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Steam News28 April 20261mo ago

Counter-Strike 2 Update

MAPS Cache Added Cache to Competitive, Casual, Deathmatch, and Retakes modes. Dust II Uncovered Mid Box (Xbox) to reveal a previously hidden jump spot. On purpose this time.

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Counter-Strike 2 at a glance

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Affected maps

Cache

Map changes

mapCacheMap-wide clipping fixes and geometry polish.Fixed some spots where bomb would be unreachable when dropped.Fixed dynamic shadows breaking in some spots.Fixed some surface sound types.

Gameplay systems

playFixed hand popping when counter-strafing with a grenade equipped.
playLimit aim punch to 90 degrees.
playAdded secondary intersection trace for partially-occluded thirdperson weapons.
playAdjusted ground smoothing at locations where sloped ground surfaces join with step-height transitions.

Server and performance

serverFixed 'FATAL ERROR: Failed to on-demand compile shader' affecting some older GPUs.

Source notes

MAPS

Cache

  • Map-wide clipping fixes and geometry polish.

  • Fixed some spots where bomb would be unreachable when dropped.

  • Fixed dynamic shadows breaking in some spots.

  • Fixed some surface sound types.

ANIMGRAPH 2

  • Fixed hand popping when counter-strafing with a grenade equipped.

MISC

  • Limit aim punch to 90 degrees.

  • Added secondary intersection trace for partially-occluded thirdperson weapons.

  • Adjusted ground smoothing at locations where sloped ground surfaces join with step-height transitions.

  • Fixed issue that caused defuse-cables from completely occluded players to also be occluded.

  • Fixed 'FATAL ERROR: Failed to on-demand compile shader' affecting some older GPUs.

Source

Steam News / 28 April 2026

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