CS2 Updates

[ SHANGHAI MAJOR ]Shanghai 2024 Major Champions Capsule is now available for purchase. The capsule features autographs for each member of the winning team in paper, glitter, holo, and gold. 50% of the proceeds go to the players and organizations.

[ GAMEPLAY ]
Adjusted the threshold at which death notice displays attacker as "flashed".Explosions will now more reliably throw weapons around even if multiple weapons are dropped on top of each other.During warmup, weapons will no longer drop on the ground when changing teams.During warmup, changing teams now has a two second cooldown.Added server settings controlling which items drop on the ground during warmup period: mp_warmup_items_drop_policy, mp_warmup_items_nocost, mp_warmup_items_nocount_policy. Community servers that run with free non-droppable weapons during warmup can set these settings as follows: mp_warmup_items_drop_policy 0, mp_warmup_items_nocost 1, mp_warmup_items_nocount_policy 251.Give command will now always drop the held weapon if the given weapon needs an empty primary/secondary weapon slot to be used. For legacy behaviour, which would drop the new weapon on the ground, developers can use "-keep_gear" flag, e.g. give weapon_awp -keep_gear

[ MAPS ]
Train
Improved collision fidelity on various propsUpdated and fixed surface types on several propsAdjusted wetness levels on some surfacesFixed various gaps in map[ MAP GUIDES ]Map Guides are now supported in the Steam Workshop for submission and subscription.Added a selector to pick which map guide gets loaded in practice mode.Annotations nodes are now visible in the radar.Added a tool (via console command "workshop_annotation_submit") to submit a map guide to the Steam Workshop.

[ MISC ]
Added a setting for CPU Cores Usage Preference to control how high performance and power efficiency cores are used by the game on CPUs with variable cores.Fixed a case where graphics driver could render a corrupt graphics image for weapons in inventory item tiles.Improvements to weapon inspect animations.Improvements to display of extra-long custom weapon names in UI.Stability improvements.Added all-new 2025 Service Medal which will be available starting January 1st GMTWorkshop Tools - Fixed bug on shadows for low sunlight angles

[ SHANGHAI MAJOR ]Updated MIBR player sticker items autographed by Lucaozy with the autographs of brnz4n.Fixed a UI bug that allowed dropping Pick'Em team logos outside of Major Pick'Em hub using both mouse buttons.Pick'Em challenge picks can now be placed for the upcoming Elimination Stage of Shanghai Major.[ DAMAGE PREDICTION ]Predicted ragdolls without a confirmation or correction from the server within a short time window will now revert.

[ MAPS ]
TrainIncreased collision fidelity of several models
OverpassReplaced railing inside Heaven with a wallAdditional visibility improvements in Heaven
EdinUpdated to the latest version from the Community Workshop (Update Notes)
PalaisUpdated to the latest version from the Community Workshop (Update Notes)

[ MISC ]
Fixed 'boost player contrast' visibility rendering option sometimes revealing parts of players or weapons through thin surfaces.Added r_allow_low_gpu_memory_mode setting to allow running CS2 Workshop Tools in low memory GPU conditions.Fixed various bugs in Hammer.

[ SHANGHAI 2024 MAJOR ]The Shanghai Major Hub is now available. Visit the hub to purchase tournament items, play the Pick'Em Challenge and more.Purchase a Shanghai 2024 Viewer Pass to receive an upgradable Shanghai 2024 Coin. With an active pass, you can upgrade your coin and earn extra souvenir packages by playing the Pick'Em Challenge. Additionally, you will show up on the Active Pass Leaderboard where you can compare your Pick'Em Challenge performance to your friends.All players with Prime status can place Pick'Em picks for free! However, to complete challenges and earn rewards from an event stage, you will have to activate a Viewer Pass before that stage begins.[ MUSIC KITS ]A new music kit “Ay Hey” by Perfect World is now available for purchase in-game in standard and StatTrak versions.

[ GAMEPLAY ]
Added "sv_quantize_movement_input" setting, enabled by default, to keep players from using analog binds to move at fractional speeds that the game is not designed to handle.In cases when servers toggle some game rules from competitive to deathmatch and back to competitive mid-match, the weapons will no longer disappear when dropped on the ground, but toggling game rules settings without reloading the map is not a generally supported workflow for community servers.

[ ANNOTATIONS ]
Added support for turning off text backgroundAdded support for grenade types other than SmokeIncreased node limit from 100 to 300Fixed annotation_delete_previous_node not cleaning up particle effects

[ MISC ]
Added ability to rent weapons from all previous CS:GO weapon cases.Added policy settings to enforce client delta ticks order, namely sv_deltaticks_enforce and sv_deltaticks_log, which should help diagnosing configurations causing delta ticks out of order disconnects.Fixed a case where an unlocalized #SLOT prefix could appear in chat.Added a reference Counter-Strike Broadcast Playcast Webserver implementation: https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Counter-Strike:_Global_Offensive_Broadcast#Reference_Playcast_Webserver_Implementation

[ MAPS ]
BasaltUpdated to latest version from Community Workshop (Update Notes)TrainFixed various gaps in mapCollision fidelity upgradesBlockers added for train in B to avoid unfair anglesVarious visual fixes

[ GAMEPLAY ]
Fixed a case where a disconnected player could cause a poltergeist CT model to appear in the middle of the mapPlayer model of a disconnecting player should now immediately suicide when disconnect is detected instead of lingering for 10 additional seconds under certain conditionsFixed a case where damage prediction was incorrect due to view angle changes mid-sprayLag compensation now runs when shooting at teammates and mp_teammates_are_enemies is enabled even when mp_friendlyfire is disabled

[ UI ]
Fixed layout inconsistencies for ranks display and player profiles

[ MAPS ]
TrainUpdated sounds on main menu backgroundImproved movement around laddersFixed various gaps in mapFixed z-fighting in various spotsInfernoFixed various holesAdjusted clipping in multiple spotsFixed various texture bugsNukeFixed a spot that players could get stuck onOfficeFixed a case where a T would spawn in the air

[ MAPS ]
TrainRemoved unintended boost in B hallsAdded grenade collision to out of bounds areasFixed gap in world by longdog exitAdded collision to B site broken ceilingFixed collision type on oilcar in B site