Here’s what’s new in August. Sadly, Danger Zone’s future might be in Danger.
Valve has released a new Counter-Strike 2 update that brings some gameplay changes as well as UI improvements and map changes. Here’s all that’s new in the August 9 Counter-Strike 2 update.
The new update mostly focuses on allowing users to vote for a level change in various game modes. Casual game modes, such as deathmatch and arms race, allow for a level change vote at the end of the match or in the first round of a new match. Other changes include minor improvements to the UI and quality of life changes. Two community maps, Mills and Assembly, have been updated to the latest version in the Community Workshop.
Players Floating
In a weird bug after the update, players can float after the latest update.
While floating, players are still accurate and can lead to some very one-sided matches. As seen in the video, one player can jump on another player and can jump again to float high up in the air.
We expect this bug to be fixed very soon, although players are sure to be having some fun till the time they can float on the map.
August 9 Counter-Strike 2 update Patch Notes
Gameplay
- In Casual game mode players will earn an additional XP score point for every round in which they dealt damage to enemies.
- Added a server setting "sv_vote_to_changelevel_rndmin" to control rounds/time during which voting for a level change is allowed.
- Official game servers in Casual game mode now allow voting for a level change only at the end of the match or during the first round of the match.
- Official game servers in Deathmatch and Arms Race game modes now allow voting for a level change only at the end of the match or during the first minute of the match.
- Restricted upward movement of a player when a teammate is boosted on their head.
- Dead players are no longer allowed to pick up ground weapons.
- Buy menu will automatically close if the switch team menu opens.
- Rescuing a hostage now increments objectives counter in match stats.
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UI
- Improved legibility of damage given and taken in post-round damage report.
- Made spec target highlighting more pronounced.
- Player names are now visible on mini scoreboard whenever the mini scoreboard is expanded.
Maps
Mills
- Updated to the latest version from the Community Workshop (Update Notes)
Assembly
- Updated to the latest version from the Community Workshop (Update Notes)
Over on the esports side, IEM Cologne is currently underway with some of the best teams in action. The top teams from over the world are competing in Cologne as the winner receives an invitation to IEM Katowice 2025 as well as BLAST Premier World Finals 2024. Despite releasing regular game updates, it seems Danger Zone is no longer a priority for Valve in Counter-Strike 2.
According to some sources, there simply were not enough players in Danger Zone that would justify Valve allocating resources and developer time to the project.
Stay tuned to esports.gg for the latest Counter-Strike news and updates.