CS2 Release Notes

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Release Notes for 7/22/2024

[ MAPS ]

Dust II

Modified crate stack outside CT spawn towards bombsite A.

Nuke

Clipping adjustments.

Assembly

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

Memento

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

[ MISC ]

Added official game servers in London.
Reduced fire effects penetration through thin walls.
Added 2024 Copenhagen Major trophies to player profiles.
Whitelisted cs_minimap_create_output_size setting for Counter-Strike 2 Workshop Tools.

Open Season

Last year we announced the broad strokes of new rules for professional Counter-Strike events, to take effect in 2025. Today, we're filling in the details--click here to see the terms that will be added to Tournament Organizers' license agreements moving forward.

Counter-Strike is at its best when teams compete on a level playing field, and these new rules are part of our commitment to the long-term health of Counter-Strike as a sport. Our goal is to ensure that professional Counter-Strike remains an open sport, where teams are only limited by their ability.

Although we expect that there will be some rough edges as we transition to the new requirements, we're excited to see what the future will bring.

Release Notes for 7/11/2024

[ MAPS ]

Ancient

Fixed clipping on crates at bombsite A to allow players to jump on top again.

Vertigo

Fixed clipping on ends of bombsite A catwalk to prevent players from walking off.

[ MISC ]

Fixed occasional first-person camera jolt when throwing grenades.

Release Notes for 7/2/2024

[ MAPS ]

Pool Day

Updated to the latest version from the Community Workshop found here

Dust 2

Fixed hole in brick stack on bombsite B
Fixed bug preventing custom sounds from being played in community maps

Release Notes for 06/27/2024

[ NETWORK ]

Fixed a bug leading to excessive stuttering for some players

[ HUD ]

Fixed case of radar background being incorrectly colored.

Release Notes for 06/26/2024

[ MAPS ]

Pool Day

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

[ MISC ]

Added support to load the latest version of community maps from the Workshop when playing on community servers, even if different versions of the same maps are also available as part of official map groups
Fixed G-Sync detection to also work in non-windowed fullscreen mode
Fixed a case where US English keyboard layout could remain loaded for users with non-English keyboards
Fixed an empty radio-command string which plays when planted C4 is within several seconds from detonation

Steam Game Recording Beta Now Available

Sharing your favorite CS2 moments just got a whole lot easier. Introducing Game Recording, a new built-in Steam feature that lets you clip your clutch kills and ridiculous spray transfers with the click of a few buttons.

Game Recording saves your gameplay by recording in the background (or by pressing a hotkey), so you can play it back any time you want--even while you're still playing. CS2 recordings will feature a timeline auto-filled with game-defined markers (like kills and deaths), but you can add your own markers at any time.

Want to join the Game Recording beta? Click the link below for more details!

https://store.steampowered.com/sale/gamerecording

The Real MVP

Since the launch of CS2, community map mappers have been hard at work creating new experiences and updating some classics. Today, we're excited to add the first community maps to CS2!

For those of you who dream of Italian weddings, or airplane manufacture (or both!), we've got you covered. Memento and Assembly are now available in Wingman.

And if you're in the mood for something a bit more... chaotic, take a dip in the classic Pool Day, which is now available in Arms Race.

Finally, fight your way through the streets of Thera and Mills in Deathmatch and Casual, and put these maps through their paces in Competitive Matchmaking.

Speaking of Competitive Matchmaking, we've given map-based skill groups an overhaul. In addition to redistributing players across the Skill Groups, we've also made it easier to earn those badges in the first place.

There are a bunch of other fixes and adjustments in today's update, including a brand new MVP panel (and animated MVPs in Premier!) and new ways to optimize your video settings.

Jump into a match and check it out!

Release Notes for 6/25/2024

[ MAPS ]

Community Maps

Added community maps Thera and Mills to Competitive, Casual, and Deathmatch map groups
Added community maps Memento and Assembly to the Wingman map pool
Added community map Pool Day to the Arms Race map pool

Nuke

Fixed c4 stuck spots

Ancient

Fixed c4 stuck spots, holes in the world, and non-solids causing problems

Vertigo

Fixed c4 stuck spots and clipping

Anubis

Fixes for grenade collision and clipping

[ UI ]

Updated the MVP panel in all game modes
Added all-new animated MVP panels to Premier matches
Added several new MVP conditions and adjusted prior MVP rules

[ GAMEPLAY ]

In Competitive Matchmaking, per-map skill groups are now revealed after you earn two wins on a map.

[ VIDEO SETTINGS ]

Settings Recommendations
- Added a Settings Recommendation popup if your display's refresh rate is set below its maximum at startup. Using your display's highest refresh rate is generally recommended.
- Added a Settings Recommendation popup if NVIDIA G-Sync support is detected but not enabled at startup. Using G-Sync is generally recommended if your system supports it.
- Added a Settings Recommendation popup if NVIDIA G-Sync is enabled but not V-Sync and/or NVIDIA Reflex. It is generally recommended to enable all three settings together when they are available. Note that applying these settings will limit your frame rate to your display's refresh rate or slightly lower, which is usually the smoothest-looking and lowest input latency settings combination. See https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/418E-7A04-B0DA-9032 for technical details.
Removed "Main Menu Background Scenery" and "Item Inspect Background Scenery" settings from the Video Settings page. These settings are still available on the Main Menu and in the Item Inspect screens respectively.
The "Refresh Rate" setting now shows your display's current refresh rate in Windowed and Fullscreen Windowed modes.
Removed the "Laptop Power Savings" setting which has never actually been configurable in CS2.
Added a "Frame Pacing" section to the Advanced Video settings page.
Added an "NVIDIA G-Sync" row to the Frame Pacing section which tells you whether or not G-Sync is active with your current display settings. This row may be hidden if you're using the Vulkan renderer or if you're not using an NVIDIA graphics card.
Added "Maximum FPS In Game" and "Maximum FPS In Menus" sliders to the Frame Pacing section. These control the fps_max and fps_max_ui convars respectively.
Increased the default "Maximum FPS In Menus" setting from 120 FPS to 200 FPS.
The Advanced Video visual preview now uses the "In Game" maximum FPS instead of the "In Menus" maximum.

Release Notes for 6/20/2024

Fixed a case where the game would think a key was still pressed after it had been released
More improvements to networking to account for packet loss and jitter

Release Notes for 6/13/2024

Added a "pips only" option to the "Show Team ID Through Walls" settings (cl_teamid_overhead_mode)
Improved bomb interaction with water in Overpass
Fixed a gap in Nuke on bombsite B
Fixed lighting bugs in Main Menu Scenery maps Warehouse and Nuke
Fixed a case where bots would teleport long distances when approaching ladders
Various localization updates

Release Notes for 6/11/2024

[ ANIMATION ]

Fixed a case where weapon animations would play incorrectly when inspecting while reloading.

[ AUDIO ]

In game voice chat - Eliminated most hitching caused by in-game voice chat. Some users may still experience a hitch the first time they push-to-talk.
Streamlined Push to Talk - When enabled, this setting will avoid the hitch incurred the first time a player uses push to talk.

[ NETWORK ]

Improve connection quality in the presence of jitter or loss, by automatically adjusting user command pacing so that commands arrive at the server earlier.

[ HUD ]

Improved legibility of teammate health at lower resolutions

Release Notes for 6/10/2024

[ GAMEPLAY ]

Fixed one-way visibility for players inside HE grenade explosions

[ HUD ]

When equipment info is shown for players at the top of the HUD (e.g. when spectating), their health bars expand to show numeric health values
Reduced some hitches caused by HUD elements appearing

[ GRAPHICS ]

Added a separate "Dynamic Shadows" Advanced Video setting with the options: "Sun Only" or "All"

[ ANIMATION ]

Added left hand to Bowie Knife view model

Release Notes for 6/4/2024

[ MISC ]

Fixed a case where scores weren't incrementing correctly in Deathmatch and Arms Race
Fixed a case where players were able to clip their first-person camera through ceilings
Fixed a case where the C4 could get stuck outside the playable area
Various stability improvements

Release Notes for 5/29/2024

[ INPUT ]

Fixed a bug where the console toggle key would stop working after a Premier pick/ban phase
The game now continues accepting keyboard input while a scoreboard player card is open
Joystick input is now ignored by default. Joystick input is not an officially supported feature of CS2, but you can restore the old behavior with the -joy launch option

[ UI ]

Fixed player and bot names on the Team Select screen during bot takeover

[ WEAPON FINISHES ]

Fixed a bug where certain graphics configurations resulted in black weapon finishes

[ MISC ]

Fixed an issue where the game client would never reconnect to Counter-Strike Network if launched while there was no connection to Steam Network
Steam accounts that have an active account lock are no longer allowed to play on secure Counter-Strike game servers
Fixed a bug where viewmodels would bob excessively on Linux

Release Notes for 5/24/2024

[ WEAPON FINISHES ]

Fixed the appearance of Doppler, Gamma Doppler, and Marble Fade finishes

[ DEMOS ]

Minor UI changes

[ MAPS ]

Vertigo:

Clipped the wings of runboosters to B site in Wingman
Blocked grenades through crane base at A site

Release Notes for 5/23/2024

[ GAMEPLAY ]

Height of the 'pillar' of flame for both Molotov and Incendiary grenade now decreases over time
Reduced the terrorist team award when bomb was planted but defused from $800 to $600, to decrease the impact of the first-round on subsequent rounds
Reduced the price of the M4A4 from $3100 to $3000
Minor adjustments to first-person camera movement
Added explicit "switchhandsleft" and "switchhandsright" console commands
Deathmatch bonus weapons are now the same for all players regardless of loadout

Incendiary Grenade

Adjusted the explosion and flame visual treatment
Reduced duration
Reduced area covered by spreading flames
Reduced price from $600 to $500

[ RENTALS ]

When players open a Kilowatt case with a key, they will have the option to rent the entire Kilowatt collection (i.e., every weapon in the case, excluding the rare special item) for a week instead of receiving an item from the collection
Equipped rented weapons will be replaced with the stock version of the weapon when the rental period expires
Rented weapons cannot be modified (e.g., via stickers or name tags), traded, or sold on the Steam Community Market

[ HUD ]

Fixed a bug where the MVP player name displayed incorrectly during bot takeover
Fixed a bug where the Refund All button in the Buy Menu would only refund a single flashbang grenade
Fixed a bug where the ESC menu scoreboard during end-of-match didn't match the TAB scoreboard
Fixed a bug where the Loss Bonus scoreboard tooltip would get stuck on-screen after closing the scoreboard
Blocking stranger Steam avatars will now block other user-generated content such name tags and sticker placements

[ CHICKENS ]

Chickens have a few new animations
Chickens can now walk up hills
Chickens can now turn right while walking

[ UI ]

Various performance improvements to the Warehouse main menu and item inspect background scenery

[ DEMOS ]

The demo playback timeline now show indicators for kill and death events
Demo playback can be toggled into "highlight mode" which will show only kills and deaths for the active player
Various minor demo playback UI changes
Fixed a demo playback crash

[ MAPS ]

Vertigo:

Added catwalk by bombsite A, connecting to back of A
Removed connector between back of A and elevators
Opened up passage between elevators and scaffolding
Slightly tweaked size of bombsite A
Tweaked spawn timings slightly
Changed Wingman layout to feature bombsite A changes

Baggage:

Fixed movement hitch on lower conveyor
Lowered height of central conveyor tray to help open sniper view

Office:

Fixed a case where a player could shoot through multiple walls

Mirage:

Fixed bad collision on certain props
Fixed some sticky collision around windows in palace

Fire Sale

Today's update includes some love for the CT economy, with price cuts to the M4A4 and Incendiary grenade, and a bit less cash going to the T's when the bomb gets defused.

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In addition to the price cut, the incendiary grenade has gotten a bit of a makeover with a new visual treatment for its explosion and flames, and reduced spread and duration.

And in other gameplay news, Vertigo's A-site has gotten some significant changes--it's now the site featured in Wingman matches, so check it out.

Calling all Kilowatt Collection fans! Now, when you open a Kilowatt case with a key, you'll be given the option to rent the whole collection for a week (excluding the rare special item) instead of keeping a single item. You can play with the weapons as much as you like during that week, but they can't be modified by stickers or nametags.

Lots of other changes in today's update, including some quality of life improvements for demo playback, slightly smarter chickens, and a bit of spring cleaning--good news for fans of 'various bug fixes.'

Jump into a match and see what's new!

Release Notes for 5/22/2024

[ GRAPHICS ]

Added support for AMD Anti-Lag 2.

Release Notes for 5/9/2024

[ MISC ]

Reduced the opacity of teammate names near the crosshair.
Made the death experience during bot takeover match the normal death experience.
Fixed several bugs with looping through bot takeover spectator targets.
Fixed several bugs with scoreboard buttons not working as designed.
Fixed a bug where the in-air kill feed icon didn't work with certain weapons (thanks aquaismissing).
Fixed a bug where the HUD would be offset after watching a demo (thanks again aquaismissing).

Release Notes for 5/7/2024

[ MISC ]

Fixed a visual bug where sniper rifle viewmodels could be visible at the edge of the scope screen overlay.
Fixed a bug that prevented HE grenade explosions from breaking the vents in de_nuke.
Fixed an issue where viewmodels would sometimes emit double shell eject effects.
Minor performance improvements

Release Notes for 5/2/2024

[ MISC ]

Fixed a crash related to the scoreboard

Release Notes for 5/1/2024

[ MISC ]

Fixed a bug where the game would stop taking keyboard input during the end-of-match map vote.
Fixed a bug where UI characters always had default gloves equipped.
Demo playback will pause at the end of a recording instead of returning to the main menu.
Minor demo playback optimizations.

[ WORKSHOP ]

Added arms race game mode for workshop map submissions

Release Notes for 4/30/2024

[ MISC ]

Grenade kills no longer display the "in-air" killfeed icon.
Fixed several cases where clicking on the buy menu or scoreboard would cause the game to stop taking keyboard input.
Fixed too many usercommands being processed when skipping forward in demos. This reduces the skip time by as much as 80%.
Added console output that may be helpful for advanced users to diagnose performance problems. When a very long frame occurs, a brief profile of the frame is printed. At the end of a match, a summary is printed.

Release Notes for 4/26/2024

[ MISC ]

Fixed a bug where grenade throw animations would get stuck when switching hands.
Fixed a bug where the same grenade type couldn't be thrown multiple times without switching to another weapon first.
Fixed a bug that allowed picking up grenades beyond the normal maximum.
Fixed a bug where smoke grenades would sometimes appear lit as if a flashbang detonated inside them.

[ MAPS ]

Fixed a spot in Dust 2 above mid doors where grenades would fall through the world.
Fixed a spot in Inferno where weapons could fall through the world.

On The Other Hand...

Today's update includes a bunch of quality-of-life improvements that touch upon every part of the game, from maps to UI to gameplay. A few highlights are below, but check out the release notes to see what's new!

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Lefties rejoice! Players can now redeploy their weapons, swapping between the left and right hand. You can set your preferred handedness in the settings menu and then switch hands temporarily mid-round with a key press (H on US Keyboards by default).

The buy menu has a few new tricks. To help you decide whether to buy or save, the top right of the buy menu now features the minimum amount of money you're guaranteed to have next round (thanks Kadomos). And at the bottom you'll find the new 'Dropped Weapons' panel, where you can see (and directly pick up) any weapons that you or teammates have dropped in the buy zone.

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There are several more HUD/UI changes in today's update. For those of you who have memorized a library of grenade line-ups, a line-up reticle will appear shortly after you pull the pin (you can even customize the delay for each grenade type). And if you've had trouble navigating through smoke, set a Radar Map Alternate Zoom and add a Toggle Radar Zoom key binding, which will let you switch between zoom levels during a round.

We've updated the Active Duty map pool (for both Premier and competitions), removing Overpass and bringing back Dust II. And there are changes to many other maps, including significant changes to Inferno.

Jump right into a match and see what's new, or practice with your friends--practice matches and workshop maps can now be launched with members of your party.

Release Notes for 4/25/2024

[ VIEWMODEL ]

Adjusted viewmodel bob movement
Added "Preferred Viewmodel Left/Right Handedness" setting
Added "Switch Viewmodel Left/Right Hand" key binding (default: US keyboard letter H) to switch hands temporarily during gameplay
Viewmodel position setting and left/right hand state are now networked and visible to first-person spectators.
Deprecated "Couch" viewmodel position setting

[ HUD ]

Added "Radar Map Alternate Zoom" setting and "Toggle Radar Zoom" key binding to toggle between zoom levels during gameplay
Added a radar icon for the local player when free cam spectating
Added a grenade line-up reticle that appears shortly after pulling the pin. The timing can be configured for each grenade type independently
Changed weapon Swap text (when pointing at a dropped weapon) to always show the gameplay name of the weapon instead of any customized name it might have.
Added a kill feed icon for "in-air" kills
Added the scoreboard to the ESC menu
Added an icon to indicate bots on the scoreboard

[ BUY MENU ]

Added a "Dropped Weapons" panel, which shows (and allows the direct pickup of) weapons that have been dropped by teammates that are standing in the buy zone
Added the minimum amount of money that a player is guaranteed to have in the next round to the buy menu title bar. (thanks, Kadomos)

[ GAMEPLAY ]

Increased Zeus movement speed and adjusted the attack cone
Increased Zeus kill reward from $0 to $100 ($50 in Casual)
Increased CZ75-Auto kill reward from $100 to $300 ($150 in Casual)
Reduced XM1014 kill reward from $900 to $600 ($300 in Casual)

[ INVENTORY ]

Lighting adjustments in Inspect background maps
Added Wear Category to the info tooltip in the Inspect screen
Added gameplay name in panels that used to only show customized name. E.g., Inspect screen, inventory tile

[ MAPS ]

Replaced Overpass with Dust 2 in the Active Duty Group, current competition map pool, and Premier matchmaking
Baggage
- Opened roll-up doors at spawns
- Updated models for some conveyors
- Solidified stairs
- Various bug fixes
Inferno:
- Removed overhanging building at top mid
- Removed overhangs at bottom of banana
- Various map tweaks to improve player collision and readability
Overpass, Nuke, Vertigo, Mirage and Office
- Bug and exploit fixes
- Collision and line of sight adjustments
- Minor performance improvements

[ WEAPON FINISHES ]

AK-47 | Inheritance: Texture and mask adjustments
USP-S | Jawbreaker: Corrected ambient occlusion texture

[ MISC ]

Decoupled demo playback camera movement from playback speed. This allows moving the camera even if playback is paused
Added ability to launch practice matches and workshop maps with party members
Added Overwatch system to enable match demo review by trusted partners
Copenhagen 2024 Major sticker capsules are on sale now -75% off
Added ability to adjust brightness in windowed modes

Release Notes for 4/16/2024

[ MISC ]

Fixed a bug where bomb can sometimes disappear from the radar
Allow scraping or removing stickers by selecting the sticker icons under the weapon
Allow deleting empty storage units that have an assigned label
Fixed Workshop tools from crashing when compiling maps that contain instances

Release Notes for 4/2/2024

[ COPENHAGEN 2024 MAJOR ]

Congratulations to Natus Vincere for winning the PGL Copenhagen Major!
The Copenhagen 2024 Champions Autograph Capsule is now available for purchase in the Copenhagen 2024 Major Hub

[ MISC ]

Fixed several cases of sticky collisions when jumping against surfaces
Fixed another threading bug that could lead to a frame rate hitch, especially if all CPUs were busy
Purchased and traded Counter-Strike items will not be visible to other users who view your Steam Inventory for 10 days

Copenhagen Major Champions

Congratulations to Natus Vincere, the first CS2 Major Champions!

Playing in front of a sold-out arena and with over 1.8 million viewers watching around the world, NAVI and FaZe met in the Grand Final of one of the most hotly-contested Counter-Strike Majors of all time. Trading map wins in Ancient and Mirage, the teams moved to Inferno for the decider. There, b1t, jL, Aleksib, iM, and w0nderful put on a dominating performance to earn the trophy and title of Major Champions.

To celebrate their achievement, the Copenhagen 2024 Major Champions Capsule is now available for purchase. The capsule features autographs for each member of the winning team in paper, glitter, holo, and gold. 50% of the proceeds go to the players and organizations.

And with that, the Copenhagen Major has come to a close. See you next time in Shanghai!

Championship Sunday in Copenhagen

The Semifinals of the Copenhagen Major featured four titans of Counter-Strike; FaZe Clan versus Team Vitality and Natus Vincere versus G2 Esports.

And the Semifinalists delivered! Both matchups required all three maps to determine a winner, and when the dust settled FaZe Clan and Natus Vincere were left standing. They will go head-to-head in the Grand Finals of Counter-Strike 2’s first Major Championship.

Championship Sunday begins with the Showmatch, beginning at 18:15 CET. The Grand Finals begin at 20:00 CET.

As the Major comes to a close there’s still time to support your favorite teams and players. Tournament items are available in-game, with 50% of the proceeds going to the players, teams, and organizations participating in the PGL Copenhagen Major.

See you Sunday!

Copenhagen Playoffs and Pick’Ems

The Elimination Stage of the PGL Copenhagen Major has concluded, leaving eight teams to compete for Counter-Strike 2’s first Major Championship.

Congratulations to Team Spirit and MOUZ who advanced unbeaten, finishing with a perfect 3-0 record. Eternal Fire, Cloud9, and Team Vitality each went 3-1, and Natus Vincere, G2 Esports, and FaZe Clan went the distance, needing all five matches to advance with 3-2 records.

Playoff matches begin Thursday, March 28th from Royal Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark. Predictions for the Pick’Em Challenge are due before the first Playoff match begins, so lock in your picks now!

And don’t forget, team and player stickers are available now, with 50% of the proceeds going to the players, teams, and organizations participating in the PGL Copenhagen Major.

Good luck and have fun!

PGL Copenhagen 2024: Stickers!

The opening stage of the PGL Copenhagen Major has come to a close and storylines are rapidly developing. New rosters are rising to the occasion. Seasoned teams are reaching peak form at the perfect time. Asia and the Americas have come roaring back to life. Who will reach the playoffs? Tune in to the Elimination stage and find out!

If you've been looking for a way to show your support for your favorite teams, now is your chance. Team and Player Autograph sticker capsules are now available for purchase in the Copenhagen Major hub. You'll find all of the players and teams at the Major, split into capsules featuring paper, glitter, holo, and gold stickers. 50% of the proceeds go to the players and organizations participating in the Major.

For those of you playing the Pick'Em Challenge, don't forget to set your picks before the first Elimination stage matches!

Release Notes for 3/19/2024

[ COPENHAGEN 2024 MAJOR ]

Elimination Stage Pick'Em Challenge is now active with 13 qualified teams (three more teams will qualify tomorrow). Elimination Stage picks can be updated and saved all the way until the first Elimination Stage matches begin
Added a reminder for players who purchased their Copenhagen 2024 Viewer Pass that the pass must be activated in order to become eligible for the Copenhagen 2024 Coin Challenges
Added a checkbox to show final Swiss standings in the Major Hub
Added ability to preview souvenir packages from the Major Hub
Various UI improvements in Copenhagen 2024 Major Hub

[ MISC ]

Fixed a case when C4 could fall through the floor if dropped while planting
Added a popup confirmation before launching Training Day from the Play menu

Release Notes for 3/13/2024

[COPENHAGEN 2024 MAJOR]

The Copenhagen Major Hub is now available. Visit the hub to purchase tournament items, play the Pick'Em Challenge and more.
Purchase a Copenhagen 2024 Viewer Pass to receive an upgradable Copenhagen 2024 Coin. With an active pass, you can upgrade your coin and earn extra souvenir packages by playing the Pick'Em Challenge. Additionally, you will show up on the Active Pass Leaderboard where you can compare your Pick'Em Challenge performance to your friends.
All players with Prime status can place Pick'Em picks for free! However, to complete challenges and earn rewards from an event stage, you will have to activate a Viewer Pass before that stage begins.

[GAMEPLAY]

Adjusted molotov fire to address a case where a player who could see through fire could not be seen by their opponent.

PGL Copenhagen 2024

In December, hundreds of teams from around the world began their long journey to the first Counter-Strike 2 Major. Fighting through open, closed, and regional qualifiers--now only 24 remain. Tune in to the PGL Copenhagen Major on March 17th and watch the best Counter-Strike teams in the world battle for the title of Major Champion!

Today we're shipping the all-new Copenhagen Major Hub, where you can find the Pick'Em Challenge, the Copenhagen 2024 Viewer Pass, Souvenirs, and (coming soon) Team and Player stickers. 50% of the proceeds from tournament items are shared with players and organizations.

Playing the Pick'Em Challenge with an active pass will give you a chance to upgrade your Copenhagen 2024 Coin and earn extra Souvenir Packages. You'll also show up on the Active Pass Leaderboard, where you can compare your Pick'Em Challenge performance to your friends.

In the past, you needed an active pass to play the Pick'Em game. No more! Now, everyone with Prime status can place their picks for free. However, to complete challenges and earn rewards from each event stage, you'll have to activate your pass before the stage begins.

So place your picks and get ready to cheer for your favorite teams. The PGL Copenhagen 2024 Major is almost here!

Release Note for 3/8/2024

Fixed a threading bug that could lead to a frame rate hitch, especially if all CPUs were busy.

Release Notes for 2/28/2024

[ MISC ]

Spawn position is no longer randomly determined when a player reconnects to a server during freeze time. The spawn point sequence is now configured at the beginning of the map and is saved/restored from round backup files
- In official matchmaking servers, players who disconnect and reconnect during freeze time will respawn in the spawn point they were assigned at the beginning of the round
- On community servers, players who disconnect and reconnect during freeze time will be assigned one of the five spawn positions assigned to the team that round
- When restoring from round backup files (which is recommended in tournament settings after disconnects/reconnects), players will spawn in the positions they were originally assigned at the beginning of that round
Fixed a bug where players would see a black screen after disconnecting and reconnecting multiple times during a technical timeout
Fixed a bug where players disconnecting and reconnecting to a competitive match would incorrectly interact with bot spawning algorithm
Fixed some cases where MVP music would not play or would play over round end music
Fixed a bug in Deathmatch where kills during warmup would count towards healthshot reward and Zeus score bonus
Fixed players jumping higher than normal when toggling low framerate
Fixed an instance of weapon switches sometimes being ignored by the server
Fixed smoke shadow rendering issues and improvements to perf
Fixed a bug where the game would crash on Linux while alt-tabbing
Fixed some cases where a frame rate hitch would occur due to compiling shaders
Improved behavior when user input does not arrive on the server in time due to packet loss or client frame rate issues
Adjusted various music kit cues in NIGHTMODE Music Kit box (ISOxo, Knock2, and TWERL and Ekko & Sidetrack)
Fixed a case where some players in North America would always fail to accept a match on a server in Europe due to SDR choosing an invalid route
Players who get kicked from official competitive servers for too many suicides will now be issued a competitive cooldown
Adjusted the logic tracking player idle state to exclude round freezetime and timeout periods
Chickens no longer interact with dropped weapons
Sniper scope overlay no longer appears in tool viewports (such as Hammer)

[ MAPS ]

Adjusted spawn location priorities for Premier and Competitive game modes in Anubis, Inferno, Mirage, Nuke, Overpass, and Vertigo.

Inferno

Fixed community reported gaps in map and Trike model
Raised plywood at top of Banana to cover head visibility
Smoothed ground movement in Banana and Bombsite A
Raised Arch exit towards Mid (or "Raised arch in Arch")
Removed bench at Arch near Library
Removed construction cone at Underpass

[ WORKSHOP ]

Fix lightmaps being capped at 4k resolution in CS2 Workshop Tools
Updated sticker inspect to support wear in 0.1 increments to match sticker scraping
Added roughness texture to foil stickers in the Item Editor
Updated help system for new sticker features

Release Notes for 2/16/2024

[ MISC ]

50% throw-strength grenades are now guaranteed if both attack buttons are held long enough then released within a short time from each other
Fixed in-game bot avatar images not reloading correctly after pause menu was opened
Fixed behaviour of previous round button during demo playback
Fixed inability to clear a button binding in game settings
Improved performance of telemetry display HUD element
Normalized volume of NIGHTMODE music kits
Stability improvements

Release Notes for 2/15/2024

[ ANIMATION ]

Fix for animations when climbing ladders
Fix for menu agents wielding tasers
Fix for Kukri knife hold animation during team intro sequence

[ SPECTATING ]

spec_lock_to_accountid and spec_lock_to_current_player commands are now available for casters/observers
spec_player and spec_goto now works in CSTV and demo playback
tv_secure_bypass server setting now allows connecting HLAE observers to VAC secure CSTV servers

[ GAMEPLAY ]

In Deathmatch, the Zeus can be bought each life and will rebuy if not in random weapon mode
In Deathmatch, getting a second Zeus kill in the same life will earn double points
mp_modify_timeouts server-side command allows adding/subtracting a tactical timeout from CT/T team if backup file is restored or a team incorrectly took a tactical timeout instead of a technical timeout

[ LOGGING ]

Start of warmup and end of warmup will now produce a log message in the game server log
Reported damage no longer has a rounding error when reported in the game server log

[ MISC ]

Improved viewmodel animation smoothness when client framerates get low or unstable
Fixed issues with implementation of scancode-based key bindings. Bindings are now independent of input locales.
Added performance diagnostic HUD element that can be configured in Game Settings menu ("Telemetry")
Deleted cq_netgraph and cq_netgraph_problem_show_auto. Instead, use cl_hud_telemetry_serverrecvmargin_graph_show.
Fix for sometimes failing to connect to a local practice server without Steam connectivity
Fixed a bug with Skill Group animation at the end of competitive matches
Fixed sniper scope performance hitch and adjusted visual treatment.
Various performance improvements

[ MAPS ]

Vertigo:

Fixed grenade clipping around AC unit at B-site
Fixed clipping of pillar at T-Start that would potentially allow bomb to be thrown into unreachable area

Nuke:

Adjusted clipping around Vents entrance to prevent players' feet clipping through the vent geo
Improved collision of sliding door meshes at Ramp

Anubis:

Added and removed a ladder near boost spot by T spawn
Fixed a couple of spots where bomb could be thrown out of the map

Overpass:

Clipping improvements
Fixed some disappearing mesh

Release Notes for 2/12/2024

[ MISC ]

Reconnecting to the game server will no longer get a player into a bad state.
Improved VOIP performance when running the game at very high framerates.
Fixed timings for some events in demo files representing start of the round.
Fixed ring artifacts that could appear on smoke particles.
Fixed some lobby teammates standing offscreen when the main menu scenery was set to Warehouse map.
Fixed storage units sometimes having a very small icon in inventory view.
Fixed a regression in items shuffling when matchmaking for Premier, Competitive, or Wingman.
Fixed spectator kill streak effects playing when switching to a player with 5 kills.
Fixed a regression with Butterfly Knife inspect sounds.
Added a catch sound for Kukri knife draw animation.
Fixed Zeus tracer appearing to pass through players.

Release Notes for 2/8/2024 Night

[ MISC ]

Fixed a bug where some inputs were acting as if they were released prematurely

Release Notes for 2/8/2024

[ ARMS RACE ]

Fixed a bug where an extra kill with a shotgun before the knife level counted as the winning knife kill

[ SMOKE ]

Adjusted visibility of player silhouettes in smoke
Fixed a bug where enemies were visible on the radar when viewed through a combination of smoke and translucent surfaces such as glass

[ ANIMATION ]

Various bug fixes and tweaks to inspect animations

[ MAPS ]

Fixed a bug where doors spun the wrong way on several maps
Nuke:
- Fixed vis regressions
Ancient:
- Fixed pixel gap looking into bombsite B from T Side
Anubis:
- Fixed potential spot where bomb could be thrown into an unreachable area at T Spawn
- Enabled collision on ledge meshes at Sniper's Nest to prevent dropped weapons clipping through them
Mirage:
- Fixed collision in Palace where bomb could be thrown into an unreachable area

[ MISC ]

Fixed a bug where certain keys not found on US keyboards (such as the backslash key on UK keyboards) couldn't be bound
Fixed an issue preventing some older demos from playing back
Various crash fixes

Release Notes for 2/7/2024

[ STICKERS ]

Fixed a bug where AMD graphics users couldn't move stickers
Stickers with custom offsets will now render properly when inspecting other items in-game from Steam Community Market and Steam Inventory

[ SMOKE ]

Various bug fixes and tweaks

[ SOUND ]

Fixed a performance bug with certain microphone setups

[ NETWORKING ]

cl_interp can no longer be changed directly. Some players had scripts that were setting this to a large value, leading to very bad rubber-banding. The interpolation amount can be adjusted through the "Buffering to smooth over packet loss" setting instead

[ ANIMATION ]

Fixed a bug with the Kukri knife inspect animation
Fixed a bug where a player holding an incendiary grenade would sometimes show fire effects at their feet

[ UI ]

Removed XP Overload icon from the kill feed
The swap weapon prompt will now show the weapon/finish name rather than the custom name
Fixed a bug with switching background maps while inspecting gloves

[ MAPS ]

Vertigo:
- Fixed a gap in world geometry at Crane

[ MISC ]

Fixed a bug with keyboard input from non-English keyboard layouts
Various crash fixes

A Call to Arms

Arms Race has returned! Grab your guns and brace yourself for a chaotic race to the top. Get two kills with each weapon to reach the final stage, or steal your opponents’ progress with your knife (or now with the Zeus)! Work your way up to the knife stage and earn the final kill to secure the win.

There's a lot more shipping today, from custom sticker placement to new content to gameplay updates. Click here to learn more!

Release Notes for 2/6/2024

[ ARMS RACE ]

Added Arms Race to available game modes
Added maps "Baggage" and "Shoots"

[ WEAPON FINISHES ]

Introducing the Kilowatt Case, featuring 17 community-designed weapon finishes, and the Kukri Knife with original finishes as a rare special item
Various bug fixes and tweaks

[ STICKERS ]

The Ambush Sticker Capsule is now available for purchase
Added support for flexible sticker placement. Stickers can now be placed at user-specified positions and rotation when applied to weapons
All weapons now support up to five stickers
Added a zoom feature during sticker placement to allow for higher precision sticker application
Various bug fixes and tweaks

[ MUSIC KITS ]

The NIGHTMODE Music Kit Box is now available for purchase in standard and StatTrak versions

[ ZEUS ]

Made Zeus reusable in all game modes, after a 30 second recharge delay
Added support for applying stickers and name tags to the Zeus
Adjusted the Zeus first person model position
Added Zeus kill icon to kill cards and post round damage report

[ SMOKE ]

Smokes now cast shadows
Rendering and animation have been improved

[ GAMEPLAY ]

Added a "Refund All" button to the buy menu
Added a setting to disable first person bullet tracers
Silencers can now always be reattached regardless of whether detaching them is enabled or not
Player pings are no longer blocked by invisible geometry
Various adjustments to sub-tick shooting
Fixed several cases where players could silently drop down vertical surfaces
Improved smoothness of sliding along surfaces
Fixed an issue where collisions between players were jittery
To ensure loadouts are correct at the beginning of matches, loadout changes are no longer allowed while searching for Premier, Competitive, or Wingman

[ SOUND ]

Added the option to select an audio input device for VOIP from the audio settings menu
Added the option to change your microphone threshold (the minimum loudness before we start transmitting audio) from the audio options menu, as well as metering for your current mic loudness
Added the option to listen to your own microphone from the audio settings menu to hear how you sound
Replaced the M249 fire sound effect
Replaced the Zeus charging, charge not available and charge ready states sound effects
Further reduced occlusion effects
Minor mix adjustments
Fixed an issue where some player-centric sounds were being perceived as originating from slightly behind the player

[ NETWORKING ]

Reduced peeker's advantage in many cases
The amount of peeker's advantage in the steady state is reduced by 16ms
Also reduced the frequency of situations that lead to very large peeker's advantage due to excessive command queue depth
Added cl_ticktiming console command that prints a report breaking down the various sources of latency
Added an option to buffer server updates and user commands by one or more packets. This can be used to smooth over stuttering due to packet loss, at the expense of increased latency

[ UI ]

Added support for separate main menu and item inspect background map settings
Added "Baggage" and "Warehouse" as options for the main menu and item inspect background maps
In-game team-only chat will now be prefixed with the team (e.g., "[T]" or "[CT]")
Added 'XP Overload' status which is awarded to players who have earned all of their normal XP during the week (11,166 XP) and reached reduced XP gain. XP Overload status is attached to players' names in scoreboard, main menu, death notices, etc. XP Overload status is awarded for a minimum of one week. Additional tiers of XP Overload status can be unlocked by earning all of the normal XP over multiple consecutive weeks
Agents with unique end-of-match cheer animations now have unique defeat animations as well. You can disable playing defeat animations for the local player in settings
Added more accolades to end-of-match

[ MISC ]

Adjusted the range of CS Ratings allowed to party together in Premier matchmaking
Fixed a case where high-DPI mice would result in jittery mouse movement
Minor improvements to animations during demo playback
Disabled rich presence update when running Steam Client in tournament mode

[ MAPS ]

Inferno:

Fixed various gaps and adjusted grenade collision to make grenade bounces more predictable
Adjusted texture blending to improve player visibility

Ancient:

Adjusted grenade collision on bombsite B ground to make grenade bounces more predictable

Anubis:

Fixed holes in world at Lower Tunnel
Fixed collision on all pillars so players can no longer pixel boost
Fixed collision so utility does not fall out of world on top of structure at T Start
Fixed missing collision on steps at Street which would allow dropped weapons to fall out of world
Improved vis at CT spawn
Fixed invisible boost ledge at Bombsite B
Fixed various gaps in the world
Fixed missing collision on stair geo at CT spawn that allowed weapons/bomb to fall out of world
Fixed missing collision at Fountain that allowed weapons/bomb to fall out of world
Fixed some doors not generating bullet decals
Fixed vis issue at Street

Overpass:

Fixed some collision that was causing unpredictable player movement

Mirage:

Added collision to prevent bomb becoming unreachable
Adjusted some collision to prevent a ledge/pixel walk
Fixed player getting stuck when strafing on Middle Ramp by simplifying geo of floor and wall
Removed a clip brush from Apartments to improve flash lineups

Nuke:

Built some collision to prevent bomb from getting stuck behind barrels
Fixed some disappearing mesh.
Fixed dynamic shadow clipping on characters at Vending
Improved clipping in vents
Fixed bombsite water to have better reflections on low settings
Fixed vis issue at t-spawn
Fixed collision on ramp in Bombsite B
Fixed holes in world

Vertigo:

Fixed holes in world and other minor geometry bugs

Italy:

Adjusted some collision to prevent players getting stuck in apartment

Office:

Fixed a case where players could jump on a wall, fixed a case where players could get stuck if they crouched

Release Notes for 1/18/2024

[ MAPS ]
Vertigo:

Fixed a gap in geometry

Release Notes for 1/4/2024

[ UI ]

Fixed cases where there was a visible delay loading map images in the Play menu
Fixed a bug where items that can't be equipped were visible in the Loadout menu
Fixed a bug where loadout items couldn't be unequipped
Fixed a bug where loadout changes weren't saved if the game was quit shortly after making changes
Fixed a bug where loadout changes on the main menu character were delayed

[ MISC ]

Fixed some visual issues with demo playback
Fixed an issue where animations would not play back correctly in a CSTV broadcast
Adjusted wear values of some community stickers to better match CS:GO

[ MAPS ]
Ancient:

Added simplified grenade collisions to corner trims and central pillar on B site

Anubis:

Adjusted clipping at A site steps between Walkway and Heaven

Release Note for 12/21/2023

[ MISC ]

Fixed a case where players could refund a grenade for a brief period after it was thrown

Release Notes for 12/18/23

[ MISC ]

Fixed cases where weapons and C4 could fall through the ground
Various bugfixes for stickers, weapon finishes, and gloves

[ WORKSHOP ]

Fixed inconsistent behavior with triggers when crouching in workshop maps

[ MAPS ]

Italy, Nuke, Mirage, Inferno
- Changed some player collision surface types
Inferno
- Fixed various gaps

2024 Service Medal

Celebrate your time in CS2 with the all-new 2024 Service Medal, available starting January 1st!

To get your service medal, earn XP by playing in official game modes and rank up your CS2 Profile. When you reach Global General (Rank 40), you'll have the option to reset your Profile Rank and earn (or upgrade) a 2024 Service Medal. The medal is an inspectable display item you can show off wherever your avatar is shown.

Release Notes for 12/13/23

[ GAMEPLAY ]

Added shell eject effects for shotguns
Dropped weapons caused by buy menu purchasing are now dropped below the buyer

[ MISC ]

Added all-new 2024 Service Medal which will be available starting January 1st
Fixed an issue that prevented some older demos from playing back
Fixed multiple exploits that allowed adding non-text data into UI labels
Added the ability to add a Friend by using their friend code
Added a lister for multiple lobby invites
Adjusted wear values of some community stickers to better match CS:GO

[ MAPS ]

Overpass

Adjusted clipping to remove exploitable ledges and improve player movement
Fixed metal railing props that were generating incorrect footstep sounds
Adjusted positions of props and ledges to more accurately match falling damage from CS:GO
Fixed some places where players could get stuck
Adjusted some props and materials to improve character readability
Fixed some cases where weapons could be accidently dropped out of reach
Made some adjustments to props that were creating exploitable lines of sight
Various lighting and material adjustments

Ancient

Adjusted grenade clipping volume at cave entrance

Release Notes for 12/7/2023

[ GAMEPLAY ]

Fixed a bug where explicit weapon switches right after grenade throws were delayed slightly

[ MAPS ]

Inferno:

Fixed a bug where you could plant C4 in planter

Release Notes for 12/6/2023

[ GAMEPLAY ]

Fixed an issue where the player's shadow would sometimes show the incorrect animation state
Weapon switching after releasing the fire button(s) will no longer cancel grenade throws (but round restart will)
Various animation system optimizations
Various minor bug fixes to demo playback

[ UI ]

Fixed a bug where starting pistols weren't showing in the Pistols tab of the Equipment view
Fixed an issue where silencers would not be shown on weapons when held by characters in the UI

[ MAPS ]
Mirage:

Fixed a gap under the door at Middle

Anubis:

Added a grenade clip to the wall at Bridge

Vertigo:

Changed the collision properties on railings to emit the correct footstep sounds

Nuke:

Fix for the sun material not blooming and adjusted the size of the material
Cleaned up redundant skins on metal_door models to prevent workshop mappers hitting fatal errors for missing assets
Fixed a visibility bug at Garage when looking towards Hell
Changed the collision properties on railings to emit the correct footstep sounds

Inferno:

Changed the collision properties on railings to emit the correct footstep sounds
Fixed an issue where some chimney models would disappear in the skybox

Dust2:

Changed the collision properties on railings to emit the correct footstep sounds

Release Notes for 12/4/2023

[ GAMEPLAY ]

Fixed a bug where grenade throw strength adjustments were sometimes delayed
Fixed a bug where attempting to switch to a grenade immediately after throwing it would cancel the throw
You can now get an intermediate strength grenade throw without a delay by pressing primary and secondary attack simultaneously
Fixed several cases of players sticking while sliding against geometry
Player pings will now be displayed in the player's color

[ MISC ]

Fixed "Ace Round MVP" calculation bug when teams had a different number of players
Fixed shorthanded bonus logic sometimes incorrectly accounting for kicked players

Release Notes for 11/30/2023

[ GAMEPLAY ]

Sub-tick timing improvements to various systems including grenade throw animations and revolver firing
Added a missing fire effect to molotovs that are held by players

[ ANIMATION ]

Reduced the amount that player characters will rotate their torso away from leg orientation
Improved hit reactions
Made jump animations directional
Improved character posing when aiming up and down
Improved foot placement and posing when running
Reduced animation posing when deploying
The timing of a players flashbanged posing now more accurately represents the player's ability to see

[ SOUND ]

Fixed issue with Shadow Daggers playing catch sound during looping inspect animation
Further refined falloff distance curves and volume of grenade bounces
Lowered volume of deathmatch bonus period ending
Lowered volume of lobby chat notification sound
Fixed missing water drip console errors in Office
Increased audible distance of breaking glass window sounds
Fixed an issue where sometimes a Sabre agent would say hostage related lines when cheering

[ MISC ]

Adjusted wear values of most tournament stickers and many other stickers to better match CS:GO
Changed handling of non-default console key bindings to match CS:GO behavior

[ MAPS ]

Nuke:

Fixed cubemap issue at Lobby
Fixed hole at B-site
Fixed some holes at Ramp Room
Fixed glass floor material at B-Site not having impact effects
Fixed up footstep sounds on hazard stripes
Attempt to fix light leaking through base of doors at B-site
Brightened red interior walls to help with agent vis
Fixed pixel boost on chainlink fence outside
Fix shadows leaking through double doors at B-site
Made cubemap transitions smoother in some places at b-site

Mirage:

Fixed clipping on van at Truck
Clipped fridge in Apartments to prevent player becoming stuck
Adjusted bombsite A size and added visual boundaries
Fixed collision on Scaffolding to provide smooth movement
Fixed geometry and clipping outside Sniper's Nest to prevent pixel walking

Office:

Improved clipping around desks at t-spawn
Improved clipping on crates at Back Courtyard
Re-added collision to handrails

Vertigo:

Extended staircase and added grenade clip to stairs at near t-spawn to prevent grenades becoming wedged in gap
Fixed clipping on crate at mid
Fixed clipping on scaffold at back of A
Fixed clipping on scaffold at T-start
Fixed vis bug at A-ramp looking toward Bridge
Fixed grenade clip on support beam at A-ramp
Plugged Holes in insulation foam roll model

Anubis:

Fixed hole under pillar at A-site
Fixed clipping above walkway stairs in Palace
Closed up multiple microgaps throughout the map
Fixed some clipping on pillar at A-site
Fixed clipping on doorway at b-site
Plugged some micro holes
Fixed gap between two clip brushes that allowed bomb to be thrown on top of building
Fixed slight wall gap that allowed sniping into bombsite A
Fixed clipping on doorway at b-site

Ancient:

Fixed various gaps in the world
Fixed various texture seams
Closed gap that looks into Jaguar area
Adjusted clipping along fence near A-site
Adjusted clipping around tree base on A-site boost
Adjusted position of stone near B-site that player could crouch in
Added clipping to the top of the map to help minimize player exploits

Release Notes for 11/20/2023

[ MISC ]

Fixed silencer attach and detach animations
Fixed a bug that prevented refunding the Bizon
Fixed a bug where players could respawn into a bad state during reconnect
Fixed a bug where ramps were not correctly reducing fall damage
Fixed a case where sub-tick movement timestamps were temporarily incorrect after changing host_timescale
Various fixes and improvements to de_ancient

Release Notes for 11/17/2023

Fixed a few minor sub-tick input bugs
Fixed a bug with first person animation in bot takeover
Fixed a bug where dropped/thrown weapons had too much velocity
Fixed a case where players could push their view through low ceilings
Fixed an exploit that would allow players to teleport
de_overpass: Various tweaks and bug fixes
de_anubis: Fixed potential pixel gap exploit at A-site and plugged hole near t-spawn where bomb could be thrown out of world

Release Notes for 11/16/2023

[ GAMEPLAY ]

More sub-tick visual and audio feedback improvements
Reduced sniper scope bob animation magnitude and frequency
Fixed a bug causing duck to be slower when the Duck Mode was set to Toggle
Fixed a case where grenade throws weren't registering on the server
Thrown grenades no longer prematurely detonate if thrown while intersecting a teammate
Players can no longer mitigate fall damage by defusing the bomb
Adjusted weapon drop trajectories to make throwing weapons more consistent, especially when throwing weapons downward
When a network interruption is detected by official game servers, the affected match will be cancelled
Added unique sounds for running and jumping on metal railings and poles

[ ANIMATION ]

Fixed a bug that occurred when interrupting the CZ75a deploy with inspect
Fixed the inspect and other animations for the Shadow Daggers
Fixed a 'broken wrist' animation with the Survival Knife
Adjusted the Mac10 first person animation to include strap and bolt movement
Fixed AWP and SSG firing animation/inspect behavior while zoomed in
Fixed a case where the Deagle slide would fail to reset on round restart
The Revolver barrel now incrementally rotates for each shot
Fixed some animation issues with weapons placed in community maps
Fixed cases where the C4 light would not blink when held or holstered by players
Fixed some cases where the player's shadow would show an incorrect pose

[ MISC ]

Fixed a bug where bot_knives_only didn't work for T's
Fixed some visual issues with demo playback
Improved performance of screen particle effects
Fixed the Mute Enemy Team and Mute All But Friends settings failing to mute voice
Text from blocked players will no longer be visible in the premier pregame chat
Players frozen by half-time gamerules are now immune to certain damage types
Decals now evict the lowermost decal if enough decals overlap in a single location
Player visibility fog adjustment no longer applies to dead ragdolls
Smoke particles no longer stick to dead ragdolls
Fixed self/team burn damage getting recorded as enemy damage

[ UI ]

Revised some common chat strings
Added convar cl_deathnotices_show_numbers for observers to have quick access to player's spectate index
Added a warning message for AMD and Nvidia graphics users with out-of-date drivers
"Kevlar & Helmet" entry in the Buy Menu will now present itself as simply "Helmet" when contextually correct
Added time to weekly rollover to the reduced XP message in the player profile tooltip
Fixed kill feed and death panel not displaying correct information if the killer died earlier or disconnected
Fixed round-delayed stats not updating at match end
Changed deathmatch scoreboard stats from K/D/A/Score to K/HS%/DMG/Score
Fixed case where text during defuse would get cut off
Added direction indicators to players in the square radar
Fixed case where kill icon would not display in the post-round damage info panel
Fixed bad string in the commend dialog panel
Fixed case where round stats in the Watch Menu would be assigned to the wrong side

[ WORKSHOP ]

Fixed custom sound events files in workshop maps
Added some material settings for water refraction/caustics
Workshop maps can now be tagged as supporting Wingman mode
Linux clients can now run workshop maps without requiring -insecure
Added trigger_hostage_reset trigger and logic_eventlistener entities
Added convars sv_walkable_normal and sv_standable_normal to allow community servers to tweak player movement on angled surfaces
Fixed health getting clipped when it exceeds 3 digits

[ MAPS ]

Overpass:

Fixed various cases where level mesh was disappearing occasionally
Various visual updates and fixes to models and materials
Straightened out some collision that was pushing players off of walls or corners
Turned off the collision of some light fixtures that were pushing players off of walls
Added a metal plate to swat van to hide player feet, adjusted clipping around van
Fixed some small holes in the world
Fixed some texture mapping seams
Added player clipping on some floor grates to smooth player movement
Fixed some issues with the collision and surface property of fire extinguishers
Added and adjusted some grenade clipping
Adjusted some clipping on boxes and cable stacks in connector

Ancient:

More player and grenade clips adjustments
Closed various holes and cracks in the world

Mirage:

Fixed clipping around scaffolding at bombsite b to prevent one-way peeking through geo

Office:

Fixed player getting stuck on large crate in garage
General grenade clip polish
Vending machine break sequence now only happens once to avoid strobing lights
Removed collision from pipes and cctv cameras at ct spawn garage
Added grenade clips to doors at stairwell
Fixed hole in door frame at t-spawn
Fixed texture errors on ceiling at conference room
Fixed some lighting errors on low settings
Fixed weapons getting stuck behind crates at back way
Fixed lighting artifacts in front courtyard
Fixed bad boost onto electrical boxes in garage

Anubis:

Fixed z-fighting on stairs in connector
Improved ground at bombsite A so that it has more accurate footstep sounds
Fixed gap in world around b-site planting area
Fixed z-fighting a backdrop temple near t-spawn
Fixed missing collision at connector that would allow grenades to fall through world
Fixed hole in world at street that allowed players to see through to canal
Fixed vis issue on street looking back to t-spawn
Fixed UV stretching in connector
Sealed up holes in building rooftops for entire level to prevent grenades getting stuck in void
Fixed holes in lower tunnel
Fixed hole in canal

Inferno:

Moved bucket on scaffolding on bombsite B that could be mistaken for player during combat
Closed hole to prevent grenades from falling through the map on bombsite A
More player clip adjustments
Fixed various micro gaps

Nuke:

Minor clipping fixes on rooftops and hut
Better caustics in pool at B site
Fixed vis issue in garage looking towards hell

Vertigo:

Fixed some light fixtures showing backfaces
Fixed some light fixtures being misaligned
Fixed missing vent pieces in Tunnels
Attempt to fix players clipping through wood boards by stairwell at bombsite b
Fixed bad clip above door at elevator
Fixed flashbang inconsistency with metal gratings at scaffolding
Fixed missing collision on horizontal tower beams at b-site
Added grenade clips around bombsite b to prevent smokes getting caught in bad spaces
Cleaned up geo and did a grenade clip pass around scaffold to make grenades work better
Added grenade clip to b platform
Fixed disconnected girders at mid
Moved stack of drywall at back door>b for better movement/cover
Improved clipping at side
Jobsite injury signs are more responsive

Release Notes for 11/13/2023

[ GAMEPLAY ]

Fixed a bug where collision between players was sometimes causing players to step up
Fixed a bug where players could slide up walls in Mirage mid
Fixed a movement systems bug where players could get stuck on geometry
Fixed a bug that prevented "Zoom Button Hold: Repeat Disabled" from working correctly
Fixed a case where switching weapons immediately after shooting would result in the shot not registering on the server
Fixed a case where players could shoot during freeze time at the ends of warmup, halves, and matches

Release Notes for 11/9/2023

[ MISC ]

Added support for accepting game invites and party invites from Steam Chat and Steam Overlay.
Added an execution delay for certain commands that can be specified on command line to be deferred until main menu fully loads (e.g. econ action preview commands, match download commands, playdemo, and similar).
Fixed a bug that caused game events to not appear in CSTV demos recorded in tv_record_immediate mode.
CSTV auto record now requires either an active CSTV server or tv_record_immediate to be enabled.
Performance optimizations in game server demo recording code.

Release Notes for 11/8/2023

[ GAMEPLAY ]

The visual and audio feedback from sub-tick input—such as movement acceleration and muzzle flashes—will now always render on the next frame
Random numbers used for shooting spread are now synchronized between clients and servers by default. This makes tracers and decals match their server-authoritative trajectories more closely. Note: Spread has been synchronized on Valve official servers since 10/14
Fixed a bug where pressing a movement key immediately after jumping resulted in an inconsistent jump height

[ MATCHMAKING ]

Parties of four are now able to queue for Premier mode
Added vote-kick immunity for solo players who get matched on the same team with a party of four players
Adjusted the algorithm for re-establishing CS Rating after a period of inactivity in Premier mode

[ AUDIO ]

Reduced the maximum audible distance of grenade bounce sounds
Improved occlusion filter quality
Addressed issue where sometimes headshot dink sounds playing as feedback for the attacker could be mistaken for incoming damage
Lowered volume of sound for headshot damage with no armor from a victims perspective to bring it inline with volume of other headshot sounds
Changed jump land sounds to have the same maximum audible distance as footstep sounds
Changed volume falloff curve of jump landing sounds to better convey distance
Improved molotov extinguish effects to sound better when multiple are playing at once
Brought back spark sound feedback when bomb defuse is cut short due to player spinning
Fixed issue where at very close proximity, a victims death groan could be mistaken as coming from the attacker
Fixed a case where unsilenced m4a1-s did not have any distant gunfire sounds

[ MAPS ]

Mirage

Fixed clipping on bench in palace
Lowered the height of box on A site to match CS:GO

[ EFFECTS ]

Improved performance of blood effects at close range
Improved bomb light visibility from back of bomb
Reduced muzzle flash during quickswitch from scoped rifles
Reduced the strength of the kill streak HUD effect after five kills

[ CSTV ]

Added setting "tv_record_immediate" to control when CSTV demo file will start recording content. If the setting is enabled then content will start at the moment when tv_record is executed on the server. If the setting is disabled then content will start recording from tv_delay earlier
CSTV demos can now be recorded without delayed CSTV spectating enabled. Requires setting "tv_record_immediate 1" and executing "tv_record" at the moment when recording should start

[ MISC ]

Adjusted wear values of some stickers to better match CS:GO
Fixed a bug with workshop tools that would prevent light_environment from baking static shadows in some circumstances
Improved quality of 'Performance' HDR rendering mode
Enabling the upload of workshop maps for Wingman mode

Release Notes for 11/3/2023

Updated Redemption UI to show remaining time before weekly rollover
Competitive Rating will now be updated after returning to main menu from a win
Added notice to end of match for when CS Rating had been adjusted midmatch (e.g. due to the outcome of a match that the player was kicked from or abandoned, or recovering lost points from playing against a cheater)
Various bug fixes and tweaks

The Maps Workshop

The Maps workshop is now open for business.

Community map makers can start uploading their maps to the workshop, and community servers can host those maps. If you'd like to try some workshop maps offline, subscribe to them on the workshop and head to the Play menu.

There are a bunch of other workshop tool updates today, along with a host of other fixes and adjustments to CS2. Check out the notes, play some matches, and keep that feedback coming!

Release Notes for 11/2/2023

[ WORKSHOP ]

Enabled uploading CS2 maps to the workshop
Community Servers can host workshop maps
Added paint metalness and roughness by color features to Solid Color, Hydrographic, and Spray-Paint finishes in the Item Editor
Added option to toggle "Automatic PBR Color Correction" to all sticker types in Item Editor
Various Item Editor help system updates including "mat_fullbright 10" to test PBR
Various updates to workshop tools

[ GAMEPLAY ]

Fixed a case where user commands would be ignored in poor network conditions
Fixed a case where weapons would fire faster than intended
Fixed a case where clients would show multiple gunshots for one actual shot
Fixed a case where players would fail to keep their weapons between rounds of overtime
Fixed some instances of dropped weapons falling out of the gameplay space
In firstperson, dead players will now see their own ragdoll at the server-authoritative lag-compensated position of their demise
Decoy grenades interact aesthetically with smoke clouds
Smoke grenades now have a minimum fuse duration to prevent smokes from prematurely detonating if stuck in crevices
Players now ignore individual damage events dealing less than one point of damage
Knife attacks will now prioritize enemies and will only hit teammates if there are no enemies in range
Knife attacks no longer predict damage effects or sounds on the client
Knife attack immediately after switching to a knife will always deal full damage amount
For a given map location, eye height is now consistent regardless of how the player arrived

[ MAPS ]

INFERNO
- Fixed clipping in various areas
- Fixed various microgaps
- Fixed disappearing meshes in skybox
- Removed birds that got mistaken for grenades

[ SERVERS ]

Added sv_maxuptimelimit setting to request server shutdown after certain number of uptime hours.
Support -sv_maxuptimelimit command line parameter to randomly select uptime limit per instance within a range, e.g. "-sv_maxuptimelimit 48-72" command line parameter will request game server instance to self-shutdown somewhere between 48 and 72 hours by issuing "sv_shutdown" command on the game server.
Added game server startup timing log records.
Game servers will now print global chat messages when players acknowledge newly acquired items while connected to the game server.
Fixed a bug showing 100% packet loss immediately after connection
Fixed a bug where scoreboard ping could get stuck at a value lower than the real ping

[ MISC ]

Improved rendering of stickers
Added wins and wins-needed to Competitive Play Menu map tiles
Fixed various minor HUD bugs
Fixed various skins and sticker bugs
Fixed various bugs with item inspection UI
Fixed a skinning issue with Trapper Aggressor agent's legs
Improved performance of player animations on client and server
Smoke grenade canister changed to chrome material
"Boost Player Contrast" no longer applies to dead players
Adjusted microphone voice threshold value

Release Notes for 10/25/2023

[ MAPS ]
Various bug fixes and tweaks:

Inferno
- Improved bomb visibility when planted in fountain on bombsite B
- Improved grenade bounce behavior on roof and stone models to make it more predictable
- Removed part of railing on balcony
- Adjusted garage door on bombsite A to improve player readability and clipping
- Fixed lighting bug on Inferno workshop map
- Fixed various micro-gaps
- Overall clipping / movement polish
Overpass
- Removed or tweaked models and textures to improve player readability
- Adjusted lighting in certain areas to improve player readability
- Adjusted grenade clipping in various areas
Nuke
- Fixed clipping on ramp room doorway tread plates to prevent erroneous grenade bounces
- Fixed collision on doorways from ramp to bombsite B to be more accurate
- Improved player readability against container on bombsite B
- Fixed some cases where players clipped through garage door at lobby
- Removed dynamic light at squeaky to prevent shadows giving away player position through doorway
- Fixed various holes in world
- Overall clipping / movement polish
Dust2
- Fixed micro-cracks in crate models
Anubis
- Adjusted grenade clipping in and around bombsite B to prevent grenades getting stuck in tight spots
- Fixed multiple cases where dropped weapons clipped through world geometry
- Fixed multiple holes and cracks in world.
- Fixed missing collision on geometry where c4 could be thrown out of the map
- Clipped multiple areas where players could stack, providing an unfair vantage point
- Fixed lightmap issues around CT spawn water
- Improved player readability in mid
- Improved CT team intro position
- Overall clipping / movement polish
Office
- Improved player readability at CT spawn around swat van
- Fixed gaps in some cubemaps which were causing lighting issues
- Fixed some lighting artifacts on crates at low settings
- Disabled motion on vending machine
- Overall clipping / movement polish
Vertigo
- Fixed ladder collision blocking bullets and grenades
- Fixed steel beams having incorrect surface property
- Overall clipping / movement polish
Mirage
- Fixed various bullet penetration issues
- Overall clipping / movement polish
Ancient
- Made fog adjustments to improve player readability
- Fixed micro-cracks in crate models
- Fixed multiple holes and cracks in the world
- Made visibility adjustments to donut area
- Fixed bullet penetration issues through wood panels near bombsite B
- Fixed material properties on some tarp models
- Overall clipping / movement polish

[ MISC ]

Fixed some cases where weapons could fall out of the world
Fixed a bug where Molotov self damage could be incorrectly penalized as team damage
Improved performance for muzzle flashes and HE grenade effects
Various bug fixes and tweaks to weapon finishes and stickers
Added code to correct packets that arrive out of order in quick succession. These packets were showing up as loss in the net graph.
Fixed a bug where SDR routing could sometimes choose the second-best route when immediately connecting, and then stick to that route for too long.

Release Notes for 10/20/2023

Added more client information to the screen timestamp label to help investigate reported issues.
Fixed rendering issue related to GPU UltraWide+ feature.
Stability improvements.

Release Notes for 10/19/2023

Added a startup check for incompatible AMD graphics drivers. We will now begin reversing VAC bans for affected players
Fixed a bug in Windows 11 Auto HDR that led to smokes intermittently disappearing
Miscellaneous bug fixes

Release Notes for 10/17/2023

[ GAMEPLAY ]

Command aliases now leverage subtick accuracy

[ SOUND ]

New sound for final 10 seconds of bomb beeping
Added missing KSK agent voice
Reduced falloff distance of knife impact and swish sounds
Various tweaks and bug fixes around occlusion filters and footstep clarity

[ MISC ]

Fixed missing gamestate integration data regarding flashbangs and damage stats
Fixed a bug where a defused bomb would block the player from swapping to a gun dropped close by
Fixed some cases where players could peek through ceilings
Convar cl_draw_only_deathnotices now blocks match status alerts such as LAST ROUND OF FIRST HALF.
Added a game server command sv_load_forced_client_names_file. Running tournament servers with +sv_load_forced_client_names_file namesfile.txt allows loading a key-values file where client names are enforced to be the tournament registered player names.
Added an additional fallback path for game clients to download network configuration.
Added a game setting cq_netgraph_problem_show_auto that allows players to enable automatic display of network connection issues in top right corner of game HUD.

Release Notes for 10/13/2023

[ MISC ]

Various bug fixes and tweaks to agents, gloves, and stickers
The Accept Match popup will now show server information if latency is notably high
Fixed a bug where ping calculations were incorrect in Sydney which resulted in players connecting to distant data centers
Added a list of nearest official datacenters under the "Max Acceptable Matchmaking Ping" setting
Fixed a bug where the Perfect World region selection popup wouldn't save the last selection state
Fixed the defuser not showing up on the scoreboard

Release Notes for 10/12/2023

[ GAMEPLAY ]

When a server disagrees about a player's loadout, such as when a match starts during a patch, the buy menu will now reflect the server-authoritative loadout
Fixed a case where players could clip through ceilings
Made adjustments to character shaders to improve player visibility

[ ANIMATION ]

Fixed the "Smooth Criminal" foot pinning bug
Adjusted team select and team intro knife animations to work with Shadow Daggers

[ MAPS ]

Various bug fixes and tweaks to Inferno, Mirage, Nuke, Overpass, and Vertigo

[ MISC ]

Added "Player Color" option to "HUD Color" setting that will make the HUD match your or your spectator target's player color in competitive modes
Changed "Use Player Colors on Team ID" default to "Yes"
Added "Large Player Count" setting to replace player avatars with team player count in the mini-scoreboard during the active portion of rounds
Fixed a bug where graffiti changes mid-match were delayed
Various bug fixes and tweaks to weapon finishes and stickers

[ WORKSHOP TOOLS ]

New Screenshot button - captures a screenshot of the game window and saves a .png file to disk. Using "Inspect" with the gray or green backgrounds saves the .png with the UI elements hidden and a transparent background
Added Inferno and Ancient preview maps (workshop_preview_inferno and workshop_preview_ancient)
Workshop Item Editor - Integrated help system contains detailed guides when you see (More Help: Shift+F1) in the tool tip. These detailed guides contain important information about PBR color ranges, wear/durability masking alpha values, and much more

Release Notes for 10/10/2023

[ MATCHMAKING ]

Matches will now be made with smaller rating differences between the teams at the expense of longer queue times.

[ Premier ]

Relegation and Promotion matches will only occur at color boundaries, i.e. every 5000 CS Rating points.
Increased possible CS Rating win/loss amounts to move players faster after calibration.

Release Notes for 10/9/2023

[ GRAPHICS ]

Fixed a case where feet would appear black when looking down at them through a scope
Fixed a memory leak due to particles

[ ANIMATION ]

Fixed several hitbox alignment bugs
Fixed knife spinning not feeling as fast as in CS:GO
Fixed the bolt not moving during the M4A4 and M4A1-S deployment animations
Fixed a bug where weapon inspect could interrupt the silencer toggle animation

[ MAPS ]

Various bug fixes and tweaks to Mirage, Vertigo, and Nuke

[ MISC ]

Fixed several bugs with "Looking to Play"
Various bug fixes and tweaks to weapon finishes and stickers
Fixed a bug where loadout changes weren't saved if the game was closed shortly after making changes
Fixed a bug where Steam Friends' match status was delayed or missing
CPU performance improvements for weapon tracers
Added an official matchmaking datacenter in Chengdu, China

Release Notes for 10/6/2023

[ GRAPHICS ]

Fixed a case where water would appear black in screenshots and video capture
For AMD GPU users, shader compilation hitches can now be fixed with a driver update: https://www.amd.com/en/support/kb/release-notes/rn-rad-win-23-20-11-7

[ ANIMATION ]

Fixed a case where the grenade throw animation would be canceled by holding the inspect key
Adjusted M4A4 and M4A1-S draw animation to start from out-of-frame
Minor animation system performance optimizations

[ MAPS ]

Various bug fixes and tweaks to Nuke, Vertigo, Anubis, and Overpass

[ MISC ]

All surrender votes now require a majority to pass
Fixed an exploit where players could spam chat during the Premier draft phase
Fixed a bug where kicked players were receiving the maximum CS Rating penalty. Kicked players will now receive CS Rating based on the final outcome of the match instead
Fixed a bug where the first character at the beginning of the terrorist team intro wouldn't render
Configured SDL to prefer X11 over Wayland on Linux
Paris 2023 items are no longer for sale

Release Notes for 10/4/2023

[ GRAPHICS ]

Removed Model / Texture Detail: Very High setting since it was identical to High. They used to differ by Texture Filtering Mode, but that's a separate setting now

[ ANIMATION ]

Repositioned finger on AWP so it doesn't look as long

[ MAPS ]

Various bug fixes and tweaks to Inferno, Anubis, Vertigo, Ancient, and Mirage

[ MISC ]

Various bug fixes and tweaks to stickers
Adjusted crosshair outline rendering for fractional values
Fixed a bug where disconnecting from and reconnecting to a match would result in less XP
Fixed the "buy " command to work with the new flexible loadout system. The command will now find the named item in your loadout instead of assuming a default slot. If the named item isn't in your loadout, the command will fail. To buy by slot, use "buy secondary0", "buy midtier1", "buy rifle2", etc. instead
Various tweaks to automatic sniper rifle muzzle flashes
Various tweaks to glass impact effects
Added sort options to secondary inventory select panel for actions like applying stickers
Fixed a bug where users in Germany were incorrectly identified as users in China

Release Notes for 10/2/2023

[ GAMEPLAY ]

Removed movement penalty on mud surfaces

[ GRAPHICS ]

Fixed a bug with shader compilation when connecting to a server that was causing hitches after connecting. Note that these hitches may still exist on AMD GPUs; we are working with AMD to address this

[ ANIMATION ]

Fixed a bug where knife slashing couldn't be interrupted with an inspect

[ MISC ]

Various bug fixes and tweaks to weapon finishes and gloves
Fixed a case where molotov/incendiary grenades would create a fire ring in the air
Improved performance of molotov/incendiary fire extinguishing
Various improvements to weapon dropping and throwing
Various crash fixes

Release Notes for 9/29/2023

[ SOUND ]

Fixed a case where grenade sounds were missing when exploding in-air
Added separate sounds for grenades landing in vs out of the playable area

[ GAMEPLAY ]

Fixed a case where both terrorists in a Wingman match would appear to have the bomb

[ MISC ]

Various bug fixes for the Vulkan renderer
Updated Phoenix Soldier icon to reflect recent balaclava color change
Fixed a rendering issue in the nametag inspect panel
Disallowed binding toggleconsole to mouse1 since it was preventing normal menu interactions
Various bug fixes and tweaks to weapon finishes and stickers
Fixed a case where surrender votes would incorrectly fail

[ ANIMATION ]

Fixed a case where foot pinning wasn't active

[ MAPS ]

Various bug fixes and tweaks to Ancient

[ PERFECT WORLD ]

Players who launch the game in China and have previously accepted the Steam China Subscriber Agreement will now get a prompt at launch which allows selecting "-perfectworld" or "-worldwide" mode
Launch prompt can be activated with "-promptperfectworld" command line flag or completely bypassed if "-perfectworld" or "-worldwide" command line flag is used

[ COMMUNITY DEDICATED SERVERS ]

To launch a community dedicated server, you can use this reference command line:
- cs2 -dedicated +map de_dust2
To enable logging, add to your server commandline:
- +sv_logfile 1 -serverlogging
Or add to a config file:
- sv_logfile 1
- log on
To enable HTTP logaddress forwarding, ensure logging is enabled as above and use:
- logaddress_add_http ":"
Dispatched logs can be handled the same way as CS:GO

Release Notes for 9/28/2023

[ SOUND ]

Fixed missing win/loss/MVP music in Casual

[ GRAPHICS ]

Put range clamps on r_fullscreen_gamma, r_texture_stream_max_resolution, and r_character_decal_resolution
Fixed smokes not rendering correctly on AMD GPUs on Linux

[ ANIMATION ]

Adjusted grenade throw animations to reduce view obstruction
Fixed a case where players would float a few inches off the ground after spawning

[ MAPS ]

Various bug fixes and tweaks to Mirage and Overpass

[ COSMETICS ]

Various bug fixes and tweaks to weapon finishes and stickers
Updated Phoenix Soldier balaclava from green to original red color
Fixed missing pouches on certain SWAT agents

[ MISC ]

Fixed a bug where loadout shuffle would never happen
Increased clickable area of sellback buttons in buy menu
Fixed a case where the death panel would stay on-screen after respawning quickly
Disabled CSTV and demo recording temporarily to increase server availability so more people can play

Release Notes for 9/27/2023 Night

[ SOUND ]

Weapon sounds will no longer sound like they come from the spot you are zoomed into

[ WATER ]

Updated water in Nuke to fix an issue with smoke
Reduced maximum amount of water refraction since it was looking too noisy/distracting

[ MISC ]

Fixed a case where the death panel wouldn't show
Fixed a case where the preview crosshair wouldn't show in game settings
Fixed a case where debug text would appear on the crosshair

Welcome Home

Counter-Strike 2 is here.

Come take a look around. Counter-Strike 2 is the largest technical leap forward in Counter-Strike's history, supporting new features today and updates for years to come.

If you're a returning player you'll find your favorite maps and matchmaking modes right where you left them, along with a revamped Premier mode where you can establish your all-new CS Rating. Rise through the ranks and see where you stand on global and regional leaderboards.

For new players, learn the basics with some offline training and jump into Casual and Deathmatch to hone your skills. Once you've unlocked Competitive matchmaking you'll be off to the races.

Grab your friends, and come join millions of players around the world. Welcome to Counter-Strike 2.

Release Notes for 9/27/2023

[ COUNTER-STRIKE 2 ]

Counter-Strike 2 is now available and free to play
Season One of Premier has begun

[ GAMEPLAY ]

Enabled Competitive matchmaking
Enabled Wingman matchmaking
Enabled Private Matchmaking
Added Training Day, a brief introductory experience for brand new players
Improved player-against-player movement collision
Improved consistency of bullet penetration
Player reflections in water are now occluded by smoke
Molotov fire now floats above the water
Fixed character ambient occlusion being visible through walls
C4 bomb lights don't reflect through walls
Fixed some rare cases of viewmodel lighting corruption
Adjusted smoke behavior to cover cases where smoke would stop less than a player's height above the ground
Fix various bugs with switching teams in the middle of offline Deathmatch
Fixed Famas reloading too early
Chickens can finally fall off Vertigo

[ SOUND ]

Added the new CS2 default music kit
Added new audio customization settings
Various mix tweaks and adjustments
Various bug fixes related to music kits
Updated the game startup sound
Added background ambience to main menu scenes
Restored the clutch_mode_toggle function
Fixed a bug where sometimes c4 defuse and planting sounds could not be heard in certain locations
Fixed some surfaces being incorrectly tagged causing incorrect footstep sounds in certain locations
Fixed a bug where attackers could not hear headshot feedback through wallbangs or smokes
Body damage feedback for attackers will now play within the same distance as it does for onlookers through smokes and wallbangs
Fixed a bug where scoping in affected directional sound
First person damage sounds are now more impactful
Removed several legacy audio convars that existed in CS:GO but never had an effect in CS2

[ ANIMATION ]

Adjusted character additive lean animation
Adjusted jump animation, particularly when repeatedly jumping
Adjusted jiggle-peeking animation
Adjusted animated character head position relative to camera position
Added bullet belt to negev
Reduced foot sliding when carrying slower weapons
Fixed character momentarily standing during crouch-planting animation
Fixed incorrect viewmodel deploy speeds
Fixed pops in some weapon inspect animations
Inspecting weapons may now interrupt deploy animation

[ MATCHMAKING ]

When one or more party members get convicted of cheating and permanently banned, all their associates will be penalized with loss of Profile Rank and CS Rating
In Premier, players with a very high established CS Rating are not allowed to party with accounts that do not have an established CS Rating

[ MAPS ]

Various bug fixes and tweaks for all shipped maps
Adjusted vertical audio occlusion boundaries in Nuke and Vertigo
Added an extra bell in Inferno
Casual and Deathmatch maps are now separated into multiple map groups

[ MISC ]

CS:GO Players who started playing more than a week ago will receive a commemorative CS:GO coin and CS:GO Music Kit
Added Store tab to main menu
Enabled all interactions with inventory items
Replaced weekly drops with a weekly Care Package. Choose from weapon cases, weapon finishes, and graffiti
Added demo playback support
Added the ability to favorite and shuffle loadout items
Added new item icons
Office and Vertigo are available as main menu scenery
Various updates for weapon finishes, including fixing overly strong wear on several Custom Paint Job finishes
Reworked Phoenix Street Soldier balaclava texture to resolve visibility issues
Enabled animated eyes on agent character models

[ WORKSHOP TOOLS ]

Game clients running in workshop tools mode are not allowed to connect to VAC secure game servers
Added an all-new help system featuring contextually relevant guides and information. Guides include gray scale value ranges for alpha channel masking, paint-by-number mask color assignments based on current finish type, and much more!
Removed dynamic props from solid color inspect backgrounds

Release Notes for 9/15/2023

[ MAPS ]
Office

Adjusted the weight of the vending machine
Various fixes

Ancient

Various clipping adjustments

[ SOUND ]

Tuned the vertical audio occlusion of grenade sounds in Nuke and Vertigo
Adjusted ambient sounds in Office
Adjusted silenced weapon falloff

[MISC]

Fixed a case where an AK47 headshot would not deal lethal damage
Adjusted nametag location for Shadow Daggers

Release Notes for 9/14/2023

[ MAPS ]

Anubis
- Various clipping adjustments

[ GAMEPLAY ]

Rebalanced lag compensation to favor lower-latency players
Fixed a bug where dropped grenades were invisible
Fixed a bug where dropped bombs and weapons would appear in the wrong location

[ MISC ]

Various bug fixes and tweaks to weapon finishes

Release Notes for 9/13/2023

[ MAPS ]

Various bug fixes and tweaks for all shipped maps

[ GAMEPLAY ]

Various fixes for molotov/incendiary grenades
Various fixes for smoke grenades
Fixed damage indicators for fire damage
Adjusted first-person sniper contrails to reflect shot accuracy
Various adjustments to lag compensation
Replaced player elevation indicators on the radar with look directions

[ PREMIER MATCHMAKING ]

Various bug fixes and tweaks to UI elements

[ SOUND ]

Audio mix changes and tweaks
Lowered occlusion and distance effects for gunfire, footsteps and reloads
Slight increase to stereo spread
Fixed a bug where incorrect footstep and jump land sounds would play on elevated edges
Fixed a bug where music would stop playing at the end of deathmatch

[ MISC ]

Changed armor number in buy menu from amount you currently have to amount you can buy
Various fixes for weapon finishes, gloves, and stickers
Water rendering performance improvements
Added nametag positions for all knife models
Allow adjusting individual player voice volumes
Various HUD bug fixes and tweaks
Added option to disallow animated avatars
Removed several legacy networking convars that existed in CS:GO but never had an effect in CS2

Release Notes for 9/8/2023

[ MAPS ]
Mirage

Fixed a pixel boost on pillars in B bomb site

Nuke

Fixed C4 falling out of the world in B bomb site
Updated props

Italy

Fixes to prevent players boosting out of playable space

[ MISC ]

Added a C4 loadout slot for users who have C4 items with a name tag applied
Audio mix tweaks and adjustments
Fixed a case where roasted chickens fell through the floor
hud_scaling is no longer imported from CS:GO. Note that players' hud_scaling will be reset to the default (1.0)

Release Notes for 9/7/2023

[ MAPS ]

Ancient
- Various bug fixes and tweaks

[ GAMEPLAY ]

Various bug fixes to molotov/incendiary explosions
Fixed ladders blocking bullet penetration

[ MISC ]

Fixed missing USP-S description in the buy menu
Adjusted low health indication
Various animation bug fixes and tweaks
Various performance improvements

Release Notes for 9/6/2023

[ MAPS ]

Overpass
- Various bug fixes and tweaks

[ GAMEPLAY ]

Added current armor value to the buy menu
Fixed issues with ducking across round transitions
Fixed a case where smoke grenades wouldn't pop
Fixed a case where molotov/incendiary fire area was small in corners
Fixed a case where molotov/incendiary grenades would explode at the throwers feet
Fixed a case where the dropped bomb icon would appear on the radar incorrectly
Continued iterating on dropped weapon pickup

[ PREMIER MATCHMAKING ]

Shortened "Waiting For Players" from 5 minutes to 2 minutes
Fixed voting to surrender and voting for tactical timeouts
Teams can use 3 tactical timeouts during regulation time and 1 during overtime
Various bug fixes and tweaks to UI elements

[ SOUND ]

Fixed a case where hit feedback sounds wouldn't play for spectators

[ MISC ]

Allow changing equipped graffiti mid-match
Improved free roaming and chase camera behavior in CSTV
Fixed a case where the money display was cropped in certain languages
Fixed a case where "Block names and avatars of strangers" would replace names with the wrong color words
Fixed a case where the award message for planting the bomb wouldn't show
Fixed issues with alt-tab window switching in fullscreen mode
Added cvars mp_team_timeout_ot_add_once, mp_team_timeout_ot_add_each, mp_team_timeout_ot_max to control timeouts in overtime

Release Notes for 9/5/2023

[ MAPS ]

Ancient
- Fixed CT spawn area shape in minimap
Overpass
- Adjusted spawn locations to reduce the likelihood of players spawning stuck together
Inferno
- Various bug fixes and tweaks

[ GAMEPLAY ]

Re-enabled Casual matchmaking
Fixed a bug where dropped weapons were behaving like held weapons
Adjusted interpolation parameters
Fixed missing bullet tracers on hits
Made it easier to pick up dropped weapons

[ SOUND ]

Fixed a case where music wouldn't play at the end of deathmatch

[ MISC ]

Various bug fixes and tweaks to Premier UI elements
Adjusted freeze time post-processing effects
Fixed missing player models for the first few seconds after team introductions
Windows community servers can now appear in Steam Server Browser

Release Notes for 9/1/2023

[ MAPS ]

Inferno
- Various bug fixes and tweaks

[ GAMEPLAY ]

Players who survive the last round before overtime no longer carry their items into overtime
Disabled Casual matchmaking temporarily to avoid a bug where servers get stuck in the end-of-match state

[ SOUND ]

Fixes for missing music in Casual mode

[ MISC ]

Various bug fixes and tweaks to Premier UI elements
Various bug fixes and tweaks to weapon finishes
Fixed a crash that occurs when changing audio devices
Fixed an issue where players who abandon during Premier map voting receive multiple cooldowns

Release Notes for 8/31/2023

[ PREMIER ]

Added Premier mode
Added a visible CS Rating and CS2 Leaderboards. For more information visit the CS2 Leaderboard FAQ
Added CSTV for spectating Premier matches

[ SOUND ]

Fixed a case where grenade throw sounds would play twice
Added music preview button to music volume sliders
Various adjustments to sound effects

[ WORKSHOP TOOLS ]

Added Paint Kit enhancements to CS2 Item Editor. Paint Kit finishes can now support:
- Enabling custom normal maps and AO for all styles
- Optional pearlescent mask
- Optional standard PBR roughness texture
- Custom Paint-By-Numbers masks (enabling Paint-By-Number masks for Spray-Paint style)

[ MAPS ]

Added Inferno to all available game modes
Various bug fixes and tweaks for all shipped maps

[ MISC ]

Fixed a bug with hostage rescue prediction
Enabled first-person shadow for carried hostages
Fixed water effects showing in the wrong place when a bullet hit the water after penetration
Various fixes for weapon finishes
Replaced "Secondary Fire Hold" setting with "Zoom Button Hold"
Fixed "Disable all voice comms" button in scoreboard
"Temporarily Disable Incoming Chat" now mutes voice chat
Various CS:GO settings will be imported when launching the CS2 Limited Test
Fixed a case of inconsistent crouching with Duck Mode: Toggle enabled
Updated the invulnerability visual effect
Adjusted 'sv_infinite_ammo 2' grenade behavior to match CS:GO
Desert Eagle third-person muzzle flash smoke now dissipates faster
Continued iterating on smoke shape
Adjusted Competitive mode match length to 12-round halves

[ CS:GO ]

Recent ranked matches in "Your Matches" menu will now show Competitive, Wingman, and Premier matches

[ GAME AUTHENTICATION CODES ]

Access to match history granted to third-party websites will now cover Competitive, Wingman, and Premier matches
GetNextMatchSharingCode API used by third-party websites must now supply a match sharing code that is no more than 1 month old to obtain the next match sharing code.

Your Time is Now

Today we’re updating the CS2 Limited Test with a new map (Inferno!) and the all new CS Rating.

Your CS Rating is a visible measurement of your Counter-Strike performance, and it will determine where you stand on global and regional leaderboards. To get your CS Rating, play matches in the updated Premier mode (our Active Duty Pick-Ban competitive mode) either on your own or with your friends.

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Additionally, today we’re starting the process of inviting as many eligible players as possible to the Limited Test. To be eligible for a CS2 Limited Test invite players must have CS:GO Prime status, an active official competitive matchmaking Skill Group, and play majority of their official matchmaking games in one of the regions where the Limited Test is available.

Saving Time

Over the past decade, we’ve shipped updates to the economy and weapon balance to trim the fat and reduce the number of uncontested rounds in a match of CS.

Because of these changes, exciting competitive matches can be resolved with fewer rounds. And shorter matches mean players can play more, and more often. So with CS2, we’re moving to a maximum of 24 rounds in regulation time (with a 6 round overtime in case of a tie) for Premier, Competitive, and the Majors.

We expect the structure and flow of matches to evolve over time as the community adapts. And we’re excited to see where they go next.

Release Notes for 8/18/2023

[ GAMEPLAY ]

Fixed bullet penetration through players

[ SOUND ]

Audio mix tweaks and adjustments

Release Notes for 8/17/2023

[ MAPS ]

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

[ GAMEPLAY ]

Dropped bombs no longer sink in water
Reworked the bullet penetration system
Enabled bot takeover where applicable

Release Notes for 8/16/2023

[ MAPS ]

Italy
- Various bug fixes and tweaks

[ MISC ]

Added more hostage variants

Release Notes for 8/15/2023

[ GAMEPLAY ]

Competitive and Private Matchmaking are currently disabled in the Limited Test
Minor adjustments to smoke cloud shape

[ MAPS ]

Added Italy to Deathmatch and Casual game modes
Removed Anubis and Ancient

[ ECONOMY ]

Unified StatTrak position on both CS2 M4 models to not occlude stickers
Adjusted sticker sizes on CS2 M4A4 so they no longer overlap

[ MISC ]

Updated hostage models

[ SOUND ]

Audio mix tweaks and adjustments

[ WORKSHOP TOOLS ]

Added support for multiple team introduction variants

Release Notes for 8/7/2023

[ MAPS ]

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

[ MISC ]

Various adjustments to C4 animation
Water rendering performance improvements

Release Notes for 8/3/2023

[ MAPS ]

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
- Adjustments to collision around corners
- Various adjustments to lighting

[ MISC ]

Fixed an issue with round restart in the middle of weapon reloading
Fixed a case where incendiary grenades fail to detonate in water
Ragdoll limbs splash when they hit water

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 open, with access to the highest levels of competition increasingly gated by business relationships.

We think that Counter-Strike should be an open sport. So we’re going to add new requirements to running large-scale competitive events. The finer details are still in progress, but here are the broad strokes:

Tournament organizers will no longer have unique business relationships or other conflicts of interest with teams that participate in their events.
Invitations to all tournaments will use our ranking system (detailed here), or otherwise be determined by open qualifiers.
Any compensation for participating teams—prize pool or otherwise—will be made public and will be driven by objective criteria that can be inspected by the community.

Since tournament organizers have existing long term commitments, these requirements will take effect as of 2025. There will be some rough edges to the transition, but we’re committed to the long-term health of Counter-Strike as a sport and are looking forward to its bright and open future.

Release Notes for 8/2/2023

[ GAMEPLAY ]

Disabled Wingman

[ MAPS ]

Added Anubis to Deathmatch, Casual, and Competitive game modes
Added Ancient to Deathmatch and Casual game modes
Removed Overpass and Vertigo

[ MISC ]

Taught chickens how to swim
Weapons splash when dropped in water
Adjusted grenade/water interaction sounds

[ ANIMATION ]

Improved head animation when crouching while running
Improved foot animation when quickly alternating between standing still and moving

Release Notes for 7/25/2023

[ MAPS ]

Overpass
- Adjustments to jumpable locations
- Collision adjustments
- Various bug fixes and tweaks