2025-11-18

1.52.0 patch notes

Update 1.52.0 is now LIVE and available on both Android and iOS.

Table of contents:

BLACK METAL II CASE

The Black Metal II case is here, borrowing the best from the original case and adding new and exciting content that will definitely draw eyes to your loadout!

The Black Metal II case will be available for purchase using credits, as well as through in-app purchases (both standalone and as part of bundles).

All items from the Black Metal II case, new and old, are available on the marketplace from the start. New case items cannot be used in or received through trade-ups.

GRAPHICS UPDATES

This time, we are updating the game’s graphics.

VISUALS

  • Improved shader consistency for environment, characters, and weapons.
  • Added a new water shader.
  • Improved foliage shaders.
  • Added fog.
  • Added sky bloom.
  • Improved character contrast.
  • Multiple bug fixes to graphics.

GRAPHICS SETTINGS

  • Changed graphics presets.
  • Added screen scale to iOS devices.

The new presets allow you to optimize your game graphics for different needs easily:

PRESET DETAILS
PERFORMANCE Optimized for highest FPS gameplay where possible. Lowest battery usage on 60 FPS devices.
BALANCED Optimized for sustainable 60 FPS while avoiding overheating.
QUALITY Best visuals that the device can run on 60 FPS

You can still manually adjust your graphics settings by disabling automatic graphics settings.

UPDATED HUB CHAT

The HUB chat just became better than ever!

  • Added friends, clan, and party chat to the HUB chat widget.
  • Unified friends, chat, party, and global chat in the social menu.

You can now message your friends, clan mates, and party members, all without leaving the main menu, making it easier to organize together to play your favourite game modes.

If you prefer a more dedicated view, you can now access all chat features through the social menu.

CONTENT SQUAD

Have you ever wanted to support your favourite Critical Ops creators through the game? Now you can!

Critical Ops content creators will share more information about this feature, including how you can begin to support them in-game.

GAMEPLAY CHANGES

Gameplay is also receiving changes, so let’s jump into it!

GENERAL CHANGES

  • Reduced match start time from 10 to 5 seconds.

TEAM DEATHMATCH

  • Reduced TDM match time from 8 to 5 minutes.

XP REWARDS

Adjusted generated XP to be balanced across game modes.

  • Increased Ranked Defuse XP generation.
  • Reduced Casual Defuse XP generation.

ALL SHOTGUNS

  • Reduced pellet spread when stationary, moving, and in the air.

FP6

  • Reduced kill reward from $1200 to $800.
  • Increased damage drop-off start range from 5m to 6m.

M1887

  • Reduced kill reward from $1200 to $800.
  • Increased damage drop-off start range from 5m to 7m.

SUPER90

  • Increased price from $2000 to $2200.
  • Reduced kill reward from $1200 to $600.
  • Increased damage drop-off start range from 5m to 6m.
  • Increased damage drop-off end range from 10m to 12m.
  • Changed recoil to be harder on the first 3 shots.

KSG

  • Reduced price from $2200 to $2000.
  • Reduced kill reward from $1200 to $600.
  • Increased damage drop-off start range from 5m to 7m.
  • Increased damage drop-off end range from 10m to 12m.

Shotguns will now be more consistent across close and mid ranges, whether you are standing still, moving, or jumping. The reduced spread allows you to express your aiming skills by hitting more pellets to the head, thus dealing more damage, or even eliminating the enemy in one shot.

Super90 possesses the ability to stop an enemy push efficiently or to pave your way onto the objective. However, be cautious of its recoil, as the first 3 shots will require precise recoil control. While that may not matter at closer distances, if you are trying to eliminate an opponent further away, you will need to master the recoil pattern to land those headshots.

ANIMATION UPDATES

We are also making updates to the system controlling character animations, as well as updating individual animations.

  • Polished third-person movement animations.
  • Synchronised footstep with first-person and third-person animations.
  • Improved ragdoll joints.
  • Updated first-person C4 planting animation.

KILL MEDAL AUDIO

  • Added unique sounds for kill medals.
  • Added volume slider for kill medal audio.

MAP UPDATES

ALL MAPS

  • Updated shaders.
  • Updated lighting.
  • Updated victory screens.

BREWERY

  • Changed the surroundings, outside of the playable area.
  • Improved reflections in various areas.

BUREAU

  • Added more lights in the Coalition spawn area.
  • Fixed a few instances of warped textures.
  • Fixed an issue where objects would disappear when they shouldn’t.
  • Improved reflections in various areas.

CASTELLO

  • Added lights in tunnels.
  • Fixed bomb stuck spots.
  • Improved reflections in various areas.
  • Fixed an issue where objects would disappear when they shouldn’t.
  • Improved reflections in various areas.

GROUNDED

  • Changed glass to walls of the entrance from the Breach side.
  • Fixed an issue where objects would disappear when they shouldn’t.
  • Improved reflections in various areas.

HANGAR

  • Improved reflections in various areas.

LEGACY

  • Fixed bomb stuck spots.

LEGIAN

  • Fixed green screen being visible in the reflection when inside the green screen area. Now it will reflect a different part of the map, which is more natural.
  • Improved reflections in various areas.

PLAZA

  • Added lights in various places.
  • Fixed bomb stuck spots.

PORT

  • Fixed bomb stuck spots.
  • Changed the surroundings, outside of the playable area.

RAID

  • Added more lights in Coalition spawn.
  • Improved reflections in various areas.

SHANTY

  • Changed the surroundings, outside of the playable area.
  • Improved reflections in various areas.

SOAR

  • Fixed an issue where objects would disappear when they shouldn’t.

VILLAGE

  • Added lights in various places.
  • Fixed bomb stuck spots.

TUTORIAL

  • Revised the target shooting area.

MISC

  • Added agent tab to loadout.

BUG FIXES

  • Fixed a crash in the leaderboard menu.
  • Fixed players being stuck in the tutorial when opening their first case.
  • Fixed offers in the “special deals” menu not showing the availability timer.
  • Fixed grenades sometimes going through obstacles.
  • Fixed players receiving party invites when a ranked match is found.