CS2 updates
Counter-Strike 2 patch notes and announcements with Pricempire market-impact analysis.
Gameplay and HUD Stability Update
Official: Release Notes for 6/10/2024
Fixed one-way visibility for players inside HE grenade explosions When equipment info is shown for players at the top of the HUD (e.g. when spectating), their health bars expand to show numeric health values Reduced some hitches caused by HUD elements appearin…
General Stability and Bug Fixes
Official: Release Notes for 6/4/2024
Fixed a case where scores weren't incrementing correctly in Deathmatch and Arms Race Fixed a case where players were able to clip their first-person camera through ceilings Fixed a case where the C4 could get stuck outside the playable area Various stability i…
General Bug Fixes and Stability Improvements
Official: Release Notes for 5/29/2024
Fixed a bug where the console toggle key would stop working after a Premier pick/ban phase The game now continues accepting keyboard input while a scoreboard player card is open Joystick input is now ignored by default. Joystick input is not an officially supp…
Visual Fixes for Doppler and Marble Fade
Official: Release Notes for 5/24/2024
Fixed the appearance of Doppler, Gamma Doppler, and Marble Fade finishes Minor UI changes Vertigo: Clipped the wings of runboosters to B site in Wingman Blocked grenades through crane base at A site
Kilowatt Collection Rental System Introduced
Official: Release Notes for 5/23/2024
Height of the 'pillar' of flame for both Molotov and Incendiary grenade now decreases over time Reduced the terrorist team award when bomb was planted but defused from $800 to $600, to decrease the impact of the first-round on subsequent rounds Reduced the pri…
Kilowatt Collection Rental Mechanic Introduced
Official: Fire Sale
Today's update includes some love for the CT economy, with price cuts to the M4A4 and Incendiary grenade, and a bit less cash going to the T's when the bomb gets defused. In addition to the price cut, the incendiary grenade has gotten a bit of a makeover with…
AMD Anti-Lag 2 Graphics Support Added
Official: Release Notes for 5/22/2024
Added support for AMD Anti-Lag 2.
General Bug Fixes and HUD Improvements
Official: Release Notes for 5/9/2024
Reduced the opacity of teammate names near the crosshair. Made the death experience during bot takeover match the normal death experience. Fixed several bugs with looping through bot takeover spectator targets. Fixed several bugs with scoreboard buttons not wo…
Minor Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements
Official: Release Notes for 5/7/2024
Fixed a visual bug where sniper rifle viewmodels could be visible at the edge of the scope screen overlay. Fixed a bug that prevented HE grenade explosions from breaking the vents in de_nuke. Fixed an issue where viewmodels would sometimes emit double shell ej…
Scoreboard Crash Fix Update
Official: Release Notes for 5/2/2024
Fixed a crash related to the scoreboard
Minor Bug Fixes and Workshop Updates
Official: Release Notes for 5/1/2024
Fixed a bug where the game would stop taking keyboard input during the end-of-match map vote. Fixed a bug where UI characters always had default gloves equipped. Demo playback will pause at the end of a recording instead of returning to the main menu. Minor de…
General Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements
Official: Release Notes for 4/30/2024
Grenade kills no longer display the "in-air" killfeed icon. Fixed several cases where clicking on the buy menu or scoreboard would cause the game to stop taking keyboard input. Fixed too many usercommands being processed when skipping forward in demos. This re…
Gameplay and Map Bug Fixes
Official: Release Notes for 4/26/2024
Fixed a bug where grenade throw animations would get stuck when switching hands. Fixed a bug where the same grenade type couldn't be thrown multiple times without switching to another weapon first. Fixed a bug that allowed picking up grenades beyond the normal…
Left Handed Viewmodel and Map Pool Updates
Official: On The Other Hand...
Today's update includes a bunch of quality-of-life improvements that touch upon every part of the game, from maps to UI to gameplay. A few highlights are below, but check out the release notes to see what's new! Lefties rejoice! Players can now redeploy their…
Copenhagen 2024 Sticker Capsules Discounted
Official: Release Notes for 4/25/2024
Adjusted viewmodel bob movement Added "Preferred Viewmodel Left/Right Handedness" setting Added "Switch Viewmodel Left/Right Hand" key binding (default: US keyboard letter H) to switch hands temporarily during gameplay Viewmodel position setting and left/right…
Sticker Scraping and Storage Unit Improvements
Official: Release Notes for 4/16/2024
Fixed a bug where bomb can sometimes disappear from the radar Allow scraping or removing stickers by selecting the sticker icons under the weapon Allow deleting empty storage units that have an assigned label Fixed Workshop tools from crashing when compiling m…
New Ten Day Trade Lock Policy
Official: Release Notes for 4/2/2024
Congratulations to Natus Vincere for winning the PGL Copenhagen Major! The Copenhagen 2024 Champions Autograph Capsule is now available for purchase in the Copenhagen 2024 Major Hub Fixed several cases of sticky collisions when jumping against surfaces Fixed a…
Copenhagen Major Champions Autograph Capsule Released
Official: Copenhagen Major Champions
Congratulations to Natus Vincere, the first CS2 Major Champions! Playing in front of a sold-out arena and with over 1.8 million viewers watching around the world, NAVI and FaZe met in the Grand Final of one of the most hotly-contested Counter-Strike Majors of…
PGL Copenhagen Major Grand Finals Announcement
Official: Championship Sunday in Copenhagen
The Semifinals of the Copenhagen Major featured four titans of Counter-Strike; FaZe Clan versus Team Vitality and Natus Vincere versus G2 Esports. And the Semifinalists delivered! Both matchups required all three maps to determine a winner, and when the dust s…
Copenhagen Major Playoff Pick Em Challenge Opens
Official: Copenhagen Playoffs and Pick’Ems
The Elimination Stage of the PGL Copenhagen Major has concluded, leaving eight teams to compete for Counter-Strike 2’s first Major Championship. Congratulations to Team Spirit and MOUZ who advanced unbeaten, finishing with a perfect 3-0 record. Eternal Fire, C…
