
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.