In today’s Counter-Strike update, Valve has introduced a host of quality-of-life enhancements spanning every aspect of the game, from map adjustments to user interface tweaks and gameplay improvements. Here are some of the key highlights:
Overpass has been dropped from the competitive map pool and replaced by Dust2! The change comes as a big surprise, and will undoubtedly be a big discussion point going forward. Jonathan “EliGE” Jablonowski was one of the first pro players to react to the news.
Left-handed players can now rejoice as they have the option to switch their weapon deployment between the left and right hand. This feature can be customized in the settings menu, allowing players to set their preferred handedness and switch hands temporarily during a match with a simple key press (default: H on US Keyboards).
The buy menu has received several upgrades aimed at enhancing decision-making during rounds. Now, players can easily determine whether to buy or save with the addition of the minimum amount of money guaranteed for the next round displayed in the top right corner. Additionally, a new ‘Dropped Weapons’ panel at the bottom of the buy menu enables players to quickly locate and pick up any weapons dropped by themselves or teammates within the buy zone.
Various HUD and UI changes have been implemented, including a line-up reticle that appears shortly after pulling the pin on a grenade, assisting players in executing precise grenade throws. Moreover, players struggling to navigate through smoke can now set an alternate radar zoom and bind a key for toggling between zoom levels during gameplay.
In terms of map adjustments, the Active Duty map pool has undergone a revision, with Overpass being replaced by the returning Dust II. Notably, Inferno has also received significant changes, addressing community feedback and enhancing gameplay experiences.
For a comprehensive overview of all the updates included in today’s patch, be sure to check out the release notes.
Release Notes for 4/25/2024
[ VIEWMODEL ]
Adjusted viewmodel bob movement
Added “Preferred Viewmodel Left/Right Handedness” setting
Added “Switch Viewmodel Left/Right Hand” key binding (default: US keyboard letter H) to switch hands temporarily during gameplay
Viewmodel position setting and left/right hand state are now networked and visible to first-person spectators.
Deprecated “Couch” viewmodel position setting
[ HUD ]
Added “Radar Map Alternate Zoom” setting and “Toggle Radar Zoom” key binding to toggle between zoom levels during gameplay
Added a radar icon for the local player when free cam spectating
Added a grenade line-up reticle that appears shortly after pulling the pin. The timing can be configured for each grenade type independently
Changed weapon Swap text (when pointing at a dropped weapon) to always show the gameplay name of the weapon instead of any customized name it might have.
Added a kill feed icon for “in-air” kills
Added the scoreboard to the ESC menu
Added an icon to indicate bots on the scoreboard
[ BUY MENU ]
Added a “Dropped Weapons” panel, which shows (and allows the direct pickup of) weapons that have been dropped by teammates that are standing in the buy zone
Added the minimum amount of money that a player is guaranteed to have in the next round to the buy menu title bar.
[ GAMEPLAY ]
Increased Zeus movement speed and adjusted the attack cone
Increased Zeus kill reward from $0 to $100 ($50 in Casual)
Increased CZ75-Auto kill reward from $100 to $300 ($150 in Casual)
Reduced XM1014 kill reward from $900 to $600 ($300 in Casual)
[ INVENTORY ]
Lighting adjustments in Inspect background maps
Added Wear Category to the info tooltip in the Inspect screen
Added gameplay name in panels that used to only show customized name. E.g., Inspect screen, inventory tile
[ MAPS ]
Replaced Overpass with Dust 2 in the Active Duty Group, current competition map pool, and Premier matchmaking
Baggage
Opened roll-up doors at spawns
Updated models for some conveyors
Solidified stairs
Various bug fixes
Inferno:
Removed overhanging building at top mid
Removed overhangs at bottom of banana
Various map tweaks to improve player collision and readability
Overpass, Nuke, Vertigo, Mirage and Office
Bug and exploit fixes
Collision and line of sight adjustments
Minor performance improvements
[ WEAPON FINISHES ]
AK-47 | Inheritance: Texture and mask adjustments
USP-S | Jawbreaker: Corrected ambient occlusion texture
[ MISC ]
Decoupled demo playback camera movement from playback speed. This allows moving the camera even if playback is paused
Added ability to launch practice matches and workshop maps with party members
Added Overwatch system to enable match demo review by trusted partners
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Added ability to adjust brightness in windowed modes
