2026-10-18

Counter-Strike 2 Update: what changed

Cache - Bomb explosion radius increased.

Counter-Strike 2 Update

Cache - Bomb explosion radius increased.

- Lighting Adjustments around Vent.

- Disabled player collision on sign and removed lamp by squeaky.

- Reworked e-box on A-site for better visibility.

- Lowered Checkers entrance frame height at B Main.

- Removed AC unit above Sandbags and moved pipes.

- Fixed lack of footstep sounds on top of crates at A-site.

- Fixed hole in world on door in Sun Room.

- Fixed wall bangs on A Main wall.

- Fixed some z-fighting around Garage.

- Adjusted grenade clipping throughout map.

- Adjusted player clipping throughout map.

Dust II - Blocked visibility through corner of Mid Box (Xbox).

SOUND - Speculative fix for a case where all audio drops out.

MISC - Fixed cases where crouch-jumping in confined spaces could cause the player camera to intersect the ceiling.

- Adjusted particle effect sprite opacity for fully occluded flashbangs.

- Improved smoke lighting consistency.

- Minor adjustments to dropped pistol magazine velocity.

- Ambient Occlusion adjustment settings in Environment Blend shader restored.

- Fixed a case where money was subtracted from the wrong player during bot takeover.

UI Demo/Replay viewer improvements:

- Added a progress bar for demo/replay downloads

- Camera controls now use click-and-drag scheme

- Free and chase camera are usable during a paused demo

- Fixed some minor issues when seeking to a different position in the demo file

MISC - Round backup files now require the game server startup flag "-allow_round_backup_files"

- Updated AUG reload animations for standing and crouch reloads to better match new reload duration

- Allowed radio commands now have an explicit list

- Added toolsskybox_occluder tool material for CS2 Workshop Tools

- Stability improvements for Vulkan renderer

MISC - Added a ping icon for dropped defuse kits

- Reduced the time for AUG reload by half second

- Fixed the sound event during silent reload for Desert Eagle

- Fixed a case of buzzing soundscape sounds during demo playback

- Clipping fixes for Rush maps