[p]\[ AUDIO ][/p]

• [p]Fixed an issue that caused sound dropouts while playing Agency.[/p][/*]

[p][ MISC ][/p]

• [p]Fixed an issue where player sounds would not visualize correctly on the minimap.[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed a crash when changing sound devices.[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed a case where sounds would play incorrectly as players move through water.[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed a case where viewmodel motion due to view angle changes misbehaved at certain frame rates.[/p][/*]

[p][ UI ][/p]

• [p]Minor fixes to the Loadout UI layout on certain resolutions.[/p][/*]
• [p]Trade-protected and rental items now allow "Unfavorite for CT" action.[/p][/*]

[p][/p][p][ MAPS ][/p][p]Ancient[/p]

• [p]Various grenade and player clipping fixes.[/p][/*]

[p]Shoots[/p]

• [p]Various grenade and player clipping fixes.[/p][/*]

[p]Grail[/p]

• [p]Updated to the latest version from the Community Workshop (Update Notes)[/p][/*]

[p]Agency[/p]

• [p]Updated to the latest version from the Community Workshop (Update Notes)[/p][/*]

[p]Dogtown[/p]

• [p]Updated to the latest version from the Community Workshop (Update Notes)[/p][/*]

[p] [/p]

[ MISC ]

• Stability improvements when using multi-command input binds.
• Fixed issue where Jonathan Young music kit would loop incorrectly.

[ MAPS ] Ancient

• Restored some grenade lineup visuals.
• Misc clipping fixes.

[ ANIMATION ]

• Fixed issues with the classic knife's inspect animations.
• Fixed the deploy for the Stiletto knife.
• Fixed the deploy for the Butterfly knife.
• Updated Talon knife inspect while 'fidgeting' to be more responsive.
• Adjusted Flip knife animation when inspecting immediately after deploying.
• Adjusted Bayonet knife animation when inspecting immediately after deploying.

[ MISC ]

• Fixed a performance regression when creating bullet impact effects.
• View angle velocity now affects spectator target viewmodels the same way it affects local player viewmodels.
• Fixed a case where looping weapon inspects weren't networking to spectators.
• Fixed a bug where matchmaking was avoiding servers playing the nighttime version of Ancient.
• Removed legacy sprite-based shell casing fallback particle effects.
• Fixed case where overlapping smoke clouds would prematurely extinguish molotov fire.

[ MAPS ] Ancient

• Reverted "house" roof decorations near CT spawn.
• Restored the ability to wallbang the plywood in "cave".
• Various changes to the daytime soundscape.
• Fixed items getting stuck behind the rubble pile on T side of B.
• Player clipping adjustments.

Shoots

• Player clipping adjustments.

Ancient and Shoots

• More Ancient and Shoots source content is now available for community map makers in maps/editor/zoo/ancient_zoo.vmap.

[ MISC ]

• Fixed knife slashes applying a 'dry' attack decal on wet surfaces.
• Fixed a case where clients would mispredict shots if the attack button was held across round respawn.
• Fixed a case where the viewmodel would stick to the camera when cl_lock_camera was set.
• Fixed a case where fullscreen windowed mode wasn't offering resolutions with extreme aspect ratios.
• Fixed a case where fullscreen windowed mode wasn't actually stretching to fill the screen.
• Fixed a case where relative mouse motion was incorrect on Linux.
• Various stability improvements.

[ MAPS ] Ancient and Shoots

• Added nighttime versions.
• Refreshed all ancient materials to use latest CS2 shaders.
• Added new blending options for ancient materials including wetness and moss.
• Added "ancient_zoo.vmap" with all assets and blending examples for mapmakers.

[ ITEMS ]

• Deluge Music Kit Box is now available for purchase in standard and StatTrak versions.
• New Limited Time Item, the M4A1-S | Solitude, is now available in The Armory.

[ ANIMATION ]

• Sawed-off shotgun deploy modified and fixed shell penetration on reload.
• Improved deploy +quick inspect animations for all knives.
• Improved deploy +quick inspect animations for the AK, Galil, AUG, PP-Bizon.
• Improved deploy animations for the AWP, M4A4, M4A1-S.
• Improved animations for legacy SSG08 models.
• Removed the deploy inspect delay for most weapons.
• Fixed XM1014 blocking crosshair during reload.

[ MISC ]

• Rendering performance improvements across most maps.
• Rendering resolution and aspect ratio can now be changed in fullscreen windowed mode.
• fps_max can no longer be changed while connected to a server.
• Fixed a case where certain weapons could be fired sooner after a re-deploy.

[ GAMEPLAY ]

• Fixed a bug that would allow you to inspect a grenade after priming.
• Fixed a bug that would prevent firstperson viewmodel lag.
• Molotov again uses the correct fire particle.
• Incendiary and smoke grenades now play the correct sounds.
• Adjusted firstperson molotov audio and particle event timing.
• Fixed a bug that would cause bhopping penalty to continue to accumulate even when jump had not been pressed.
• Bhopping jump spam clock now starts at the instant the input is registered, rather than then end of the subtick where that command was processed.

[ MAPS ] Jura

• Updated to the latest version from the Community Workshop.

[ GAMEPLAY ]

• Fixed a case where weapons (including dropped bombs) would appear in the wrong location.
• Weapons can be fired immediately after a redeploy if reloading was cancelled before adding ammo.

[ GAMEPLAY ]

• Fixed a case where weapons could be fired prematurely due to a redeploy after a reload
• Fixed a case where movement button changes were ignored while adjusting view angles at very high frame rates
• Fixed a case where air strafing would result in higher than usual velocities
• Speculative fix for a rare case where the dropped bomb appears in the wrong location

[ MISC ]

• Various bug fixes and and changes to first-person animations and sounds
• Fixed various nametag and StatTrak positions
• Various fixes for AWP materials
• Speculative fix for a rare case where holstered weapons appear attached to the deployed weapon
• Fixed a bug where the CS2 music kit was replaced by the CS:GO music kit
• Fixed a vote UI bug sometimes displaying vote result of another team's vote

[ MAPS ] Inferno

• Fixed a gap on the first stack at bombsite B

Overpass

• Fixed clipping on the T fountain stairs

[ ANIMATION ]

• The animation system in CS2 is in the process of being upgraded to AnimGraph2, which requires reauthoring existing game content. Today's update replaces all first-person animations, including weapon deploy, firing, reload, and inspect animations
• Replaced/updated all chicken animations

[ GAMEPLAY ]

• Improvements to damage prediction when shooting while moving
• Shotgun reloads will no longer resume automatically after being interrupted
• Fixed several cases where a player would get stuck on map geometry while surfing (i.e., on surf maps)

[ AUDIO ]

• Fixed a case where individual player voice volume adjustments weren't working correctly
• Various improvements to weapon reload and draw sounds in conjunction with AnimGraph2 updates.
• Added new speed-sensitive sounds that play while surfing (can be turned on with sv_surf_sounds, and can be adjusted via snd_surf_volume_inair, snd_surf_volume_map, snd_surf_volume_slide)
• Various improvements to ambient sound content for community map makers

[ MISC ]

• The Community Server Browser will now open in the Steam Overlay when playing in fullscreen exclusive mode

[ MAPS ] Overpass

• Breakable glass added to B doors
• Adjusted Heaven railing
• Adjusted angle of truck on A site
• Blocked view from truckbed to stairs
• Moved up wall behind dumpster, by A stairs
• Adjusted texturing on dumpster back wall
• Removed some grass near A site
• Flattened tops of broken walls near B site
• Re-enabled wires around the map

Train

• Added new cover on A site by Hell train
• Added new cover and adjusted platform on B site outside of Z
• Added new cover in Upper B halls
• Adjusted cover in Ivy
• Removed horizontal stripes on large doors in A site
• Raised CT side platform in B
• Adjusted lighting on B site
• Adjusted clipping throughout

Inferno

• Church windows opened above Coffins
• Church garden pathway narrowed by entrance door and widened by Coffins
• Adjusted shape of first box on B site
• Repairs on A site balcony railing have been completed
• Curbs removed along Mid
• Arch light moved to ceiling
• Adjusted Banana visuals to improve player legibility
• Adjusted props throughout

Dogtown

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

[ Premier Season Three ]

• Premier Season Three is now open for business
• Added Overpass to the Active Duty Map Pool
• Removed Anubis from the Active Duty Map Pool

[ GAMEPLAY ]

• Incendiary Grenade - incendiary grenade fire spreads more rapidly
• MP9 - increased recoil magnitude and substantially reduced jumping accuracy
• In Competitive modes, Counter-Terrorists now receive a $50 team award for each Terrorist eliminated in a round

[ MISC ]

• Added a description note to Souvenir Highlight Packages explaining that they will become tradable and marketable after 7 days.
• Various stability improvements.

[ AUSTIN 2025 MAJOR ]

• Champions Autographs Capsule is now available for purchase, congratulations to Team Vitality!
• Highlight Souvenir Packages can now be acquired for the Playoff matches.

[ MISC ]

• Added in-game lobby voice chat and voice chat during Premier Pick/Ban phase.
• Fixed bad command flows in point_servercommand entities.
• Fixed community maps not reloading correctly with "restart" command.
• Buy binds are now disabled during halftime freeze phase.
• Fixed scoreboard column text formatting in Japanese.

[ 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.