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Counter-Strike 2 Update

Valve published "Counter-Strike 2 Update" on 18 May 2026 in Community Announcements. The PatinaAI market index's median read 30.38 points in the seven days after against 30.60 before, −0.7 %. A typical week moves under 0.1 % either way on the same measure. A read is a comparison with a date, not a cause.

−0.7 %index, 7d after vs before
30.60median before, points
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[ SPECTATING ]

Fixed a case of post-processing glitch when switching spectator targets on maps with different post-processing volumes.

Fixed a case of stuck x-ray silhouettes when switching spectator targets.

Fixed spectator damage overlay effect.

[ MISC ]

Added weapon_accuracy_stack_boost_limit (default value "2") to apply ladder inaccuracy to players boosted by a stack of this many or more players.

Adjustments to AWP draw to idle animation transition.

Improved consistency of grenade jump throws and the accuracy of the jump throw preview camera.

[ MAPS ]

Cache

Adjusted model for window covers to show collision / decals when shot.

Adjustments to player clipping and grenade clipping around windows, window covers, and vent entrance.

[ MAP SCRIPTING ]

Added Instance. RegisterCheatCommand

Added Instance. GetAllPlayerControllers

Added Instance. OnBeginRoundRestart

Added Instance. SetRoundRemainingTime

Added CSPlayerController. AddMoneySpendableNow

Added CSPlayerController. GetMoneySpendableNow

Added CSPlayerController. AddMoneyEarnedForNextRound

Added CSPlayerController. GetMoneyEarnedForNextRound

Added CSPlayerPawn. HasHelmet

Added CSPlayerPawn. SetHasHelmet

Added CSPlayerPawn. IsScoped

Added CSWeaponBase. IsSilencerOn

Changed the activator for OnPlayerUse to always be the player

Changed the caller for OnPlayerUse to always be the used entity

Fixed the value of CSInputs. LOOK_AT_WEAPON

Fixed a potential crash in exception handling

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The PatinaAI market index's median over the seven days after the post was 30.38 points against 30.60 over the seven days before: −0.7 %. A typical week moves under 0.1 % either way on the same measure, the drift this read has to beat. The post's own day is left out. A comparison with a date, not causation.

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The item types and weapons the post names, in the order it names them. A word match, not a reading of the post.

How to read the number

The read compares the market index's median over the seven UTC days after the post with the seven days before it, the post's own day left out, and needs at least three published days on each side. The same measure taken on every day of the series is the drift a typical week shows; a read inside that drift is the market doing what it was doing. Neither is proof the post moved anything. The composite is on the market report, every basket under the indexes, and every update is on one list.