Valve shipped out a new update to Counter-Strike 2 earlier today, and while it doesn’t bring any major changes to the shooter, it does introduce a series of small improvements to the game’s animations.
More specifically, the April 18 CS2 update brings improvements to the Animgraph 2 animation system that the devs introduced to the game a few weeks ago. For the uninitiated, Animgraph 2 is a significant improvement to the current CS2 animation system, reducing CPU and network overhead tied to animations while enhancing the overall quality and responsiveness of player animations across the board.
For the time being, the Animgraph 2 animation system can only be accessed by players who are in the appropriate beta branch. You can opt into the Animgraph 2 beta branch by checking out our detailed guide on the topic.
CS2 April 18 Update Patch Notes
Valve has already revealed the detailed patch notes of today’s CS2 update in an official blog post.
Note that all changes in the update are limited to the Animgraph 2 beta branch, with the live version receiving no patch.
Here are the detailed patch notes of the April 18 CS2 update:
[ ANIMGRAPH 2 ]
- Fixed viewmodel and worldmodel HE grenade throw
- Adjusted foot IK when idle
- Minor polish for turn animations when planting
- Fixed fast-weapon switching when holding inspect
- Minor adjustments to viewmodel animations
- Adjusted counter-strafe animation head dip amount
