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Release Notes for 12/6/2023

[ GAMEPLAY ]
  • Fixed an issue where the player's shadow would sometimes show the incorrect animation state
  • Weapon switching after releasing the fire button(s) will no longer cancel grenade throws (but round restart will)
  • Various animation system optimizations
  • Various minor bug fixes to demo playback

[ UI ]
  • Fixed a bug where starting pistols weren't showing in the Pistols tab of the Equipment view
  • Fixed an issue where silencers would not be shown on weapons when held by characters in the UI

[ MAPS ]
Mirage:
  • Fixed a gap under the door at Middle
Anubis:
  • Added a grenade clip to the wall at Bridge
Vertigo:
  • Changed the collision properties on railings to emit the correct footstep sounds
Nuke:
  • Fix for the sun material not blooming and adjusted the size of the material
  • Cleaned up redundant skins on metal_door models to prevent workshop mappers hitting fatal errors for missing assets
  • Fixed a visibility bug at Garage when looking towards Hell
  • Changed the collision properties on railings to emit the correct footstep sounds
Inferno:
  • Changed the collision properties on railings to emit the correct footstep sounds
  • Fixed an issue where some chimney models would disappear in the skybox
Dust2:
  • Changed the collision properties on railings to emit the correct footstep sounds

Release Notes for 12/4/2023

[ GAMEPLAY ]
  • Fixed a bug where grenade throw strength adjustments were sometimes delayed
  • Fixed a bug where attempting to switch to a grenade immediately after throwing it would cancel the throw
  • You can now get an intermediate strength grenade throw without a delay by pressing primary and secondary attack simultaneously
  • Fixed several cases of players sticking while sliding against geometry
  • Player pings will now be displayed in the player's color


[ MISC ]
  • Fixed "Ace Round MVP" calculation bug when teams had a different number of players
  • Fixed shorthanded bonus logic sometimes incorrectly accounting for kicked players

Release Notes for 11/30/2023

[ GAMEPLAY ]
  • Sub-tick timing improvements to various systems including grenade throw animations and revolver firing
  • Added a missing fire effect to molotovs that are held by players


[ ANIMATION ]
  • Reduced the amount that player characters will rotate their torso away from leg orientation
  • Improved hit reactions
  • Made jump animations directional
  • Improved character posing when aiming up and down
  • Improved foot placement and posing when running
  • Reduced animation posing when deploying
  • The timing of a players flashbanged posing now more accurately represents the player's ability to see


[ SOUND ]
  • Fixed issue with Shadow Daggers playing catch sound during looping inspect animation
  • Further refined falloff distance curves and volume of grenade bounces
  • Lowered volume of deathmatch bonus period ending
  • Lowered volume of lobby chat notification sound
  • Fixed missing water drip console errors in Office
  • Increased audible distance of breaking glass window sounds
  • Fixed an issue where sometimes a Sabre agent would say hostage related lines when cheering


[ MISC ]
  • Adjusted wear values of most tournament stickers and many other stickers to better match CS:GO
  • Changed handling of non-default console key bindings to match CS:GO behavior


[ MAPS ]

Nuke:
  • Fixed cubemap issue at Lobby
  • Fixed hole at B-site
  • Fixed some holes at Ramp Room
  • Fixed glass floor material at B-Site not having impact effects
  • Fixed up footstep sounds on hazard stripes
  • Attempt to fix light leaking through base of doors at B-site
  • Brightened red interior walls to help with agent vis
  • Fixed pixel boost on chainlink fence outside
  • Fix shadows leaking through double doors at B-site
  • Made cubemap transitions smoother in some places at b-site
Mirage:
  • Fixed clipping on van at Truck
  • Clipped fridge in Apartments to prevent player becoming stuck
  • Adjusted bombsite A size and added visual boundaries
  • Fixed collision on Scaffolding to provide smooth movement
  • Fixed geometry and clipping outside Sniper's Nest to prevent pixel walking
Office:
  • Improved clipping around desks at t-spawn
  • Improved clipping on crates at Back Courtyard
  • Re-added collision to handrails
Vertigo:
  • Extended staircase and added grenade clip to stairs at near t-spawn to prevent grenades becoming wedged in gap
  • Fixed clipping on crate at mid
  • Fixed clipping on scaffold at back of A
  • Fixed clipping on scaffold at T-start
  • Fixed vis bug at A-ramp looking toward Bridge
  • Fixed grenade clip on support beam at A-ramp
  • Plugged Holes in insulation foam roll model
Anubis:
  • Fixed hole under pillar at A-site
  • Fixed clipping above walkway stairs in Palace
  • Closed up multiple microgaps throughout the map
  • Fixed some clipping on pillar at A-site
  • Fixed clipping on doorway at b-site
  • Plugged some micro holes
  • Fixed gap between two clip brushes that allowed bomb to be thrown on top of building
  • Fixed slight wall gap that allowed sniping into bombsite A
  • Fixed clipping on doorway at b-site
Ancient:
  • Fixed various gaps in the world
  • Fixed various texture seams
  • Closed gap that looks into Jaguar area
  • Adjusted clipping along fence near A-site
  • Adjusted clipping around tree base on A-site boost
  • Adjusted position of stone near B-site that player could crouch in
  • Added clipping to the top of the map to help minimize player exploits


Release Notes for 11/20/2023

[ MISC ]
  • Fixed silencer attach and detach animations
  • Fixed a bug that prevented refunding the Bizon
  • Fixed a bug where players could respawn into a bad state during reconnect
  • Fixed a bug where ramps were not correctly reducing fall damage
  • Fixed a case where sub-tick movement timestamps were temporarily incorrect after changing host_timescale
  • Various fixes and improvements to de_ancient

Release Notes for 11/17/2023

  • Fixed a few minor sub-tick input bugs
  • Fixed a bug with first person animation in bot takeover
  • Fixed a bug where dropped/thrown weapons had too much velocity
  • Fixed a case where players could push their view through low ceilings
  • Fixed an exploit that would allow players to teleport
  • de_overpass: Various tweaks and bug fixes
  • de_anubis: Fixed potential pixel gap exploit at A-site and plugged hole near t-spawn where bomb could be thrown out of world