Counter-Strike: Global Offensive patches/May 23, 2017

Patch Notes[]

[OPERATION HYDRA]

Operation Hydra Events – unique game modes that are available for a week at a time:
- WAR GAMES: a set of twists on classic gameplay, including a special heavy armor, low-gravity sniping, team deathmatch, and more.
- WINGMAN: 2v2 competitive match on single-bombsite maps, a quick best-of-16 rounds, and a special Wingman skill group.
- WEAPONS EXPERT: Once you buy a weapon, you can’t buy it again for the rest of the match. 5v5 best-of-30 match with a special Weapons Expert skill group.
Four new and three returning community-created maps, featured in weekly Hydra Events and available in regular matchmaking for casual and competitive play.
- Austria , Shipped , Lite , Thrill , Agency , Insertion , Black Gold .
Operation Hydra All Access Pass ($5.99) includes:
- Guardian Mission campaign, with 30 missions that can be completed (and replayed) at your own pace.
- Access to Operation weapon drops and the new Operation Hydra Case.
- Operation Hydra Challenge Coin upgradable to the new Diamond level.
- Operation Hydra Journal that tracks your stats and provides friends leaderboards.

[SOUND]

[GAMEPLAY]

Reduced the UMP45 damage at range to bring the weapon more in line with the SMG category (rangemodifier reduced from .85 to .75).
Players no longer respawn when upgrading to a bonus weapon in Deathmatch.
Added support for hostage maps in Demolition (for local/community servers.)
Improved radar spotting when mp_teammates_are_enemies is enabled.
Made Zeus show in pistol holster for players with a Zeus and no pistol.
Fixed bullets not penetrating “teammates” when mp_teammates_are_enemies is enabled.

[SERVER OPERATORS]

Changed sv_disable_motd: default changed to 1.
Changed convar mp_free_armor settings: 0 = none, 1 = kevlar, 2 = kevlar + helmet.

[MAPS]

Tweaked layouts of the following maps to better fit War Games and Wingman: Safehouse, StMarc, Lake, and Bank.
Canals
- Moved CT spawn forward.
- Added a bench at A for easier T access.
- Fixed clip brushes poking through top flight of tunnel stairs.
- Added clips to some lamp posts where player could get stuck.
- Adjusted fade distances on some props.
- Fixed visible nodraw seen from arch.
Rialto
- Added new map for Guardian and 2vs2 mode.
Dizzy
- Added new map for Flying Scoutsman mode.

Removed Heavy Riot model
- Added upper body textures.
Removed Classic Italy Opera Music.
Added ActBusy events: act_motion_detect_enemy, act_motion_detect_enemy, act_protect_chicken& act_vampiric_heal.
Added more references to revamped Dust2 to spcombinerules.txt.
Added unused map group "Low Gravity Group".
Added 2 unused skins textures - P90 | Aero prototype-c and UMP-45 | Overdrive
Added unused textures references to Heavy characters customization.
Added Temporary Panorama UI related models: pedestal_character_temp_panorama.mdl,pedestal_badges_panorama.mdl,pedestal_default_temp_panorama.mdl, pedestal_ground_shadow_plane.mdl.
- pedestal_default_temp_panorama.mdl includes references to TAC-21 ("Tac21" and "Tac21_loop").
Updated Zeus x27 view model.
Added Ursus Knife HUD, kill icon and outline icon.
Updated Perfect World content.
Added cs_agency_cameras.txt.
Removed PAYDAY 2's masks from Bank map.