[ GAMEPLAY ]

• Rendered viewangle adjustments due to recoil are now calculated per frame.

[ MAPS ] Jura:

• Updated to the latest version from the Community Workshop (Update Notes).

[ GAMEPLAY ]

• Deathmatch mode now allows unbalanced teams.

[ GRAPHICS ]

• Fixed a case where molotov and incendiary fire was visible through the AK-47 viewmodel.
• Fixed a case where stickers covering the gap on the front grip of the AK-47 weren't lit correctly in left hand mode.
• Fixed a case where inventory item icons rendered incorrectly while scoped in-game.

[ AUDIO ]

• Shortened front end of the AK-47 fire sound.
• Reduced delay for body shot impact sounds from the attacker perspective.
• Body shot impact sounds from the attacker perspective will momentarily reduce the volume of weapon fire and ambience to help ensure feedback remains audible.

[ GAMEPLAY ]

• Fixed a bug where weapons purchased with "Buy & Throw" could be refunded after firing.

[ PREMIER ]

• Season Two world and regional leaderboards are now populated.

[ MISC ]

• Added HUD "Glow Weapon with Rarity Color" setting.
• Minimally scraped stickers now cover over the gap on the front grip of the AK-47.

[ MAPS ]

• Fixed a bug where searching for Defusal Group Alpha would lead to Anubis and Defusal Group Delta would lead to Vertigo.

Jura:

• Updated to the latest version from the Community Workshop (Update Notes).

Grail:

• Updated to the latest version from the Community Workshop (Update Notes).

Brewery:

• Updated to the latest version from the Community Workshop (Update Notes).

Dogtown:

• Updated to the latest version from the Community Workshop (Update Notes).

[ AUDIO ]

• Remastered various UI sounds.

[ MISC ]

• Various crash fixes and stability improvements.
• Various fixes for running on Linux with SDL_VIDEODRIVER=wayland.

[ MISSIONS ]

• Fixed a case where mission progress appeared to be reset when reconnecting to a match in-progress.

[ MAPS ]

• Grail:
• Updated to the latest version from the Community Workshop (Update Notes).

[ GRAPHICS ]

• Fixed a case where fire was visible through smoke.

[ AUDIO ]

• Various UI sound bug fixes and tweaks.

[ MISC ]

• Various crash fixes and stability improvements.

[ MISSIONS ]

• Added Weekly Missions, which can be entered though the main menu or play menu.
• Players receive one mission each week.
• The weekly mission expires after 7 days and rewards XP for completion.

[ MAPS ]

• Removed community maps Basalt, Edin, Palais, and Whistle from all game modes.
• Added community maps Jura, Grail, and Agency to Competitive, Casual, and Deathmatch modes.
• Added community maps Dogtown and Brewery to Wingman mode.
• Re-organized Casual and Deathmatch map groups.
• Defusal Group Alpha: Dust 2, Mirage, Inferno, Vertigo.
• Defusal Group Delta: Train, Anubis, Ancient, Overpass, Nuke.
• Community Map Group: Jura, Grail, Agency.
• Hostage Group: Office, Italy.

[ AUDIO ]

• Added "Main Menu Ambience Volume" setting.
• Fixed some cases where shooting visible enemies over the top of smoke would not play an attacker feedback sound.
• Fixed some cases where gameplay sounds were inaudible or would skip.
• Removed snd_setmixer, snd_setmixlayer, snd_soundmixer_setmixlayer_amount, and snd_soundmixer_set_trigger_factor console commands.

[ MISC ]

• Fixed a bug where input bindings to scancode56 (US English key "/") wouldn't persist across app launches.
• Lobby invites from players marked with "Block All Communication" in Steam will now be ignored in-game.

[ WEEKLY CARE PACKAGE ]

• Added three all-new weapon collections to the Weekly Care Package drop list: Ascent, Boreal, and Radiant
• Removed four weapon collections from the Weekly Care Package drop list: Bank, Italy, Lake, and the original Train collection

[ ARMORY ]

• Added new Armory Content:
• The Train 2025 Collection
• The Fever Case
• A new Limited Edition Item: the XM1014 | Solitude

[ MAPS ] Inferno

• Adjusted Banana to more closely match the size of the CS:GO version
• Simplified background behind T ramp
• Simplified view into Pit
• Simplified background of Bombsite B
• Removed step on sides of Arch hallway
• Removed pixel gap at Coffin
• Adjusted crates on steps up to balcony so players step up reliably
• Adjusted or removed props throughout map
• Adjusted Player and Grenade collision throughout map

Train

• Fixed a bug where player shadows would render through windows above A main
• Fixed some holes in the world
• Simplified back wall by door to Z
• Simplified background by upper B entrance
• Shortened overhead roof rail in A site, to make it easier to throw utility into site
• Replaced see-through grating on catwalk outside of Z door
• Replaced see-through fences at top if Ivy with solid version
• Simplified brick wall by Ivy
• Fixed grenade collision on upper B arch

[ MAPS ]

• Updated Basalt to the latest version from Steam Workshop (Update Notes)

[ WORKSHOP ]

• Added ability to author and submit patterns for the Missing Link Charm to Counter-Strike 2 Steam Workshop.

[ MAPS ]

• Inferno
• Fixed roof geometry at church that was visible from boiler entrance.

[ MISC ]

• Fixed a case where voice chat would break after unloading a Steam Workshop map.
• Fixed a case where game client would crash if certain community server plugins were restricting networking of player entities.
• Fixed several bugs in applying patches UI.

[ UI ]

• Fixed sizing and scaling of UI elements shared between buy menu and in-game HUD.
• Fixed a bug with armor display for CSTV spectators.
• Updated alternate AK-47 inspect animation.

[ WORKSHOP ]

• Increased supported upload size for Counter-Strike 2 Steam Workshop Maps to 3 GB.

[ PREMIER ]

• Adjusted the logic that determines when players are too far apart in CS Rating to participate in matchmaking together as a party. In most cases, players who used to play together as a party in Premier Season One will be able to party together in Premier Season Two.

[ UI ]

• Added "Get Service Medal" UI element directly to the main menu profile card.
• Fixed a case where main menu profiles were missing display medals.
• Updated Dust II radar image to be more accurate.

[ MISC ]

• Fixed a case where inspect or reload button presses could cause prediction errors.

[ MISC ]

• Fixed AUG scope stencil filter bug near water surfaces.
• Fixed Premier progress bar not displaying properly in low resolutions.
• Fixed certain UI panels not rendering transparently when using CMAA2 and HDR performance settings simultaneously.
• Improved dynamic radar scale to snap size when a newly discovered enemy/C4 enters radar view, but still shrink gradually when enemy/C4 disappears and enough time passes.
• Fixed radar scale settings UI to support full range of radar scale from 0.25 to 1.0 values.
• Fixed sounds from Train inspect scenery not getting cleared when going back to the main menu.
• Fixed misprediction error smoothing near walls to avoid clipping through walls.
• Fixed cloth simulation bug on loopback=1 local servers.

[ MAPS ]

• Basalt - updated to the latest version from the Community Workshop (Update Notes).

[ MISC ]

• Activated Premier Season Two progress indicator in the play menu.
• Fixed regressions with AUG/SG scope graphics.

[ PREMIER ]

• Premier Season Two is here, and Premier matchmaking has resumed
• Every player who earned a CS Rating during Season One will receive a commemorative Premier Season One Medal which includes detailed Season Statistics
• Every player will have their CS Rating recalibrated based on their Season One performance, and will need to re-establish their CS Rating by winning 10 matches
• Train has been added to the Active Duty map pool
• Vertigo has been removed from the Active Duty map pool

[ GAMEPLAY ]

• M4A4 price reduced to $2,900
• FAMAS accuracy improved and price reduced to $1,950
• Reduced crouching accuracy for the MP9, MP5-SD, and MP7
• Adjusted scope dot on AUG/SG to be more useable at range

[ UI ]

• Added a new radar dynamic zoom option that will grow or shrink the radar to include your team mates, bomb and other detected elements
• Adjusted grenade order in spectator UI to match weapon selection order
• Increased brightness of carried C4 in UI

[ MAPS ] Train

• Removed a boost angle from Long Dog to Bombsite A
• Fixed lighting artifacts on double-sided materials

[ MISC ]

• Added fallback logic to allow playing incomplete demo files, either copied from an ongoing live match or recovered after a game server crash
• Fixed an exploit where users could use secondary fire on R8 Revolver and then sell it back
• Counter-strafe summaries are now available in game server log data distributed via log address in addition to console logs

[ PREMIER ]

• Premier Season One is now over, and Premier matchmaking has been temporarily disabled.

[ MISC ]

• Minor performance optimization for some CPU-bound cases.
• Follow recoil setting during spectating will now obey spectator target's crosshair setting if target's crosshair is shown.
• Added support for updating existing map annotations on Steam Workshop. For example use "workshop_annotation_submit 123456" to update your submission ID=123456 found in the workshop URL. Passing an ID that does not belong to you will create a brand new submission. After the first update the ID will get embedded in the annotation file and you can submit more changes without having to provide the ID again.

[ MISC ]

• Updating Steam libraries for Linux game servers to the latest version of Steam Client Beta
• Improved Linux game servers ability to reconnect to Steam after a disconnection
• Stability improvements

[ SHANGHAI MAJOR ]

• Shanghai 2024 Major sticker capsules are now on sale for 75% off

[ ARMORY ]

• Desert Eagle | Heat Treated is no longer available to claim from The Armory

[ MISC ]

• Fixed finger placement during Huntsman knife in-game inspect animation
• Fixed a bug where grenade icons weren't disappearing on the spectator map
• Fixed a case when spectator icon could show up at the wrong time on the radar
• Fixed a bug related to changing inspect scenery while inspecting knives

[ MAPS ]

• Train
• Fixed various minor visual bugs and gaps in world
• Added dirt and wetness onto crates and tarps where appropriate
• Widened opening on A site between Hell and Tunnels
• Opened container door on back of the train near Ivy/Tunnels
• Added dumpster by Ivy
• Added barrels in A site cubby
• Pushed back T spawns a little

[ MISC ]

• Fixed a case where ragdolls could get created with extreme initial velocities
• Added markup for individual matches in Steam Game Recording timeline
• Fixed a regression where deploying weapons weren't allowing immediate inspecting
• Fixed fingers crossing into butterfly knife geometry during inspect animation
• Fixed weekly care package preview of weapon cases not having a close button
• When moving away from annotation nodes, required grenade is no longer removed

[ MAPS ]

• Inferno
• Adjusted clipping on stairs under balcony

[ MISC ]

• Fixed offset discrepancy in legacy SSG08 model.
• Fixed stickers mask on legacy Dual Elites magazine model.
• Fixed Dual Elite pistol holster floating off the local firstperson leg model.
• Fixed a regression in grenade interactions with ragdolls.
• Fixed a bug where +attack2 and +lookatweapon composite binding could get silenced weapon into an inconsistent silencer state.

[ MAPS ]

• Inferno
• Adjusted clipping on scaffolding on B site

[ MISC ]

• Fixed a problem on team select screen for servers with no auto-select time limit.
• Fixed a regression with annotation_load command.
• Fixed a crash for give item_assaultsuit command.
• Adjusted the rarity of the rare AK-47 inspect animation.
• Fixed a regression with the rare Desert Eagle inspect animation.