and use your resources wisely to defuse (or defend) the planted bomb.[/p][p]The clock is ticking, what are you waiting for? Jump into a retakes server now![/p]

[p]\[ MISC ][/p]

• [p]Fixed a case of incorrect damage report data at the end of the rounds.[/p]
• [p]Updated King Crasswater and Queen Ava stickers for clarity.[/p]
• [p]Skinning fixes on Driver Gloves and Sport Gloves.[/p]
• [p]Fixed a crash when playing back some demo files.[/p]
• [p]Stability improvements.[/p]