Counter-Strike 2 Update
CS2 update · Community Announcements ·
Valve published "Counter-Strike 2 Update" on 29 April 2026 in Community Announcements. The PatinaAI market index's median read 61.68 points in the seven days after against 60.61 before, +1.8 %. A typical week moves under 0.1 % either way on the same measure. A read is a comparison with a date, not a cause.
What this update did to prices
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The PatinaAI market index's median over the seven days after the post was 61.68 points against 60.61 over the seven days before: +1.8 %. A typical week moves under 0.1 % either way on the same measure, the drift this read has to beat. The post's own day is left out. A comparison with a date, not causation.
The item types and weapons the post names, in the order it names them. A word match, not a reading of the post.
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Bomb explosion radius increased.
Lighting Adjustments around Vent.
Disabled player collision on sign and removed lamp by squeaky.
Reworked e-box on A-site for better visibility.
Lowered Checkers entrance frame height at B Main.
Removed AC unit above Sandbags and moved pipes.
Fixed lack of footstep sounds on top of crates at A-site.
Fixed hole in world on door in Sun Room.
Fixed wall bangs on A Main wall.
Fixed some z-fighting around Garage.
Adjusted grenade clipping throughout map.
Adjusted player clipping throughout map.
Dust II
Blocked visibility through corner of Mid Box (Xbox).
[ SOUND ]
Speculative fix for a case where all audio drops out.
[ MISC ]
Fixed cases where crouch-jumping in confined spaces could cause the player camera to intersect the ceiling.
Adjusted particle effect sprite opacity for fully occluded flashbangs.
Improved smoke lighting consistency.
Minor adjustments to dropped pistol magazine velocity.
Ambient Occlusion adjustment settings in Environment Blend shader restored.
Fixed a case where money was subtracted from the wrong player during bot takeover.
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The read compares the market index's median over the seven UTC days after the post with the seven days before it, the post's own day left out, and needs at least three published days on each side. The same measure taken on every day of the series is the drift a typical week shows; a read inside that drift is the market doing what it was doing. Neither is proof the post moved anything. The composite is on the market report, every basket under the indexes, and every update is on one list.