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15 JULY 2026
Cheater-Strike 2 Update
[ MAPS ]
- Updated to the latest version from the Community Workshop (Update Notes).
- That's what she said
- What he said ^
- He said, she said, bullshit
- Top-secret various stability and security fixes.
Fachwerk
Boulder
Shelter
El Dorado
[ MISC ]
10 JULY 2026
Cheater-Strike 2 Update
[ DEATHMATCH ]
- Bot removal is on hold pending an ethics review.
- Legal has advised us to stop calling them "bots."
9 JULY 2026
Cheater-Strike 2 Update
[ GAMEPLAY ]
- Implemented a totally way cooler bomb explosion to reduce player focus on the cheating problem
8 JULY 2026
Cheater-Strike 2 Update
[ PREMIER ]
- Pressed the stop button for season 4.
- Pressed the start button for season 5.
[ MISC ]
- Ate lunch.
30 JUN 2026
Cheater-Strike 2 Update
[ DEATHMATCH ]
- Deathmatch bots now say "nice shot" to each other.
- Fixed a bug where players were having fun in Premier.
- BRB, issue came up with Deadlock
[ PREMIER ]
[ MAPS ]
Dust2
- Moved a crate 3 units to the left. Community response was mixed. Moved it back.
Mirage
- Fixed a pixel gap that only one man knew about. He is furious.
24 JUNE 2026
Cheater-Strike 2 Update
[ COLOGNE 2026 MAJOR ]
- Congratulations to Team Falcons on winning their first major. As if Pride month wasn't going well enough already!
[ MISC ]
- Nothing else this week. We were busy (see above).
12 JUNE 2026
Cheater-Strike 2 Update
[ ANTI-CHEAT ]
- Thought about it and said fuck that.
[ COMMUNITY ]
- We hear you.
29 MAY 2026
Cheater-Strike 2 Update
[ ANTI-CHEAT ]
- A cheater was banned this week. He has been described as "unlucky" by his fourteen other accounts.
- VACnet reviewed footage of a spinbotter and has asked for some time to think.
- The report button now produces a more satisfying click.
[ GAMEPLAY ]
- Fixed an exploit where communicating with your team led to teamwork.
16 MAY 2026
Cheater-Strike 2 Update
[ MAPS ]
Ancient
- Added a bird. The bird is decorative.
- If the music in T-spawn annoys you, chuck a HE grenade in through the window above.
Added after we noticed players who encountered spin-botters tend to camp in spawn while waiting for the torture to end.
Vertigo
- Players continue to fall off the map. This is considered a feature of gravity.
Office
- Office remains cold.
[ COMMUNITY ]
- We hear you.
2 MAY 2026
Cheater-Strike 2 Update
[ MISC ]
- Fixed a typo in a file nobody reads. It reads better now, to nobody.
- Recompiled the game. It felt right.
[ COMMUNITY ]
- We hear you.