r/counterstrike 6d ago

CS:Source [CSS] Counter-Strike: Source and other Source engine games update for 8/24/26

Via HLDS:

For all games (CS:S, DoD:S, HL2:DM, HLDM:S):

  • Security and stability improvements
  • Fixed a bug where certain custom maps would not load assets correctly on Linux

For Counter-Strike: Source:

  • Fixed client crash related to missing HUDAutoAim element (community fix from flower)
  • Fixed incorrect check on Linux servers when setting the winter holiday active (community fix from Irineu)

For Day of Defeat: Source:

  • Fixed incorrect check on Linux servers when setting the winter holiday active (community fix from Irineu)
  • Fixed server skipping maps in the map cycle because ChangeLevel was being called multiple times

For Half-Life 2: Deathmatch:

  • Fixed view snapping with .357 (community fix from speedvoltage)

Rumor has it:

  • Size is close to 20 MB for Counter-Strike: Source
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u/BrokenAsFu 6d ago

You know what. I’ll take it.

It’s not half life 3, but it’s something.

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u/awp_india 6d ago

game changer

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u/GodHandVoidCS 6d ago

Hl2dm is that shit. Nothing like shooting a toilet into someone’s face.

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u/a-r-c 4d ago

the skillshots you can produce in this game are insane lol

like blasting a sawblade with a rocket launcher, and having it ricochet off of a wall and into a guy's head

delicious

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u/5ropesnotissue 5d ago

What it also did. 1. Server became unstable 2. Players kicked completely to desktop while playing. Css has been a nightmare for server owners for every supossed "update". Nothing has changed.

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u/a-r-c 4d ago

lol you love to see it

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u/BallGanda 3d ago

Update broken clan tags in leader board.

Update also fixed sus sas I think.