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CS2’s beta has arrived for the second time. For us avid gamers who’ve missed out on getting entry, we will solely sit and watch from afar. We’re not mad Valve, simply upset—although, possibly we’re fortunate to be dodging all these bugs.
It appears the devs have each bug of their crosshairs, ready to pounce on any troubles impacting gamers’ expertise. Their replace schedule hasn’t been this frequent in years, so there are doubtless a couple of you’ll miss.
Don’t fret although, as a result of that is what we at Dot Esports are right here for. We’ve received all of the patch notes arrange so that you can scroll via, from the return of the beta take a look at run to now. As quickly as they’re launched, we’ll be in our chairs able to replace. Now you’ll be able to see each patch for the reason that CS2 beta got here out for the second time.
July 17, 2023
Gameplay
Maps
- Added Overpass to Deathmatch, Informal, Wingman, and Aggressive recreation modes
- Added Vertigo to Deathmatch and Informal recreation modes
- Eliminated Nuke and Workplace
Workshop Instruments
- Enabled undo/redo buttons
- Numerous bug fixes
Misc
- Added the “Secondary Hearth Maintain” choice to the enter settings menu
- The halftime countdown timer is now seen
- Fastened a case the place the digicam wouldn’t interpolate accurately when switching between chase and roaming spectator modes.
- Fastened a case the place the viewmodel weapon would disappear for one body when switching in-eye spectator targets.
- Added main zeroes on StatTrak module
- Glove patterns and put on now extra carefully align with CS:GO variations
- Numerous enhancements to foil stickers
- Numerous changes to the dimensions of stickers utilized to weapons
June 30, 2023
Audio
- Fastened a bug that brought about small pops and stutters attributable to some sounds ending early and never absolutely fading out
Motion
- Bunnyhopping as soon as once more has a velocity restrict.
- If you wish to disable it, set sv_enablebunnyhopping 1
- Fastened a uncommon problem that might trigger digicam peak to be incorrect after respawn
Maps
- Nuke
- Fastened flickering shadows at merchandising.
June 29, 2023
Gameplay
Capturing
- Fastened uncommon instances the place bullets wouldn’t comply with spray sample.
Maps
- Added Nuke to Deathmatch, Informal, and Aggressive recreation modes.
- Added Workplace to Deathmatch and Informal recreation modes.
- Eliminated Mirage.
Audio
- Added distance results to all positional sound sources.
- Enhancements to 3d sound processing.
- Common combine tweaks and enhancements.
- Fastened bug the place typically sounds wouldn’t respect the occlusion values of surrounding geometry leading to sources showing nearer than what they have been.
- Fastened lacking low frequencies at sure distances away from sound sources akin to grenades and weapon fireplace.
- Fastened a bug the place some sounds could be barely louder or quieter relying on the listeners orientation.
- Added music cues to Match Settle for and Loading screens.
- Added distinctive audio occlusion layer to assist with vertical sound positioning in Nuke.
Animation
- Grenades can now be inspected.
- Improved healthshot animations
- Improved inspection habits for varied weapons
Motion
- Fastened instances of unintended gradual crouch/uncrouch.
- Bunny hopping really feel ought to now carefully match CS:GO operating at 128 tick.
- Added convar sv_jump_spam_penalty_time to permit advantageous tuning of bunny hop really feel.
- The readout for cl_showpos has been enhanced to point out the utmost velocity of the final 3 seconds; this quantity is in parenthesis on the ‘vel’ line
- Gamers can not leap on the finish of warmup time
Networking
- Sending recreation delta frames is now asynchronous, lowering devoted server important thread CPU utilization, thus lowering the chance of dropped ticks.
Misc
- Fastened a case the place a holstered weapon could be rendered on a useless participant
- Added a team-agnostic equip icon for stock/loadout merchandise tiles
- When doable, switching to spectator mode will default to in-eye spectating
- Adjusted the transition between spectator chase cam and roaming cam
- Centered recreation mode textual content within the loading display screen
- Eliminated “Greatest out of X rounds” from the loading display screen
June 20, 2023
Misc
- Fastened a bug with the sell-back characteristic
- Fastened a couple of monetary enjoyable info
- Adjusted the primary menu place of CTs holding the Twin Elites
- Fastened tooltips typically staying up once you exit the loadout display screen
- Fastened some texture streaming points
- Numerous enhancements to stickers
- Improved sound synchronization for the primary bullets throughout computerized fireplace
- Fastened a case the place the demise panel would seem if killed throughout the finish of match display screen
Maps
Mirage
- Numerous lightmap fixes
- Smoke clouds now move via the steel rollup grating in underpass
- Gamers can not jiggle themselves into the skybox
Motion
- Fastened a bug that might trigger the participant to typically transfer too far ahead
- Numerous bug fixes
June 15, 2023
Misc
- Fastened auto rebuy not working in the event you survived via the Deathmatch warmup
- Urgent the leap key to respawn in Deathmatch not ends in an precise leap
- The purchase menu now closes on proper mouse button DOWN as an alternative of UP
- Refunds are actually accurately accounted for when monitoring complete cash spent by person
- Fastened dangerous kerning in accolade descriptions
- Fastened a freeze/grasp in Hammer
- The CS2 Workshop Instruments convar helper web page now has higher descriptions
- Fastened side ratio for workshop submission screenshot
- Numerous enhancements to the look of the M249, MP5-SD, Desert Eagle, Twin Elites, and Taser
- Added Zeus x27 to workshop submission weapon checklist
Maps
Mirage
June 14, 2023
Maps
Mirage
- Fastened a spot close to bench that brought about the server to lag
- Fastened varied unusual wallbangs
- Adjusted end-of-match display screen
Purchase Menu
- Fastened some edge case points with promote again
- Purchase menu colour now matches cl_hud_color
Loadout
- Fastened edge instances with inspecting objects
- Fastened a nasty interplay between the acknowledge panel and stock
- Fastened a glitch whereas refreshing the loadout tab
- Fastened some localization bugs
- Fastened varied crash
Misc
- Fastened motion bug that might trigger a slide alongside curbs in Mud II
- Flashbangs might be redeployed after being thrown in order that gamers can rapidly throw a number of in sequence
- Decreased the single-frame flash impact when zooming out with sniper rifles
June 9, 2023
Restricted Check Entry
- A second tranche of customers are in strategy of being added to the restricted take a look at.
Maps
Mirage
- Eliminated wallbang via door in the direction of connector.
- Blocked hole in field stack prime of mid.
- Blocked pixel hole by ticket sales space.
- Added again leap onto firebox in A web site.
- Fastened varied participant and grenade collision bugs.
- Fastened varied minor graphical bugs.
Weapons
- Fastened disconnecting gamers taking C4 explosive with them.
- Deathmatch bonus weapons now provide weapons from geared up loadout choices.
- Added “Exchange for CT” context menu loadout shortcut for USP-S when P2000 is provided and vice versa.
- Mechanically cancel drag and drop operation when switching away from loadout menu.
- Improved the look of SCAR-20, G3SG1.
Workshop Instruments
- Fastened asset compiler bug creating stray recordsdata when operating in directories which have areas.
June 8, 2023
Volumetric Smoke
- Fastened smoke growth algorithm when detonating very near a wall.
- Adjusted the step perform for AMD {hardware}.
Animation
- Adjusted reload animation mixing to raised mix between completely different states.
- Adjusted Famas and MP5-SD reload occasions to match the second when the journal is absolutely inserted.
Misc
- Fastened a regression with the demise discover panel.
- Fastened new merchandise acknowledgment UI controls not working typically.
- Stability enhancements.
June 7, 2023
Maps
- Added Mirage as an choice for the primary menu surroundings map.
Weapons
- Fastened a regression with weapon recoil on high-punch weapons like MAG-7 typically punching weapon view mannequin in the direction of the bottom as an alternative of up within the air.
- Improved the look of UMP-45, MAG-7, R8 Revolver, Sawed-Off.
Workshop Instruments
- Fastened legacy fashions showing when previewing new weapon paint finishes.
Sound
- Fastened a regression the place 10-second music cue was typically not taking part in.
- Fastened picket ladders to play picket footstep sounds.
Misc
- Fastened free armor side-effect of armor refunding.
- Fastened loadout tooltips getting caught on important menu.
- Fastened a regression with inspecting Huntsman knives.
- Introduced again an choice to move quantity keys via to the sport whereas in purchase menu.
- Quite a few stability enhancements.
June 6, 2023
Maps
- Mirage has changed Mud II on official Counter-Strike 2 Restricted Check matchmaking servers.
Workshop Instruments
- Introducing Counter-Strike 2 Workshop Instruments which might be enabled and downloaded from in-game settings menu—these instruments will permit neighborhood contributors to create weapon finishes, stickers, and maps.
- Notice: the Steam Neighborhood Workshop doesn’t but help importing CS2 maps.
- The extent editor (Hammer) now leverages GPU-accelerated raytracing to each preview and bake lighting for CS2 maps. This considerably quickens compile occasions, however because of this, a GPU able to raytracing is required for Hammer to be absolutely purposeful.
- Hammer GPU Minimal Specs:
- Nvidia 2060Ti 6gb (2080Ti+ really helpful)
- AMD 6600XT (6800XT+ really helpful)
Weapons
- The participant loadout has been revised:
- Gamers have 1 Beginning Pistol slot, 4 Pistol slots, 5 Mid-tier slots (beforehand “SMGs” and “Heavy”), and 5 Rifle slots, per staff.
- Assign any (side-appropriate) weapon to any slot inside its class.
- Helps drag-and-drop and has been redesigned to slot in on a single display screen.
- The in-game purchase menu interface has been revised:
- The wheel has been changed with a grid displaying all buy choices on the similar time.
- Teammate purchases are displayed on the purchase menu.
- Weapon “stats” show has been changed with easy simple descriptions.
- Gamers can now refund any buy that was bought in the identical spherical and has not been used.
[*]Current CS:GO objects on the Steam Neighborhood Market might be inspected in Counter-Strike 2.
Sub-tick
- Sub-tick motion is now extra exact and fewer “floaty” (per player-feedback).
- Releasing motion keys now accurately convey their sub-tick timing.
- The highest participant of a triple-stack can now shoot.
- Superb-tuned weapon purpose punch restoration to be latency-independent throughout sub-tick restoration on the shopper.
- Superb-tuned view punch digicam shake impact throughout taking pictures to be each latency-independent and synchronized with all different sub-tick taking pictures results on the shopper.
Volumetric Smoke
- Improved lighting/rendering when smoke overlaps a number of distinctly lit areas.
- HE grenade impact occasions on smoke has been lowered.
- Shotguns now create bigger holes in smoke volumes.
Animation
- Changes to the viewmodel ‘examine’ to take away animation popping.
- A number of viewmodel and mixing animation fixes.
- Improved traversal animation.
- Leaping into the air and operating off a ledge is now differentiated to permit for separate character movement.
Sound
- Participant’s personal footstep sounds are actually predicted on the shopper for a latency-independent expertise.
Rendering
- Improved efficiency and responsiveness in windowed and full-screen windowed modes.
- Fastened a number of bugs and rendering artifacts.
Enter
- Fastened bug that might trigger enter to change into completely damaged when a number of instructions have been certain to at least one key. Multi-binds are again, apart from jump-throw binds (which are actually a skillful a part of CS).
- Instructions certain to mouse wheels will now be reliably executed.
- Fastened bug that might trigger enter to execute incorrectly after taking up a bot in observe mode.
- Inspecting weapons is now predicted on the shopper for a extra responsive expertise.
VAC
- VAC will now dwell ban and gracefully terminate the match on the finish of the spherical (except it was the final spherical and the cheater misplaced).
- The match is not going to have an effect on any individuals’ Talent Group.
- Gamers that weren’t lobbied with the VAC-banned participant will earn XP for the match.
Concerning the creator
