CS2 is a multiplayer tactical first-person shooter developed by Valve and Hidden Path Entertainment. It is the fifth game in the Counter-Strike series. Valve regularly updates the game with smaller balancing patches and larger content additions. Valve has just rolled out a new update for CS2, which focuses on minor things that increase the gameplay. Check out the CS2 October 8 update patch notes below.
CS2 October 8 Update Patch Notes
[ GRAPHICS ]
- Fixed certain particle effects, like tracers, to fall back to mixed resolution for better performance when using low graphics settings with MSAA disabled.
- Improved lighting artifacts in various interior places when compiling maps.
[ MISC ]
- Teammate colors will now be assigned on official servers as soon as all players press ACCEPT. This will ensure that colors are correct during Pick/Ban phase, and during Warmup.
- Improvements in Charms reactivity physics system to better align with weapon animations.
Extra notes
Some users that exploited a bug with the matchmaking lobby system in order to obtain large amounts of Armory stars were presented with the following message upon booting their game following this update:
Your trading privileges in Counter-Strike 2 have been suspended for exploiting bugged XP lobbies in Deathmatch on official Counter-Strike 2 servers.
Your trading privileges in Counter-Strike 2 will be restored on October 1, 2025.
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