Latest Counter-Strike 2 Update Introduces Game Breaking Bugs

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

8 May

Kaustavmani Choudhury

Valve’s latest update for Counter-Strike 2, which went live today, has already stirred controversy in the community after players discovered two game-breaking bugs.

Molotov Bug Lets Players See Through Smokes

The first and more critical of the two concerns the interaction between Molotovs and smoke grenades - an issue that poses a serious threat to the game’s competitive integrity.

Multiple videos posted online show players using Molotovs or Incendiary Grenades to gain an unfair advantage by allowing them to see enemy silhouettes through smoke. When enemies walk over the flames, their outlines become clearly visible, no matter how close or far away the player is. This allows players to shoot through the smoke with precision.

This exploit is currently reproducible by simply turning off the Anti-Aliasing setting in the game’s graphics options. The root of the issue seems to be related to how the game’s engine handles volumetric rendering - specifically, a conflict between the visual layers of smoke and fire.

While the fix could be straightforward by adjusting the volumetric resolution settings for each effect, such a change might introduce performance drawbacks, especially on lower-end systems.

Grail Map Bug Lets Players Knife Through the Floor

The second major bug was found on Grail, a community map newly added to CS2 with this update. While the map isn’t part of the official competitive pool, the bug has nonetheless caught players' attention.

Players can exploit a specific path behind the T-side spawn, maneuver around the giant octopus, and follow the surrounding water to glitch underneath the map’s surface. Once under the terrain, players are able to stab opponents through the ground completely unseen and untouchable.

Although it’s not unusual for community-made maps to contain such oversights, this bug reinforces ongoing concerns about Valve’s quality control process, especially as more third-party content makes its way into the game.

With two significant bugs making their way into today’s live CS2 build, Valve has some urgent patchwork ahead. Taking a look at Valve’s past track record, the developers have typically responded swiftly to critical bugs like these, often issuing fixes before they can be widely abused in a competitive environment. Players are hopeful a similar response is already on the way.

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