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Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2 Update

Aug 14, 2025 · Steam update tracked by Buffs & Bugs

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PATCH AT A GLANCE

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Ancient and Shoots

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Main focusMAPS · ITEMS · ANIMATION
  • Added nighttime versions.
  • Refreshed all ancient materials to use latest CS2 shaders.
  • Added new blending options for ancient materials including wetness and moss.
OFFICIAL UPDATE NOTES · STEAM

What officially changed

MAPS

Ancient and Shoots

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Added nighttime versions.

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Refreshed all ancient materials to use latest CS2 shaders.

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Added new blending options for ancient materials including wetness and moss.

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Added "ancient_zoo.vmap" with all assets and blending examples for mapmakers.

ITEMS

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Deluge Music Kit Box is now available for purchase in standard and StatTrak versions.

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New Limited Time Item, the M4A1-S | Solitude, is now available in The Armory.

ANIMATION

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Sawed-off shotgun deploy modified and fixed shell penetration on reload.

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Improved deploy +quick inspect animations for all knives.

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Improved deploy +quick inspect animations for the AK, Galil, AUG, PP-Bizon.

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Improved deploy animations for the AWP, M4A4, M4A1-S.

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Improved animations for legacy SSG08 models.

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Removed the deploy inspect delay for most weapons.

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Fixed XM1014 blocking crosshair during reload.

MISC

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Rendering performance improvements across most maps.

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Rendering resolution and aspect ratio can now be changed in fullscreen windowed mode.

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fps_max can no longer be changed while connected to a server.

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Fixed a case where certain weapons could be fired sooner after a re-deploy.

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