Counter-Strike 2 February 7 Full Patch Notes: Fixes Sticker & Smoke Issues

The Counter-Strike 2 update on February 7, 2024, introduced several key fixes and improvements across various aspects of the game, from sticker customization to smoke tweaks, sound adjustments, and more. Here’s a summary of the notable changes included in the patch notes:

• Stickers: A significant bug was addressed for AMD graphics users who were unable to move stickers. Additionally, stickers with custom offsets will now render correctly when inspecting other items in-game from the Steam Community Market and Steam Inventory.
• Smoke: The update included various bug fixes and tweaks to smoke grenades, aiming to improve gameplay balance and visual clarity.
• Sound: A performance bug related to certain microphone setups was fixed, ensuring clearer in-game communication.
• Networking: Changes were made to the cl_interp setting to prevent it from being directly changed, which was causing issues like rubber-banding. Players can now adjust interpolation through the “Buffering to smooth over packet loss” setting instead.
• Animation: Fixes were applied to the Kukri knife inspect animation and a bug where a player holding an incendiary grenade would sometimes show fire effects at their feet.
• UI: The XP Overload icon was removed from the kill feed. Other UI improvements include changes to the swap weapon prompt and fixes related to inspecting gloves and background maps.
• Maps: Specific improvements were made to Vertigo, including fixing a gap in world geometry at Crane.
• Miscellaneous: The patch addressed a bug with keyboard input from non-English keyboard layouts and implemented various crash fixes.

Counter-Strike 2 February 7 Full Patch Notes for 2/7/2024

[ STICKERS ]

• Fixed a bug where AMD graphics users couldn’t move stickers
• Stickers with custom offsets will now render properly when inspecting other items in-game from Steam Community Market and Steam Inventory

[ SMOKE ]

• Various bug fixes and tweaks

[ SOUND ]

• Fixed a performance bug with certain microphone setups

[ NETWORKING ]

• cl_interp can no longer be changed directly. Some players had scripts that were setting this to a large value, leading to very bad rubber-banding. The interpolation amount can be adjusted through the “Buffering to smooth over packet loss” setting instead

[ ANIMATION ]

• Fixed a bug with the Kukri knife inspect animation
• Fixed a bug where a player holding an incendiary grenade would sometimes show fire effects at their feet

[ UI ]

• Removed XP Overload icon from the kill feed
• The swap weapon prompt will now show the weapon/finish name rather than the custom name
• Fixed a bug with switching background maps while inspecting gloves

[ MAPS ]

• Vertigo:
  • Fixed a gap in world geometry at Crane

[ MISC ]

• Fixed a bug with keyboard input from non-English keyboard layouts
• Various crash fixes

This update demonstrates Valve’s ongoing commitment to refining and enhancing Counter-Strike 2’s gameplay experience based on community feedback and identified issues.