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October 28, 2026

Silent reload: hold or toggle

A small follow-up. Silent reload gets a mode option and the leak on the first reload sound is fixed.

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October 8, 2026

Faster AUG reload

The AUG reload is half a second shorter. Files for a weapon called LAR also appeared in the update; Valve has not described it.

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September 22, 2026

Silent reload, Rush mode and crosshair overhaul

The largest update of the season: new Premier map selection, a queued 3v3 mode, silent reloads, silent un-scoping and resolution-independent crosshairs.

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August 3, 2026

Cache gaps and boost removed

Grenades can no longer pass through level geometry in one known case, and Cache loses a boost at Outside A.

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July 20, 2026

Bomb blast interacts with utility

The C4 explosion now interacts with smoke and fire, and the damage preview appears when the bomb becomes audible.

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July 8, 2026

Season 5: Cache in, Overpass out

Premier Season 5 starts. Cache joins the Active Duty pool, Overpass leaves it, and C4 damage is redesigned.

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