CS2 patch overhauls animations

Counter-Strike 2 Release Notes for 4/21/2026

All changes from the animgraph_2_beta build are now live.

[ANIMGRAPH 2]

– Minor adjustments to viewmodel animations.
– Adjusted general weapon deploy animation logic.
– Fixed issues with transitioning between knife attacks.
– Fixed Elites not shooting in third-person.

[MISC]

– Fixed a bug that allowed silently climbing ladders at run speed by sporadically tapping movement keys.
– Adjusted ground smoothing at locations where sloped ground surfaces transition to flat ground.
– Fixed held grenades inheriting incorrect scale in some circumstances such as after being dropped and picked up.
– Fixed a crash at halftime when transitioning from CT to T.
– Fixed a bug that removed the delay between burst fire bullets.

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