Counter-Strike 2 August 15 patch notes: Competitive disabled, Italy arrives, more

Jeremy Gan

Counter-Strike 2’s August 15 patch notes are here and the latest update just disabled Competitive and Private matchmaking. Topping it off, Italy is also replacing Anubis and Ancients. Here’s the full rundown.

As we grow closer to the full launch of Counter-Strike 2 sometime this Summer, Valve has been regularly releasing updates and tweaking its closed beta, and the August 15 update is no different. 

Despite being a smaller patch in the grand scheme, it nonetheless brings a fair few changes you’ll want to be wary of. Namely, Competitive and Private Matchmaking have been disabled in the limited test. Valve did not clarify why at this point in time.

Additionally, both Anubis and Ancient have been removed with Italy replacing them across Deathmatch and Casual. 

And smoke clouds have had a slight tweak as well, now being wider in shape but not as tall as they used to be.

Here are the full details of the August 15 patch notes for Counter-Strike 2. 

Counter-Strike 2 August 15 patch notes

Gameplay 

  • Competitive and Private Matchmaking are currently disabled in the Limited Test
  • Minor adjustments to smoke cloud shape

Maps 

  • Added Italy to Deathmatch and Casual game modes
  • Removed Anubis and Ancient

Economy

  • Unified StatTrak position on both CS2 M4 models to not occlude stickers
  • Adjusted sticker sizes on CS2 M4A4 so they no longer overlap

Miscellaneous 

  • Updated hostage models

Sound

  • Audio mix tweaks and adjustments

Workshop Tools 

  • Added support for multiple team introduction variants

About The Author

Jeremy is a writer on the Australian Dexerto team. He studied at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, and graduated with a Bachelors in Journalism. Jeremy mainly covers esports such as CS:GO, Valorant, Overwatch, League of Legends, and Dota 2, but he also leans into gaming and entertainment news as well. You can contact Jeremy at jeremy.gan@dexerto.com or on Twitter @Jer_Gan