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Counter-Strike 2 Update

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


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


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


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


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

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

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

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

Steam adds Trade Protected Items starting with Counter-Strike 2, along with a bit of Half-Life fan trolling

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/

Counter-Strike 2 Update

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

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

Season Two: Episode One


Premier Season Three begins today!

It's time to start working toward your Season Three Medal. As before, the color of your medal will correspond to the highest CS Rating achieved during the season, and the bars will reflect your total wins, with one bar for every 25 (up to five bars). To be eligible for a medal, you'll need an account in good standing, 25 Premier match wins, and an active CSR at the end of the season.

[h3]New for Season 3 [/h3]
With the new season comes an update to the Active Duty Map Pool: Overpass is back in, and Anubis is out.

There are a few gameplay changes with Season Three. Fire from the incendiary grenade now spreads faster, occupying space rapidly to counter rushing Ts. The MP9 has gotten a bit of a nerf, with a harder to control spray and substantially less jumping accuracy. There's also a change to the CT economy: win or lose, CTs now receive a shared team award for each T eliminated in the round, so the more you win and the closer you keep your losses, the more you'll have to spend.

[h3]Trade Protected Items[/h3]
Today we are introducing a new feature to help keep your Counter-Strike items secure. In the unlikely event that you lose control of your account or were the target of a scam by a bad actor, you may reverse all Counter-Strike item trades from the last 7 days. 

Obviously we hope you'll never need it, but you can review your recent trades and find the trade reversal feature on the Trade History page on your Steam Account. For more information about what happens when trades are reversed, visit the FAQ

Counter-Strike 2 Update

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