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Counter-Strike 2 · Published by Valve

Counter-Strike 2 Update (Oct 28, 2026): what changed

Counter-Strike 2 Update was published on Oct 28, 2026 and includes 1 addition and 3 fixes.

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TL;DRThis small update adds a Hold or Toggle option for Silent Reload Mode, so with Toggle on a silent reload continues after you let go of the reload button and a second tap cancels it back to a fast reload. It also fixes the first reload sound being audible during silent reloads, liquid rendering black on AMD video cards, and some sound and UI bugs when rewinding demos.

Who this matters to

All players

Silent Reload Mode can now be set to Hold or Toggle, and the first reload sound no longer leaks during a silent reload.

AMD video card users and demo viewers

Liquid no longer renders black on AMD cards, and rewinding during demo playback has fewer sound and UI bugs.

All 4 changes

Silent Reload Mode

New
Added a Hold or Toggle option for Silent Reload Mode. With Toggle on, a silent reload continues after you release the reload button, and tapping reload again cancels it back to a fast reload.
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Added an option to switch Silent Reload Mode between Hold and Toggle. With toggle enabled, once the silent reload starts you can let go of the reload button. To cancel a silent reload and go back to a fast reload, you can tap the reload button again.
Fix
Fixed various cases where the first sound of a reload could be heard even when a silent reload was requested.
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Fixed various cases where the first sound of a reload was audible irrespective if a user requested a silent reload or not.

AMD video cards

Fix
Fixed a bug where liquid could render as black on AMD video cards.
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Fixed a bug where liquid could render as black on AMD video cards

Demo playback

Fix
Fixed some sound and UI bugs when rewinding during demo playback.
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Fixed some sound and UI bugs when rewinding during demo playback

Structured by Nerf Radar from the official notes (curated by hand). Valve's update notes were structured by hand, one change per line. Source: store.steampowered.com · fetched Oct 28, 2026.