update · April 17, 2026

Counter-Strike 2 Animation Beta Update Tweaks Grenades and Movement

Valve pushed a new update to the Counter-Strike 2 animgraph_2_beta build, addressing HE grenade throws, counter-strafe head dips, and fast-weapon switching bugs.

Valve released animation and movement tweaks for Counter-Strike 2 via the animgraph_2_beta build. Players opting into the test branch will notice corrections to equipment handling, idle poses, and specific movement transitions.

Grenade and Weapon Handling Fixes

The patch addresses visual bugs tied to equipment interaction. Both viewmodel and worldmodel animations for HE grenade throws have been corrected. Additionally, a fix resolves an issue with fast-weapon switching while holding the inspect button.

Movement and Idle Adjustments

Movement animations received several cleanups in this build. The counter-strafe animation now features an adjusted head dip amount. Developers also tweaked foot inverse kinematics during idle states and applied minor polish to turn animations performed while planting the bomb, alongside general viewmodel adjustments.

Why this patch matters

This test branch update delivers targeted visual polish for weapon handling and movement transitions, keeping the focus entirely on refining foundational animation mechanics.