CS2 Fixes Knife Animation Bugs and Improves Performance

Counter-Strike 2 received another update focused on bug fixing and overall stability of the game. Although fairly small in size — 870 MB — the patch includes several important changes that will be noticed by casual players and professional gamers alike.

One of the priorities for the update was weapon animations. Valve fixed the animations of some of the most popular knives, including the Classic Knife, Stiletto, Butterfly Knife, Talon, Flip Knife, and Bayonet. Now they swing smoother and more naturally, which improves the visual experience overall.

Performance improvements were also a highlight. FPS drops caused by bullet impact effects have been fixed — a particularly important change for competitive play. Additionally, the spectator hand model has been updated to sync movement speed with that of the player model, making watching matches feel more realistic.

Full list of changes:

• Updated the map Ancient;

• Fixed animations of the Classic Knife, Stiletto, Butterfly Knife, Talon, Flip Knife, and Bayonet;

• Fixed performance drops caused by bullet impact effects;

• Spectator hand model now changes speed in sync with player hands;

• Fixed an issue where repeated weapon inspections were not visible to spectators;

• Fixed matchmaking bypassing the night version of Ancient;

• Removed outdated shell casing effects;

• Fixed a bug where overlapping smoke grenades prematurely extinguished Molotov fire;

• Updated localization files.

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Previously, Valve adjusted the bomb explosion radius on Dust2. This new update continues the developers’ efforts to improve CS2’s quality and prepare the game for the upcoming major tournaments.