The developers of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO), one of the most popular online games have yet again come up with details regarding an all-new update. Though these details do not include improvements to the game’s anti-cheat engine, we believe the changes are quite interesting.

According to the official post, Valve’s CS:GO Update 1.36.3.5-rc1 is slated to add in quite a few important features including the gameplay and map changes. Furthermore, changes to the sounds and hitboxes are also being tested by the developers which seem quite interesting. If done right, it could help to better balance the game.

To learn more about the CS:GO Update 1.36.3.5, check out the complete patch notes below:

Gameplay

General adjustments to ambient sounds: Increased resolution and character of reverb effects to better reflect surrounding map geometry Small mix adjustments

Improved vent destruction sounds and increased audible distance.

Added a new hitbox type for necks and applied it to the existing neck hitbox on character models. Bullets that penetrate the neck into the head will now count as headshots. This should make it more intuitive to tell when an attack from behind will result in a headshot.

Fixed ‘use’ key to more reliably pick up weapons on the ground and to not drop the active weapon if a replacement weapon cannot be picked up.

Maps

Nuke:

Optimizations for low settings

Blocked visibility between silos inside A site

Ported over ShortNuke gameplay changes: Removed Toxic Vent no longer connects directly to B site, but has another exit close to double doors Pushed new corner boxes on B site further back to prevent headshot angle towards ramp Added solid background to yellow crane inside B site Smoothed out some player movement



Overpass:

Lowered volume of ambient sounds in Overpass

Added grenade and player collision to fence cage near construction

Removed spooky shadow fading in when approaching T main entrance to B site

For the time being, the update is only available in the game’s Beta depot. Hence, no one really knows when these new changes will be introduced into the live version of the game. However, since the update is in the Beta depot, players can opt for the new update and test out the new additions before they make their way into the game. To learn more about how you can opt for these test servers, check out the official post on Reddit.