CS2 patch updates Ancient and fixes animation

Counter-Strike 2 Release Notes for 8/27/2025

[MAPS]

Ancient

– Restored some grenade lineup visuals.
– Misc clipping fixes.

[ANIMATION]

– Fixed issues with the classic knife's inspect animations.
– Fixed the deploy for the Stiletto knife.
– Fixed the deploy for the Butterfly knife.
– Updated Talon knife inspect while 'fidgeting' to be more responsive.
– Adjusted Flip knife animation when inspecting immediately after deploying.
– Adjusted Bayonet knife animation when inspecting immediately after deploying.

[MISC]

– Fixed a performance regression when creating bullet impact effects.
– View angle velocity now affects spectator target viewmodels the same way it affects local player viewmodels.
– Fixed a case where looping weapon inspects weren't networking to spectators.
– Fixed a bug where matchmaking was avoiding servers playing the nighttime version of Ancient.
– Removed legacy sprite-based shell casing fallback particle effects.
– Fixed case where overlapping smoke clouds would prematurely extinguish molotov fire.

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