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New A site. Screenshot by Dot Esports<\/figcaption><\/figure>

The A site of Inferno<\/strong> now has new paths for the CT side to play from. From the back of A, there’s now a catwalk similar to the ones on the B site that wraps around the edge of the bomb site and extends all the way to sandbags. The divide between Elevator and the short\/side entrance to A has also been opened up.<\/p>

Kilowatt case collection rentals<\/h3>

Players with a Kilowatt case key can now rent the entire Kilowatt weapon collection<\/strong> (except for the rare special item) for a week rather than receive one permanent weapon. Rented weapons cannot be modified or sold, and will be replaced with stock weapons after the one-week rental period.<\/p>

For full patch notes<\/strong>, including the bug fixes and chicken changes, read the CS2<\/em> blog post<\/a> on the Steam website. You can also catch up on the patch notes from yesterday’s update<\/a>. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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For both the Molotov and the incendiary grenades, the height of the central flame pillar will also now decrease over time. Other than this adjustment, the T-side Molotov has gone unchanged. CT side economic aid A small handful of changes have been made to make the effort of sustaining the CT-side economy easier. The T-side players now only receive $600 if they manage to plant the bomb but it gets defused, instead of the usual $800. The incendiary grenade, along with its flame changes, now costs $500 instead of $600. The M4A4 now costs $3,000 instead of $3,100. While the incendiary grenade cost now reflects the effectiveness of the new incendiary, and the M4A4 is now closer to the other main rifles, the change to T-side reward money for a defused bomb is very impactful. Being able to get a bomb plant down during a pistol round or save now doesn't carry the same weight as it once did, and this could affect T-side buy rounds later on in a match. A site of Inferno gets opened up The A site of Inferno now has new paths for the CT side to play from. From the back of A, there's now a catwalk similar to the ones on the B site that wraps around the edge of the bomb site and extends all the way to sandbags. The divide between Elevator and the short\/side entrance to A has also been opened up. Kilowatt case collection rentals Players with a Kilowatt case key can now rent the entire Kilowatt weapon collection (except for the rare special item) for a week rather than receive one permanent weapon. Rented weapons cannot be modified or sold, and will be replaced with stock weapons after the one-week rental period. For full patch notes, including the bug fixes and chicken changes, read the CS2 blog post on the Steam website. 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