CS2 updates
Counter-Strike 2 patch notes and announcements with Pricempire market-impact analysis.
Gameplay and Map Bug Fixes
Official: Release Notes for 12/7/2023
Fixed a bug where explicit weapon switches right after grenade throws were delayed slightly Inferno: Fixed a bug where you could plant C4 in planter
Gameplay and Map Collision Fixes
Official: Release Notes for 12/6/2023
Fixed an issue where the player's shadow would sometimes show the incorrect animation state Weapon switching after releasing the fire button(s) will no longer cancel grenade throws (but round restart will) Various animation system optimizations Various minor b…
Gameplay and Bug Fixes Update
Official: Release Notes for 12/4/2023
Fixed a bug where grenade throw strength adjustments were sometimes delayed Fixed a bug where attempting to switch to a grenade immediately after throwing it would cancel the throw You can now get an intermediate strength grenade throw without a delay by press…
Tournament Sticker Wear Values Adjusted
Official: Release Notes for 11/30/2023
Sub-tick timing improvements to various systems including grenade throw animations and revolver firing Added a missing fire effect to molotovs that are held by players Reduced the amount that player characters will rotate their torso away from leg orientation…
Gameplay Fixes and Ancient Map Improvements
Official: Release Notes for 11/20/2023
Fixed silencer attach and detach animations Fixed a bug that prevented refunding the Bizon Fixed a bug where players could respawn into a bad state during reconnect Fixed a bug where ramps were not correctly reducing fall damage Fixed a case where sub-tick mov…
Gameplay and Map Bug Fixes
Official: Release Notes for 11/17/2023
Fixed a few minor sub-tick input bugs Fixed a bug with first person animation in bot takeover Fixed a bug where dropped/thrown weapons had too much velocity Fixed a case where players could push their view through low ceilings Fixed an exploit that would allow…
Gameplay and Map Collision Fixes
Official: Release Notes for 11/16/2023
More sub-tick visual and audio feedback improvements Reduced sniper scope bob animation magnitude and frequency Fixed a bug causing duck to be slower when the Duck Mode was set to Toggle Fixed a case where grenade throws weren't registering on the server Throw…
Gameplay and Movement Collision Bug Fixes
Official: Release Notes for 11/13/2023
Fixed a bug where collision between players was sometimes causing players to step up Fixed a bug where players could slide up walls in Mirage mid Fixed a movement systems bug where players could get stuck on geometry Fixed a bug that prevented "Zoom Button Hol…
General Performance and UI Improvements
Official: Release Notes for 11/9/2023
Added support for accepting game invites and party invites from Steam Chat and Steam Overlay. Added an execution delay for certain commands that can be specified on command line to be deferred until main menu fully loads (e.g. econ action preview commands, mat…
Minor Sticker Wear Value Adjustments
Official: Release Notes for 11/8/2023
The visual and audio feedback from sub-tick input—such as movement acceleration and muzzle flashes—will now always render on the next frame Random numbers used for shooting spread are now synchronized between clients and servers by default. This makes tracers…
UI and Competitive Rating System Updates
Official: Release Notes for 11/3/2023
Updated Redemption UI to show remaining time before weekly rollover Competitive Rating will now be updated after returning to main menu from a win Added notice to end of match for when CS Rating had been adjusted midmatch (e.g. due to the outcome of a match th…
Community Maps Workshop Now Open
Official: The Maps Workshop
The Maps workshop is now open for business. Community map makers can start uploading their maps to the workshop, and community servers can host those maps. If you'd like to try some workshop maps offline, subscribe to them on the workshop and head to the Play…
Workshop Tools Update and Gameplay Fixes
Official: Release Notes for 11/2/2023
Enabled uploading CS2 maps to the workshop Community Servers can host workshop maps Added paint metalness and roughness by color features to Solid Color, Hydrographic, and Spray-Paint finishes in the Item Editor Added option to toggle "Automatic PBR Color Corr…
Map Clipping and Gameplay Bug Fixes
Official: Release Notes for 10/25/2023
Various bug fixes and tweaks: Inferno Improved bomb visibility when planted in fountain on bombsite B Improved grenade bounce behavior on roof and stone models to make it more predictable Removed part of railing on balcony Adjusted garage door on bombsite A to…
Counter-Strike 2 Stability and Performance Update
Official: Release Notes for 10/20/2023
Added more client information to the screen timestamp label to help investigate reported issues. Fixed rendering issue related to GPU UltraWide+ feature. Stability improvements.
AMD Driver Compatibility and VAC Fixes
Official: Release Notes for 10/19/2023
Added a startup check for incompatible AMD graphics drivers. We will now begin reversing VAC bans for affected players Fixed a bug in Windows 11 Auto HDR that led to smokes intermittently disappearing Miscellaneous bug fixes
Gameplay and Sound Fixes Update
Official: Release Notes for 10/17/2023
Command aliases now leverage subtick accuracy New sound for final 10 seconds of bomb beeping Added missing KSK agent voice Reduced falloff distance of knife impact and swish sounds Various tweaks and bug fixes around occlusion filters and footstep clarity Fixe…
General Bug Fixes and Connectivity Improvements
Official: Release Notes for 10/13/2023
Various bug fixes and tweaks to agents, gloves, and stickers The Accept Match popup will now show server information if latency is notably high Fixed a bug where ping calculations were incorrect in Sydney which resulted in players connecting to distant data ce…
Gameplay and Workshop Tool Updates
Official: Release Notes for 10/12/2023
When a server disagrees about a player's loadout, such as when a match starts during a patch, the buy menu will now reflect the server-authoritative loadout Fixed a case where players could clip through ceilings Made adjustments to character shaders to improve…
Matchmaking and Premier Rating System Adjustments
Official: Release Notes for 10/10/2023
Matches will now be made with smaller rating differences between the teams at the expense of longer queue times. Relegation and Promotion matches will only occur at color boundaries, i.e. every 5000 CS Rating points. Increased possible CS Rating win/loss amoun…