Counter-Strike 2 News

"Counter-Strike 1.6, but with cars." Now, that's a heck of a pitch. If I were a busy videogame executive, and someone walked into my elevator and dropped that idea bombshell, I can safely say they'd be getting a firm handshake, a big green light, and maybe some kind of little gift as a token of my thanks. But don't take my imaginary CEO's word for it. If you're a big CSGO fan, or you're kicking your feet waiting on Counter-Strike 2, Stunt Derby takes the spirit of the Valve shooter's glory days and transplants it into a new low-poly racing game available to try now on Steam.

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Counter-Strike 2 patch notes are Valve's second update in two days

• Fixed auto rebuy not working if you survived through the Deathmatch warmup
  
• Pressing the jump key to respawn in Deathmatch no longer results in an actual jump
  
• The buy menu now closes on right mouse button DOWN instead of UP
  
• Refunds are now correctly accounted for when tracking total money spent by user
  
• Fixed bad kerning in accolade descriptions
  
• Fixed a freeze/hang in Hammer
  
• The CS2 Workshop Tools convar helper page now has better descriptions
  
• Fixed aspect ratio for workshop submission screenshot
  
• Various improvements to the look of the M249, MP5-SD, Desert Eagle, Dual Elites, and Taser
  
• Added Zeus x27 to workshop submission weapon list
  

Mirage

• Various map fixes
  

Mirage

• Fixed a spot near bench that caused the server to lag
  
• Fixed various strange wallbangs
  
• Adjusted end of match screen
  

• Fixed some edge case issues with sell back
  
• Buy menu color now matches cl_hud_color
  

• Fixed edge cases with inspecting items
  
• Fixed a bad interaction between the acknowledge panel and inventory
  
• Fixed a glitch while refreshing the loadout tab
  
• Fixed some localization bugs
  
• Fixed various crash
  

• Fixed movement bug that would cause a slide along curbs in Dust II
  
• Flashbangs can be redeployed after thrown so that players can quickly throw multiple in sequence
  
• Reduced the single-frame flash effect when zooming out with sniper rifles
  

Fresh Counter-Strike 2 patch notes show Valve is taking a firmer stance on case farming as it continues to roll out almost daily changes for its latest round of Counter-Strike 2 beta testing. With new users now getting into the CS2 limited test beta, Valve continues to work on fixing bugs and exploits with another Counter-Strike 2 update, but also takes the opportunity to change CSGO case drops for its previous FPS game.

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Counter-Strike 2 patch notes are Valve's second update in two days

• Players now get a weapon case with their first weekly XP rank up, rather than after some amount of (idle) playtime.
  

• A second tranche of users are in process of being added to the limited test.
  

• Removed wallbang through door towards connector.
  
• Blocked gap in box stack top of mid.
  
• Blocked pixel gap by ticket booth.
  
• Added back jump onto firebox in A site.
  
• Fixed various player and grenade collision bugs.
  
• Fixed various minor graphical bugs.
  

• Fixed disconnecting players taking C4 explosive with them.
  
• Deathmatch bonus weapons now offer weapons from equipped loadout options.
  
• Added "Replace for CT" context menu loadout shortcut for USP-S when P2000 is equipped and vice versa.
  
• Automatically cancel drag and drop operation when switching away from loadout menu.
  
• Improved the look of SCAR-20, G3SG1.
  

• Fixed asset compiler bug creating stray files when running in directories that have spaces.