2025-08-14

17 changes

Ancient Gets Nighttime Versions and a Materials Refresh

Ancient received nighttime versions, all its materials refreshed to the latest CS2 shaders, and new blending options including wetness and moss, with an ancient_zoo.vmap shipped for mapmakers. Deploy and quick-inspect animations were improved for every knife and for the AK, Galil, AUG, PP-Bizon, AWP, M4A4 and M4A1-S, and the deploy inspect delay was removed for most weapons. Rendering performance improved across most maps.

Ancient · AUG · AWP · Galil AR · M4A1-S · M4A4 · PP-Bizon · Sawed-Off · SSG 08 · XM1014

map

reworkAdded nighttime versions.
reworkRefreshed all ancient materials to use latest CS2 shaders.Ancient
reworkAdded new blending options for ancient materials including wetness and moss.Ancient
reworkAdded "ancient_zoo.vmap" with all assets and blending examples for mapmakers.

content

contentDeluge Music Kit Box is now available for purchase in standard and StatTrak versions.

weapon

reworkNew Limited Time Item, the M4A1-S | Solitude, is now available in The Armory.M4A1-S
fixFixed a case where certain weapons could be fired sooner after a re-deploy.

audiovisual

fixSawed-off shotgun deploy modified and fixed shell penetration on reload.Sawed-Off
reworkImproved deploy +quick inspect animations for all knives.
reworkImproved deploy +quick inspect animations for the AK, Galil, AUG, PP-Bizon.AUG · Galil AR · PP-Bizon
reworkImproved deploy animations for the AWP, M4A4, M4A1-S.AWP · M4A1-S · M4A4
reworkImproved animations for legacy SSG08 models.SSG 08
reworkRemoved the deploy inspect delay for most weapons.
fixFixed XM1014 blocking crosshair during reload.XM1014

misc

reworkRendering performance improvements across most maps.
reworkRendering resolution and aspect ratio can now be changed in fullscreen windowed mode.
reworkfps_max can no longer be changed while connected to a server.

Valve's original notes

[ MAPS ]

Ancient and Shoots
[list]
[*]Added nighttime versions.
[*]Refreshed all ancient materials to use latest CS2 shaders.
[*]Added new blending options for ancient materials including wetness and moss.
[*]Added "ancient_zoo.vmap" with all assets and blending examples for mapmakers.
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[ ITEMS ]
[list]
[*]Deluge Music Kit Box is now available for purchase in standard and StatTrak versions.
[*]New Limited Time Item, the M4A1-S | Solitude, is now available in The Armory.
[/list]
[ ANIMATION ]
[list]
[*]Sawed-off shotgun deploy modified and fixed shell penetration on reload.
[*]Improved deploy +quick inspect animations for all knives.
[*]Improved deploy +quick inspect animations for the AK, Galil, AUG, PP-Bizon.
[*]Improved deploy animations for the AWP, M4A4, M4A1-S.
[*]Improved animations for legacy SSG08 models.
[*]Removed the deploy inspect delay for most weapons.
[*]Fixed XM1014 blocking crosshair during reload.
[/list]
[ MISC ]
[list]
[*]Rendering performance improvements across most maps.
[*]Rendering resolution and aspect ratio can now be changed in fullscreen windowed mode.
[*]fps_max can no longer be changed while connected to a server.
[*]Fixed a case where certain weapons could be fired sooner after a re-deploy.
[/list]

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