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MAJOR CS:GO update for 5/3/21 (1.37.8.9)
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Patch Notes
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Via the CS:GO blog:

Valve[ OPERATION BROKEN FANG ]
– Operation Broken Fang has come to an end. Players who have unredeemed operation stars will have until May 15th to claim their operation rewards.
– Introducing CS:GO 360 Stats – A subscription service for players that want to continue collecting official Competitive and Wingman stats.
– Premier Competitive remains available for all players featuring pick/ban process across the entire Active Duty Group map pool.
– Retakes remains available and has been moved into Wargames.

[ SNAKEBITE CASE ]
– Introducing the Snakebite Case, featuring 17 community-designed weapon finishes, and the Broken Fang Case set of gloves as rare special items.

[ MISC ]
– Chicken models have received a visual upgrade.
– Fixed community maps whose textures would appear black as a result of previous security fixes.
– The \ key can again be bound to commands. If you were using this key before, you will need to bind it again.
– Additional security and stability improvements.
– Added an option for large community maps to fade the Boost Player Contrast feature beyond the far-Z fog plane by setting fadeplayervisibilityfarz to ‘true’ in info_map_parameters.

[ MAPS ]
– Ancient has been added into the current competition map pool Active Duty Group and Train has been removed from Active Duty Group.
– Grind and Mocha have been added to official matchmaking in Scrimmage, Casual, and Deathmatch game modes, replacing Apollo, Engage, and Anubis.
– Calavera and Pitstop have been added to official matchmaking in Wingman game mode, replacing Elysion and Guard.

– Ancient:
— New route from CT spawn to A site
— Widened T entrance to left side of mid
— Opened up skylight in T tunnel to A site
— Extended plantable bomb zone in B site
— Opened up ledge in A site
— Various minor bugfixes

– Nuke:
— Fixed a clipping issue on window in T lobby
— Centered a lamp that was bugging me

– Frostbite:
— Overhauled interior lighting
— Fixed delivery drones being stuck in the bottom right corner of the map
— Added drone clips to improve delivery drone navigation
— Fixed rare cases of loot spawning in inaccessible areas/inside terrain
— Made a window frame in Alpha non solid (thanks Musti)
— Clipped wood railings in the frozen lake area
— Improved the look of the ice texture when Shader Detail is set to Medium or lower
— Fixed a missing face on a wooden beam in Town
— Added a sound effect in server room

Rumor has it:

- RIP Operation Broken Fang - December 3, 2020 - May 3, 2021
- Despite today being May 3rd, the updated description on the pass seems to totally disregard the Valve Time reality having happened and claims that it ran to April 30th as was originally planned

- CS:GO 360 Stats costs US$1/CA$1.25 a month. Even if you choose not to subscribe to it to collect data from your matches going forward, you can still view past data collected during Operation Broken Fang if you were a pass holder
- It also has its own Steam Support article for other questions you might have about it, but also alludes to the possibility of a future price hike

- The shift of Ancient into the Active Duty pool and relegation of Train into the Reserves pool is the first shakeup in over 2 years; 767 days precisely, the last time it was modified was when Vertigo was switched into Active Duty and Cache taken out on 3/28/19
- For those concerned about the Active Duty and Reserves swap today, Valve has said that the RMR series will continue to use the old map pool with Train

- /u/Ch-i-ef from the Frostbite development team encourages people to go directly to its Steam Workshop page if they find an issue with the map or have ideas for how it could improve, now that it's here to stay

- /u/shzkr replied with an image of what one of the new chickens looks like (as has /u/IslaBonita_), and /u/Waveitup also put up a video showing a few chickens in their natural habitat:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0Mrs8LBGOI

- A few bonus up-close shots and a couple polycounts too from /u/dooodaaad

- CS:GO Stash has put up the contents of the Snakebite Case as they usually do whenever there's a new crate-shaped virtual object added in the game, in-game inspection links should become available in a short while (and if you need a refresher, the Broken Fang gloves can be viewed here)

- Size is ~1 GB - data capped users should take action now

(There's more! Catch part 2 of RHI at: https://www.teamfortress.tv/post/1034893/major-cs-go-update-for-5-3-21-1-37-8-9)

Via [url=https://blog.counter-strike.net/index.php/category/updates/]the CS:GO blog[/url]:

[quote=Valve][ OPERATION BROKEN FANG ]
– Operation Broken Fang has come to an end. Players who have unredeemed operation stars will have until May 15th to claim their operation rewards.
– Introducing CS:GO 360 Stats – A subscription service for players that want to continue collecting official Competitive and Wingman stats.
– Premier Competitive remains available for all players featuring pick/ban process across the entire Active Duty Group map pool.
– Retakes remains available and has been moved into Wargames.

[ SNAKEBITE CASE ]
– Introducing the Snakebite Case, featuring 17 community-designed weapon finishes, and the Broken Fang Case set of gloves as rare special items.

[ MISC ]
– Chicken models have received a visual upgrade.
– Fixed community maps whose textures would appear black as a result of previous security fixes.
– The \ key can again be bound to commands. If you were using this key before, you will need to bind it again.
– Additional security and stability improvements.
– Added an option for large community maps to fade the Boost Player Contrast feature beyond the far-Z fog plane by setting fadeplayervisibilityfarz to ‘true’ in info_map_parameters.

[ MAPS ]
– Ancient has been added into the current competition map pool Active Duty Group and Train has been removed from Active Duty Group.
– Grind and Mocha have been added to official matchmaking in Scrimmage, Casual, and Deathmatch game modes, replacing Apollo, Engage, and Anubis.
– Calavera and Pitstop have been added to official matchmaking in Wingman game mode, replacing Elysion and Guard.

– Ancient:
— New route from CT spawn to A site
— Widened T entrance to left side of mid
— Opened up skylight in T tunnel to A site
— Extended plantable bomb zone in B site
— Opened up ledge in A site
— Various minor bugfixes

– Nuke:
— Fixed a clipping issue on window in T lobby
— Centered a lamp that was bugging me

– Frostbite:
— Overhauled interior lighting
— Fixed delivery drones being stuck in the bottom right corner of the map
— Added drone clips to improve delivery drone navigation
— Fixed rare cases of loot spawning in inaccessible areas/inside terrain
— Made a window frame in Alpha non solid (thanks Musti)
— Clipped wood railings in the frozen lake area
— Improved the look of the ice texture when Shader Detail is set to Medium or lower
— Fixed a missing face on a wooden beam in Town
— Added a sound effect in server room[/quote]

Rumor has it:

- [b]RIP Operation Broken Fang - December 3, 2020 - May 3, 2021[/b]
- Despite today being May 3rd, [url=https://github.com/SteamDatabase/GameTracking-CSGO/commit/038bf4bf1240986607da7881f0387caee5eaddbb#diff-548c1817211f1942e214c5679f5ccd9fc6e8af5918bd8d06ef70b7888b48a37dL2760]the updated description on the pass[/url] seems to totally disregard the [url=https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Valve_Time]Valve Time reality[/url] having happened and claims that it ran to April 30th as was originally planned

- CS:GO 360 Stats costs US$1/CA$1.25 a month. Even if you choose not to subscribe to it to collect data from your matches going forward, you can still view past data collected during Operation Broken Fang if you were a pass holder
- [url=https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=4552-RGLM-6546]It also has its own Steam Support article[/url] for other questions you might have about it, but also alludes to the possibility of a future price hike

- The shift of Ancient into the Active Duty pool and relegation of Train into the Reserves pool is the first shakeup in over 2 years; 767 days precisely, the last time it was modified was when Vertigo was switched into Active Duty and Cache taken out [url=https://www.reddit.com/r/GlobalOffensive/comments/b6q7k4/counterstrike_global_offensive_update_for_32819/]on 3/28/19[/url]
- For those concerned about the Active Duty and Reserves swap today, Valve has said that the RMR series [url=https://twitter.com/CSGO/status/1389346796434989056]will continue to use the old map pool with Train[/url]

- /u/Ch-i-ef from the Frostbite development team [url=https://www.reddit.com/r/GlobalOffensive/comments/n494m5/major_counterstrike_global_offensive_update_for/gwubllu/]encourages people[/url] to go directly [url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2168101259]to its Steam Workshop page[/url] if they find an issue with the map or have ideas for how it could improve, now that it's here to stay

- /u/shzkr replied [url=https://www.reddit.com/r/GlobalOffensive/comments/n494m5/major_counterstrike_global_offensive_update_for/gwu901f/]with an image of what one of the new chickens looks like[/url] (as has [url=https://www.reddit.com/r/GlobalOffensive/comments/n494m5/major_counterstrike_global_offensive_update_for/gwubyv7/?context=2]/u/IslaBonita_[/url]), and /u/Waveitup [url=https://www.reddit.com/r/GlobalOffensive/comments/n494m5/major_counterstrike_global_offensive_update_for/gwue63w/?context=2]also put up[/url] a video showing a few chickens in their natural habitat:
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0Mrs8LBGOI[/youtube]
- A few bonus [url=https://www.reddit.com/r/GlobalOffensive/comments/n494m5/major_counterstrike_global_offensive_update_for/gwuls51/]up-close shots and a couple polycounts[/url] too from /u/dooodaaad

- CS:GO Stash has [url=https://csgostash.com/case/315/Snakebite-Case]put up the contents of the Snakebite Case[/url] as they usually do whenever there's a new crate-shaped virtual object added in the game, in-game inspection links should become available in a short while (and if you need a refresher, the Broken Fang gloves [url=https://csgostash.com/case/308/Operation-Broken-Fang-Case?Gloves=1]can be viewed here[/url])

- [b]Size is ~1 GB - data capped users should take action now[/b]

(There's more! Catch part 2 of RHI at: https://www.teamfortress.tv/post/1034893/major-cs-go-update-for-5-3-21-1-37-8-9)
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ANCIENT WHAT

ANCIENT WHAT
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man theres like 3 maps they shouldve got rid of before train this sucks

man theres like 3 maps they shouldve got rid of before train this sucks
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BumFreezeman theres like 3 maps they shouldve got rid of before train this sucks

train is my favorite map, wtf csgo this is bullshit

[quote=BumFreeze]man theres like 3 maps they shouldve got rid of before train this sucks[/quote]
train is my favorite map, wtf csgo this is bullshit
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3 Frags +

why couldn't they just readd cache :(

why couldn't they just readd cache :(
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Patch Notes
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Part 2 of Rumor has it, because of the character limit:

- Item descriptions and flavor text for Snakebite Case items are as follows:
- SG 553 Heavy Metal: "Its black base is finished with orange and yellow highlights. Three stars have been painted on the rear of the butt stock. "One of these studs is the Turbo button, I just can't remember which...""
- Glock-18 Clear Polymer: "It has been painted with a tan slide and blue trigger. The frame is made of a clear polymer. What you see is what you get"
- M249 O.S.I.P.R.: "This M249 has been custom painted in gunmetal grey and finished with a Combine logo. Overwatch Standard Issue Pulse Rifle"
- CZ75-Auto Circaetus: "A bird of prey carrying a snake has been custom painted on this CZ75. A snake eater, minus the catchy theme song"
- UMP-45 Oscillator: "A randomized pattern in orange, black, and grey has been applied. Everyone has a breaking point; where's yours?"
- R8 Revolver Junk Yard: "Its blue base has been covered in silver handwriting and drawings. The cylinder and front sight have been painted red. Fit for a king"
- Nova Windblown: "It has been spray painted with a randomized pattern of a dandelion field. Get off my lawn"
- P250 Cyber Shell: "It has been custom painted with a silver slide and hexagon-textured grip. You represent the front line of our cyber security effort"
- Negev dev_texture: "It has been custom painted with an orange base and grey developer textures. hammer.exe time"
- MAC-10 Button Masher: "It has been custom painted to resemble a game pad and various buttons poking through a clear polymer casing. Giving the phrase "console wars" a whole new meaning"
- Desert Eagle Trigger Discipline: "A pink isometric pattern has been custom painted on the barrel. The hammer and front sight have been painted bright blue. Patience is its own reward"
- AK-47 Slate: "A custom paint job has been applied which can only be described as "black on black on slate black". "Call a doctor, they're gonna need one""
- MP9 Food Chain: "This brightly colored MP9 has been custom painted with a monster food chain. Eat or be eaten"
- XM1014 XOXO: "A vividly colored, punk-inspired pattern has been applied. Yeah, right..."
- Galil AR Chromatic Aberration: "The colors in this custom paint job were applied in offset positions, leading to an eye-popping look. (Not so) easy on the eyes..."
- USP-S The Traitor: "It has been custom painted using the Hanged Man tarot card as inspiration. Past failures are the blueprints for future success"
- M4A4 In Living Color: "It has been custom painted using neon colors and covered with hand-drawn designs. Fight for one, fight for all"

- A fair bit of localization file updates have also snuck their way in as part of this update (and you can also view the protobufs that make subscribing to CS:GO 360 Stats possible as well as map-specific logic while you're there too), no doubt helped along with the efforts of Translators Like You - Thank You

Part 2 of Rumor has it, because of the character limit:

- [url=https://github.com/SteamDatabase/GameTracking-CSGO/commit/038bf4bf1240986607da7881f0387caee5eaddbb#diff-548c1817211f1942e214c5679f5ccd9fc6e8af5918bd8d06ef70b7888b48a37dR20976]Item descriptions and[/url] [i]flavor text[/i] for Snakebite Case items are as follows:
- [b]SG 553 Heavy Metal:[/b] "Its black base is finished with orange and yellow highlights. Three stars have been painted on the rear of the butt stock. [i]"One of these studs is the Turbo button, I just can't remember which..."[/i]"
- [b]Glock-18 Clear Polymer:[/b] "It has been painted with a tan slide and blue trigger. The frame is made of a clear polymer. [i]What you see is what you get[/i]"
- [b]M249 O.S.I.P.R.:[/b] "This M249 has been custom painted in gunmetal grey and finished with a Combine logo. [i]Overwatch Standard Issue Pulse Rifle[/i]"
- [b]CZ75-Auto Circaetus:[/b] "A bird of prey carrying a snake has been custom painted on this CZ75. [i]A snake eater, minus the catchy theme song[/i]"
- [b]UMP-45 Oscillator:[/b] "A randomized pattern in orange, black, and grey has been applied. [i]Everyone has a breaking point; where's yours?[/i]"
- [b]R8 Revolver Junk Yard:[/b] "Its blue base has been covered in silver handwriting and drawings. The cylinder and front sight have been painted red. [i]Fit for a king[/i]"
- [b]Nova Windblown:[/b] "It has been spray painted with a randomized pattern of a dandelion field. [i]Get off my lawn[/i]"
- [b]P250 Cyber Shell:[/b] "It has been custom painted with a silver slide and hexagon-textured grip. [i]You represent the front line of our cyber security effort[/i]"
- [b]Negev dev_texture:[/b] "It has been custom painted with an orange base and grey developer textures. [i]hammer.exe time[/i]"
- [b]MAC-10 Button Masher:[/b] "It has been custom painted to resemble a game pad and various buttons poking through a clear polymer casing. [i]Giving the phrase "console wars" a whole new meaning[/i]"
- [b]Desert Eagle Trigger Discipline:[/b] "A pink isometric pattern has been custom painted on the barrel. The hammer and front sight have been painted bright blue. [i]Patience is its own reward[/i]"
- [b]AK-47 Slate:[/b] "A custom paint job has been applied which can only be described as "black on black on slate black". [i]"Call a doctor, they're gonna need one"[/i]"
- [b]MP9 Food Chain:[/b] "This brightly colored MP9 has been custom painted with a monster food chain. [i]Eat or be eaten[/i]"
- [b]XM1014 XOXO:[/b] "A vividly colored, punk-inspired pattern has been applied. [i]Yeah, right...[/i]"
- [b]Galil AR Chromatic Aberration:[/b] "The colors in this custom paint job were applied in offset positions, leading to an eye-popping look. [i](Not so) easy on the eyes...[/i]"
- [b]USP-S The Traitor:[/b] "It has been custom painted using the Hanged Man tarot card as inspiration. [i]Past failures are the blueprints for future success[/i]"
- [b]M4A4 In Living Color:[/b] "It has been custom painted using neon colors and covered with hand-drawn designs. [i]Fight for one, fight for all[/i]"

- A fair bit of [url=https://github.com/SteamDatabase/GameTracking-CSGO/commit/038bf4bf1240986607da7881f0387caee5eaddbb]localization file updates[/url] have also snuck their way in as part of this update (and you can also view the protobufs that make subscribing to CS:GO 360 Stats possible as well as map-specific logic while you're there too), no doubt helped along with the efforts of [url=https://translation.steampowered.com/]Translators Like You - Thank You[/url]
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Ah, yes. Keep Vertigo/Office, add Anubis. THAT'S what we wanted. Ty Valve. :)

Ah, yes. Keep Vertigo/Office, add Anubis. THAT'S what we wanted. Ty Valve. :)
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