Counter-Strike 2 Patch Notes October 25: Map Changes & Weapon Fixes

Counter-Strike 2 is approaching its first month since release, and while it's had a share of bugs, Valve is working hard to address them. The October 25 patch notes bring several fixes and tweaks to various maps, aiming to enhance gameplay.

Counter-Strike 2 Patch Notes October 25:

Inferno

• Improved bomb visibility when planted in the fountain on bombsite B.
• Enhanced grenade bounce behavior on roof and stone models for predictability.
• Removed part of the balcony railing.
• Adjusted the garage door on bombsite A for better player readability and clipping.
• Fixed a lighting bug on the Inferno workshop map.
• Addressed various micro-gaps.
• Overall clipping and movement have been polished.

Overpass

• Removed or adjusted models and textures to improve player readability.
• Lighting adjustments in specific areas for improved visibility.
• Tweaked grenade clipping in various areas.

Nuke

• Fixed clipping on the ramp room doorway tread plates to prevent erroneous grenade bounces.
• Adjusted collision on doorways from the ramp to bombsite B for accuracy.
• Improved player readability against the container on bombsite B.
• Fixed some instances where players clipped through the garage door at the lobby.
• Removed the dynamic light at squeaky to avoid shadows revealing player positions through the doorway.
• Fixed various holes in the world.
• Overall clipping and movement have been polished.

Dust2

• Fixed micro-cracks in crate models.

Anubis

• Adjusted grenade clipping in and around bombsite B to prevent grenades from getting stuck.
• Fixed multiple instances of dropped weapons clipping through the world geometry.
• Fixed various holes and cracks in the world.
• Fixed missing collision on geometry, preventing the C4 from being thrown out of the map.
• Clipped multiple areas where players could stack to gain unfair vantage points.
• Fixed lightmap issues around CT spawn water.
• Improved player readability in mid.
• Enhanced CT team intro positions.
• Overall clipping and movement have been polished.

Office

• Improved player readability at CT spawn around the SWAT van.
• Fixed gaps in some cubemaps that caused lighting issues.
• Fixed lighting artifacts on crates at low settings.
• Disabled motion on the vending machine.
• Overall clipping and movement have been polished.

Vertigo

• Fixed ladder collision blocking bullets and grenades.
• Fixed steel beams having an incorrect surface property.
• Overall clipping and movement have been polished.

Mirage

• Fixed various bullet penetration issues.
• Overall clipping and movement have been polished.

Ancient

• Made fog adjustments to enhance player readability.
• Fixed micro-cracks in crate models.
• Fixed multiple holes and cracks in the world.
• Made visibility adjustments to the donut area.
• Addressed bullet penetration issues through wood panels near bombsite B.
• Fixed material properties on some tarp models.
• Overall clipping and movement have been polished.

Miscellaneous

• Fixed instances where weapons could fall out of the world.
• Resolved a bug where Molotov self-damage could be incorrectly penalized as team damage.
• Improved performance for muzzle flashes and HE grenade effects.
• Various bug fixes and tweaks to weapon finishes and stickers.
• Added code to correct packets arriving out of order in quick succession, which were appearing as net graph loss.
• Fixed a bug where SDR routing could sometimes choose the second-best route when immediately connecting and then stick to that route for too long.