Counter-Strike 2 Update from October 30, 2026: Removal of Lar Rifle Files and Music Pack Updates
On the evening of October 30, Valve released a technical update for Counter-Strike 2. The developers removed files from the game related to the model, textures, and the full range of animations for the Lar rifle, updated the interface localization for several languages, and completely rewrote the soundevents configuration files for all existing music packs.
List of removed files
- weapons/models/lar/weapon_rif_lar.vmdl_c
- weapons/models/lar/mesh/fbx/do_not_ship/lar_temp.vmat_c
- weapons/models/lar/mesh/fbx/do_not_ship/initialshadinggroup_roughness_jpg_55597ce4.vtex_c
- weapons/models/lar/mesh/fbx/do_not_ship/initialshadinggroup_normal_png_419b046c.vtex_c
- weapons/models/lar/mesh/fbx/do_not_ship/initialshadinggroup_emissive_jpg_9d61adb2.vtex_c
- weapons/models/lar/mesh/fbx/do_not_ship/initialshadinggroup_albedo_jpg_a9420be9.vtex_c
- weapons/models/lar/materials/weapon_rif_lar.vmat_c
- panorama/images/icons/equipment/lar.vsvg_c
- panorama/images/econ/weapons/base_weapons/weapon_lar_png.vtex_c
- animation/skeletons/weapons/lar.vnmskel_c
- animation/anims/world/rifle/rifle_lar/shoot_lar.vnmclip_c
- animation/anims/world/rifle/rifle_lar/shoot_lar.vnmclip+non_additive.vnmclip_c
- animation/anims/world/rifle/rifle_lar/reload_lar_silent.vnmclip_c
- animation/anims/world/rifle/rifle_lar/reload_lar.vnmclip_c
- animation/anims/world/rifle/rifle_lar/reload_crouch_lar_silent.vnmclip_c
- animation/anims/world/rifle/rifle_lar/reload_crouch_lar.vnmclip_c
- animation/anims/world/rifle/rifle_lar/idle_lar.vnmclip_c
- animation/anims/world/rifle/rifle_lar/idle_lar.vnmclip+non_additive.vnmclip_c
- animation/anims/world/rifle/rifle_lar/idle_crouch_lar.vnmclip_c
- animation/anims/world/rifle/rifle_lar/idle_crouch_lar.vnmclip+non_additive.vnmclip_c
- animation/anims/world/rifle/rifle_lar/draw_lar.vnmclip_c
- animation/anims/world/rifle/rifle_lar/draw_crouch_lar.vnmclip_c
- animation/anims/viewmodel/rifle/rifle_lar/shoot1_lar.vnmclip_c
- animation/anims/viewmodel/rifle/rifle_lar/reload_silent_lar.vnmclip_c
- animation/anims/viewmodel/rifle/rifle_lar/reload_lar.vnmclip_c
- animation/anims/viewmodel/rifle/rifle_lar/lookat01_lar.vnmclip_c
- animation/anims/viewmodel/rifle/rifle_lar/ironsight_shoot_lar.vnmclip_c
- animation/anims/viewmodel/rifle/rifle_lar/ironsight_fidget_lar.vnmclip_c
- animation/anims/viewmodel/rifle/rifle_lar/idle_lar.vnmclip_c
- animation/anims/viewmodel/rifle/rifle_lar/draw_lar.vnmclip_c
List of modified files
- resource/csgo_brazilian.txt
- resource/csgo_bulgarian.txt
- resource/csgo_czech.txt
- resource/csgo_danish.txt
- resource/csgo_dutch.txt
- resource/csgo_finnish.txt
- resource/csgo_french.txt
- resource/csgo_german.txt
- resource/csgo_greek.txt
- resource/csgo_hungarian.txt
- resource/csgo_indonesian.txt
- resource/csgo_italian.txt
- resource/csgo_japanese.txt
- resource/csgo_korean.txt
- resource/csgo_latam.txt
- resource/csgo_norwegian.txt
- resource/csgo_polish.txt
- resource/csgo_portuguese.txt
- resource/csgo_romanian.txt
- resource/csgo_russian.txt
- resource/csgo_chinese.txt
- resource/csgo_spanish.txt
- resource/csgo_swedish.txt
- resource/csgo_tchinese.txt
- resource/csgo_thai.txt
- resource/csgo_turkish.txt
- resource/csgo_ukrainian.txt
- resource/csgo_vietnamese.txt
- soundevents/music/3kliksphilip_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/adambeyer_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/alrt_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/altare_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/amontobin_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/austinwintory_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/austinwintory_02/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/austinwintory_03/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/austinwintory_04/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/awolnation_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/bbnos_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/beartooth_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/beartooth_02/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/benbromfield_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/blitzkids_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/borne_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/chipzel_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/damjanmravunac_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/danielsadowski_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/danielsadowski_02/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/danielsadowski_03/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/danielsadowski_04/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/danielsadowski_05/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/darude_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/denzelcurry_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/dren_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/dren_02/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/dren_03/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/dryden_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/feedme_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/freakydna_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/ghost_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/hades_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/halo_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/health_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/hlalyx_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/hlb_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/hotlinemiami_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/hundredth_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/ianhultquist_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/isoxo_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/jamesandthecoldgun_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/jesseharlin_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/jonathanyoung_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/juelz_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/juelz_02/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/kellybailey_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/killermike_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/killscript_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/kitheory_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/knock2_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/knock2_02/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/laurashigihara_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/lenniemoore_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/mateomessina_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/mattlange_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/mattlevine_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/mattlevine_02/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/meechydarko_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/michaelbross_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/midnightriders_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/mordfustang_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/neckdeep_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/neckdeep_02/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/newbeatfund_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/noisia_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/perfectworld_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/perfectworld_02/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/pirapus_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/proxy_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/pvris_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/radcat_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/repiet_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/roam_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/robertallaire_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/sammarshall_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/sammarshall_02/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/sarahschachner_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/sasha_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/scarlxrd_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/scarlxrd_02/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/seanmurray_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/selectiveresponse_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/shockone_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/skog_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/skog_02/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/skog_03/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/starjunk95_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/sullivanking_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/theverkkars_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/theverkkars_02/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/tigercub_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/timhuling_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/timhuling_02/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/treeadams_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/treeadams_benbromfield_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/troelsfolmann_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/twerl_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/twinatlantic_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/valve_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/valve_02/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
- soundevents/music/valve_cs2_01/game_sounds_music.vsndevts_c
The previous Counter-Strike 2 update was released on October 23. Overnight, the developers released a patch that included changes to map scripting and fixed several critical bugs that were causing the game client to crash.
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