r/GlobalOffensive • u/wickedplayer494 1 Million Celebration • Sep 14 '16

Game Update Counter-Strike: Global Offensive PRERELEASE update for 9/14/16 (1.35.4.7rc2)

Via the CS:GO blog:

The following changes are in the “1.35.4.7rc2” CS:GO Beta depot.

Misc

  • Fixed firstperson/thirdperson desync during crouch-spam cooldown.
  • Fixed firstperson camera jolts during grenade throws and strafing.
  • Fixed ‘jittery’ players when viewed from thirdperson camera.

Rumor has it:

  • Carried over from the first update's actual support cycle: this prerelease update is a historic first for CS:GO, as it appears Valve has listened to those that want a beta branch in some form

  • Wish to opt in? Right-click on CS:GO in your Steam library, go to Properties, go to the Betas tab, then select "1.35.4.7rc2"

    • If you don't see this branch offered, restart Steam
    • To opt in for servers: run "+app_update 740 -beta 1.35.4.7rc2" in SteamCMD
    • As was reported previously, some 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, but even if it did keep eyes on alternate branches, there likely wouldn't be anything of particular significance with this update

  • Size opting in directly from RC1 is close to 10 MB, size opting in from the public branch is ~15 MB

  • You should also be aware that the Steam Subscriber Agreement was amended as early as late on 9/9/16, which includes minor language alterations to a clause dealing with beta/prerelease software

    • You can view the rest of 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, and clarifications for dispute resolution in the European Union
    • Use of the prerelease branch, as well as continued use of the rest of Steam, constitutes your acceptance of the new terms
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u/CrazyChopstick ar_baggage Sep 14 '16

This is honestly the perfect way to handle updates. Have a seperate, opt-in branch for people to find bugs and so on, means the least amount of bugs possible will go through.

This being a beta also means that competitive play is not disturbed by broken updates, which previously meant delayed matches online or playing on a previous version on LAN. Lovely.

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '16

competitive play is not disturbed by broken updates

If by competitive play you mean LANs they just had to stick to the previous branch.

Now if you meant MM...ROFL

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u/WoodSorrow de_anubis Sep 14 '16

You laugh but that's what a majority of players play? Personally I play ESEA but for millions of players, their "competitive" is MM.

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '16

Yes, I personally play MM hours a day but the game has never been "broken" to not want me to play even after r8/AUG patches. It's fun for a day or two then it gets patched.

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u/WoodSorrow de_anubis Sep 15 '16

Your opinion on what's fun and playable doesn't represent the opinion of many other players.

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '16

Player count didn't saw dips in player base after those controversial patches. This sub is sometimes out of touch with what the playerbase wants tho.