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2024-05-23

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Molotov Flames Shrink Over Time, and the M4A4 Drops to $3,000

The pillar of flame from Molotovs and Incendiaries now shortens as it burns, its duration and spread were cut, and its price fell from $600 to $500. The M4A4 dropped from $3,100 to $3,000, and the Terrorist award for a planted-but-defused bomb fell from $800 to $600. Mirage's bombsite A gained a catwalk connecting to back of A, lost the connector between back of A and elevators, and had the site slightly resized. Kilowatt case openers can now rent the whole collection.

C4 · Flashbang · M4A4 · Molotov

utility

  • reworkHeight of the 'pillar' of flame for both Molotov and Incendiary grenade now decreases over timeMolotov

economy

  • reworkReduced the terrorist team award when bomb was planted but defused from $800 to $600, to decrease the impact of the first-round on subsequent roundsC4
  • buffReduced the price of the M4A4 from $3100 to $3000M4A4
  • buffReduced price from $600 to $500

movement

  • reworkMinor adjustments to first-person camera movement

misc

  • reworkAdded explicit "switchhandsleft" and "switchhandsright" console commands
  • reworkAdjusted the explosion and flame visual treatment
  • reworkReduced duration
  • reworkReduced area covered by spreading flames
  • reworkChickens have a few new animations
  • reworkChickens can now walk up hills
  • reworkChickens can now turn right while walking
  • reworkThe demo playback timeline now show indicators for kill and death events
  • reworkDemo playback can be toggled into "highlight mode" which will show only kills and deaths for the active player
  • reworkVarious minor demo playback UI changes
  • fixFixed a demo playback crash

weapon

  • reworkDeathmatch bonus weapons are now the same for all players regardless of loadout
  • reworkEquipped rented weapons will be replaced with the stock version of the weapon when the rental period expires

content

  • reworkWhen players open a Kilowatt case with a key, they will have the option to rent the entire Kilowatt collection (i.e., every weapon in the case, excluding the rare special item) for a week instead of receiving an item from the collection
  • reworkRented weapons cannot be modified (e.g., via stickers or name tags), traded, or sold on the Steam Community Market

ui

  • fixFixed a bug where the MVP player name displayed incorrectly during bot takeover
  • fixFixed a bug where the Refund All button in the Buy Menu would only refund a single flashbang grenadeFlashbang
  • fixFixed a bug where the ESC menu scoreboard during end-of-match didn't match the TAB scoreboard
  • fixFixed a bug where the Loss Bonus scoreboard tooltip would get stuck on-screen after closing the scoreboard
  • reworkBlocking stranger Steam avatars will now block other user-generated content such name tags and sticker placements
  • reworkVarious performance improvements to the Warehouse main menu and item inspect background scenery

map

  • reworkAdded catwalk by bombsite A, connecting to back of A
  • reworkRemoved connector between back of A and elevators
  • reworkOpened up passage between elevators and scaffolding
  • reworkSlightly tweaked size of bombsite A
  • reworkTweaked spawn timings slightly
  • reworkChanged Wingman layout to feature bombsite A changes
  • fixFixed movement hitch on lower conveyor
  • reworkLowered height of central conveyor tray to help open sniper view
  • fixFixed a case where a player could shoot through multiple walls
  • fixFixed bad collision on certain props
  • fixFixed some sticky collision around windows in palace
Valve's original notes
[ GAMEPLAY ]
[list]
[*]Height of the 'pillar' of flame for both Molotov and Incendiary grenade now decreases over time
[*]Reduced the terrorist team award when bomb was planted but defused from $800 to $600, to decrease the impact of the first-round on subsequent rounds
[*]Reduced the price of the M4A4 from $3100 to $3000
[*]Minor adjustments to first-person camera movement
[*]Added explicit "switchhandsleft" and "switchhandsright" console commands
[*]Deathmatch bonus weapons are now the same for all players regardless of loadout
[/list]
[i]Incendiary Grenade[/i][list]
[*]Adjusted the explosion and flame visual treatment
[*]Reduced duration
[*]Reduced area covered by spreading flames
[*]Reduced price from $600 to $500
[/list]

[ RENTALS ]
[list]
[*]When players open a Kilowatt case with a key, they will have the option to rent the entire Kilowatt collection (i.e., every weapon in the case, excluding the rare special item) for a week instead of receiving an item from the collection
[*]Equipped rented weapons will be replaced with the stock version of the weapon when the rental period expires
[*]Rented weapons cannot be modified (e.g., via stickers or name tags), traded, or sold on the Steam Community Market
[/list]

[ HUD ]
[list]
[*]Fixed a bug where the MVP player name displayed incorrectly during bot takeover
[*]Fixed a bug where the Refund All button in the Buy Menu would only refund a single flashbang grenade
[*]Fixed a bug where the ESC menu scoreboard during end-of-match didn't match the TAB scoreboard
[*]Fixed a bug where the Loss Bonus scoreboard tooltip would get stuck on-screen after closing the scoreboard
[*]Blocking stranger Steam avatars will now block other user-generated content such name tags and sticker placements
[/list]

[ CHICKENS ]
[list]
[*]Chickens have a few new animations
[*]Chickens can now walk up hills
[*]Chickens can now turn right while walking
[/list]

[ UI ]
[list]
[*]Various performance improvements to the Warehouse main menu and item inspect background scenery
[/list]

[ DEMOS ]
[list]
[*]The demo playback timeline now show indicators for kill and death events
[*]Demo playback can be toggled into "highlight mode" which will show only kills and deaths for the active player
[*]Various minor demo playback UI changes
[*]Fixed a demo playback crash
[/list]

[ MAPS ]

[i]Vertigo:[/i][list]
[*]Added catwalk by bombsite A, connecting to back of A
[*]Removed connector between back of A and elevators
[*]Opened up passage between elevators and scaffolding
[*]Slightly tweaked size of bombsite A
[*]Tweaked spawn timings slightly
[*]Changed Wingman layout to feature bombsite A changes
[/list]
[i]Baggage:[/i][list]
[*]Fixed movement hitch on lower conveyor
[*]Lowered height of central conveyor tray to help open sniper view
[/list]
[i]Office:[/i][list]
[*]Fixed a case where a player could shoot through multiple walls
[/list]
[i]Mirage:[/i][list]
[*]Fixed bad collision on certain props
[*]Fixed some sticky collision around windows in palace
[/list]

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