A brand new Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) replace has addressed a problem that impacted the spray patterns of the first-person shooter title’s weapon arsenal.
The replace utilized on September nineteenth, 2025, follows the title’s Present Off replace, which launched subtick changes and a brand new pores and skin assortment.
Following the Present Off replace from September seventeenth, skilled gamers seen an inconsistency in spray patterns whereas utilizing weapons throughout aggressive play, leading to high-profile names criticising Valve on social media.
The most recent replace reveals it ‘mounted a regression to view punch which affected weapon sprays’. Because of this, the patterns have returned to their unique type, offering gamers with the consistency skilled earlier than the arrival of the Genesis pores and skin assortment.
Along with a repair to weapon sprays, the September nineteenth replace additionally mounted a problem that impacted server efficiency and the body charge of gamers.
That is the eighth replace for CS2 in September as Valve continues its makes an attempt to optimise gameplay parts to make sure consistency all through informal and aggressive recreation modes. On September 4th, it mounted a problem the place audio wouldn’t visualise appropriately on the in-game mini-map.
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The repair to spray patterns will allow gamers to hit their photographs with larger precision throughout matches. CS2’s predictable spray sample permits gamers to fireplace absolutely automated weaponry precisely by shifting the mouse to compensate for recoil.
Because of Valve’s fast response, the acquainted spray patterns will likely be in place for the FISSURE Playground 2 Playoffs and StarLadder StarSeries Season 19, two Tier 1 occasions that includes a number of of the world’s prime groups.
Whereas the developer has managed to repair one challenge, the neighborhood has switched its focus, requesting Valve to enhance the server tick charge for a good smoother expertise. “Okay now surrender on subtick and provides us 128 [tick rate] and we’ll be all set,” commented one participant.
