What changed in Counter-Strike 2 in 2025

Bridge drop moved near Mid Doors, Mid doors orientation reversed, Hole added between E-box and Back of B, Bombsite A crates moved up steps on to Walkway, Scaffolding added to pillar on Bombsite A.

Slightly increased damage, reduced damage fall-off, and reduced price by $100.

Available in casual and retakes via the ESC menu.

Always shows a mic for local player if mic is open.

Fixed cases where the player would collide with internal edges while sliding along a ramp.

Landing time is now calculated with subtick precision. Jumping and landing no longer affect stamina.

Added GetModelName, GetModelScale, GetColor, and IsGlowing.

Activator was sometimes incorrect for OnOpen, OnFullyOpen, OnClose, and OnFullyClosed.

Includes Ak47, Aug, AWP, Berettas, Deagle, Galil, Mac-10, MP7, P250, Tec9, USP-S, Bizon, Cz75a, Famas, MP9.

Safehouse, Dust 2, 2018 Nuke Collection, and 2018 Inferno Collection removed.

Harlequin and Achroma added.

Removed: Golden, Palacio, Agency, and Rooftop.

Featuring Paper, Embroidered, Holo, and Gold stickers autographed by Team Vitality players.

Existing per-map competitive Skill Groups have been expired, and will be displayed again once the player obtains the required number of wins.

Knife impact sounds now reflect different damage amounts dealt with each attack.

Warden, Stronghold, and Alpine added to Competitive, Casual, and Deathmatch; Sanctum and Poseidon added to Wingman mode.

Congratulations to Team Vitality!

Highlight Souvenir Packages can now be acquired for the Playoff matches.

New charm model that can be painted and submitted for a future community charm collection.

Looking for submissions inspired by Arabesque Art, Arabian Mythology, Auto Racing, and Fruits and Vegetables.

New terms allow licensing of Workshop items for a flat fee, enabling distribution in new areas.

New Paint Kit type includes options for iridescence and other features.

The first stage of the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 starts on November 24th.

Bans will be removed for affected users.

The bans will be removed.

Sticker Slabs allow players to display stickers without applying them permanently.

Stickers featuring team logos and player signatures are now available.

Pass holders can participate in the Pick'Em challenge to upgrade their coin.

The Viewer Pass allows players to support teams, upgrade a coin, and access unlimited team graffiti.

Fixed a case of observers experiencing incorrect post-processing effects when switching observer targets.

Playoff Souvenirs now come with Souvenir Charms featuring match highlights.

Disabled TrueView while watching a live playcast to match on-server observing experience.

Fixed a wiggle at the end of SG 556 deploy animation.

TrueView matches demo playback to the player's original experience by re-running client-side prediction.

Movement changes that were previously available in a beta branch are now live.

The StarLadder Budapest Major Hub is now available for tournament items and challenges.

Fixed skybox on Inferno that was blocking grenades.

Glove models and animations in the UI/inventory now use Animgraph2, matching first-person in-game gloves.

Updated the color scheme of Counter-Strike items in Steam Community Market and Web Inventory to match item quality colors.

Increased the maximum effective sv_maxvelocity to 16,384 units per second.

Added new 'Sticker Slab' item that seals stickers and can be attached to weapons.

Increased default bullet decal rendering distance.

Fixed a case where clients would mispredict jump button presses.

Newly purchased Name Tag and StatTrak™ Swap Tool items can no longer be traded or listed on Community Market.

Purchase a Budapest 2025 Viewer Pass to receive an upgradable Budapest 2025 Coin and earn extra souvenir packages.

Enabled the pulsing light on the C4 view model.

Fixed a case where clients would mispredict jump apexes.

Reconstructs the observed player's original experience more accurately by re-running client-side prediction.

Reconstructs the observed player's original experience more accurately by re-running client-side prediction.

Classic game mode featuring fast-paced 4v3 after-plant scenarios.

Reconstructs the observed player's original experience more accurately.

Bot manager now prioritizes kicking dead bots and non-human controlled bots to make room for players.

Now allows 4 players in a party for Retakes.

Resolved a case where players joining Retakes during freeze time could spawn incorrectly.

Updated to the latest version from Steam Community Workshop.

Updated to the latest version from Steam Community Workshop.

Resolved issues with item icons rendering blurry or not at all.

Improvements made to the top of Quad and under Balcony for better visibility.

Prevented multiple triggers of several server-only sound events.

Resolved issues with smoke interactions when multiple smokes are active on the map.

Performance improvements when in the main menu and during item inspections.

Updated to the latest version from Steam Community Workshop.

New exchanges for Covert items to StatTrak™ Knives and regular Knives or Gloves.

Retakes mode supports Defusal Group Alpha and Delta maps on official matchmaking servers.

Trace config now accepts an array of ignore entities or just one.

Trace result will include hitGroup if tracing against hitboxes.

Now lowers the viewmodel weapon, prevents scoping, and delays firing by 150ms after exiting the defuse.

Reduced CPU usage.

This build is not compatible with public matchmaking.

Includes CSWeaponType, CSRoundEndReason, CSHitGroup, and more.

Reduced overall CPU usage when players are shooting.

Result can now modify damageType and damageFlags.

Improved clarity of King Crasswater and Queen Ava stickers.

Resolved a crash issue when playing back certain demo files.

Resolved an issue with incorrect damage report data at the end of the rounds.

Reduced CPU usage during bullet penetration calculations.

Reduced overall CPU usage when players are shooting.

C4 will no longer detonate during halftime intermission or after the match ends.

Defusing C4 now lowers the viewmodel weapon, prevents scoping, and delays firing by 150ms after exiting the defuse.

Updated to accept an array of ignore entities or just one.

HUD weapon mode indicator has been moved to the ammo count.

Raindrops are now removed from weapons when switching to a dry inspect environment.

Context menu now opens in a position relative to the cursor.

This is the gear slot for healthshots.

Now accepts damageType and damageFlags.

Enums CSRoundEndReason, CSHitGroup, CSLoadoutSlot, CSDamageTypes, CSDamageFlags, and CSWeaponAttackType added.

Now receives damageType and damageFlags.

Fixed a case where 1 tick was incorrectly subtracted from sv_predictable_damage_tag_ticks.

Now receives damageType and damageFlags, allowing modification of these values.

Can now specify to trace against hitboxes and includes hitGroup in the trace result.

Now receives the reason for the round end.

Now receives attackType.

A new charm, Dr. Boom, has been added to the Armory. It does not explode but is designed to be charming.

Two new sticker collections have been added, including the return of the Sugarface collection.

Four new Community maps: Golden and Palacio for Competitive, Casual, and Deathmatch; Rooftop and Transit for Wingman.

Fixed a regression in certain bullet penetration scenarios.

Updated Palacio, Rooftop, and Golden to the latest Community Workshop versions.

Fixed a bug where new callbacks could be invoked multiple times after a script reload.

Fixed a bug where old callbacks could be invoked after a script reload.

Fixed Instance.OnGunReload and Instance.OnGunFire not working for XM1014, Nova, and Sawed-Off.

Added to Wingman mode.

Featuring 9 new stickers with the Sugarface theme.

Featuring 22 new charms.

Removed from all game modes.

Includes lattice deformer and simple bend deformer.

Added to Competitive, Casual, and Deathmatch modes.

As arguments and return values.

An exception will be thrown when the method is invoked with an incorrect 'this' value.

Featuring 23 new charms created by Counter-Strike Workshop community artists.

For greater than one pixel width sniper scope.

At the end of the match.

Featuring 29 new stickers created by Counter-Strike Workshop community artists.

sv_subtick_movement_view_angles will now only send subtick view angles to the server with other subtick events.

Helps alleviate texture streaming overhead.

sv_subtick_movement_view_angles will now only send subtick view angles to the server with other subtick events instead of sending them for every frame they change.

Help alleviate texture streaming overhead.

Includes methods like Entity.GetGroundEntity, CSWeaponBase.GetOwner, CSPlayerController.GetName, and others.

Point_script entity will no longer potentially crash after an unsuccessful reload from an invalid script while running in tools mode.

Set the target to 'es2022' for more accurate type analysis.

Replaced with per-event registration methods for stronger API stability.

Methods expecting string type arguments will now error instead of calling toString for wrong type arguments.

Changed to accept any type for the text value.

Point_script entity will remain inactive instead of removing itself on a failed script load during spawn.

Allows setting caller and activator.

Includes all de_train assets and examples.

Fixed a bug where RunScriptInput would crash the game when triggered with a null caller or activator.

Added events for player connection, activation, disconnection, round start, round end, bomb plant, bomb defuse, player kill, player chat, gun fire, and grenade throw.

Point_script entity will hold onto the memory value returned by Instance.OnBeforeReload until the next successful reload.

Fixed a case where you couldn't start moving while wiggling the mouse.

Various player clipping fixes on the Train map.

Teammates can now view the full loadout of players while spectating.

Fixed a case where velocity was abnormally low while walking up ramps.

A new scripting system is available for community map makers along with examples.

Various player clipping fixes on the Ancient map.

Introducing the Genesis Collection with 17 finishes from community contributors, accessible via Genesis Uplink Terminals.

Grenades now have unique higher-fidelity sounds for draw, inspect, pin-pull, and throw.

Resolved issues for users with Steam Wallet funds in various currencies.

Resolved crash issue when config parameter was not specified.

Enhanced timestep-independence of movement acceleration.

The Genesis Collection is now available, featuring 17 finishes from community contributors.

Each grenade now has unique higher-fidelity sounds for draw, inspect, pin-pull, and throw.

Access items in the Genesis Collection via the Genesis Uplink Terminal, available as a weekly drop.

Added zoom (mousewheel) and pan (shift+drag) to all inspect panels.

Added cs_script, a JavaScript based scripting system for Counter-Strike maps.

Added script_zoo.vmap to demonstrate cs_script usage and functionality.

Added ability to inspect another player's loadout when spectating.

Various improvements to subtick shooting consistency.

Last chance to pick up the Gallery Case, Graphic Collection, and Character Craft stickers from The Armory.

Fixed an issue that would allow exec_async to continue executing in cheat protected servers resulting in random user input dropout.

Last chance to pick up the Gallery Case, Graphic Collection, and Character Craft stickers from The Armory.

Fixed an issue that would allow exec_async to continue executing in cheat protected servers resulting in random user input dropout.

Improved performance when firing weapons.

Fixed a case where viewmodel motion due to view angle changes depended on the direction you were facing.

Updated to the latest version from the Community Workshop.

Updated to the latest version from the Community Workshop.

Fixed animations for Bowie, Bayonet, Kukri, Nomad, Paracord, and Skeleton knives.

Resolved an issue that caused sound dropouts while playing Agency.

Ancient and Shoots have received visual upgrades and now feature nighttime versions.

The M4A1-S | Solitude is now available in the Armory.

New music kits from various artists including Adam Beyer, Ghost, and Killer Mike.

Content available in maps/editor/zoo/ancient_zoo.vmap

Includes wetness and moss effects.

Includes AK, Galil, AUG, PP-Bizon.

Includes all assets and blending examples.

Available in standard and StatTrak versions.

Modified deploy and fixed shell penetration on reload.

Now available in The Armory.

Fixed a bug that would cause bhopping penalty to continue to accumulate even when jump had not been pressed.

Fixed a bug that would prevent firstperson viewmodel lag.

Adjusted firstperson molotov audio and particle event timing.

Bhopping jump spam clock now starts at the instant the input is registered, rather than then end of the subtick where that command was processed.

Updated to the latest version from the Community Workshop.

Incendiary and smoke grenades now play the correct sounds.

Molotov again uses the correct fire particle.

Fixed a bug that would allow you to inspect a grenade after priming.

MP9 has a harder to control spray and significantly reduced jumping accuracy.

Weapons can be fired immediately after a redeploy if reloading was cancelled before adding ammo.

New feature allows reversal of item trades from the last 7 days in case of account compromise.

Fire from the incendiary grenade now spreads faster to counter rushing Ts.

Fixed a case where weapons (including dropped bombs) would appear in the wrong location.

CTs now receive a shared team award for each T eliminated, regardless of win or loss.

Start working toward your Season Three Medal with new eligibility requirements.

Overpass returns to the map pool while Anubis is removed.

Various improvements to weapon reload and draw sounds in conjunction with AnimGraph2 updates.

The animation system in CS2 is being upgraded to AnimGraph2, requiring reauthoring of existing game content.

Added new speed-sensitive sounds that play while surfing, adjustable via specific commands.

Fixed several cases where a player would get stuck on map geometry while surfing.

Fixed a case where individual player voice volume adjustments weren't working correctly.

Shotgun reloads will no longer resume automatically after being interrupted.

The Community Server Browser will now open in the Steam Overlay when playing in fullscreen exclusive mode.

Multiple adjustments including breakable glass added to B doors and various changes to site layouts.

Improvements to damage prediction when shooting while moving.

Updated to the latest version from the Community Workshop.

Replaced/updated all chicken animations.

Replaced all first-person animations, including weapon deploy, firing, reload, and inspect animations.

Various improvements to ambient sound content for community map makers.

Added new cover and adjusted platform on A and B sites, along with other changes.

Various adjustments including opened church windows and visual improvements on Banana.

In Competitive modes, Counter-Terrorists now receive a $50 team award for each Terrorist eliminated in a round.

Season Two ends on July 14th; players need 25 wins for the Premier Season Two Medal.

Featuring Paper, Foil, Holo, and Gold stickers autographed by Team Vitality.

Increased recoil magnitude and substantially reduced jumping accuracy.

Incendiary grenade fire spreads more rapidly.

Each Playoff Stage Souvenir comes with a Souvenir Charm that contains a highlight from the match.

Join us June 3rd as the first stage of the major gets underway!

Players can activate the Viewer Pass and set their Pick'Ems for the upcoming BLAST.tv Austin Major.

Exclusive packages containing a souvenir weapon with a video highlight from selected playoff matches.

Four Warhammer 40,000-themed sticker capsules are now available in-game.

Released tournament stickers with logos of every participating team and autographs of players.

Includes a coin that can be upgraded by playing the Pick'Em challenge and unlimited team graffiti.

Rendered viewangle adjustments due to recoil are now calculated per frame.

Rendered viewangle adjustments due to recoil are now calculated per frame.

Rendered viewangle adjustments due to recoil are now calculated per frame.

Rendered viewangle adjustments due to recoil are now calculated per frame.

Body shot impact sounds will now momentarily reduce the volume of weapon fire and ambience.

Players can complete new weekly missions for bonus XP, accessible in the Main Menu and Play Menu.

New community maps Jura, Grail, and Agency added to Competitive, Casual, and Deathmatch modes; Dogtown and Brewery added to Wingman.

Casual and Deathmatch map groups have been rearranged for improved gameplay experience.

Fixed a bug where searching for Defusal Group Alpha would lead to Anubis and Defusal Group Delta would lead to Vertigo.

Maps have been tidied up with cleaner surfaces and less clutter.

Fixed a case where fire was visible through smoke.

New limited edition shotgun with a mountainous pattern.

Three new weapon collections: Ascent, Boreal, and Radiant with over 70 new finishes.

Various crash fixes and stability improvements.

Train's collection gets new designs inspired by the map's graffiti and location.

Various UI sound bug fixes and tweaks.

Fixed a case where mission progress appeared to be reset when reconnecting to a match in-progress.

Introduction of the Fever Case featuring 17 weapon finishes and Shattered Web knives.

Removed Basalt, Edin, Palais, and Whistle from all game modes.

Lobby invites from players marked with 'Block All Communication' will now be ignored.

Removed snd_setmixer and related commands.

Resolved issues where shooting visible enemies over smoke wouldn't play sound.

Players receive one mission each week, expiring after 7 days with XP rewards.

Updated map groups for better gameplay experience.

Addressed cases where gameplay sounds were inaudible or would skip.

Added Jura, Grail, and Agency to Competitive, Casual, and Deathmatch modes; Dogtown and Brewery to Wingman mode.

Resolved issue where input bindings to scancode56 wouldn't persist across app launches.

Four collections removed: Bank, Italy, Lake, and the original Train collection.

Changes include adjustments to Banana size, simplifications in various areas, and removal of obstacles.

Resolved a bug where player shadows would render through windows above A main.

Includes simplifications to walls and adjustments to grenade collision.

Three all-new weapon collections: Ascent, Boreal, and Radiant.

Includes the Train 2025 Collection, the Fever Case, and a Limited Edition Item: the XM1014 | Solitude.

Added ability to author and submit patterns for the Missing Link Charm to Counter-Strike 2 Steam Workshop.

Updated Basalt to the latest version from Steam Workshop.

Added ability to author and submit patterns for the Missing Link Charm to Counter-Strike 2 Steam Workshop.

Updated Basalt to the latest version from Steam Workshop.

Corrected visible roof geometry from the boiler entrance.

Resolved several bugs related to the patches user interface.

Addressed a crash issue when player entity networking was restricted.

Resolved a case where voice chat would break.

Updated alternate AK-47 inspect animation.

Fixed sizing and scaling of UI elements shared between buy menu and in-game HUD.

Fixed a bug with armor display for CSTV spectators.

Increased supported upload size for Counter-Strike 2 Steam Workshop Maps to 3 GB.

Tweaks have been made to the FAMAS.

Activated progress indicator in the play menu for Premier Season Two.

Now supports radar scale from 0.25 to 1.0.

Addressed regressions with AUG/SG scope graphics.

The M4A4 has been made more affordable.

Vertigo has been removed from the map rotation for Premier Season Two.

Players can earn a Premier Season Two Medal based on their performance during the season.

Radar scale snaps size when a newly discovered enemy/C4 enters radar view.

Premier matchmaking is now open for players to participate.

Updated to the latest version from the Community Workshop.

Avoids clipping through walls.

Train is now included in the map rotation for Premier Season Two.

Players who earned a CS Rating during Season One will receive a commemorative medal with detailed statistics.

Goodbye to Premier Season One, hello to Season Two with new rewards and recalibration.

The M4A4 is now less expensive.

FAMAS has improved standing and crouching accuracy along with a price cut.

Train is added to the map pool while Vertigo is removed.

Players need 25 Premier match wins and an active CSR to earn the Season Two Medal.

Grenade order in spectator UI adjusted to match weapon selection order.

Allows playing incomplete demo files copied from ongoing matches or recovered after server crashes.

Players will have their CS Rating recalibrated based on Season One performance and must win 10 matches to re-establish it.

Premier matchmaking has resumed with the start of Season Two.

Players who earned a CS Rating during Season One will receive a medal with detailed statistics.

Fixed an exploit where users could use secondary fire on R8 Revolver and then sell it back.

Counter-strafe summaries are now available in game server log data distributed via log address.

Adjusted scope dot on AUG/SG to be more usable at range.

FAMAS accuracy improved and price reduced to $1,950.

M4A4 price reduced to $2,900.

Crouching accuracy reduced for MP9, MP5-SD, and MP7.

Added a radar dynamic zoom option that adjusts to include teammates, bomb, and other detected elements.

Premier Season One is now over, and Premier matchmaking has been temporarily disabled.

Follow recoil setting during spectating now obeys the spectator target's crosshair setting if shown.

Optimizations implemented for some CPU-bound cases.

New command added to update existing map annotations on Steam Workshop.

Follow recoil setting during spectating now obeys the spectator target's crosshair setting if shown.

Added support for updating existing map annotations on Steam Workshop with specific commands.

Optimizations made for some CPU-bound cases.

Updated to the latest version of Steam Client Beta

Enhanced ability to reconnect to Steam after a disconnection