Counter-Strike 2 beta build tightens AnimGraph 2 animations and ladder behavior

Valve's latest Counter-Strike 2 beta update focuses on animation fixes in AnimGraph 2, plus a ladder movement adjustment and a warning about mixed builds.

Angel Kicevski April 14, 2026

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Valve pushed a new Counter-Strike 2 beta update for the animgraph_2_beta build on April 14, 2026, with the work centered on animation fixes, menu poses, and a small movement tweak. Players who want in can follow the beta opt-in steps through Steam Support, and Valve said bug reports or feedback should go to [email protected] with the subject line AG2 Beta.

Counter-Strike 2 Update

The biggest changes here land in AnimGraph 2, where Valve addressed pose problems, cleaned up weapon swaps, and added missing knife draw animations. The patch also fixed a ladder issue that let players climb down faster than intended, and Valve warned that the client may throw a fatal error message if it tries to connect to a server running a different build.

[ ANIMGRAPH 2 ]

Fixed wrong pose when backing into corners
Improved stuttering of 3rd person aim
Fixed main menu pistol poses
Added missing knife draw animations
Fix pop when running and switching weapons
Fix pop when switching weapons after throwing a grenade
Fixed head wobbling when planting C4
Fixed issue when holding inspect and changing weapons

[ OTHER ]

Fixed a case where it was possible to climb down ladders faster than before.

Please note that the client may produce a fatal error message when attempting to connect to a server running a different build.

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Counter-Strike 2 is a free-to-play multiplayer tactical first-person shooter developed and published by Valve. Released in September 2023, it is the fifth main entry in the Counter-Strike series and serves as a direct replacement for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive on Steam. Two teams, Terrorists and Counter-Terrorists, compete in objective-based rounds across modes such as bomb defusal and hostage rescue. Built on the Source 2 engine, the game introduced volumetric smoke physics, revised weapon handling, and a new sub-tick server architecture. It inherited all cosmetic items from its predecessor and features both a map-specific Competitive mode and a numerically ranked Premier mode.