Counter Strike 2 Patch Notes

## What changed **Map geometry** — Fixed various holes in maps and adjusted surface types for different materials **Window blocking** — Added grating to some windows to make them block bullets **Grenade mechanics** — Fixed a case where grenade throws could be cancelled after the throw was started near the end of the pin pull animation **Clipping** — Tweaks to player and grenade clipping **Model browser** — Fixed bug that prevented the asset in use from being selected when model browser was opened **Layered materials** — Fixed bug with layered materials that have the same surface property on all layers **Music kits** — Added roundmvpanthem_02 for all NIGHTMODE II music kits, which plays at a 1:5 ratio **Stability** — Miscellaneous stability improvements ## Overall Counter-Strike 2 received map fixes, grenade throw cancellation prevention, window blocking improvements, and music kit additions alongside various technical fixes.

## What changed - **Map geometry** — Fixed various holes across maps and simplified grenade clipping in multiple areas - **Audio and visuals** — Fixed sounds and surface types for various materials, adjusted player model occlusion bounds, and fixed progressive refinement rendering in Source Film Maker - **Networking** — User **Viewmodel FOV** now correctly networks to remote clients - **Physics** — Fixed ragdolls missing death velocity when shot in specific body locations and made minor adjustments to ground smoothing transitions when leaving and landing ## Bug Fixes - **Post-processing transitions** — Fixed cases where transitions weren't smooth, particularly at the end of freeze time - **Ancient map guides** — Fixed nighttime version failing to load map guides - **Wire spool at Sandbags** — Exchanged orange wire spool for white wire ## Balance Adjustments - **Deathmatch weapon scoring** — Adjusted score values for various weapons - **Deathmatch and Arms Race XP limits** — Adjusted experience point limits in both modes ## Overall Counter-Strike 2 received map fixes, networking corrections, physics improvements, and balance adjustments to Deathmatch scoring and progression systems.

## What changed - **Aim punch** — limited to 90-degree maximum angle to reduce excessive head movement from gunfire - **Thirdperson weapons** — added secondary intersection trace to make partially-occluded weapons more visible - **Defuse cables** — fixed visibility so they're no longer occluded when the planting player is completely hidden ## Bug Fixes - **Dynamic shadows** — fixed breaking in certain map locations - **Surface sound types** — corrected audio feedback on various surfaces - **Ground smoothing** — adjusted transitions where sloped terrain meets step-height changes - **Bomb placement** — fixed multiple unreachable spots when the bomb is dropped - **Grenade animation** — fixed hand popping animation when counter-strafing with grenade equipped - **GPU shader compilation** — resolved 'FATAL ERROR: Failed to on-demand compile shader' on older graphics cards - **Map geometry** — applied clipping fixes and polish across all maps ## Overall Counter-Strike 2 received quality-of-life improvements to aim mechanics, weapon visibility, bomb accessibility, and GPU compatibility alongside general map refinements.

# Counter-Strike 2 Patch Summary ## Map & Environmental Changes - **Vent lighting** — adjusted for improved visibility - **A-site e-box** — reworked for better visibility - **Checkers entrance frame at B Main** — lowered height - **AC unit above Sandbags** — removed and pipes relocated - **Sun Room door** — fixed hole in world geometry - **A Main wall** — fixed wall bang exploits - **Garage** — fixed z-fighting visual glitches - **Mid Box (Xbox)** — blocked visibility through corner - **Grenade clipping** — adjusted throughout map - **Player clipping** — adjusted throughout map - **Sign and lamp by squeaky** — disabled player collision on sign and removed lamp ## Bug Fixes - **Audio drops** — speculative fix for cases where all audio cuts out - **Crouch-jump camera clipping** — fixed cases where player camera intersected ceiling in confined spaces - **A-site crate footsteps** — restored missing footstep sounds on top of crates - **Bot takeover money subtraction** — fixed cases where money was subtracted from wrong player - **Wall bang on A Main wall** — corrected - **Flashbang particle opacity** — adjusted sprite opacity for fully occluded flashbangs - **Ambient Occlusion settings** — restored in Environment Blend shader ## Balance Changes - **Bomb explosion radius** — increased - **Smoke lighting** — improved consistency - **Dropped pistol magazine velocity** — minor adjustments This patch focuses on **Inferno map improvements** with visibility fixes, geometry corrections, audio reliability improvements, and a **bomb explosion radius buff**.

## What changed - **Cache** — added to Competitive, Casual, Deathmatch, and Retakes modes - **Mid Box (Xbox)** — uncovered to reveal a previously hidden jump spot - **Tarp on boxes at CT spawn** — collision enabled to prevent clipping through - **Talon and Karambit knives** — now held correctly during defuse animations - **C4 equip sound** — fixed to properly interrupt when other equip sounds play - **Viewmodel animations** — minor adjustments across all weapons ## Bug Fixes - **First-person death sound effect** — removed to prevent audio conflicts when music kit death cue is inaudible - **Weapon switching exploit** — fixed issue where players could hold no weapon by requesting a hand switch after throwing a grenade - **Shader/AO rendering** — fixed alpha test causing overly dark and chunky silhouettes on railings (notably on Mirage) ## Map Updates - **Cache** — updated to the latest version from the Community Workshop ## Overall **Cache** returns to all modes with weapon animation fixes, and several audio and rendering bugs were corrected.