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Counter-Strike 2
Counter-Strike 2
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Valve · Valve
Nov 2, 2023 · 34mo ago

Release Notes for 11/2/2023

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A technical update focusing on gameplay stability, knife combat consistency, and workshop tool enhancements.

Buffs3

  • Knife
    • Knife attacks now prioritize enemies and will only hit teammates if no enemies are in range, reducing accidental team kills.enemies
    • Quick Switch:Attacking immediately after switching to a knife now always deals full damage, removing inconsistency in quick-switch attacks.variablefull
  • GeneralFixed an issue where user commands were ignored during poor network conditions.ignoredprocessed

Bug fixes2

  • InfernoFixed various clipping issues, microgaps, and disappearing meshes in the skybox.
  • GeneralFixed a bug where weapons would occasionally fire faster than intended.buggedintended

Other changes7

  • KnifeKnife attacks no longer predict damage effects or sounds on the client, ensuring visual/audio sync with the server.enableddisabled
  • Smoke Grenade
    • Added a minimum fuse duration to prevent smoke grenades from detonating prematurely when stuck in crevices.minimum limit
    • The smoke grenade canister has been updated to use a chrome material.chrome
  • Decoy GrenadeDecoy grenades now interact aesthetically with smoke clouds for better visual integration.aesthetic interaction
  • InfernoRemoved birds from the map that were frequently mistaken for grenades.birdsRemoved
  • General
    • Players now ignore individual damage events that deal less than one point of damage.01
    • Eye height is now consistent for a given map location, regardless of how the player arrived there.inconsistentconsistent

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Patch history

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  1. Counter-Strike 2 UpdateAug 3, 2026 · 2w

    Map and scripting updates across CS2 including fixes to grenade physics, map geometry, and new map scripting hooks, plus community-added content integration.

  2. Counter-Strike 2 UpdateJul 29, 2026 · 3w

    Cologne 2026 Major stickers are now available, alongside community map updates and critical security fixes.

    +1
  3. Counter-Strike 2 UpdateJul 20, 2026 · 1mo

    Gameplay updates to bomb interactions and updates for several community workshop maps.

    +3
  4. Call II Arms-oryJul 16, 2026 · 1mo

    Valve has announced new community submission calls for the 'Fairy Tales' weapon collection and 'Cryptids' and 'Pop Art' sticker collections.

  5. Counter-Strike 2 UpdateJul 15, 2026 · 1mo

    Updated several community workshop maps and implemented general stability and security fixes.

  6. Counter-Strike 2 UpdateJul 9, 2026 · 1mo

    Gameplay adjustments to C4 explosion damage and physics, alongside various visual and stability fixes.

    1
  7. Counter-Strike 2 UpdateJul 8, 2026 · 1mo

    Premier Season Five begins with a map pool rotation, a significant rework to C4 explosion damage physics, and the introduction of new Armory collections.

    +31
  8. Counter-Strike 2 UpdateJun 10, 2026 · 2mo

    Updates to the Cologne 2026 Major Shop UI and general quality-of-life improvements to inventory management.

    +1

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