Counter-Strike 2 News

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

• Updated to the latest version from the Community Workshop.
  

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

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

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

• Fixed a gap on the first stack at bombsite B
  

• Fixed clipping on the T fountain stairs
  

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Counter-Strike 2 has begun a new season, and Valve added a new feature called Trade Protected Items and they're poking fun at Half-Life fans too.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/steam-adds-trade-protected-items-starting-with-counter-strike-2-along-with-a-bit-of-half-life-fan-trolling/