I am new to gaming and only play CS2. I have accessed or acquired it through Steam.

I have a few questions.

1) How does Paradox fit into all of this? I have the link that shows up on load to sign in. I typically do not sign in. I did try, and it seems that my browser did not save the PW changed, not sure how that happened. Apparently, I had one at one time. So what is the benefit of accessing Paradox? If there is a benefit, when do you do it and how?

2) How do I get updates and fixes? Is that Automatic on load or start up? If so, How will I know it was updated in case I run into incompatibilities. If not, How will I know if an update is available? And if not automatically applied, How do I do that?

3) Do I need to go into Steam at all?

4) Mods - Are mods available that have been sanctioned? I have no desire to add untested mods and deal with all the issues that may come of that. If so, How do I get those and install them. If not, how can I tell when they will be available and the list of them etc.

Thanks in advance, any additional info along these lines would be helpful