Release Notes for 10/18/2017
2017.10.18 - 
[GAMEPLAY]
– Replaced de_dust2 with updated version.
– Improved de_nuke bot navigation.
[AUDIO]
– Unique jump landing sounds for all major surfaces.
– Unique sounds for picking up weapons and grenades.
– Unique bullet impact sounds for vehicles and barrels.
– Re-balanced music kits volume to be more in-line with the overall game volume.
– Improved resolution and quality of HRTF algorithm.
[MISC]
– Both Perfect World Sticker Capsule Limited Time Offers and Graffiti Capsule Limited Time Offers are now available worldwide.
– Added normal maps for “Gut Knife | Autotronic”, “Bayonet | Autotronic”, and “M9 Bayonet | Autotronic”.
– Fixed case where players could be blinded by a flashbang outside the map and out of line of sight.
Pre-Release Notes for 10/10/2017
2017.10.10 - 
The following changes are in the “1.36.0.7-rc1” CS:GO Beta depot.
[GAMEPLAY]
– Updated version of de_dust2 added.
– Improved de_nuke bot navigation.
[AUDIO]
– Unique jump landing sounds for all major surfaces.
– Unique sounds for picking up weapons, grenades and ammo.
– Unique bullet impact sounds for vehicles and barrels.
– re-balanced music kit volume to be more in-line with the overall game volume.
– Improved resolution and quality of HRTF algorithm.
Release Notes for 10/5/2017
2017.10.05 -
[ PERFECT WORLD ]
– Added a double-confirmation purchase UI for Perfect World users to help avoid accidental purchase clicks.
[ GAMEPLAY ]
As a pre-release beta, the following changes can be previewed offline with bots:
– Smoke grenades now have 10 unit radius when deciding if they are close enough to a fire to extinguish it. This helps reduce the number of ‘gaps’ between flames which could cause a smoke grenade to not detonate.
– Additional changes to smoke grenade detonation to make smoke/fire collision more predictable in areas with rough terrain / ledges / stairs.
Release Notes for 9/28/2017
2017.09.28 -
[ MISC ]
– Users in China with a worldwide license will be prompted to play on Perfect World servers in China or outside of China.
– Those players can still manually set their launch parameters to bypass the prompt.
— “-worldwide” command line option will allow users in China to launch the worldwide version of the game to play on game servers outside of China.
— “-perfectworld” command line option will allow users outside of China to launch the “Perfect World” version of the game.
Release Notes for 9/27/2017
2017.09.27 -
[ MISC ]
– Users in China can now install and launch CS:GO before purchasing a multiplayer license.
– CS:GO will launch in “Perfect World” mode by default for all users in China which, when the player has linked their Perfect World and CS:GO accounts, provides them with access to low-latency official game servers in China and ability to play with friends using the Perfect World CS:GO Launcher.
— “-worldwide” command line option will allow users in China to launch the worldwide version of the game to play on game servers outside of China.
— “-perfectworld” command line option will allow users outside of China to launch the “Perfect World” version of the game.
– Fixed a regression affecting operation of Windows community dedicated servers and community GOTV relays.
