Want to find out precisely what bug fixes and changes Valve has made in the latest Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) update via official patch notes? Then we've got you covered.
This consistently updated article will always provide you with the latest, new Counter-Strike 2 update patch notes, diving into everything the developers are working on, from bug fixes to changes, optimizations, and much more.
Update on 2 August 2023: We checked for any new Counter-Strike 2 updates. We expect to hear more from Valve about CS2 following the end of the BLAST Paris Major 2023.
New Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) Update Patch Notes
We are just going to get straight to it. Below, you can find the latest Counter-Strike 2 updates as Valve prepares the game for launch in "Summer of 2023". This is for the limited testing phase, and you can see via the CS2 patch notes that Valve is fixing a tonne of issues and bugs and making several additions/optimizations.
Click on the dates to expand with the new CS2 patch notes. We will endeavor to have the three latest Counter-Strike 2 update details available in this section.
- Overpass
- Adjustments to jumpable locations
- Collision adjustments
- Various bug fixes and tweaks
We are excited to ship our first overhauled map into the Counter-Strike 2 Limited Test, de_overpass, alongside de_vertigo. Vertigo is playable Casual and Deathmatch modes. Overpass is available to play in Casual, Deathmatch, Competitive, and Wingman (new!).
— CS2 (@CounterStrike) July 17, 2023
[ AUDIO ]
- Fixed a bug that caused small pops and stutters due to some sounds ending early and not fully fading out
[ MOVEMENT ]
- Bunnyhopping once again has a speedlimit. If you want to disable it, set sv_enablebunnyhopping 1
- Fixed a rare issue that would cause camera height to be incorrect after respawn
[ MAPS ]
- Nuke
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- Fixed flickering shadows at vending
[ MISC ]
- Fixed a bug with the sell-back feature
- Fixed a few financial fun facts
- Adjusted the main menu position of CTs holding the Dual Elites
- Fixed tooltips sometimes staying up when you exit the loadout screen
- Fixed some texture streaming issues
- Various improvements to stickers
- Improved sound synchronization for the first bullets during automatic fire
- Fixed a case where the death panel would appear if killed during the end of match screen
[ MAPS ]
- Mirage
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- Various lightmap fixes
- Smoke clouds now pass through the metal rollup grating in underpass
- Players can no longer jiggle themselves into the skybox
[ MOVEMENT ]
- Fixed a bug that would cause the player to sometimes move too far forward
- Various bug fixes
[ LIMITED TEST ACCESS ]
- A second tranche of users are in process of being added to the limited test.
[ MAPS ]
Mirage:
- Removed wallbang through door towards connector.
- Blocked gap in box stack top of mid.
- Blocked pixel gap by ticket booth.
- Added back jump onto firebox in A site.
- Fixed various player and grenade collision bugs.
- Fixed various minor graphical bugs.
[ WEAPONS ]
- Fixed disconnecting players taking C4 explosive with them.
- Deathmatch bonus weapons now offer weapons from equipped loadout options.
- Added "Replace for CT" context menu loadout shortcut for USP-S when P2000 is equipped and vice versa.
- Automatically cancel drag and drop operation when switching away from loadout menu.
- Improved the look of SCAR-20, G3SG1.
[ WORKSHOP TOOLS ]
- Fixed asset compiler bug creating stray files when running in directories that have spaces.
[PARIS 2023 MAJOR]
- Adjusted 9INE team and autograph stickers.
- Updated the UploadTournamentPredictions WebAPI for third-party integration websites, to allow placing all group predictions in a single batch. More details are available here.
- Adjusted 9INE team and autograph stickers.
- Updated the UploadTournamentPredictions WebAPI for third-party integration websites, to allow placing all group predictions in a single batch. More details are available here.
[PARIS 2023 CS:GO MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP]
– The “Paris 2023 Viewer Pass” and the “Paris 2023 Viewer Pass + 3 Souvenir Tokens” are now available for purchase. 50% of the proceeds go to the players, teams, and organizations taking part in the BLAST.TV Paris Major.
– With a Viewer Pass, you’ll get:
— An upgradable Paris 2023 Event Coin.
— Access to the Paris Pick’Em Challenge.
— Unlimited team graffiti for the duration of the event.
— Steam.tv team flair.
— Access to Paris 2023 Souvenir Packages.
– Team stickers and Player Autograph stickers are available for purchase. 50% of the proceeds go to the players, teams, and organizations taking part in the BLAST.TV Paris Major.
[ANUBIS COLLECTION]
- Introducing the Anubis Collection, featuring 19 weapon finishes themed around the newest addition to Counter-Strike's Active Duty map pool.
[MAPS]
-Spring celebrations have ended in Ember Land.
-Lava in the tunnels is rising.
-Minor bug fixes.
- Multiple network optimizations.
- The player lister in private matchmaking should no longer mix CS:GO and CS2 players together if they use the same private matchmaking pool code.
[UI]
- Added Defuse Kit to team equipment display.
- Scoreboard - Various font and style changes
- Adjusted voting panel to more closely match other UI
[VISUALS]
- Continued physically based rendering (PBR) compatibility adjustments to stickers:
-- Brightened some sticker styles for better contrast
-- Added some functionality to support fine-tuning individual items in future content adjustments.
- Adjusted some main menu and end of round animations to reduce interpenetration of weapons and character models.
- Various improvements to character models.
- Continued improvements to inspect/reload behavior.
[DUST II]
- Various adjustments to clipping and materials.
- Sealed rooftops to prevent grenades/molotovs from landing in places they shouldn't.
[MISC]
- Restored functionality for adding/removing bots while playing offline.
- Restored spray menu functionality.
- Restored radio command functionality.
- Fixes for various crashes.
[ NETWORKING ]
- Multiple network traffic optimizations.
- Shooting random seeds are now correctly desynchronized between server and client code.
[ VISUALS ]
- Fixed positions of overhead labels and ping elements at different resolutions.
- Fixed halo around enemies to not give away their locations.
- Bomb code will now correctly clear when aborting the bomb plant.
- Fixed rare inspect animations to be rare and not every anim.
- Inspect then reload ("f", "r", "f", "r") more closely matches CS:GO behavior.
- Disabled all development console commands (including "cl_physics_highlight_active 5").
[ GAMEPLAY ]
- HE grenades no longer affect smokes through walls.
- Disabled collisions between ragdolls.
- Players will no longer drop weapons when getting a bonus weapon in Deathmatch.
- Trajectory preview for decoy grenades is now correct.
- Improved behavior of picking up weapons with the use key.
[ INPUT SYSTEM ]
- Buy menu and scoreboard now allow movement while they have focus.
- Team intro allows voice chat.
- Keys will no longer get stuck when opening the steam overlay.
- Fixed many cases where user input would get confused.
- Multiple actions cannot be bound to one key.
[ SOUND ]
- Adjustments to smoke grenade sound timing at a distance.
- Fixed a bug where flashbang or grenade sound effect would remain if player died while having that sound effect active.
- Added dedicated player-only sound when a grenade is correctly jump-thrown.
- Fixed chat wheel lines to be restricted to legitimate chat wheel lines that can be configured in game options.
[ DUST II ]
- Fixed a hole in the wall.
[ Ui ]
- Fixed common asserts.
- Removed Trade-Up contract UI for Limited Test.
- Fixed multiple items showing up in the inspect panel.
[ Audio ]
- Use correct audio device name when user picks "default" device.
- Added weapon drop sounds to minimap distance broadcast.
- Lowered volume of some dust2 ambience.
- Added some missing ui sounds.
- Lowered volume of flashbang ringing and volume ducking effect.
- Reduced stereo spread of grenade explosions.
- Fixed phasing with deathmatch kill bonus sound.
[ Game ]
- Fixed various game crashes.
- Smoke bullet holes are now fixed relative to the firstperson camera.
- Smoke grenades dropped in small crevices no longer detonate on the incorrect side of thin walls.
- Players can no longer pick up weapons while dead during a competitive match.
- Fixed dropping weapons during the team intro.
- Fixed +voicerecord getting stuck on when held during team intro and released after.
- Chat messages sent during end of match no longer show players as *DEAD* if they were dead at the end of the last round.
- Fixed handling game input keys such as +voicerecord while panorama has focus.
- Added netgraph.
[ Graphics ]
- Fixed flickering with MSAA.
- Fixed smoke cloud volume lighting.
- Fixed stencil issue on glass when MSAA is disabled.
- Updated various weapon finishes based on community feedback.
