Earlier today, Valve released a new update for Counter-Strike 2, introducing a set of improvements to the game’s animation system while also polishing the game’s audio.
The changes in the April 1st CS2 update include improved player animations, a series of audio adjustments, and various other smaller changes to enhance players’ overall gameplay experience.
In this article, we’ll go through all the new changes that the latest CS2 update has brought to the shooter.
New CS2 Update Adds Animgraph 2, Audio Improvements, and More
The biggest highlight of the April 1st update is the introduction of a new animation system to CS2.
For the unaware, the new CS2 patch has upgraded the game’s animation system to Animgraph 2, reducing CPU and networking costs associated with animation and improving player animations across the board. As confirmed by Valve, all third-person player animations in the game have been re-authored, and in several cases adjusted in response to player feedback.
For now, players will have to opt into a specific beta branch to enjoy the new animation system. You can check our detailed guide on the topic to learn how to access this new beta branch.
CS2 April 1st Update: Patch Notes
Valve has already revealed the detailed patch notes for the April 1st CS2 update. Fans can check out the full list of changes below:
[ ANIMGRAPH 2 ]
The CS2 animation system has been updated to Animgraph 2, which reduces CPU and networking costs associated with animation.
- All third-person animations have been re-authored, and in several cases adjusted in response to player feedback.
- Smoothed in-air crouching transitions in first and third-person.
- In support of Animgraph 2, the logic adjusting player height on sloped surfaces has been refactored.
- Player height on ramps is now consistent and no longer depends on approach direction.
- As a result of this change, grenade lineups on sloped surfaces may have changed.
[ ENGINE ]
- Updated engine code to the latest version of Source 2.
[ CS SCRIPT ]
- Added function GetRoundRemainingTime.
[ GAMEPLAY ]
- Player occlusion now uses a GPU query to prevent players clipping through thin walls when none of their bounding volume is visible.
[ SOUND ]
- Mix adjustments to help accentuate jump landing sounds during combat.
- New c4 equip sound.
- Minor adjustments to ambient sound levels.
- Fixed missing ambient sounds on team selection and end of match screens.
- Fixed missing sounds in the main menu UI
- Mix tweaks while taking damage
- Fixed bug where DeathCam music cue was causing volume ducking for too long.
- Vertical occlusion is now more gradual at the edges of transition points in Nuke and Vertigo.
- Various map audio adjustments in Baggage, Shoots, Ancient, Nuke, and Vertigo.
