Massive post-Major update sees Dust 2 replace Overpass in competitive pool

In a huge update, Valve moved Dust 2 back into the active competitive map pool, replacing Overpass. The update also saw various structural changes to Inferno among other visibility optimizations. Overwatch has been reintroduced but the nature and capacity of the change is not fully clear yet.

"Preferred Viewmodel Left/Right Handedness" has been added in the game settings bringing back left handed viewmodels. Viewmodel orientation can be switched on the fly and by default the command is bound to "H". A modified grenade appears after pulling the pin on nades to assist with lineups and the timing for the reticle change can be adjusted.

The auto-shotgun's (XM1014) kill reward has been reduced to $600 from $900 and the Zeus receives a buff increasing it's kill reward to $300 from $0. The buy menu has received UI and functional changes allowing players directly pick up weapons dropped in the buy area and displaying the minimum money a player can expect in the next round.

The highlight and talking point of the latest update is Dust 2 making its way back into the competitive map pool, replacing Overpass. The PGL Copenhagen 2024 Major's stickers are now on sale at 75% off. Here's Valve's release notes for the update:

VIEWMODEL

• Adjusted viewmodel bob movement

• Added "Preferred Viewmodel Left/Right Handedness" setting

• Added "Switch Viewmodel Left/Right Hand" key binding (default: US keyboard letter H) to switch hands temporarily during gameplay

• Viewmodel position setting and left/right hand state are now networked and visible to first-person spectators.

• Deprecated "Couch" viewmodel position setting

HUD

• Added "Radar Map Alternate Zoom" setting and "Toggle Radar Zoom" key binding to toggle between zoom levels during gameplay

• Added a radar icon for the local player when free cam spectating

• Added a grenade line-up reticle that appears shortly after pulling the pin. The timing can be configured for each grenade type independently

• Changed weapon Swap text (when pointing at a dropped weapon) to always show the gameplay name of the weapon instead of any customized name it might have.

• Added a kill feed icon for "in-air" kills

• Added the scoreboard to the ESC menu

• Added an icon to indicate bots on the scoreboard

BUY MENU

• Added a "Dropped Weapons" panel, which shows (and allows the direct pickup of) weapons that have been dropped by teammates that are standing in the buy zone

• Added the minimum amount of money that a player is guaranteed to have in the next round to the buy menu title bar. (thanks, Kadomos)

GAMEPLAY

• Increased Zeus movement speed and adjusted the attack cone

• Increased Zeus kill reward from $0 to $100 ($50 in Casual)

• Increased CZ75-Auto kill reward from $100 to $300 ($150 in Casual)

• Reduced XM1014 kill reward from $900 to $600 ($300 in Casual)

INVENTORY

• Lighting adjustments in Inspect background maps

• Added Wear Category to the info tooltip in the Inspect screen

• Added gameplay name in panels that used to only show customized name. E.g., Inspect screen, inventory tile

MAPS

• Replaced Overpass with Dust 2 in the Active Duty Group, current competition map pool, and Premier matchmaking

• Baggage

• Opened roll-up doors at spawns

• Updated models for some conveyors

• Solidified stairs

• Various bug fixes

• • Inferno:
    Removed overhanging building at top mid
    Removed overhangs at bottom of banana
    Various map tweaks to improve player collision and readability

• • Overpass, Nuke, Vertigo, Mirage and Office
    Bug and exploit fixes
    Collision and line of sight adjustments
    Minor performance improvements

WEAPON FINISHES

• AK-47 | Inheritance: Texture and mask adjustments

• USP-S | Jawbreaker: Corrected ambient occlusion texture

MISC

• Decoupled demo playback camera movement from playback speed. This allows moving the camera even if playback is paused

• Added ability to launch practice matches and workshop maps with party members

• Added Overwatch system to enable match demo review by trusted partners

• Copenhagen 2024 Major sticker capsules are on sale now -75% off

• Added ability to adjust brightness in windowed modes