Release Notes for 6/6/2023

MAPS

• Mirage has replaced Dust II on official Counter-Strike 2 Limited Test matchmaking servers.

WORKSHOP TOOLS

• Introducing Counter-Strike 2 Workshop Tools which can be enabled and downloaded from in-game settings menu--these tools will allow community contributors to create weapon finishes, stickers, and maps.

  • Note: the Steam Community Workshop does not yet support uploading CS2 maps.

• The level editor (Hammer) now leverages GPU accelerated raytracing to both preview and bake lighting for CS2 maps. This significantly speeds up compile times, but as a result a GPU capable of raytracing is required for Hammer to be fully functional.

• Hammer GPU Minimum Specs:

  • Nvidia 2060Ti 6gb (2080Ti+ recommended)

  • AMD 6600XT (6800XT+ recommended)

WEAPONS

• The player loadout has been revised:

  • Players have 1 Starting Pistol slot, 4 Pistol slots, 5 Mid-tier slots (previously "SMGs" and "Heavy"), and 5 Rifle slots, per team.

  • Assign any (side-appropriate) weapon to any slot within its category.

  • Supports drag-and-drop and has been redesigned to fit in on a single screen.

• The in-game buy menu interface has been revised:

  • The wheel has been replaced with a grid showing all purchase options at the same time.

  • Teammate purchases are displayed on the buy menu.

  • Weapon "stats" display has been replaced with simple straightforward descriptions.

  • Players can now refund any purchase that was purchased in the same round and has not been used.

• Existing CS:GO items on the Steam Community Market can be inspected in Counter-Strike 2.

SUB-TICK

• Sub-tick movement is now more precise and less "floaty" (per player-feedback).

• Releasing movement keys now correctly convey their sub-tick timing.

• The top player of a triple-stack can now shoot.

• Fine-tuned weapon aim punch recovery to be latency-independent during sub-tick recovery on the client.

• Fine-tuned view punch camera shake effect during shooting to be both latency-independent and synchronized with all other sub-tick shooting effects on the client.

VOLUMETRIC SMOKE

• Improved lighting/rendering when smoke overlaps multiple distinctly lit regions.

• HE grenade effect times on smoke has been reduced.

• Shotguns now create larger holes in smoke volumes.

ANIMATION

• Adjustments to the viewmodel 'inspect' to remove animation popping.

• Several viewmodel and blending animation fixes.

• Improved traversal animation.

• Jumping into the air and running off a ledge is now differentiated to allow for separate character motion.

SOUND

• Player's own footstep sounds are now predicted on the client for a latency-independent experience.

RENDERING

• Improved performance and responsiveness in windowed and full-screen windowed modes.

• Fixed several bugs and rendering artifacts.

INPUT

• Fixed bug that would cause input to become permanently broken when multiple commands were bound to one key. Multi-binds are back, except for jump-throw binds (which are now a skillful part of CS).

• Commands bound to mouse wheels will now be reliably executed.

• Fixed bug that would cause input to execute incorrectly after taking over a bot in practice mode.

• Inspecting weapons is now predicted on the client for a more responsive experience.

VAC

• VAC will now live ban and gracefully terminate the match at the end of the round (unless it was the last round and the cheater lost).

  • The match will not affect any participants' Skill Group.

  • Players that were not lobbied with the VAC-banned player will earn XP for match.