# Counter-Strike 2 Counter-Strike 2 Update

- Product: Counter-Strike 2 (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/counter-strike-2)
- Vendor: Valve
- Date: 2026-04-24
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/730/view/508485755865137963
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/counter-strike-2/releases/2026-04-24-counter-strike-2-update

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- **fixed** — Fix XM1014 shells flickering when starting a reload
- **fixed** — Fix bugs with dual berettas in first person and in spectator mode
- **fixed** — Fix inspect/cancel causing multiple worldmodel deploys
- **fixed** — Fix a bug where players can get stuck in a planted-turn state
- **changed** — Make foot IK transitions smoother
- **changed** — Adjust the firstperson in-air crouch transition time to match the thirdperson animation better
- **fixed** — Fix a case where high frequency stutter steps would cause large pose changes
- **fixed** — Fix a case where legs would snap when quickly stopping and then continuing in same direction
- **changed** — Adjust thirdperson bomb plant animation to more closely match firstperson animation
- **changed** — Make minor adjustments to viewmodel animations
- **fixed** — Fix random crash on startup when a non-default Audio Device was specified in settings or when sound_device_override was specified in a config file or on the command line
- **changed** — Adjust official map guides to match new surface smoothing
- **fixed** — Fix dropped weapons with silencers to now correctly reflect the silenced state

[ ANIMGRAPH 2 ]

- Fixed XM1014 shells flickering when starting a reload.

- Fixed bugs with dual berettas in first person and in spectator mode.

- Fixed inspect/cancel causing multiple worldmodel deploys.

- Fixed a bug where players can get stuck in a planted-turn state.

- Made foot IK transitions smoother.

- Adjusted the firstperson in-air crouch transition time to match the thirdperson animation better.

- Fixed a case where high frequency stutter steps would cause large pose changes.

- Fixed a case where legs would snap when quickly stopping and then continuing in same direction.

- Adjusted thirdperson bomb plant animation to more closely match firstperson animation.

- Minor adjustments to viewmodel animations.

[ MISC ]

- Fixed random crash on startup when a non-default Audio Device was specified in settings or when sound_device_override was specified in a config file or on the command line.

- Adjusted official map guides to match new surface smoothing.

- Dropped weapons with silencers now correctly reflect the silenced state.