Counter Strike 2 April Patch Notes

Key Takeaways

• PGL Copenhagen Major Winners - Congratulations to Natus Vincere for winning the PGL Copenhagen Major! Faze finished in second place. G2 and Vitality getting 3rd and 4th.
• Left-handed Viewmodel - Many players were eagerly awaiting the return of left-handed viewmodel and its finally here! You can now choose which one you prefer to start with and even bind a key to swap hands mid round (default key: H).
• Grenade Crosshair - Added a grenade line-up reticle that appears shortly after pulling the pin. You can set the timing for each grenade type independently.
• Dropped Weapons in the Buy Menu - Added a Dropped Weapons panel at the bottom of the buy menu. The Dropped Weapon panel shows weapons dropped by teammates. You can pick up dropped weapons in the Dropped Weapon panel. Just be careful when dropping a weapon to another player as any teammate can pick it up from anywhere in the buy zone.
• Dust 2 - Replaced Overpass with Dust 2 in the Active Duty Group, current competition map pool, and Premier matchmaking.

Release Notes for 4/2/2024

[ Copenhagen 2024 Major ]

• Congratulations to Natus Vincere for winning the PGL Copenhagen Major!
• The Copenhagen 2024 Champions Autograph Capsule is now available for purchase in the Copenhagen 2024 Major Hub

[ Misc ]

• Fixed several cases of sticky collisions when jumping against surfaces
• Fixed another threading bug that could lead to a frame rate hitch, especially if all CPUs were busy
• Purchased and traded Counter-Strike items will not be visible to other users who view your Steam Inventory for 10 days

Release Notes for 4/16/2024

[ Misc ]

• Fixed a bug where bomb can sometimes disappear from the radar
• Allow scraping or removing stickers by selecting the sticker icons under the weapon
• Allow deleting empty storage units that have an assigned label
• Fixed Workshop tools from crashing when compiling maps that contain instances

Release Notes for 4/25/2024

[ Viewmodel ]

• Adjusted viewmodel bob movement
• Added "Preferred Viewmodel Left/Right Handedness" setting
• Added "Switch Viewmodel Left/Right Hand" key binding (default: US keyboard letter H) to switch hands temporarily during gameplay
• Viewmodel position setting and left/right hand state are now networked and visible to first-person spectators.
• Deprecated "Couch" viewmodel position setting

[ HUD ]

• Added "Radar Map Alternate Zoom" setting and "Toggle Radar Zoom" key binding to toggle between zoom levels during gameplay
• Added a radar icon for the local player when free cam spectating
• Added a grenade line-up reticle that appears shortly after pulling the pin. The timing can be configured for each grenade type independently
• Changed weapon Swap text (when pointing at a dropped weapon) to always show the gameplay name of the weapon instead of any customized name it might have.
• Added a kill feed icon for "in-air" kills
• Added the scoreboard to the ESC menu
• Added an icon to indicate bots on the scoreboard

[ Buy Menu ]

• Added a "Dropped Weapons" panel, which shows (and allows the direct pickup of) weapons that have been dropped by teammates that are standing in the buy zone
• Added the minimum amount of money that a player is guaranteed to have in the next round to the buy menu title bar. (thanks, Kadomos)

[ Gameplay ]

• Increased Zeus movement speed and adjusted the attack cone
• Increased Zeus kill reward from $0 to $100 ($50 in Casual)
• Increased CZ75-Auto kill reward from $100 to $300 ($150 in Casual)
• Reduced XM1014 kill reward from $900 to $600 ($300 in Casual)

[ Inventory ]

• Lighting adjustments in Inspect background maps
• Added Wear Category to the info tooltip in the Inspect screen
• Added gameplay name in panels that used to only show customized name. E.g., Inspect screen, inventory tile

[ Maps ]

• Replaced Overpass with Dust 2 in the Active Duty Group, current competition map pool, and Premier matchmaking
• Baggage
  • Opened roll-up doors at spawns
  • Updated models for some conveyors
  • Solidified stairs
  • Various bug fixes
• Inferno:
  • Removed overhanging building at top mid
  • Removed overhangs at bottom of banana
  • Various map tweaks to improve player collision and readability
• Overpass, Nuke, Vertigo, Mirage and Office
  • Bug and exploit fixes
  • Collision and line of sight adjustments
  • Minor performance improvements

[ Weapon Finishes ]

• AK-47 | Inheritance: Texture and mask adjustments
• USP-S | Jawbreaker: Corrected ambient occlusion texture

[ Misc ]

• Decoupled demo playback camera movement from playback speed. This allows moving the camera even if playback is paused
• Added ability to launch practice matches and workshop maps with party members
• Added Overwatch system to enable match demo review by trusted partners
• Copenhagen 2024 Major sticker capsules are on sale now -75% off
• Added ability to adjust brightness in windowed modes

Release Notes for 4/26/2024

[ Misc ]

• Fixed a bug where grenade throw animations would get stuck when switching hands.
• Fixed a bug where the same grenade type couldn't be thrown multiple times without switching to another weapon first.
• Fixed a bug that allowed picking up grenades beyond the normal maximum.
• Fixed a bug where smoke grenades would sometimes appear lit as if a flashbang detonated inside them.

[ Maps ]

• Fixed a spot in Dust 2 above mid doors where grenades would fall through the world.
• Fixed a spot in Inferno where weapons could fall through the world.

Release Notes for 4/30/2024

[ Misc ]

• Grenade kills no longer display the "in-air" killfeed icon.
• Fixed several cases where clicking on the buy menu or scoreboard would cause the game to stop taking keyboard input.
• Fixed too many usercommands being processed when skipping forward in demos. This reduces the skip time by as much as 80%.
• Added console output that may be helpful for advanced users to diagnose performance problems. When a very long frame occurs, a brief profile of the frame is printed. At the end of a match, a summary is printed.

Counter Strike 2 April Patch Notes Conclusion

Written by: Soap_GOD

Reviewed by: mkaytea, Tenkiei