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Counter Strike 2 Deploys Notes for February 2, 2024

Akshat Trivedi
February 29, 2024 10:33 (UPDATED: February 29, 2024 10:34 IST)

The Counter-Strike 2 release notes for February 28, 2024, are packed with numerous bug fixes and several adjustments to the Inferno map.

The journey for Counter-Strike 2 to win over the loyal fanbase of CS:GO has been a gradual one, but Valve's perseverance has paid off. Despite initial hesitations, the game's esports scene is flourishing, with Valve continually delivering updates to enhance the experience. The latest release notes, dated February 28, 2024, outline a comprehensive patch aimed at addressing numerous bugs, refining map designs, and introducing enhancements to the CS2 Workshop. Let's delve into the details of the improvements made as we conclude February.

Counter-Strike 2 2-28-2024 Notes

Miscellaneous updates and bug fixes

Spawn position is no longer randomly determined when a player reconnects to a server during freeze time. The spawn point sequence is now configured at the beginning of the map and is saved/restored from round backup files
- In official matchmaking servers, players who disconnect and reconnect during freeze time will respawn in the spawn point they were assigned at the beginning of the round
- On community servers, players who disconnect and reconnect during freeze time will be assigned one of the five spawn positions assigned to the team that round
- When restoring from round backup files, players will spawn in the positions they were originally assigned at the beginning of that round

Fixed a bug where players would see a black screen after disconnecting and reconnecting multiple times during a technical timeout

Fixed a bug where players disconnecting and reconnecting to a competitive match would incorrectly interact with bot spawning algorithm

Fixed some cases where MVP music would not play or would play over round end music

Fixed a bug in Deathmatch where kills during warmup would count towards healthshot reward and Zeus score bonus

Fixed players jumping higher than normal when toggling low framerate

Fixed an instance where the server sometimes ignores weapon switches

Fixed smoke shadow rendering issues and improvements to perf

Fixed a bug where the game would crash on Linux while alt-tabbing

Fixed some cases where a frame rate hitch would occur due to compiling shaders

Improved behavior when user input does not arrive on the server in time due to packet loss or client frame rate issues

Adjusted various music kit cues in NIGHTMODE Music Kit box (ISOxo, Knock2, and TWERL and Ekko & Sidetrack)

Fixed a case where some players in North America would always fail to accept a match on a server in Europe due to SDR choosing an invalid route

Players kicked from official competitive servers for too many suicides now receive a competitive cooldown

Adjusted the logic tracking player idle state to exclude round freezetime and timeout periods

Chickens no longer interact with dropped weapons

Sniper scope overlay no longer appears in tool viewports (such as Hammer)

Map updates

Adjusted spawn location priorities for Premier and Competitive game modes in Anubis, Inferno, Mirage, Nuke, Overpass, and Vertigo.

Several Inferno adjustments
- Fixed community reported gaps in map and Trike model
- Raised plywood at top of Banana to cover head visibility
- Smoothed ground movement in Banana and Bombsite A
- Raised Arch exit towards Mid (or "Raised arch in Arch")
- Removed bench at Arch near Library
- Removed construction cone at Underpass