Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Beta Update Released

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Release notes for 8/15 Update:

 

UI:

• Added Message of the Day

• Added a message when running without Steam to inform the users that the game requires Steam to be running.

• Added support for radar user message breaking up into several messages to allow for servers with large playercounts to not break user message stream when encountering too many entities.

• Updated the scoreboard so that if a game has a max of ten players you will see a compact scoreboard.

• Update to HUD voice status - darkened chat background from 32% opaque to 45% to increase readability of messages.

• Leaderboards input device filter now defaults to mouse and keyboard.

 

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed a bug where a dash was displayed when there was no score in the scoreboard.

• Fixed an issue with the HUD scaling not working with some elements.

• Enabled controller sampling regardless of input lock.

• Fixed several vgui fonts being too large at larger resolutions.

• Ignore low violence registry settings for CS:GO since we have no low violence regions.

• Fixed winning text not getting updated for arms race.

• Fixed win panel misalignments.

• Updated the scoreboard to fill from top to bottom for the order of players joining.

• Updated the scoreboard - moved the nav buttons up when you play with 10 players. Added a more opaque background.

 

Community Support:

• Added convars for better server customization:

o mp_solid_teammates - Determines whether teammates are solid or not.

o mp_free_armor - Determines whether armor and helmet are given automatically.

o mp_weapons_allow_zeus - Determines whether the Zeus is purchasable or not.

o mp_halftime - Determines whether or not the match has a team-swapping halftime event.

• Omitted reference to ranking or matchmaking from button warning.

 

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