Counter-Strike: Source Updates Patch 8

  Release Date  :  24-12-2004            Protection  :  Custom Steam Crap 
  File Count    :  12x15MB                Game Genre  :  Action / FPS       


  Release Notes:                                                             
  This update will fix all your protocol problems <again>                   
  Get update 5, 6 and 7 first after that add this update!                   
  Use Online Play from this update if you want to play online!               
                                                                             
  Steam Fixes:                                                               
  Fixed sound stuttering problems caused by thread contention in sound system
  Solved disc in drive incompatibility error                                 
  Optimization to the Steam filesystem to reduce game launch and level       
  transition time                                                           
  Fixed missing models when running the Video Stress Test                   
  Added map: de_prodigy                                                     
  Improved player movement against walls                                     
  Improved choppy player movement when bouncing down slopes                 
  Purchase icon for defuser is shown                                         
  Physics prop avoidance is scaled by the object's mass                     
  Detail prop fade distance can be controlled on a per-map basis with       
  env_detail_controller                                                     
  Spectator GUI last mode is saved                                           
  Added spectate player by name                                             
  Grenades, weapons, etc., splash when they land in water                   
  Frag grenade deafness is delayed so the explosion is heard                 
  Fixed viewmodel lag                                                       
  Added consistency checking player model bounds                             
  Weapon reloads finish when the round restarts                             
  Autobuy and rebuy trigger a reload if you don't buy a primary weapon       
  Rebuy doesn't drop pistols the player has picked up                       
  Dropped weapon ammo isn't lost if the player has another weapon using     
  that ammo                                                                 
  Re-added hostage hint messages                                             
  Smoke grenade canisters fade out and are removed when smoke is dense       
  Breakable glass is blown outward proportional to the damage recieved       
  Soundscapes update for observers                                           
  Fixed not being able to attach to ladder tops                             
  Misc fixes to spray import                                                 
  Enabled bots for LINUX & WIN32                                             
  Fixed crash when trying to play an MP3 that doesn't exist or is an         
  invalid format                                                             
  Fixed a crash when playing MP3 files with ID3 tags                         
  Fixed network being started early enough so UDP remote logging works       
  World rendering optimizations                                             
  Fixed problems with demo recording                                         
  Added command "setinfo " to allow clients to add custom user info fields   
  (creates a new cvar flagged as FCVAR_USERINFO)                             
  Enable sv_downloadurl & sv_consistency on dedicated servers               
  Fixed "kick " command via rcon if the name is surrounded by quotes         
  Fixed bug in "logaddress_add" that wouldn't add the correct port if the   
  port and address were surrounded by quotes                                 
  Added "player_say" event for 3rd party plugins                             
  Fixed crash in dedicated servers when issuing a say before the map is run 
  Fixed +ip not being applied when given on the command line                 
  HL2 depot fix for upcoming SDK update                                     
  Fixed "failed to load server.dll" error with 3rd party mods               
  Fixed linux dedicated server crash on some GLIBC versions                 
  Fixed dedicated server error in certain localized languages