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Counter-Strike 2 » Patches

Release Notes for 12/13/23

14 December 2023 Build 12956327 Edited 14 December 2023 – 18:36:50 UTC by

xPaw

Update notes via Steam Community

[ GAMEPLAY ]

Added shell eject effects for shotguns
Dropped weapons caused by buy menu purchasing are now dropped below the buyer

[ MISC ]

Added all-new 2024 Service Medal which will be available starting January 1st
Fixed an issue that prevented some older demos from playing back
Fixed multiple exploits that allowed adding non-text data into UI labels
Added the ability to add a Friend by using their friend code
Added a lister for multiple lobby invites
Adjusted wear values of some community stickers to better match CS:GO

[ MAPS ]

Overpass

Adjusted clipping to remove exploitable ledges and improve player movement
Fixed metal railing props that were generating incorrect footstep sounds
Adjusted positions of props and ledges to more accurately match falling damage from CS:GO
Fixed some places where players could get stuck
Adjusted some props and materials to improve character readability
Fixed some cases where weapons could be accidently dropped out of reach
Made some adjustments to props that were creating exploitable lines of sight
Various lighting and material adjustments

Ancient

Adjusted grenade clipping volume at cave entrance

2024 Service Medal

Celebrate your time in CS2 with the all-new 2024 Service Medal, available starting January 1st!

To get your service medal, earn XP by playing in official game modes and rank up your CS2 Profile. When you reach Global General (Rank 40), you'll have the option to reset your Profile Rank and earn (or upgrade) a 2024 Service Medal. The medal is an inspectable display item you can show off wherever your avatar is shown.

Extra notes

Added convars:

voice_threshold_attack 0.3 [clientdll archive] - Amount of time we buffer outgoing audio to detect an onset.
voice_threshold_hold 0.8 [clientdll archive] - Amount of time after the talker starts talking we should keep listening regardless of how loud they are speaking.
voice_in_process false [developmentonly defensive]
voice_bypass_noise_gate false [developmentonly]
opus_encode_test_signal false [developmentonly]
voice_loopback_no_networking false [developmentonly]
voice_device_override [archive release] - Default device used for voice capture.
audio_input_test_signal false [developmentonly] - For testing the audio input pathway with a sine tone instead of SDL3.
opus_decode_test_signal false [developmentonly]
opus_unittest_test_signal false [developmentonly]
imgui_show_sound_window false [developmentonly gamedll clientdll archive replicated cheat menubar_item] - Source2/Show Example Window