SourceMod/MetaMod-reliant community servers appear to be broken per several scattered reports. You'll need to wait on a fix from SM/MM's maintainers.

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Via the CS:GO blog:

Rumor has it:

- hollandje of reddit took some screenshots of the UI for applying graffiti

- /u/vMcJohn reminds everyone that graffiti can be found through regular drops as well, and isn't exclusively a paid thing

- sigsegv__ points out in the below GameTracking diff that some bot radio sounds direct from Counter-Strike: Condition Zero were added for who knows why. These sounds are for winning a round

- Strings, and VPK contents diffs for the textures: https://github.com/SteamDatabase/GameTracking/commit/5335294da9c955e7143bdf782927e521e86f8688

- Strings, and VPK contents diffs for the textures: https://github.com/SteamDatabase/GameTracking/commit/5335294da9c955e7143bdf782927e521e86f8688

- And the item schema update, with images of both boxes: https://github.com/SteamDatabase/SteamTracking/commit/7fa305c6f9605094cec0c3da7313e58f870ba556

- Did you know: whoever was responsible for shipping this update doesn't use C:\ and instead uses D:\? NOW YOU KNOW, brought to you by MaxReiger!

- Do you happen to be fluent (or near-fluent) in another non-English language? If so, consider signing up for the Steam Translation Server to help translate the 200+ strings added in this update, or even the ~25 strings for the FAQ page on Steam Support

- This update is considered MAJOR due to there being a standalone page on the www.counter-strike.net domain as opposed to just the blog post, as well as the above mentioned Steam Support entry

- As there's still a small trickle of these people, slowly but surely as Redstone 1 rolls out: if you're intending on reporting issues (don't be afraid, you never know if you're not the only one!), and you happen to be on Windows 10, please make mention of whether or not you're on Redstone 1/the "Anniversary Update" as not all issues may be caused by this update itself (or the previous one), but by Redstone 1
- Unsure of whether or not you're on Redstone 1? Search for "winver", and if "OS Version" is 1607, you're on Redstone 1. Otherwise, if it says 1511, you're still on Threshold 2
- It's strongly advisable though that due to how bug-riddled Redstone 1 continues to be that you take any and all available steps to hold off on the Threshold 2 to Redstone 1 jump for a week or two while issues are slowly but surely fixed
- I'll leave this notice out by mid-October as most Redstone 1-related issues should have been ironed out by then, either by Microsoft or by you

- Size is ~135 MB

To be fair, methodology is a lot more prevalent in Consider The Following questions, but definitely not so much in the earlier parts.

I'm gonna repost my response to someone on reddit that asked that:

That, and if there is any one hugely performance-sensitive forum, it'd be TFTV for sure.

Via HLDS:

Rumor has it:

- Script changes that implement pretty much all of the above fixes: https://github.com/SteamDatabase/GameTracking/commit/45dd49a28f610260f6007519f2f304331c32edd5

- Size is ~30 MB

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Via the CS:GO blog:

Rumor has it:

- Want to have a listen to the new sounds? They're available for viewing on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP9PQDiaWnI

- No, sorry, you're not making any $$$ just like last time - the views counter instead becomes a counter of denied revenue that nobody earns! That's right, not even me!

- CS:GO Stash has both the Bestiary Sticker Capsule and the Sugarface Sticker Capsule up for freely previewing their contents

- String changes and plenty of script changes for all of the new weapons: https://github.com/SteamDatabase/GameTracking/commit/dc19d57bc5ca373740092ef139bde94142c6279f

- As there's still a small trickle of these people, slowly but surely as Redstone 1 rolls out: if you're intending on reporting issues (don't be afraid, you never know if you're not the only one!), and you happen to be on Windows 10, please make mention of whether or not you're on Redstone 1/the "Anniversary Update" as not all issues may be caused by this update itself (or the previous one), but by Redstone 1
- Unsure of whether or not you're on Redstone 1? Search for "winver", and if "OS Version" is 1607, you're on Redstone 1. Otherwise, if it says 1511, you're still on Threshold 2
- It's strongly advisable though that due to how bug-riddled Redstone 1 continues to be that you take any and all available steps to hold off on the Threshold 2 to Redstone 1 jump for a week or two while issues are slowly but surely fixed
- I'll leave this notice out by mid-October as most Redstone 1-related issues should have been ironed out by then, either by Microsoft or by you

- Size is ~40 MB

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Via HLDS:

Rumor has it:

- Have a screenshot of what the new casual post-game screen looks like:

http://i.imgur.com/gxLigp5.png

- Sorry, competitive fill-in bots aren't controllable like in CS:GO

- A few HUD files were updated, so don't be surprised if some elements break, or all of it breaks

- wiethoofd informs me that they shouldn't crash (provided your HUD uses the hudanimations_manifest setup), but who knows. He's got a detailed breakdown of the changes on huds.tf

- An item schema update that brings the above mentioned ozfortress Season 16 & 17 medals: https://github.com/SteamDatabase/SteamTracking/commit/9bb874d80a1ec4d81a349d7c0af559fee5613ff7

- New strings, an early look at an upcoming item schema update, and GC protobufs oh my! New strings, an early look at an upcoming item schema update, and GC protobufs oh my! New strings, an early...

- Size is ~35 MB

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Via the CS:GO blog:

Rumor has it:

- SlothSquadron (everyone's resident balance specialist?) says that a post detailing the new changes is currently in the works has put up his post detailing the new mechanics changes

- Wish to opt in? Right-click on CS:GO in your Steam library, go to Properties, go to the Betas tab, then select "1.35.5.0rc"
- If you don't see this branch offered, restart Steam
- To opt in for servers: run "+app_update 740 -beta 1.35.5.0rc" in SteamCMD
- Valve servers will almost definitely be unavailable as has been the case with the last few prerelease tests

- SteamDB GameTracking services will be completely unavailable as it only keeps eyes on the public branch - be aware, but even if it did keep eyes on alternate branches, there likely wouldn't be anything of particular significance to be found within its diff with this update in just ~5 MB

- Size is ~5 MB

Via the CS:GO blog:

Rumor has it:

- There's some new datacenters, including one in the US midwest (exact location to be confirmed, but probably Chicago or Minneapolis): https://github.com/SteamDatabase/GameTracking/commit/9ff3f65713ee82fe10d014a560c5311b7778cf75

- Also, the prerelease branch was destroyed immediately after the promotion of these prerelease fixes to the public branch, so no need to freak out about running a prerelease branch

- Size is ~15 MB

Just FYI, "strings" =/= "protobufs".

Via HLDS:

Rumor has it:

- The GC is being restarted per a GC message sent out just now: "The item and matchmaking servers will be unavailable for approximately ten minutes for maintenance"

- Crates seem to be dropping again after a long drought of them being missing

- geel9 speculates that these changes could be to do with implementation of the Steam Datagram system, currently used in both Dota 2 (after its Source 2 hybridization) and CS:GO
- It's official, as seen throughout: https://github.com/SteamDatabase/GameTracking/commit/70040ea701cbb7877ef24bea7ed7c0e61a70a779
- This diff also mixes in bits from a Dota 2 update (the 2nd one, specifically), for those of you smart enough to not chain yourself to a single point of failure

- Size is ~30 MB

Via the CS:GO blog:

Rumor has it:

- KillahInstinct has a list of the new options for the networking changes on reddit

- Both of the previous prerelease branches have been destroyed, so if you were on those, you'll be sent back to the public branch when Steam picks up that they've been destroyed

- Wish to opt in? Right-click on CS:GO in your Steam library, go to Properties, go to the Betas tab, then select "1.35.4.9rc"
- If you don't see this branch offered, restart Steam
- To opt in for servers: run "+app_update 740 -beta 1.35.4.9rc" in SteamCMD
- Features that rely on Valve's servers may be unavailable

- SteamDB GameTracking services will be completely unavailable as it only keeps eyes on the public branch - be aware

- Size is ~15 MB

Via the CS:GO blog:

Rumor has it:

- Feel free to take a listen to the new AWP/SSG 08/G3SG1/SCAR-20 sounds on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70Ly5QnMXY0

- Yes, ESEA's gonna be broken as it usually is after updates - you'll need to wait on them to get things going again

- Script changes for the new (auto-)sniper sound changes and VPK contents diff: https://github.com/SteamDatabase/GameTracking/commit/b24b081a8383e636bd954ca7cd34df5211154851

- As there's still a small trickle of these people, slowly but surely as Redstone 1 rolls out: if you're intending on reporting issues (don't be afraid, you never know if you're not the only one!), and you happen to be on Windows 10, please make mention of whether or not you're on Redstone 1/the "Anniversary Update" as not all issues may be caused by this update itself (or the previous one), but by Redstone 1
- Unsure of whether or not you're on Redstone 1? Search for "winver", and if "OS Version" is 1607, you're on Redstone 1. Otherwise, if it says 1511, you're still on Threshold 2
- It's strongly advisable though that due to how bug-riddled Redstone 1 continues to be that you take any and all available steps to hold off on the Threshold 2 to Redstone 1 jump for a week or two while issues are slowly but surely fixed
- I'll leave this notice out by mid-October as most Redstone 1-related issues should have been ironed out by then, either by Microsoft or by you

- Size is ~50 MB

If ESEA breaks with every update as it seems to do with CS:GO, then there's a possibility.

Via HLDS:

Rumor has it:

- Low-level changes for the crouch fix: https://github.com/SteamDatabase/GameTracking/commit/82f5baf14bfd323437e6e16605a0449190c5a316
- No, these aren't the bonus ducks you're probably thinking about, in case you think Valve's preparing for Scream Fortress

- Size is ~5 MB

Via HLDS:

Rumor has it:

- Size is ~10 MB

- You should also be aware that the Steam Subscriber Agreement was amended as early as late on 9/9/16
- You can view what changed involving the new SSA here, which now includes a dedicated COPPA clause (no users under 13) which may or may not have been sparked by recent scandals, minor language alterations involving beta/prerelease software, and clarifications for dispute resolution in the European Union
- Continued use of Steam constitutes your acceptance of the new terms