Valve released a significant update for Counter-Strike 2, which includes new elements related to the upcoming Shanghai Major 2024, as well as a range of in-game changes.
Shanghai Major Hub and Pick’Em Challenge
Players can now purchase a Viewer Pass for Shanghai Major 2024 to receive the upgradeable Shanghai 2024 coin. Additionally, this opens the opportunity to participate in the Pick’Em Challenge, where players can earn souvenir sets and compare their predictions with friends via the Active Pass Leaderboard.
A new feature for Prime-status players: making Pick’Em predictions is now free! However, to receive rewards for completing tasks, you need to activate the Viewer Pass before the stage begins.
Music Kit "Ay Hey" from Perfect World
Valve added a new music kit “Ay Hey” created by Perfect World. The kit is available in standard and StatTrak versions for in-game purchase.
Gameplay
- Added the "sv_quantize_movement_input" setting to avoid using analog connections that allow movement at a speed other than normal.
- Fixed a bug that caused weapons to disappear after changing game modes on certain servers.
Annotation Updates
- It is now possible to disable the text background.
- Added support for annotations for different types of grenades.
- Node limit increased from 100 to 300.
- Fixed bugs with clearing previous annotation effects.
Additional Changes
- Ability to rent weapons from all previous CS:GO cases introduced.
- Improved server settings for diagnostics errors with delta ticks.
- Fixed a bug with displaying #SLOT in the chat.
- Added Counter-Strike Broadcast Playcast Webserver Implementation, simplifying work with broadcasts.
Map Updates
Basalt
- Latest changes from Community Workshop implemented.
Train
- Fixed gaps in the map.
- Improved collisions and added blocks to avoid unfair angles at point B.
- Numerous visual enhancements made.
This update brings new opportunities for game fans and players, preparing everyone for one of the biggest tournaments of the year — Shanghai Major 2024.
Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 will begin on November 28 in Shanghai. The prize pool will be $1,250,000, and 24 teams will compete for the main trophy. Follow the results on official platforms!
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