Counter-Strike 2 Update

\[ PREMIER ]

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  Updated the map selection process to give players more opportunities to play maps they've been learning.
  
  
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  Map selection process:
  
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    Team 1 picks one map
    
    
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    Team 2 picks two maps
    
    
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    Team 1 picks a final map.
    
    
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    One of the four maps will be randomly selected and the match will begin.
    

\[ RUSH ]

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  Rush is a fast-paced queued 3v3 game mode.
  
  
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  Players battle through a series of battle arenas to reach the opponent's castle and win the match.
  
  
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  Battle arenas are randomly selected for each match, so no two matches are the same.
  
  
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  Control the tower when you eliminate the enemy team (or time expires) to win the round.
  

\[ GAMEPLAY ]

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  Players can now reload silently (but slowly) by pressing and holding the reload key.
  
  
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  Un-scoping a sniper weapon no longer produces a sound.
  
  
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  Globally increased visual clarity and improved fidelity of bullet impact decals.
  
  
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  ammo_grenade_limit_total setting now also enforces the total number of grenades a player is allowed to purchase in a round.
  
  
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  Chickens now take damage from the Zeus x27.
  

\[ SETTINGS ]

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  Crosshairs have been updated to be resolution independent.
  
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    A new "Crosshair/Scopes" tab is available in the Settings menu, and includes updated crosshair settings.
    
    
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    Added new crosshair styles
    
    
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    Updated the default crosshair to "Dynamic Quad," which better represents weapon accuracy.
    

\[ ENGINE ]

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  Updated engine code to the latest version of Source 2.
  

\[ MAPS ]

Ancient

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  Fixed holes in world in Long A Main Hall.
  
  
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  Adjusted door geometry and grenade clipping inside Jaguar.
  

Cache

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  Some gap fixes and clipping adjustments around the blue doors in Mid.
  

Mirage

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  Reinforced scaffolding by balcony in A site.
  

Train

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  Blocked pixel gap in crates on bombsite A.
  

\[ MISC ]

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  Added ability to set a "Clan Tag" for players who are members of Steam Community Groups. You can adjust your Clan Tag from your Player Profile.
  
  
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  Added support for applying stickers to C4.
  
  
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  The Starjunk 95, Industrial Sunset Memories Music Kit is now available for purchase in standard and StatTrak versions through the STORE tab.
  
  
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  Halftime scoreboard stats should now fully reflect the results of the previous round.
  
  
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  Fixed a case where players could avoid a kick ban.
  
  
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  Players can now adjust music volume per game-mode.
  

\[ WORKSHOP ]

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  Added "minimap_volume" entity which enables a custom minimap image when a player is within the volume.
  
  
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  Added "sky_camera_volume" and "sky_camera_volume_target", which enable custom location-specific skybox rendering.
  
  
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  Added "point_deathcam_bounds" entity that constrains the player death camera.
  
  
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  Added "env_shake_volume" entity that allows camera shake only within a specified volume.
  

\[ SCRIPTING ]

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  Added CSRadarPoint entity.
  
  
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  Added CSObservablePoint entity.
  
  
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  Added AddTeamMoney API method.
  
  
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  Added OnPlayerTeamChanged callback.
  
  
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  SetDialogVariableString now accepts a localization string.
  

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