CS2 on X: Release Notes for today are up: (Sep 25, 2026)
Release Notes for today are up:
CS2@CounterStrike
Release Notes for today are up:
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Code updateSep 25, 2026, 09:59 PM UTC
CS2 Update (Sep 25, 2026)
New CS2 patch adds a Major token reminder popup, refines pet book and popup behavior, overhauls chicken audio, and introduces infrastructure for better smoke lighting and weapon sound suppression.
- New Major shop balance popup reminds players to spend remaining event tokens and links directly to the Major hub.
- Main menu popup handling has been refactored, improving cleanup of notification callbacks and avoiding stuck popups.
- Pet book and vanity pet systems received UX updates, including date-based labels for retired pet books.
- Official LATAM map annotations for de_train were updated, likely refining in-game guide markers.
- Smoke grenade lighting received new engine support and a server command, with a scripted map now requesting smoke lighting recomputation after room-light changes.
- Chicken audio was expanded with new hen, pullet, panic, flap, and scratch sounds, plus tuned volumes and pitches in both game and UI.
- Weapon handling and reload sounds across several guns now use standardized suppression settings to better control overlapping foley noise.
- New month-only economy date formats and protocol/metadata tweaks prepare the UI and tools for cleaner time-period displays and updated command categorization.
Official updateSep 25, 2026, 09:54 PM UTC
Counter-Strike 2 Update (Sep 25, 2026)
Various gap and clipping fixes, reload audio fixes, `sv_clantags_enabled` server option, and main menu egg placement changes.
- Various gap fixes and clipping adjustments.
- Fixed some cases where loud reloads would persist while trying to stealth reload.
- Added `sv_clantags_enabled` option so custom servers can disable clan tags.
- The eggs of background players in main menu lobbies now rest in nests.
CS2@CounterStrike
Sep 24, 2026, 10:05 PM UTC