Performance improvements, new bob & telemetry arrive in latest update

Not the bob we asked for, but is it the one we needed?

Valve has released the patch notes for their latest update to Counter-Strike that addresses some performance issues, fixes an animation bug while climbing ladders, and introduces a handful of changes and new commands.

Included in the update is the introduction of a new viewmodel bob that is enabled by default and an in-game Telemetry option that shows FPS and ping, replacing cq_netgraph. Valve Engineer Fletcher Dunn has stated the latter command is currently bugged and does not reflect FPS correctly, with a fix to be deployed shortly.

The new viewmodel bob is universal across all weapons and introduces more horizontal weapon sway. It can be disabled in console with the command "cl_usenewbob false" for those who prefer the legacy bob.

Scoped weapons received an update and now have a slight fish-eye effect at the edges when zoomed in, which seems to marginally impact field of view.

A handful of quality-of-life updates for observers and tournament organizers also shipped alongside several small changes and bug fixes, the complete details of which can be found in the patch notes below:

[ ANIMATION ]
- Fix for animations when climbing ladders
- Fix for menu agents wielding tasers
- Fix for Kukri knife hold animation during team intro sequence

[ SPECTATING ]
- spec_lock_to_accountid and spec_lock_to_current_player commands are now available for casters/observers
- spec_player and spec_goto now works in CSTV and demo playback
- tv_secure_bypass server setting now allows connecting HLAE observers to VAC secure CSTV servers

[ GAMEPLAY ]
- In Deathmatch, the Zeus can be bought each life and will rebuy if not in random weapon mode
- In Deathmatch, getting a second Zeus kill in the same life will earn double points
- mp_modify_timeouts server-side command allows adding/subtracting a tactical timeout from CT/T team if backup file is restored or a team incorrectly took a tactical timeout instead of a technical timeout

[ LOGGING ]
- Start of warmup and end of warmup will now produce a log message in the game server log
- Reported damage no longer has a rounding error when reported in the game server log

[ MISC ]
- Improved viewmodel animation smoothness when client framerates get low or unstable
- Fixed issues with implementation of scancode-based key bindings. Bindings are now independent of input locales.
- Added performance diagnostic HUD element that can be configured in Game Settings menu ("Telemetry")
- Deleted cq_netgraph and cq_netgraph_problem_show_auto. Instead, use cl_hud_telemetry_serverrecvmargin_graph_show.
- Fix for sometimes failing to connect to a local practice server without Steam connectivity
- Fixed a bug with Skill Group animation at the end of competitive matches
- Fixed sniper scope performance hitch and adjusted visual treatment.
- Various performance improvements

[ MAPS ]

Vertigo:
- Fixed grenade clipping around AC unit at B-site
- Fixed clipping of pillar at T-Start that would potentially allow bomb to be thrown into unreachable area

Nuke:
- Adjusted clipping around Vents entrance to prevent players' feet clipping through the vent geo
- Improved collision of sliding door meshes at Ramp

Anubis:
- Added and removed a ladder near boost spot by T spawn
- Fixed a couple of spots where bomb could be thrown out of the map

Overpass:
- Clipping improvements
- Fixed some disappearing mesh

Not the bob we asked for
2024-02-16 04:09
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No, it's not.
2024-02-16 04:09
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2 replies
#170
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Armenia VirtusNo
i dont even know what changed, should I even use this newbob dude?
2024-02-16 14:28
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1 reply
If you like wiggle physics, maybe.
2024-02-16 14:33
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Good. We need cl_bob.
2024-02-16 04:10
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can the real cl_bob please stand up
2024-02-16 04:13
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4 replies
#10
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Poland BAN_ANIME
please stand up, please stand up
2024-02-16 04:16
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i repeat
2024-02-16 08:37
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2 replies
we're gonna have a problem here
2024-02-16 09:31
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#173
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Portugal S!im*
will the real bob please stand up?
2024-02-16 14:57
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left hand view model when volvo ?
2024-02-16 04:17
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1 reply
+1
2024-02-16 05:17
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#12
Faceit level 10  | 
HeavyGod | 
Zimbabwe santanazin
why is bob like that
2024-02-16 04:17
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#13
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United States scratchboy
I-
2024-02-16 04:17
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why do they not simply add cl_bob since so many people are asking for it ? i don't gget it
2024-02-16 04:19
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1 reply
Monkeys paw, we ask for no viewmodel bobbing they say "ok we'll reduce the vertical bobbing.. but we'll also increase the horizontal one."
2024-02-16 04:22
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#16
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United States flipfone
they should add left handed guns to the game and make them more expensive
2024-02-16 04:19
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"Included in the update is the introduction of a new viewmodel bob that is enabled by default and an in-game Telemetry option that shows FPS and ping, replacing cq_netgraph. Valve Engineer Fletcher Dunn has stated the latter command is currently bugged and does not reflect FPS correctly, with a fix to be deployed shortly." Nice release valve👍
2024-02-16 04:22
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1 reply
#121
Faceit plus user Faceit level 10  | 
Germany Emhajot
Valve at it‘s finest
2024-02-16 10:34
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#22
Faceit level 9  | 
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Brazil lilpeepBigCityBlues
but... why?
2024-02-16 04:22
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Send bobs
2024-02-16 04:24
0
still no righthand 0
2024-02-16 04:28
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#28
Bymas | 
Lithuania ashas
Id like a normal AutoDirector, current one is drunk af, its pain in the ass watching matches with it, while it was actually decent in CSGO
2024-02-16 04:31
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cl_righthand or i will explode valve hq, not joking
2024-02-16 04:35
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3 replies
Seek help. You go to jail in my country for threatening to bomb something. If thats not a 10 year ban, what else is?
2024-02-16 08:54
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1 reply
still here
2024-02-16 15:37
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#189
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Canada AyyyJayyy
HOW HAS THIS NOT BEEN FUCKING ADDED YET?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!???!??!?!!
2024-02-16 20:17
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#31
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China RADNIKEY
Oh not this nonsense again
2024-02-16 04:35
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#32
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Canada AyyyJayyy
I have horrible stuttering when action happens with fps locked at 200. Can anyone help me out? :/
2024-02-16 04:37
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5 replies
Try to delete direct x shader cache.
2024-02-16 08:57
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3 replies
#190
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Canada AyyyJayyy
where would I find this, in the local game files?
2024-02-16 20:17
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#191
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Canada AyyyJayyy
nvm i found it, thanks!
2024-02-16 20:35
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#192
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Canada AyyyJayyy
INFINITELY BETTER HOLY SHIT THANK YOU YOU SAVED CS FOR ME !!!
2024-02-16 20:38
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delete system32
2024-02-16 09:10
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THIS IS NOT THE BOB WE ASKED FOR DO YOU EVEN PLAY THE GAME?
2024-02-16 04:39
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1 reply
#177
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United Kingdom HuzzyBoii
translation: "waah waah waah"
2024-02-16 15:47
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Ppl complaining about bob are just trying to find excuses for why they suck at the game
2024-02-16 04:53
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1 reply
#45
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Malaysia skll
+1
2024-02-16 05:20
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#37
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Latvia pRopaaNS
cool update
2024-02-16 04:55
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what the hell is a bob
2024-02-16 05:00
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1 reply
Bob is a bob
2024-02-16 06:42
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Thanks for the update volvo, our favorite game becomes better day after day
2024-02-16 05:37
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Lefthand is more important than any bob settings.
2024-02-16 05:48
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#53
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Argentina mpocsgo
fps improves.. nice !
2024-02-16 05:49
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Like this bob, decent enough fix
2024-02-16 06:10
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#57
aNdu | 
Estonia omanik
this update completely fucked up my audio, thanks volvo
2024-02-16 06:16
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#58
jks | 
Netherlands Donking
Did fps improve for you guys? I still have to try the game after the update
2024-02-16 06:17
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#59
Faceit level 10  | 
Europe fiatPEEK
Valve have no idea how many people will be happy if we can use cl_righthand 0 again.. sometimes I go back to cs go and play vs bots and the difference is felt when you are used to play on left hand. I play on left hand since cs 1.4 version... we have this option more than 20 years and suddenly we can't use it anymore
2024-02-16 06:18
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5 replies
I can't think of a single other game where this is an option, it doesn't matter.
2024-02-16 07:44
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4 replies
I genuinely can't think of a single game where it isn't an option.
2024-02-16 13:06
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3 replies
You propably just dont think in general
2024-02-16 14:28
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2 replies
Please tell me any FPS game where left hand isn't an option.
2024-02-16 19:06
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1 reply
Overwatch
2024-02-16 19:20
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#62
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Poland AntOOr
128 tickrate waiting room
2024-02-16 07:14
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1 reply
#125
Faceit plus user Faceit level 10  | 
Germany Emhajot
Working anticheat waiting room
2024-02-16 10:37
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#63
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United States TotSpotter
Cool, now that they showed bob maybe we will get side bob and under bob next
2024-02-16 07:20
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1 reply
gaben is going to wear a lose tanktop on the major stage in copenhagen, there you will get it all.
2024-02-16 10:44
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Fisheye is so ugly damn
2024-02-16 07:29
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#72
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Japan horaaa
after latest updates i cant use my 3080 anymore (it overheats im guessing) after some play my monitor just goes black screen then i have to restart pc, its like the game is asking too much of my graphics card now... this does not happen on any AAA games i play i tried to swap out to an old 1660ti, holy, the amount of loss and frame drops whenever there is some action makes it hard to even shoot, feel sorry for anyone playing with this on a full time basis for cs2 i think its over for me or ill just buy a 4070 ti or something soon cpu is 13700k and 32gb ram CL14 with e cores disabled
2024-02-16 08:18
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10 replies
#84
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Europe yommamas
guessing? Please download a telemetry program to monitor the heat, because this seems very unrealistic. Your CPU should still fry sooner than the GPU (especially THAT GPU). Something else must be afoot
2024-02-16 08:56
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1 reply
#91
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Japan horaaa
this is why i swapped out to a 1660ti, to test if it still shuts off which would mean it could be cpu but nope it runs stable with the shitty graphics card apart from some loss and shitty frame rates which means it must be the 3080 somehow, my cpu has a 280 rad, ive got the e cores disabled so the cpu is already using less power
2024-02-16 09:10
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#89
NiKo | 
Germany Booya
put in some max FPS, start with 200, then try 300 than 400 .. show if its working and look how hot ur GPU gets everytime you raise, maybe ur Limiter is broken and the Graka tries to produce as much FPS as she can until dying.
2024-02-16 09:06
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1 reply
#93
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Romania SORO
there's no such thing his issue is either his fan curve is broken by him, his fans are actually broken and don't even start spinning, or some other hardware issue with his gpu like who tf knows.. even if he had like 0 airflow in a close case it should still not be the case where he gets black screens because of GPU overheating (it will only be caused by his CPU overheating and yes that can 100% happen)
2024-02-16 09:13
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#90
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Romania SORO
tf you on about :)) I'm on the asus tuf 3080 and there has been absolutely no difference whatsoever, either your gpu has some serious problem or it's a you problem not knowing what you may have done. Just for reference, my gpu temp in cs2 never goes above 58 celsius while memory junction never goes above 70 (very rarely it spikes to 70 it mostly stays at ~68). I'm also playing on 2k rez with quite a few video settings maxed out. The only time where it goes to like ~64 gpu and 78-80 memory junction is in games like cyberpunk maxed out in 2k, which is still impressively good, GPU can go to 80+ while memory junction is still safe at ~100 rated by nvidia themselves (ofc I wouldn't want to run it like that constantly but that's never the case and a completely different discussion/story)
2024-02-16 09:17
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run prime95 and furmark together. if your pc doesn't crash when doing that it's cs2's fault.
2024-02-16 09:39
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4 replies
#102
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Romania SORO
please stop it with this absolute nonsense it's 1000% not cs2 or any kind of other game's fault, he either bricked something or something bricked at hardware/software level, that can definitely be fixed.
2024-02-16 09:44
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3 replies
it's not nonsese. he can try that and see. it's probably his hardware but just to make sure.
2024-02-16 09:45
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2 replies
#107
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Romania SORO
I get what you're saying.. but no, it's beyond insane to even think cs2 can overheat a 3080, cs:go wasn't even making fans spin while playing for hours, with a custom fan curve it won't even go over 58 celsius at gpu processor level (only memory junction will go past 60/70 which is perfectly normal). If cs2 would be able to overheat a 3080, then games like cyberpunk would literally make it burst into flames.
2024-02-16 09:51
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1 reply
He doesn't even know for sure what is causing his monitor to go black screen. Maybe it's not temperature related. He needs to run prime95 and furmark to see if the issue is temp/power related. If running both causes crashes, it's either gpu or cpu. Then he needs to run prime95 or furmark by themselves to see which one is it. if all that passes, cs2 is the problem. software can cause black screens, doesn't have to be temp or power related.
2024-02-16 13:55
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#77
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Estonia UFRAG.ee/ampsu
Hi Bob!
2024-02-16 08:51
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Damn Valve going hard with updates lately. I hope all the cheaters enjoy cheating against each others!
2024-02-16 08:51
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Literally nothing else matters other than anti cheat, I get that it's probably a different part of the valve team with different skill sets working on the anti cheat but at this point they could release an update that cures cancer and it still wouldn't matter to me until they fix anti cheat. Game is unplayable.
2024-02-16 08:57
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1 reply
the only reasonable mens
2024-02-17 10:55
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#88
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
United Kingdom OMGitsDN
Did it improve fps after this update by any means? Im not able to test it rn myself but on X i see mixed comments
2024-02-16 09:03
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6 replies
Its back to the same as before the first big update of this month
2024-02-16 09:31
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5 replies
So in short the game is still optimized poorly
2024-02-16 12:42
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4 replies
i don't have any problems, my 150 fps in cs2 feels smoother than in csgo 300 so I wouldnt know
2024-02-16 13:12
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3 replies
Well you would be an outlier. This game runs like shit even on good PCs. You can’t even get consistent frames anymore. CS2 just needs to be deleted. Game has done nothing but lose players. Give us back CSGO.
2024-02-17 01:09
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2 replies
Nah, i think the players that are affected are the ones that had hz that they can no longer use as they were at the bare minimum. Ofc u would be mad if u have a 360hz monitor and u drop under that fps, but other than that u have to be retarded and have a shit use of pc to consider that cs2 does not run smooth, the obly problem i have both on my laptop (on which i have 150fps and desktop where i have 400fps) is ancient t spawn. I also had drops when smokes were deployed last updated but again they were fixed
2024-02-17 01:52
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1 reply
The thing is we are playing cs, not call of duty. CS has been known to run on pretty much anything. Valve once said they wouldn’t give us 128 tick because bad PCs can’t run it. But then they release a game that bad PCs can’t run anyway and still no 128 tick. My issue is my frames are never consistent. I can’t get 144+ fps anymore consistently especially on maps like ancient or Anubis but that was never an issue on CSGO.
2024-02-18 01:24
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where is cl_righthand Valve?
2024-02-16 09:36
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why ruin scopes
2024-02-16 09:44
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2 replies
#109
NiKo | 
Germany Booya
AWP Counter Nerf against the Peek Advantage Nerf, good Update.
2024-02-16 10:10
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nothing changed really.
2024-02-16 10:42
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#105
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Other rssyo
'Mom, can we have cl_bob please?' 'No, we have cl_bob at home' cl_bob at home:
2024-02-16 09:45
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1 reply
#112
Jee | 
Sweden 7emod
Hahaha good one
2024-02-16 10:15
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#108
zet | 
Poland n3on_
guys if you cry about not having this not having that, go and buy cheats already. you can even completely remove hands and legs for your visibility or whatever. nightmodes, coloring of enemies, anything you want. nowadays no one really takes clean players seriously so that's the best thing you can do
2024-02-16 10:02
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anti cheat & community server in game interface please
2024-02-16 10:13
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#111
Jee | 
Sweden 7emod
God I dreamt of lefthand and woke up to this
2024-02-16 10:14
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1 reply
WAKE UP!
2024-02-16 10:46
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#114
NiKo | 
Germany Booya
Is the Performance Update more against the FPS drops, most people seem to have the same max FPS as before but say the game feels smoother. Tested a bit around last Days with Anti Lag and such shit and what i think is the most weired obvious shit that bugs me is that e.g. on Mirage my FPS go from 220 to 150 +-10 (deathmatch even worse). They drop ridiciously and at total random points in the Map. You run from T Spawn to A Ramp and have 220 to 170 FPS ... there is nothing but Walls, how?
2024-02-16 10:17
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1 reply
yes, smokes also reduce fps up to 30%. Mostly when they get deployed or fade out. feels not very well optimized for fps
2024-02-16 10:41
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not we asked for? then why even add it. trollvo
2024-02-16 10:29
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2 replies
have you asked for cs when u were a baby?
2024-02-16 10:46
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1 reply
what u talking about. big part of community asked for simple changes that has nothing to do with technical difficulties and they add other things
2024-02-16 11:56
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that's not bob
2024-02-16 10:35
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#131
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Denmark -jAsas-
one of the good updates so far, atleast fps is back to normal
2024-02-16 10:45
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why this weapon sway when you only move your mouse only? seriously made me feel uncomfortable. I am sure you get used to it. but its cs not ARMA or SQUAD.
2024-02-16 10:46
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2 replies
#143
Jerry | 
Other prav
+1 distracting and annoying
2024-02-16 11:03
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its when you move your mouse plus strafe it feels very off.
2024-02-16 11:06
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#134
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Palestine d1zzy_b
These devs trying to reinvent the wheel, so stupid
2024-02-16 10:46
0
good job keep going
2024-02-16 10:47
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#147
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
England MuziK
Give me damage info the console that’s all I want :’(, forget to check the HUD at the end of the round half the time, and I can barely read the text if I do remember, please Valve just stick it in the console at the end of the round as well, is that too much to ask.
2024-02-16 11:21
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#154
Faceit level 4  | 
FalleN | 
Brazil dungahk
huge +1 my pc can't run cs2 properly on low video settings and I literally CANNOT read the dmg at the top of the HUD, I need this badly
2024-02-16 12:01
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#148
Faceit level 8 Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
insider | 
Russia eXc1us1ve
LEFTHAND 1 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2024-02-16 11:21
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#150
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Denmark ram1n
Inshallah 1 day, 1 fking day valve would add tickrate 128 servers and fix the anti cheat. Litterally nothing else was asked from fans, who cares about the cs2 and the lightning. CSGO was at its peak with 1.8 million players one time. we only asked for 2 simple things. It is what it is, but please gaben. Stop focusing on ur dota crap and focus on the game thats more popular otherwise im gonna buy counter strike and be the new owner for it and do it for the fans
2024-02-16 11:30
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#159
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Brazil 4vengerr
why left hand and bob is a big deal ? It makes no sense
2024-02-16 12:24
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Still no right hand 0 Still not the real bob Still no 128 tick Still no anti cheat Snooze
2024-02-16 12:43
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2 replies
Reported
2024-02-16 15:00
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+1
2024-02-17 01:19
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good open beta.
2024-02-16 13:31
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#178
Faceit level 10 Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Colombia PedMar
If anything I can't hit my shots anymore, not sure what happen but all I do is ADR, Im not hitting headshots and I've seen other players complaining about the same.
2024-02-16 16:01
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1 reply
naaah, skill issue
2024-02-16 19:58
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cl_bob and righthand 0 are two commands that aren't needed IMO
2024-02-16 20:13
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#193
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Cambodia CyBeRv!
I am glad they fixed the clipping in vents on Nuke, every time I was trying to silent climb down, I was getting stuck for some reason and when getting unstuck, the player model was moving a bit forward inside vents - saw this with other people as well, so I guess it wasn't just me. Thanks Volvo!
2024-02-16 20:43
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I cant be the only one having these problems like [Client] Last server executed command is 10226 on tick 10393. Duplicating command 10221 (created 0.4ms ago) 5x to catch up. New outgoing command is 10226 [Client] Async tick packet send callback is 0.0ms late! Console is being flooded with this shit
2024-02-18 01:22
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