Developers continue to improve CS 2 by fixing various bugs and adding new content. On the night of December 18-19, a new patch was released, introducing autograph capsules of the last Major’s champions along with other changes.

Key Additions

Although the patch includes numerous updates, it cannot be called a major overhaul. Notable additions from Valve include:

Team Spirit Autograph Capsules

As is tradition, Valve continues to honor Major tournament champions in the game. A few days ago, the Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 concluded, with Team Spirit emerging as the winners. To commemorate their victory, developers added autograph capsules featuring the champion team’s players. Notably, 50% of capsule sales revenue will go to the organization.

Improved Weapon Inspection Animation

The update also brings enhanced weapon inspection animations. You can check out how it looks in the game below.

New Console Commands

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

These commands manage item drops during warm-up. Additionally, specific configurations like mp_warmup_items_drop_policy 0, mp_warmup_items_nocost 1, and mp_warmup_items_nocount_policy 251 are designed for custom servers to restrict weapon drops during setup.

New Service Medal

Valve announced the addition of a brand-new Service Medal for 2025, which will be available to players starting January 1, 2025.

Other Changes

In addition to the main features, the update includes numerous smaller improvements:

• Adjusted the threshold for marking an attacker as "blinded" in kill notifications.
• Explosions now more reliably scatter weapons, even if multiple weapons overlap.
• Weapons will no longer drop to the ground during team changes in warm-up.
• Team changes during warm-up now have a two-second delay.
• Steam Workshop now supports map guides for download and subscription.
• Added a guide selector for loading specific guides in practice mode.
• Annotation nodes are now visible on the radar.
• Added a console tool (workshop_annotation_submit) for publishing guides to the Steam Workshop.
• Introduced settings for CPU core prioritization to balance performance and energy efficiency on processors with variable cores.
• Fixed cases where graphic drivers could render corrupted weapon visuals in the inventory.
• Improved the display of very long custom weapon names in the interface.
• Enhanced game stability.
• Workshop tools: Fixed shadow rendering issues under low-angle sunlight.

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All these updates are now available in CS 2. Stay tuned to our portal for more details on future updates and other changes in Valve’s shooter.