2024 Service Medal unveiled

In a recent update, the 2024 Service Medal has been added to the game. The medal is an equipable and inspectable item awarded to players upon reaching the Global General Rank 40 in 2024. Upon completion, players can redeem or upgrade the medal in exchange for an XP reset.

Certain ledges on Overpass have been clipped to restrict exploits and improve player movement. An audio issue causing metal railings to play inaccurate footstep sounds have been addressed. Ancient receives a grenade clipping fix in cave.

https://x.com/gabefollower/status/1735100721677164873?s=20

The community spotted threads in the game files that could be related to a de_train rework or visual upgrade and workshop maps no longer have full panorama access, fixing an exploit where workshop maps could perform inventory actions like applying stickers, deleting items, executing trade-up contracts, etc.

Here are Valve's release notes for the update:

GAMEPLAY

Added shell eject effects for shotguns
Dropped weapons caused by buy menu purchasing are now dropped below the buyer

MISC

Added all-new 2024 Service Medal which will be available starting January 1st
Fixed an issue that prevented some older demos from playing back
Fixed multiple exploits that allowed adding non-text data into UI labels
Added the ability to add a Friend by using their friend code
Added a lister for multiple lobby invites
Adjusted wear values of some community stickers to better match CS:GO

MAPS

Overpass

Adjusted clipping to remove exploitable ledges and improve player movement
Fixed metal railing props that were generating incorrect footstep sounds
Adjusted positions of props and ledges to more accurately match falling damage from CS:GO
Fixed some places where players could get stuck
Adjusted some props and materials to improve character readability
Fixed some cases where weapons could be accidently dropped out of reach
Made some adjustments to props that were creating exploitable lines of sight
Various lighting and material adjustments

Ancient

Adjusted grenade clipping volume at cave entrance