PatchApril 20, 2026

CS2 update — April 20, 2026

Animgraph 2 goes live

All changes from the animgraph_2_beta build are now live.

ANIMGRAPH 2

  • Minor adjustments to viewmodel animations.

  • Adjusted general weapon deploy animation logic.

  • Fixed issues with transitioning between knife attacks.

  • Fixed Elites not shooting in third-person.

MISC

  • Fixed a bug that allowed silently climbing ladders at run speed by sporadically tapping movement keys.

  • Adjusted ground smoothing at locations where sloped ground surfaces transition to flat ground.

  • Fixed held grenades inheriting incorrect scale in some circumstances such as after being dropped and picked up.

  • Fixed a crash at halftime when transitioning from CT to T.

In short: what changed

  • Animgraph 2 animations are out of beta for everyone.
  • Fixed silent fast ladder climbing.

Source: the official Counter-Strike 2 blog on Steam. Text and images belong to Valve.