CS2 Update: Night Ancient and New Animations

On August 14, 2025, the developers of Counter-Strike 2 released a fresh update that brought a number of significant changes to maps, items, and animations.

Maps

The main highlight is the introduction of night versions for Ancient and Shoots. Additionally, Ancient has received a full material overhaul using modern CS2 shaders, along with new texture blending options — such as wet surfaces, moss, and other details that add more realism. For mapmakers, a special map called ancient_zoo.vmap has been added, containing assets and material blending examples.

Items

The Deluge Music Kit Box is now available for purchase in both standard and StatTrak versions. A new time-limited skin, M4A1-S | Solitude, has also been added to the Armory and will only be available for a limited period.

Animations

Developers have reworked draw and quick inspect animations for most weapon types, including knives, AK, Galil, AUG, PP-Bizon, as well as M4A4, M4A1-S, and AWP. Issues with the sawed-off shotgun have been fixed, including incorrect shell ejection, and the delay when inspecting weapons after drawing has been removed. Animations for old SSG08 models have been improved, and a bug where the XM1014 blocked the crosshair during reload has been fixed.

Other Changes

The update improved rendering performance on most maps. In borderless fullscreen mode, players can now change resolution and aspect ratio, while the fps_max command can no longer be altered during server connection. A bug that allowed certain weapons to fire earlier than intended after being re-drawn has also been fixed.

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