In early April, Valve released a major beta update for Counter-Strike 2. Players are invited to test various technical improvements and more.
The developers said that they updated the CS2 engine code to the latest version of Source 2, and a new sound was added for C4.
Made changes to the Nuke and Vertigo maps. Adjusted sound settings on the Baggage, Shoots, Ancient, Nuke and Vertigo maps.
In addition, Valve introduced a new animation system
Today we are releasing a beta version of the build, which includes updating the CS2 animation system to Animgraph 2. This reduces the load on the processor and network associated with animation processing. In addition to the technical changes associated with the transition to the new system, all third-person animations have been redesigned, and in some cases, adjusted based on player feedback.
A complete description of the beta update (for Counter-Strike 2 available at the following link (the build is called «animgraph_2_beta»).