What changed in Counter-Strike 2 in 2014

Operation Vanguard features unlimited free access to six top-rated community maps and introduces Campaigns.

A new map has been added to Demolition mode.

New rules and three maps previously restricted to Demolition mode added to Arms Race.

Complete missions in Campaigns to earn Operation Vanguard Cases or weapon drops.

Track key stats from competitive matches on Vanguard and Active Duty maps.

Track key stats from competitive matches on Vanguard and Active Duty maps.

A new map has been added to Demolition mode.

New rules and three maps previously restricted to Demolition mode added to Arms Race.

Operation Vanguard features unlimited free access to six top-rated community maps and introduces Campaigns.

Complete missions in Campaigns to earn Operation Vanguard Cases or weapon drops.

New process for generating or modifying workshop submissions in CS:GO.

New process for generating or modifying workshop submissions in CS:GO.

Moving forward, the team will no longer work with the contributors involved in the copyright infringement.

Both items have been removed from the game due to copyright infringement.

These have been revised to replace the copied and discontinued items.

Owners of the removed items have received alternative designs created by the CS:GO team, assigned 'Contraband' rarity.

All other in-game items that involve at least one of the contributors in their revenue share have been discontinued.

Valve will no longer work with the contributors involved in the copyright infringement.

All other in-game items involving the contributors in revenue share have been discontinued.

The Huntsman Case and Community Sticker Capsule have been revised to replace the copied and discontinued items.

Both items have been removed from the game and replaced with alternatives designed by the CS:GO team.

The replaced items have been assigned the 'Contraband' rarity and will never be produced again.

The env_fog_controller entity now has a field and input to scale the amount fog is adjusted when players zoom with scoped weapons.

Community tournament servers with built-in round backups enabled will automatically restore all player data upon reconnection, avoiding the need to load round backups.

Community tournament servers with built-in round backups enabled will automatically restore all player data upon reconnection, avoiding the need to load round backups.

The env_fog_controller entity now has a field and input to scale the amount fog is adjusted when players zoom with scoped weapons.

The 'thirdperson' and related commands are now executable by servers for mods and plugins.

When a player has been banned for cheating, all Skill Group adjustments from that player's recent wins will be reverted for their partied teammates as well as their opponents.

When a player has been banned for cheating, all Skill Group adjustments from that player's recent wins will be reverted for their partied teammates as well as their opponents.

Added a server convar (sv_allow_thirdperson) which allows servers to set players to third person mode.

The 'thirdperson' and related commands are now executable by servers for mods and plugins.

Added a server convar (sv_allow_thirdperson) which allows servers to set players to third person mode.

Added a server convar (sv_allow_thirdperson) which allows servers to set players to third person mode.

The 'thirdperson' and related commands are now executable by servers for mods and plugins.

When a player has been banned for cheating, all Skill Group adjustments from that player's recent wins will be reverted for their partied teammates as well as their opponents.

Added a server convar (sv_allow_thirdperson) which allows servers to set players to third person mode.

The env_fog_controller entity now has a field and input to scale the amount fog is adjusted when players zoom with scoped weapons.

The 'thirdperson' and related commands are now executable by servers for mods and plugins.

When a player has been banned for cheating, all Skill Group adjustments from that player's recent wins will be reverted for their partied teammates as well as their opponents.

When a player has been banned for cheating, all Skill Group adjustments from that player's recent wins will be reverted for their partied teammates as well as their opponents.

Community tournament servers with built-in round backups enabled will automatically restore all player data upon reconnection, avoiding the need to load round backups.

The 'thirdperson' and related commands are now executable by servers for mods and plugins.

Community tournament servers with built-in round backups enabled will automatically restore all player data upon reconnection, avoiding the need to load round backups.

When a player has been banned for cheating, all Skill Group adjustments from that player's recent wins will be reverted for their partied teammates as well as their opponents.

Community tournament servers with built-in round backups enabled will automatically restore all player data upon reconnection, avoiding the need to load round backups.

When a player has been banned for cheating, all Skill Group adjustments from that player's recent wins will be reverted for their partied teammates as well as their opponents.

Community tournament servers with built-in round backups enabled will automatically restore all player data upon reconnection, avoiding the need to load round backups.

Added a server convar (sv_allow_thirdperson) which allows servers to set players to third person mode.

The env_fog_controller entity now has a field and input to scale the amount fog is adjusted when players zoom with scoped weapons.

Community tournament servers with built-in round backups enabled will automatically restore all player data upon reconnection, avoiding the need to load round backups.

Added a server convar (sv_allow_thirdperson) which allows servers to set players to third person mode.

The env_fog_controller entity now has a field and input to scale the amount fog is adjusted when players zoom with scoped weapons.

The env_fog_controller entity now has a field and input to scale the amount fog is adjusted when players zoom with scoped weapons.

Added a server convar (sv_allow_thirdperson) which allows servers to set players to third person mode.

The 'thirdperson' and related commands are now executable by servers for mods and plugins.

The 'thirdperson' and related commands are now executable by servers for mods and plugins.

The env_fog_controller entity now has a field and input to scale the amount fog is adjusted when players zoom with scoped weapons.

Fixed a problem in tournament round backups when players had invalid characters in their persona names.

Matches in which a whole team gets disconnected will no longer terminate, allowing players to reconnect and finish the match.

Added support for per-channel ratelimits in engine threaded network layer.

Added a game setting for twitch.tv streamers to allow backend integration with new twitch.tv directory.

Fixed a problem in tournament round backups when players had invalid characters in their persona names.

Weapons can no longer be deleted from the inventory.

Weapons can no longer be deleted from the inventory.

Added support for per-channel ratelimits in engine threaded network layer, controlled with net_threaded_socket convars.

Fixed pistol round achievements to award player progress in the pistol round of the second half in competitive matches.

Redesigned the connector between canal and park and made tunnels under Bombsite A easier to navigate.

Redesigned the connector between canal and park and made tunnels under Bombsite A easier to navigate.

Fixed pistol round achievements to award player progress in the pistol round of the second half in competitive matches.

Added a game setting for twitch.tv streamers to allow backend integration with new twitch.tv directory.

Matches will no longer terminate if a whole team disconnects, allowing players to reconnect and finish the match.

Added a new context menu option 'Use With Trade Up Contract' for players with ten or more items of the same quality.

Blocked long sightline from back of Bombsite B and made several other changes to improve gameplay.

Improved inventory filtering and Steam Community Market search through backend integration.

Added a new context menu option 'Use With Trade Up Contract' for players with ten or more items of the same quality.

Blocked long sightline from back of Bombsite B and made several other changes to Bombsite A and B.

Added backend integration with Steam Community for better inventory filtering and Steam Community Market search.

Fixed several rare crashes on clients and servers.

Fixed several rare crashes on clients and servers.

The env_fog_controller entity now has a field and input to scale the amount fog is adjusted when players zoom with scoped weapons.

The 'thirdperson' and related commands are now executable by servers for mods and plugins.

Community tournament servers with built-in round backups enabled will automatically restore all player data upon reconnection, avoiding the need to load round backups.

Added a server convar (sv_allow_thirdperson) which allows servers to set players to third person mode.

When a player has been banned for cheating, all Skill Group adjustments from that player's recent wins will be reverted for their partied teammates as well as their opponents.

Fixed CZ75a reload animation to perform a traditional magazine reload when the forward magazine is used.

Moved some messages that would previously show up in the console to dev 1 and above.

Moved some messages that would previously show up in the console to dev 1 and above.

r_drawscreenoverlay is now set to 1 by default and can be modified by the server.

Updated Agency map with various bug fixes.

The Trade Up Contract no longer restricts items to a single collection, allowing for more flexibility in item trading.

In official competitive matchmaking, servers will no longer show the message of the day.

Added a dedicated server convar host_rules_show to control whether the server is allowed to reply to connectionless rules requests.

r_drawscreenoverlay is now set to 1 by default and can be modified by the server.

The Trade Up Contract no longer restricts items to a single collection, allowing for more flexibility in item trading.

Added a convar mp_backup_restore_load_autopause to control whether the game remains paused after round backup file is loaded.

Fixed several errors that previously showed up in the console.

Plugins can now precache new particle systems within pcf files using PrecacheGeneric().

Improved server lobby slot allocation logic to reduce the chance of getting 'session is full' errors when connecting to a game server with available player slots.

Plugins can now precache new particle systems within pcf files using PrecacheGeneric().

Fixed CZ75a reload animation to perform a traditional magazine reload when the forward magazine has been used.

In official competitive matchmaking, servers will no longer show the message of the day.

Improved server lobby slot allocation logic to reduce the chance of getting 'session is full' errors when connecting to a game server with available player slots.

Fixed several errors that previously showed up in the console.

Added a dedicated server convar host_rules_show to control whether the server is allowed to reply to connectionless rules requests.

Updated Agency map with various bug fixes.

Added a convar (cl_hideserverip) that when set to 1, will hide most cases of the server and client IP address appearing in the developer console.

Added a convar mp_backup_restore_load_autopause to control whether the game remains paused after round backup file is loaded.

Added a convar (cl_hideserverip) that when set to 1, will hide most cases of the server and client IP address appearing in the developer console.

Add them to server's gamemodes config file to use.

More accurate collision model on blue truck.

Now correctly prints rarity and actual sticker found when opened on the game server.

Enables knife reticle on clients for target ID display in specific game modes.

In addition to sound and center screen message.

More accurate collision model on blue truck.

Fixed health bar scaling issue.

Removed one-way dropdown, reduced environment sound volume, and added cover in T side of canal.

Removed one-way dropdown, reduced environment sound volume, and various other updates.

Added client launch option -maxdownloadfilesizemb N for larger downloads.

Tooltips remain.

Starting the game with different configurations no longer resets settings.

Added bomb teleport trigger to prevent bomb getting stuck in water.

Includes options for player count position, avatar display, radar size, HUD color, and more.

Now set to 150MB, with client launch option for larger files.

In addition to the sound and center screen message.

Now works consistently with HUD scaling and resolution.

Panels now don't disappear when clicked and hide when header is clicked.

Panels now don't disappear when clicked and will hide if the header is clicked.

To use them, add to server's gamemodes config file.

Starting the game with different configurations will no longer reset settings.

Replaced with tooltips.

Added bomb teleport trigger to prevent bomb getting stuck in water.

Includes options for player count position, avatar display, radar size, HUD color, and more.

Added wallbanging on low wall near barbecue and revised clipping on balcony near mid.

Added Commonwealth of Independent States flag, uses alpha 2 code 'CC'.

Fixed a hitch related to inventory icon loading.

Fixing aspect ratio of a few flags.

Added Commonwealth of Independent States flag, uses alpha 2 code 'CC'.

Adjusted the rules for dropping a grenade upon death: you now drop your most recently selected grenade.

Players in scoreboards have left click context menus that allow you to commend, report, block communication, etc.

Players that fail to validate with VAC will see a more descriptive error message.

Players shot in the head from the side will play a new left or right headshot flinch animation.

Defuse kit art has been adjusted to make them more visible.

Defuse kit art has been adjusted to make them more visible.

Fixed an out of memory crash that could occur while downloading workshop maps.

Improved player hitbox alignment.

Removed some small gaps between crates in Bombsite B.

Added connector from T water to T tunnels and other adjustments.

Fixed an out of memory crash that could occur while downloading workshop maps.

Players in scoreboards have left click context menus that allow you to commend, report, block communication, etc.

Added ability to use mouse cursor in scoreboard, enabled by default in halftime and endmatch.

Added wallbanging on low wall near barbecue and revised clipping on balcony near mid.

Removed some small gaps between crates in Bombsite B.

Added connector from T water to T tunnels and other adjustments.

Players that fail to validate with VAC will see a new error message.

Started a trial of official competitive matchmaking on servers in South Africa.

Fixed a hitch related to inventory icon loading.

Fixed the CZ-75A icon not showing overhead during freetime.

Adjusted the rules for dropping a grenade upon death: you now drop your most recently selected grenade.

Reduced client virtual memory usage.

Added ability to use mouse cursor in scoreboard, enabled by default in halftime and endmatch.

Started a trial of official competitive matchmaking on servers in South Africa.

Fixing aspect ratio of a few flags.

Improved player hitbox alignment.

Fixed the CZ-75A icon not showing overhead during freetime.

Players shot in the head from the side will play a new left or right headshot flinch animation.

Increased minimum distance from the center of a smoke grenade volume in which a player's view will be completely obscured by smoke.

Added a new trigger (trigger_bomb_reset) that teleports dropped bombs back to a valid in-play position.

Default USP, M4A1-S, and CZ-75 Auto weapons that are on the ground will show the correct names in 'swap for' message.

Steam accounts that have never played CS:GO can now purchase and receive CS:GO inventory items via Steam Trading.

Bot maximum vision distance can be set per-map by 'Bot max vision distance' in info_map_parameters.

Fixed some 'micro hitches' related to picking up weapons with custom finishes and new players joining a game.

Smoke volumes are now more consistently shaped with particles more evenly distributed.

Added saving of inventory sort and filter dropdowns.

Fixed scoreboard mouse input when watching GOTV.

Added a new trigger (trigger_bomb_reset) that teleports dropped bombs back to a valid in-play position.

Fixed uninitialized scorecard for competitive matches being visible.

Added saving of inventory sort and filter dropdowns.

Prop doors that are in the process of opening or closing can be checked to see if they are 'Locked'.

Initial warmup timer now starts at 5min and reduces to 30s when the last player connects.

Fixed radar and overview maps for coaches and scoreboard item status for coaches not behaving like players.

Fixed smoke grenades popping again when thrown into more than one molotov fire in a row.

Bot maximum vision distance can be set per-map by 'Bot max vision distance' in info_map_parameters.

Steam accounts that have never played CS:GO can now purchase and receive CS:GO inventory items via Steam Trading.

Fixed radar and overview maps for coaches and scoreboard item status for coaches not behaving like players.

Fixed some 'micro hitches' related to picking up weapons with custom finishes and new players joining a game.

The options menu now has a setting for specifying which command will enable the mouse on the scoreboard.

Smoke volumes are now more consistently shaped with particles more evenly distributed.

The options menu now has a setting for specifying which command will enable the mouse on the scoreboard.

If any player has not connected by the end of warmup, they will receive an abandon and the match will be aborted.

Increased minimum distance from the center of a smoke grenade volume in which a player's view will be completely obscured.

Prop doors that are in the process of opening or closing can be checked to see if they are 'Locked'.

Fixed chat window scroll bars getting stuck at the top/bottom.

Enabled collision on arch corners and fixed some spots where C4 could get stuck.

Default USP, M4A1-S, and CZ-75 Auto weapons on the ground will show the correct names in 'swap for' message.

Added support for concommand spec_player_by_name for in-game spectators.

Fixed vote accounting in cases when players disconnect while the vote is in progress.

Enabled collision on arch corners and fixed spots where C4 could get stuck.

Fixed uninitialized scorecard for competitive matches being visible.

If any player has not connected by the end of warmup, they will receive an abandon and the match will be aborted.

Improved signage.

Fixed scoreboard mouse input when watching gotv.

Added support for concommand spec_player_by_name for in-game spectators.

Closed off dumpster in chokepoint near bombsite B.

Added bomb teleport trigger, closed off dumpster, improved signage, and fixed climbing down elevator shaft.

Fixed smoke grenades popping again when thrown into more than one molotov fire in a row.

Fixed a bug related to purchasing armor.

Bots no longer see through tools/toolsblock_los func_brushes.

Fixed chat window scroll bars getting stuck at the top/bottom.

Added bomb teleport trigger to prevent bomb falling out of playable area.

Initial warmup timer now starts at 5min and reduces to 30s when the last player connects.

Improved Official Competitive matchmaking scheduler to support more than 65,535 users playing competitive matches concurrently.

Fixed several potential crashes.

Improved Official Competitive matchmaking scheduler to support more than 65,535 users playing competitive matches concurrently.

Bots no longer see through tools/toolsblock_los func_brushes.

Decoy grenades now work properly for the USP-S, M4A1-S, and CZ75 Auto.

Decoy grenades now work properly for the USP-S, M4A1-S, and CZ75 Auto.

Made it easier to peek short from B apartments and made cover at back of B bangable.

Each capsule contains a single EMS One Katowice 2014 participant sticker.

Demo highlights now show a 'Fast forwarding to next highlight...' message while fast forwarding.

Added more cover in Bombsite A and widened gate at back of Bombsite A.

Added rich presence display in friends game details in Steam Overlay.

Fixed a bug where the sticker peel animation played when opening the apply sticker panel.

Reduced client virtual memory usage.

Players that fail to properly validate with VAC will see a new error message.

Removed some small gaps between crates in Bombsite B.

Improved player hitbox alignment.

Players shot in the head from the side will play a new left or right headshot flinch animation.

Added wallbanging on low wall near barbecue and revised clipping on balcony near mid.

Added Commonwealth of Independent States flag, uses alpha 2 code 'CC'.

Fixed a hitch related to inventory icon loading.

Added ability to use mouse cursor in scoreboard, enabled by default in halftime and endmatch.

Fixed an out of memory crash that could occur while downloading workshop maps.

Fixed the CZ-75A icon not showing overhead during freetime.

Players in scoreboards have left click context menus that allow you to commend, report, block communication, etc.

Added connector from T water to T tunnels and other adjustments.

Players shot in the head from the side will play a new left or right headshot flinch animation.

Started a trial of official competitive matchmaking on servers in South Africa.

Fixing aspect ratio of a few flags.

Fixed a hitch related to inventory icon loading.

Added connector from T water to T tunnels and made various adjustments to Bombsite A and B.

Defuse kit art has been adjusted to make them more visible.

Started a trial of official competitive matchmaking on servers in South Africa.

Fixed the CZ-75A icon not showing overhead during freetime.

Adjusted the rules for dropping a grenade upon death: you now drop your most recently selected grenade.

Players in scoreboards have left click context menus that allow you to commend, report, block communication, etc.

Added Commonwealth of Independent States flag, uses alpha 2 code 'CC'.

Adjusted the rules for dropping a grenade upon death: you now drop your most recently selected grenade.

Fixing aspect ratio of a few flags.

Added wallbanging on low wall near barbecue and revised clipping on balcony near mid.

Defuse kit art has been adjusted to make them more visible.

Reduced client virtual memory usage.

Removed some small gaps between crates in Bombsite B.

Players that fail to properly validate with VAC will see a new error message.

Added ability to use mouse cursor in scoreboard, enabled by default in halftime and endmatch.

Fixed an out of memory crash that could occur while downloading workshop maps.

Improved player hitbox alignment.

Fixed cl_draw_only_deathnotices 1 and cl_teamid_overhead 0 not hiding the overhead player arrows.

Operation Phoenix Passes are available for purchase, providing access to community-chosen maps and exclusive content.

Changes made for consistent wallbanging, lighting, and grenade throwing.

Added convar cl_color for setting preferred teammate color index and options for displaying color letters.

Fixed player flair icons getting cropped on avatars in the lobby.

Scope dot no longer fades too quickly and is more visible against bright backgrounds.

Optimized split packet processing sequence.

Added support for threaded socket processing, reduced client connect packet size, and optimized split packet processing.

Client address is no longer transmitted in official game events or saved in official GOTV demos.

Added convar cl_color for preferred teammate color index and options for displaying color letters over teammate colors.

Damage can no longer be done to teammates during a freeze period in any mode.

Client P2P NAT requests are now always rejected when connected to a game server.

Multiple adjustments made to improve movement, cover, and player visibility.

Made wallbanging consistent, added lighting, and fixed graphical bugs in Nuke.

Added support for threaded socket processing on clients and servers.

Significantly reduced the size of client connect packet to be below MTU.

Scope dot no longer fades too quickly, is more visible against bright backgrounds, and is tinted using player's crosshair color settings.

Damage can no longer be done to teammates during a freeze period in any mode.

Operation Phoenix Passes are available for purchase, providing access to new maps and features.

Scope dot is now tinted using the player's crosshair color settings.

Fixed cl_draw_only_deathnotices 1 and cl_teamid_overhead 0 not hiding the overhead player arrows.

Fixed player flair icons getting cropped on avatars in the lobby.

Multiple adjustments made to Overpass for improved movement, cover, and player visibility.

Passes provide access to eight community-chosen maps, an upgradable Operation Coin, and the new Operation Phoenix Case.

Includes eight community-chosen maps, an upgradable Operation Coin, and exclusive Operation Phoenix Case.

Fixed some grenades allowing radar visibility when they shouldn't and vice versa.

Fixed icons on the radar not fading out properly when they should have.

Fixed exploit where players could see through roof near Bombsite A balcony.

Demo highlights now show a 'Fast forwarding to next highlight...' message while fast forwarding.

Made it easier to peek short from B apartments and other adjustments.

Fixed bug where players could spawn outside of map in Deathmatch.

Fixed the molotov not having the same collision bounds as the rest of the grenades.

Added an option to use raw number keys or weapon binds for selecting players when spectating and voting for maps at round end.

Fixed exploits where players could get out of map, various other polish.

Fixed some grenades allowing radar visibility when they shouldn't and vice versa.

Fixed a bug where the sticker peel animation played when opening the apply sticker panel.

Fixed icons on the radar not fading out properly when they should have.

Added an option to use raw number keys or weapon binds for selecting players when spectating and voting for maps at round end.

Each capsule contains a single EMS One Katowice 2014 participant sticker.

Fixed exploit where players could see through roof near Bombsite A balcony.

Increased radarvispow from 0.2 to 0.4.

Added convar host_players_show for server operators to control player queries response.

Fixed exploits where players could get out of map, various other polish.

Added convar host_name_store to indicate whether host name is revealed in queries and GOTV.

Added convar host_name_store to indicate whether host name is revealed in queries and GOTV.

Added rich presence display in friends game details in Steam Overlay.

With sv_grenade_trajectory on, the debug overlay boxes now reflect the size of the grenades bounds when they collide and bounce.

Server operators can now list game rules cvars in gamerulescvars.txt file for server management.

Fixed dsp canceling and a few other exploits.

When a server is running with the -nomaster parameter, it will not register on GMS.

Increased radarvispow from 0.2 to 0.4.

Added convar host_info_show for server operators to control server info queries response.

Fixed frequent connection errors when starting private casual matches with friends on a local server.

When a server is running with the -nomaster parameter, it will not register on GMS and will not respond to direct queries.

Added more cover and made various changes to Bombsite A and B.

Added convar host_players_show, operators can set it to block or respond with player details.

Fixed the molotov not having the same collision bounds as the rest of the grenades.

Fixed frequent connection errors when starting private casual matches with friends on a local server.

GOTV watch requests for matches with significant number of twitch.tv spectators will always get directed to GOTV relays.

Server operators can now list game rules cvars in gamerulescvars.txt file.

Added convar host_info_show, operators can set it to block or respond with server details.

With sv_grenade_trajectory on, the debug overlay boxes now reflect the size of the grenades bounds when they collide and bounce.

Fixed bug where players could spawn outside of map in Deathmatch.

GOTV watch requests for matches with significant number of twitch.tv spectators will always get directed to GOTV relays.

Fixed Classic Static (crosshairstyle 4) not being static.

Adjusted the teammate colors a bit based on feedback.

Added buymenu localization tokens for the CZ75-Auto.

Player teammate colors now stay consistent throughout a match in both Competitive MM and most third party services.

Fixed miniscoreboard causing hitches by refreshing the avatars too often.

Fixed the chat on Macs showing hex colors instead of names.

Fixed NameTag text field not taking input.

Fixed player color arrows being bot colored in casual.

Player teammate colors now stay consistent throughout a match in both Competitive MM and most third party services.

Occurs when spectating or watching a demo.

Fixed game client unexpectedly loading installed plugins. -LoadPluginsForClient is now required if client needs to load plugins, however with plugins client will start in insecure mode.

Miniscoreboard was refreshing the avatars too often.

Fixed letter label showing up over player dots in radar when spectating / watching a demo.

LoadPluginsForClient is now required if client needs to load plugins, however with plugins client will start in insecure mode.

Aug and SG 553 scope modes now correctly respect players' zoomed mouse sensitivity settings.

Fixed Scar-20 icon not being visible in the in-game weapon inventory.