Via the CS:GO blog:
CSGO
Happy Halloween!
MISC
Fixed a regression where players did not fade to black after death with mp_forcecamera 1.
Added ability to accept friend requests from CS:GO main menu and to send friend requests from match scoreboard.
Fixed a case where player would sometimes not be placed in competitive matchmaking queue correctly on the very first search after starting up CS:GO which required stopping search and searching again. (Thanks “Trip” for helping with diagnosing the issue)
Fixed some instances where incorrect or missing reverb was being applied to sounds.
Latency to official datacenters is now always measured using Steam Datagram Relay.
A temporary griefing conviction assigned by Overwatch will now be elevated to a permanent conviction if the suspect had a previous temporary griefing conviction.
MAPS
Cache
Minor bugfixes
Inferno
Added a second set of steps up on A site
Made wallbangs through windows near A site balcony, A site hut/quad and T apartments towards bridge more consistent
Pipes in underpass can now be shot through
Pushed back stairs to graveyard to create more room for defending player
Made shader for fountain water cheaper to render on low settings
Prevent name-peeking through gap between pillar and wall in hut/quad
Fixed various graphical and movement bugs
Moved back grenade-clip in open door on A site
Rumor has it:
Chickens have pumpkins on their heads, here's a screenshot courtesy of /u/masculinusVaginus
There's plenty of ongoing prepwork for a publishing of CS:GO by Perfect World inside of mainland China.
This is how the blog will appear to a user in a Perfect World region, and this is the blog with Chinese selected as a language but outside of Perfect World influence. Note the lack of things extremely tough if not impossible to get to inside of the Great Firewall, including Facebook/Twitter links and Twitch streams. The Steam Workshop will also be unavailable, as is the match ticker there
A few settings will also be restricted when under Perfect World influence, including the developer console
China hates skulls (and a few other things), so some things will have their appearances tweaked. One such example is the Operation Bloodhound collectible pin: this is how it appears "everywhere else", and this is its altered appearance under PW influence
Perfect World also currently publishes Dota 2 inside of mainland China, which also has alterations made when under its influence. You can view a comprehensive list of alterations at Curse's Gamepedia
VPK contents diff, low level changes, the works:
https://github.com/SteamDatabase/GameTracking/commit/b290abd706903c8ecf88520dd2bde8e262dad75e
If you use the steam.inf file to keep track of new versions, you'll find the executable compile time and the version of CS:GO's branch of the Source engine starting with this update
Size is ~130 MB