Valve issues CS2 Cache and grenade patch

Valve published a Counter-Strike 2 update on May 14 that focused on Cache, grenade handling, workshop tools and stability, according to the game’s official update log. The patch fixed holes in Cache, adjusted player and grenade clipping, and changed some map materials and window grating so bullets would no longer pass through certain areas. (counter-strike.net) Valve also fixed a grenade issue that allowed a throw to be canceled late in the pin-pull animation. Miscellaneous stability improvements and tool fixes were included in the same release. ### Which parts of Cache did Valve change this time? Valve said the May 14 patch fixed “various holes” in Cache and corrected surface types for various materials. (counter-strike.net) The company also added grating to some windows so they would block bullets, and it made further tweaks to player and grenade clipping on the map. April 29, April 30 and May 7 updates show that Cache has been under repeated revision since its return to the live game. Those earlier patches changed bomb radius, visibility around A and B, clipping, geometry, lighting, surface sounds and several spots where dropped bombs or shadows behaved incorrectly. (counter-strike.net) ### What was the grenade fix in the live game? Valve said the gameplay-side fix addressed a case where “it was possible to cancel a grenade throw” after the throw had already started near the end of the pin-pull animation. The note did not include a broader rework of grenade mechanics, but it did identify a specific edge case in the throw sequence. (counter-strike.net) May 7 and April 29 notes also tied Cache work to grenade movement on the map itself. Valve said it had simplified grenade clipping in various areas on May 7 and adjusted grenade clipping throughout the map in the April 29 patch. (counter-strike.net) ### What changed for workshop and tool users? Valve listed two tool-related fixes in the May 14 update. The first fixed a bug that prevented the asset in use from being selected when the model browser was opened. The second fixed a layered-materials bug affecting cases where the same surface property appeared on all layers. (counter-strike.net) May 7’s patch included a separate workshop-related fix for progressive refinement rendering in Source Filmmaker. That places the latest release in a run of updates that have touched both the live game and the creation tools around it. (counter-strike.net) ### Did Valve add anything tied to NIGHTMODE II? Valve’s May 14 notes said it added `roundmvpanthem_02` for all NIGHTMODE II music kits, with the track set to play at a 1:5 ratio. The official note did not describe that as a store launch, because the kits had already been introduced a week earlier. (counter-strike.net) May 7’s Steam announcement said six NIGHTMODE II music kits became available for purchase in standard and StatTrak versions through the in-game store tab. The release named kits tied to ALRT, Altare, borne, Pirapus, Repiet & Julia Kleijn, and ShockOne. (counter-strike.net) ### How does this fit into Valve’s recent CS2 patch cycle? April 28 marked Cache’s return to Counter-Strike 2 in Casual, Competitive, Deathmatch and Retakes, according to Valve’s Steam news post. The updates on April 29, April 30, May 7 and May 14 show Valve continuing to tune the map in short intervals after that release. (counter-strike.net) The official Counter-Strike update page continues to list new patch notes as Valve ships them, and the Steam news feed separately records map, store and music-kit announcements tied to Counter-Strike 2. (counter-strike.net) (store.steampowered.com 1) (store.steampowered.com 2)