CS2 updates
Counter-Strike 2 patch notes and announcements with Pricempire market-impact analysis.
Gameplay and Map Updates for Limited Test
Official: Release Notes for 8/17/2023
All maps previously shipped in the Limited Test are available in casual and deathmatch matchmaking All maps and game modes previously shipped in the Limited Test are available for offline play Dropped bombs no longer sink in water Reworked the bullet penetrati…
Italy Map Bug Fixes and Tweaks
Official: Release Notes for 8/16/2023
Italy Various bug fixes and tweaks Added more hostage variants
M4A4 Sticker Placement and StatTrak Adjustments
Official: Release Notes for 8/15/2023
Competitive and Private Matchmaking are currently disabled in the Limited Test Minor adjustments to smoke cloud shape Added Italy to Deathmatch and Casual game modes Removed Anubis and Ancient Unified StatTrak position on both CS2 M4 models to not occlude stic…
Map Pool Rotation and Performance Tweaks
Official: Release Notes for 8/7/2023
Anubis Removed from Competitive mode Various bug fixes and tweaks Ancient Added to Competitive mode Various adjustments to lighting Added missing collision detection to some debris Various adjustments to C4 animation Water rendering performance improvements
Map Collision and Gameplay Fixes
Official: Release Notes for 8/3/2023
Anubis Improved movement clipping map-wide Adjustments to collision around pillars Plugged holes in world geometry Fixed issues with weapon and bomb clipping through world geometry Ancient Improved water clarity at T spawn Adjustments to jumpable locations Adj…
Valve Announces New Professional Tournament Requirements
Official: A Level Playing Field
Counter-Strike is at its best when teams compete on a level playing field and when ability is the only limit to their success. Over the past few years, we’ve seen professional Counter-Strike drift away from that ideal. The ecosystem has become gradually less o…
Map Pool Rotation and Gameplay Adjustments
Official: Release Notes for 8/2/2023
Disabled Wingman Added Anubis to Deathmatch, Casual, and Competitive game modes Added Ancient to Deathmatch and Casual game modes Removed Overpass and Vertigo Taught chickens how to swim Weapons splash when dropped in water Adjusted grenade/water interaction s…
Overpass Map Collision and Bug Fixes
Official: Release Notes for 7/25/2023
Overpass Adjustments to jumpable locations Collision adjustments Various bug fixes and tweaks
Minor Visual Adjustments to Holo Stickers
Official: Release Notes for 7/21/2023
Fixed some instances of pixelwalks across all maps Slight adjustments to some Holo stickers Fixed a case where some match stats would be reported incorrectly at the end of the game Overpass Updated some signage Adjustments to jumpable locations Adjustments for…
Map Fixes for Vertigo and Overpass
Official: Release Notes for 7/19/2023
Various fixes to Vertigo and Overpass
General Bug Fixes and Animation Updates
Official: Release Notes for 7/18/2023
Fixed a case where parties of two or more were unable to enter matchmaking Adjusted door interactions with dropped weapons and ragdolls Fixed a case where door interactions with players affected hit registration Fixed a case where four grenade icons would scal…
Glove and Sticker Visual Adjustments
Official: Release Notes for 7/17/2023
Added Wingman game mode Added Overpass to Deathmatch, Casual, Wingman, and Competitive game modes Added Vertigo to Deathmatch and Casual game modes Removed Nuke and Office Enabled undo/redo buttons Various bug fixes Added the "Secondary Fire Hold" option to th…
Audio and Movement Fixes Update
Official: Release Notes for 6/30/23
Fixed a bug that caused small pops and stutters due to some sounds ending early and not fully fading out Bunnyhopping once again has a speedlimit. If you want to disable it, set sv_enablebunnyhopping 1 Fixed a rare issue that would cause camera height to be in…
Gameplay and Map Updates for Counter-Strike
Official: Release Notes for 6/29/23
Added Casual game mode. Fixed rare cases where bullets would not follow spray pattern. Added Nuke to Deathmatch, Casual, and Competitive game modes. Added Office to Deathmatch and Casual game modes. Removed Mirage. Added distance effects to all positional soun…
Minor Bug Fixes and Texture Improvements
Official: Release Notes for 6/20/2023
Fixed a bug with the sell-back feature Fixed a few financial fun facts Adjusted the main menu position of CTs holding the Dual Elites Fixed tooltips sometimes staying up when you exit the loadout screen Fixed some texture streaming issues Various improvements…
Minor Visual and Workshop Tool Updates
Official: Release Notes for 6/15/23
Fixed auto rebuy not working if you survived through the Deathmatch warmup Pressing the jump key to respawn in Deathmatch no longer results in an actual jump The buy menu now closes on right mouse button DOWN instead of UP Refunds are now correctly accounted f…
Counter-Strike 2 Gameplay and UI Fixes
Official: Release Notes for 6/14/23
Mirage Fixed a spot near bench that caused the server to lag Fixed various strange wallbangs Adjusted end of match screen Fixed some edge case issues with sell back Buy menu color now matches cl_hud_color Fixed edge cases with inspecting items Fixed a bad inte…
Weekly Case Drop Mechanic Updated
Official: Release Notes for 6/9/2023
CS:GO Players now get a weapon case with their first weekly XP rank up, rather than after some amount of (idle) playtime. CS2 A second tranche of users are in process of being added to the limited test. Mirage: Removed wallbang through door towards connector.…
Gameplay and Animation Stability Improvements
Official: Release Notes for 6/8/2023
Fixed smoke expansion algorithm when detonating very close to a wall. Adjusted the step function for AMD hardware. Adjusted reload animation blending to better blend between different states. Adjusted Famas and MP5-SD reload events to match the moment when the…
Minor Weapon Visual and Stability Fixes
Official: Release Notes for 6/7/2023
Added Mirage as an option for the main menu scenery map. Fixed a regression with weapon recoil on high-punch weapons like MAG-7 sometimes punching weapon view model towards the ground instead of up in the air. Improved the look of UMP-45, MAG-7, R8 Revolver, S…