Counter-Strike 2 News

[ 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
  

[ 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
  

[ 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
  

[ 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.
  

[ MISC ]

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