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22 May

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[GAMEPLAY]
– Smoke, HE Grenade explosions, and fire are now always displayed consistently between all players.


21 May

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[ DANGER ZONE ]
– Blacksite and Sirocco are now both available in official Danger Zone matchmaking as a time-based map rotation.
– Radar jammers block drone pilots with static interference while the jammer is active.
– Drones fly slower when carrying paradrop crates.
– Armor starting equipment option will now give both armor and helmet.

[ MISC ]
– Updated SDR libraries to the latest version.
– Restricted start of client-side demo recording on dedicated servers to warmup and freezetime.

[ MAPS ]
Vertigo:
– Changed Wingman version to use bombsite A.
– Bombsite A changes:
– Pushed back cover on site.
– Tightened final ramp up to site.
– Moved position of crane slightly, made area around it accessible.
– Shortened wood fence, letting CTs more easily control ramp or drop down.
– Moved scaffolding in back of A forward towards the wall.
– Added self-boost onto concrete formwork on A site.

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14 May

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Today’s update includes new ways to find teammates, follow your favorite CS:GO tournaments, and track your enemies in Danger Zone!

Looking to Play

Looking for a few teammates before you enter matchmaking? Click the ‘Looking to Play’ button, and you’ll be added to a list of players who are ready to team up. Need a fifth for your own lobby? Just check the list and invite anyone you think is up to the job!

Follow Your Favorites

It’s never been easier to follow your favorite CS:GO events. In the Watch menu, click on the Events panel and you’ll see a list of ongoing and upcoming CS:GO LAN tournaments. Add any events you like to your favorites, and you’ll be notified in the Main Menu whenever those events are live.

Not sure what to watch? All players will automatically be notified of the most-favorited event each month.

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[DANGER ZONE]
– Unlocked Drone Pilot Tablet, Bonus Wave Money, Bonus Explore Money, and Armor+Helmet as starting item options.
– Drone Pilot upgrade is now available for purchase in the Tablet Buy Menu.
– Tasers will now always open the crate they are fired at; they no longer sometimes do partial crate damage.
– Shields dropped from death have a slight delay before being automatically picked by nearby players.
– Fixed some instances of safe models spawning in midair.
– Fixed item outline colors on dropped grenades.
– Map collision fixes and stuck spot removals, and a few visual bugs squashed too.

[GAMEPLAY]
– Loss bonus money will now always step down to $2,900 after a team with a $3,400 max loss bonus streak wins a round.

[UI]
– Introducing the “Looking to Play” feature: players can now advertise themselves as available for party invites, can be invited by other parties from the “Looking to Play” tab of their CS:GO friends ...

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02 May

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[MISC]
– Fixed an issue that could cause the blinking light on C4 carried by players to be visible through geometry.
– Fixed a regression in molotov detonation timing.
– Fixed a movement regression when crouching through openings at ground level.
– Fixed a weapon accuracy regression when crouch moving.
– Fixed a small regression in acceleration computation.
– Fixed disconnected players sometimes not showing up on end of match Danger Zone scoreboard.
– Fixed a crash that showed a “CUtlLinkedList overflow” dialog box.
– Fixed floating white boxes that would appear for some players.

[MAPS]
Mirage:
– Fixed shading on stone blocks around A site

Vertigo:
– Updated clipping on wire railings around the map
– Fixed C4 stuck spot near T spawn


01 May

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[ DANGER ZONE ]
– Updated Danger Zone with a new map, new items, respawning, and more. For full details visit http://www.counter-strike.net/sirocco
– ExoJump Boots are now available. Hold the jump key for a high jump or crouch before jumping for a long jump.
– Bump Mines are now available. Toss one on the ground to send yourself (or an opponent) flying.
– The remaining new items and upgrades will be unlocked in future updates – check back and see what’s new!
– Blacksite is temporarily unavailable in official matchmaking.
– Your teammate will now appear wearing a blue uniform.
– A player pinging system has been added, bound to Mouse 3 by default (command “player_ping”)
– A radial weapon select menu has been added to allow quick visual selection of weapons/items. This menu is customizable by editing the radial_quickinventory.txt file. (command “+quickinv”)

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The experiment has evolved. To be the last team standing, you’ll have to put your skills to the test – with all new respawn and deploy mechanics, new items to master, and a brand new map to explore.

Today’s update also includes some quality of life upgrades, like an all new player-pinging system.

Grab a teammate and see if you’ve still got what it takes to survive!


25 Apr

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[ MAPS ]
– Workout is now available in Competitive Mode and as part of the Hostage Group.
– Ruby is now available as part of the Defusal Group Sigma.
– Abbey and Biome which are no longer available in official matchmaking.
– Updated radars for Assault, Cobblestone, Italy, Militia, Office, Vertigo.

Cobblestone:
– Added nav blocker entities for Wingman

Inferno:
– Added nav blockers for Wingman mode
– Fixed a bug where fountain particle effects would sometimes not play
– Brightened up gate-area at top of banana

Overpass:
– Added nav blocker entities for Wingman
– Fixed C4 stuck spot inside connector
– Balloons no longer block grenades or player movement

Train:
– Added nav blocker entities for Wingman
– Changed ground material to a brighter version
– Updated train car models with improved collision model
– Added white background near T entrance to A main

Vertigo:
– Added na...

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Today we’re introducing two maps to CS:GO: Ruby, a bomb defusal map set in a scenic town in Portugal, and Workout, a community favorite hostage rescue map! As these two maps enter, we’ll say goodbye to two other community-created maps: Abbey and Biome.

Ruby is currently available in the Defusal Group Sigma, but in the coming weeks will be added to Competitive Matchmaking. Workout is currently available in Competitive Matchmaking, and the Hostage Map Group.


22 Apr

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[ MISC ]
– Enabled D3D9EX mode by default.
— If you encounter graphics problems with this feature, please send an email to [email protected] with the subject “D3D9EX”
— Customers who experience problems can also disable it with -disable_d3d9ex command line option.
– Fixed a bug with flashbangs that were infinitely purchasable in Competitive Matchmaking – now all grenade types have buy limits matching their carry limits, and grenades carried over from the previous round count towards the buy limit.
– Fixed a bug where name of invited friend was not showing in party chat when they join.
– Fixed a bug when all items but the currently equipped item were removed from shuffle.
– Fixed several shuffle bugs related to weapons sharing a loadout slot.
– Fixed a bug that sometimes showed default knife in spectator UI.
– Localization fixes for ...

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28 Mar

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[NEW RELEASES]
– A new music kit EZ4ENCE by The Verkkars is now available for purchase.
– A new Feral Predators Sticker Capsule is now available for purchase.

[MAPS]
– Vertigo has been moved from Reserves Group into the Active Duty Group.
– Cache has been moved from Active Duty Group into Reserves Group.

Vertigo:
-Added new cover in bottom of mid, that doubles as a ramp towards “window” to B site
-Pushed up CT spawns slightly
-Prioritized spawn positions, CTs will be biased towards forward spawns, Ts biased towards rear spawns
-Added corner railing to catwalk on B site
-Blocked two-man boost on top of spools in CT spawn
-Blocked angle over wall when going down stairs from B site towards T spawn
-Tweaked T stairs up to bombsite B
-Tweaked layout of T spawn slightly
-Updated bombsite target models on sites
-Elevator shaft injuries now count towards the injury statistic
-Fixed various clipping issu...

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18 Feb

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While the Katowice Major marches on, today we’re announcing the second CS:GO Major of 2019 will be hosted by Starladder and take place in Berlin, Germany.

The Champions Stage will take place at the Mercedes Benz-Arena from September 5th – September 8th. The full schedule can be found below:

  • July 17-21 – Europe & Americas Minors
  • July 24-28 – CIS & Asia Minors
  • July 29 – Minor Play-in
  • August 20-25 – Challengers Stage
  • August 27-September 1 – Legends Stage
  • September 5-8 – Champions Stage
  • Additional information on the Starladder Berlin Major can be found ...

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    07 Feb

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    The 2019 IEM Katowice Major begins February 13th. Watch as twenty-four of the best teams in the world battle to become the next CS:GO Major Champion!

    2019 Katowice Viewer Pass

    The all-new Katowice 2019 Viewer Pass is now available for purchase.

    With a viewer pass, you’ll get an upgradable Katowice 2019 Event Coin, exclusive access to Katowice 2019 Souvenir Packages, full access to all teams in the Katowice Pick’Em Challenge, unlimited Team Graffiti for the duration of the event, and all-new Steam.tv team flair.

    Every time you upgrade your coin, you can redeem a Souvenir Package of the match of your choice. Souvenirs will feature one of the MVPs from that match, so watch the Major and make your choice!

    Team and Player Stickers

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