Premier Season Four is here, and it brings a host of community content, in-game items, gameplay tweaks, and bug fixes along with it! Anubis is back after a short vacation, and has several gameplay adjustments to show for it. The release notes have the full story, but let's just say it's good news for fans of holes. There have also been a couple of minor adjustments to SMGs, so if you've been waiting to add the MP7 or MP5-SD to your loadout, now is your time.Speaking of which, it's time to start working toward your Season Four Medal. As before, the color of your medal will correspond to the highest CS Rating achieved during the season, and the bars will reflect your total wins, with one bar for every 25 (up to five bars). To be eligible for a medal, you'll need an account in good standing, 25 Premier match wins, and an active CSR at the end of the season. Community MapsWith the new season comes a new set of community maps. From the winding paths of Stronghold to the active volcano of Sanctum, each map brings a ton of character and gameplay ideas to the table. Stronghold, Alpine, and Warren can be found in Competitive, Casual, and Deathmatch modes, while Poseidon and Sanctum are available in Wingman. Weekly Care PackageToday we are introducing two new collections to your weekly care package. One has color and the other one does not. We'll let you figure out which is which.LTD EditionThe armory also has a new entry--the AK-47 | Aphrodite. With mother-of-pearl accents and amber patina, this entry varies in both wear and pattern:

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• Premier Season Four has begun
• Added Anubis to the Active Duty Map Pool
• Removed Train from the Active Duty Map Pool

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• Adjusted underlying per-map competitive matchmaking rank values. Existing per-map competitive Skill Groups have been expired, and will be displayed again once the player obtains the required number of wins

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• Minor adjustments to the MP7 and MP5-SD:
  • Slightly increased damage
  • Slightly reduced damage fall-off
  • Reduced price by $100.
• Reduced price of the PP-Bizon by $100.
• Jump changes:
  • Landing time is now calculated with subtick precision
  • Jumping and landing no longer affect stamina. The landing speed penalty is now a simple function of landing time
  • Any jump press within sv_bhop_time_window centered on the landing time that hasn't been penalized by sv_jump_spam_penalty_time will be treated as a successful bunnyhop
  • Legacy jump behavior can be restored on private servers with sv_legacy_jump
• Map Guides can now be loaded in online games of casual and retakes (via the ESC menu)

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• Reduced audio output latency
• Higher fidelity knife draw and inspect sounds
• Weapon, knife and utility draw sounds no longer overlap when switching quickly between them
• Knife impact sounds are now unique based on primary fire or alt fire swings as well as front and rear attacks. This reflects the different damage amounts dealt with each attack 
• Ambient sounds no longer restart from the beginning when transitioning between zones

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• Added two all-new weapon collections to the Weekly Care Package drop list: Harlequin, Achroma
• Removed four weapon collections from the Weekly Care Package drop list: Safehouse, Dust 2, 2018 Nuke Collection, and the 2018 Inferno Collection

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• Added a new Limited Edition Item: the AK47 | Aphrodite

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• Increased material fidelity on some of the base guns:
  • Ak47
  • Aug
  • AWP
  • Berettas
  • Deagle
  • Galil
  • Mac-10
  • MP7
  • P250
  • Tec9
  • USP-S
  • Bizon
  • Cz75a
  • Famas
  • MP9

• Changed voice status behavior to always show a mic for local player if mic is open 
• Fixed a bug related to Deathcam intersection
• Fixed some cases where the player would collide with internal edges while sliding along a ramp in surf mode
• Improved the resolution of the PVS for some static level geometry
• Fixed some small interpenetrations in Butterfly Knife animations
• Fixed a case where blood decals weren't appearing

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• Fixed a bug where activator was sometimes incorrect for func_door outputs OnOpen, OnFullyOpen, OnClose, and OnFullyClosed
  • Added BaseModelEntity.GetModelName
  • Added BaseModelEntity.GetModelScale
  • Added BaseModelEntity.GetColor
  • Added BaseModelEntity.IsGlowing

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• Updated engine code to the latest version of Source 2.

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• Removed community maps: Golden, Palacio, Agency, and Rooftop from all game modes
• Added community maps Warden, Stronghold, and Alpine to Competitive, Casual, and Deathmatch modes
• Added community maps Sanctum and Poseidon to Wingman mode

Anubis

• Bridge drop moved near Mid Doors
• Mid doors orientation reversed
• Hole added between E-box and Back of B
• Bombsite A crates moved up steps on to Walkway
• Scaffolding added to pillar on Bombsite A

Starting January 1, 2026, the newest Service Medal will be available in-game.

Reach Global General (Rank 40) to reset your Profile Rank and earn (or upgrade) your 2026 Service Medal.

Good luck and have fun!

The StarLadder Budapest Major capped off an incredible 2025 for Team Vitality, who won their second consecutive Major Championship and the organization's third overall.

Coming into the Grand Finals against FaZe Clan, Team Vitality had not lost a map in the Playoffs, defeating The MongolZ and Team Spirit 2-0.

After losing the opening map, Team Vitality won the next three on Dust II, Inferno, and Overpass to take the series 3-1 in Counter-Strike's first ever best of five Grand Finals.


Today we are releasing the Budapest Champions Autograph Capsule, featuring Paper, Embroidered, Holo, and Gold stickers autographed by one of the players from Team Vitality.

Congratulations again to Team Vitality, champions of the StarLadder Budapest Major and both Major Championships in 2025!

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• Champions Autographs Capsule is now available for purchase, congratulations to Team Vitality!
• Highlight Souvenir Packages can now be acquired for the Playoff matches.

Only two teams remain in the StarLadder Budapest Major!

Team Vitality has yet to drop a map in the Playoffs, defeating The MongolZ in the Quarterfinals and Team Spirit in the Semifinals 2-0.

On the other side of the bracket, FaZe Clan defeated MOUZ in the Quarterfinals and needed all three maps to defeat Natus Vincere in the Semifinals, 2-1, to book their ticket to Sunday's Grand Finals.

Team Vitality are trying to win back to back Majors, a feat which hasn't been accomplished since 2019. FaZe Clan are trying to win their second Counter-Strike Major after being runners up in 2 of the last 3.

Counter-Strike's first ever best of five Major Grand Finals begins tomorrow, December 14th at 18:00 CET.

As we enter the final day of the StarLadder Budapest Major, tournament stickers are still available, with 50% of the proceeds going to the players, teams, and participating organizations.

See you tomorrow for the biggest Major Grand Finals yet!

Only 8 teams remain in the StarLadder Budapest Major, which means the Playoffs are upon us.

FURIA and Team Spirit finished Stage III with perfect 3-0 records. MOUZ, The MongolZ, and Vitality advanced at 3-1, and Falcons, FaZe Clan, and Natus Vincere survived with 3-2 records.

Playoffs begin tomorrow, December 11th from the 20,000 seat MVM Dome with the following Quarterfinals matchups:

• Team Spirit vs. Falcons
• Vitality vs. The MongolZ
• MOUZ vs. FaZe Clan
• FURIA vs. Natus Vincere

As the Playoffs get underway, there's still time to support your favorite teams. Team and player stickers are available, with 50% of the proceeds going to the players, teams, and organizations participating in the StarLadder Budapest Major.

And don't forget, there's still time to submit picks for the Pick'Em Challenge. All Playoff picks must be submitted prior to the start of the first Playoff match.

Good luck to the 8 remaining teams!

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• Improved shadow fidelity on view models.
• Added local client icon cache for inventory items.
• Fixed a case that caused a small number of users to receive an erroneous VAC ban. The bans will be removed.

Today we are introducing optional Supplemental Terms for releasing Counter-Strike 2 items in-game, found here, which allows the Counter-Strike 2 team to license items for a flat fee, found below:

• Weapon finish: $35,000.00 USD
• Sticker: $6,000.00 USD
• Charm: $6,000.00 USD

If a Steam account agrees to these new Supplemental Terms, all of the account's Workshop items can now be distributed where Community items were previously not available, such as The Armory. A Call to Arms-oryAs part of a future update, we are looking for weapon finishes inspired by two themes:

• Arabesque Art and Arabian Mythology
• Spy/Tech

We are also looking for stickers inspired by two different themes:

• Auto Racing
• Fruits and Vegetables

To submit weapon finishes and/or stickers to the Call to Arms, select the appropriate option using the updated Counter-Strike 2 Workshop Tool:If you already have Steam Workshop submissions you believe fit into these themes, you will need to re-submit the items and tag them using the options above.Finally, today we're releasing the Dr. Boom charm model, which can be painted and submitted for a future community charm collection. And we're adding a new Paint Kit type, Custom Paint Job Extended, which includes options for iridescence and other features.We're excited to see what you come up with!

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• Fixed a case of observers experiencing incorrect post-processing effects when switching observer targets.
• Disabled TrueView while watching a live playcast to match on-server observing experience.
• Fixed a wiggle at the end of SG 556 deploy animation.
• Stability improvements.