Valve just shipped a new Counter-Strike 2 update, introducing the NIGHTMODE II Music Kits and implementing several fixes and improvements, most notably for the Cache map.
New NIGHTMODE II Music Kits
Six new music kits, created in collaboration with NIGHTMODE Records, are now available for purchase in standard and StatTrak versions via the in-game STORE tab. These kits bring fresh audio experiences to the game, featuring tracks from a variety of artists:
- ALRT, DOPAMINE HIT
- Altare, Change My Mind
- borne, Give It To Me
- Pirapus, EVERYNITE
- Repiet & Julia Kleijn, On And On
- ShockOne, Voices
Cache Map Updates
The community-favorite map Cache received a series of significant updates aimed at improving gameplay and visual fidelity:
- Fixed various holes in the map.
- Simplified grenade clipping in various areas.
- Fixed sounds and surfacetypes for various materials.
- The orange wire spool at Sandbags has been exchanged for a white wire.
Other Fixes and Improvements
Beyond the new music and Cache updates, the patch also includes several miscellaneous fixes:
- Workshop: Fixed progressive refinement rendering in Source Film Maker.
- Misc:
- User Viewmodel FOV now correctly networks to remote clients.
- Adjusted player model occlusion bounds.
- Fixed ragdolls missing death velocity when shot in specific body locations.
- Minor adjustments to ground smoothing transitions when leaving the ground and when landing.
- Fixed a case where post-processing transitions weren't smooth (e.g., at the end of freeze time).
- Fixed a case where map guides for Ancient wouldn't load in the nighttime version.
- Adjusted score values for various weapons in Deathmatch.
- Adjusted XP limits in Deathmatch and Arms Race.
