Valve hat einen größeren Patch für die zur Zeit seperat laufende Counter-Strike: Source Beta veröffentlicht. Dieses behebt einige Fehler bei den Statistiken und fügt einen von der Community gewünschte Konsolenbefehl hinzu. Gameplay-Anpassungen finden sich in diesem Update keine. Der Changelog im Detail:
		
		
			
						- Fixed a bug where some video configuration could get reset by restarting the engine.
 
														- Fixed a case of uneven performance on multicore machines.
 
														- Reduced overlap in sound timing code.
 
														- Fixed a case where audio could skip.
 
														- Fixed materials compiled into the map not being loaded correctly if they're in the root materials folder.
 
																					
				
 
														
				- Stats:
 
														
				
 
							- Fixed an issue that could cause loss of player stats if network connectivity was lost briefly, just after launching the game.
 
														- Fixed issue that caused the favorite weapon to display incorrectly on the stats summary page when a player achieves the most kills with a knife or grenade.
 
														- Made newly-earned achievements and stats immediately update in the achievements and stats panels instead of showing stale data.
 
																					
				
 
														
				- Community Requests:
 
														
				
 
							- Added console variable sv_competitive_minspec that enforces the following restrictions on the client:
 
																					
				
 
							- r_drawdetailprops     1
 
														- r_staticprop_lod      (-1 to 3)
 
														- fps_max               minimum 60 (or 0)
 
														- cl_detailfade         minimum 400
 
														- cl_detaildist         minimum 1200
 
														- cl_cmdrate            minimum 60
 
														- cl_updaterate         minimum 60
 
														- rate                  minimum 30,000
 
											
		 
		Sollte die Testphase keine Probleme verursachen, plant Valve dieses 
und das vorherige Beta-Update am Montag in die offizielle Version zu integrieren. Feedback und Bugmeldungen können im entsprechenden 
Forum abgeladen werden.