Valve shipped a small Counter-Strike 2 update on 5 November focused on Retakes mode, pet chickens and map scripting. No weapon or map balance changes.
Retakes gameplay
- Bomb defusal in Retakes now finishes instantly when there is enough round time left and no active utility can still stop the defuse
- Freeze time and round-restart delay in Retakes are reduced (exact values not listed)
Less waiting when a defuse is already safe; rounds should feel snappier between retakes.
Pet chickens
- Pinging a pet chicken during freeze time requests a trick
- Pet chicken names are hidden when the “customized item text” option is set to hidden
Map scripting (for creators)
New top-level Entities API (Entities.Spawn, FindByName/Class, FireInput), bot-control helpers on CSPlayerController / CSPlayerPawn, and several renames (old names still work but are deprecated). Invalid entity calls and missing outputs now warn more clearly.
Full notes: Steam CS2 announcements / SteamDB patch for 5 November 2026.
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