A YouTuber has discovered a hidden change in Counter-Strike 2 that helps you hit your opponents.
Which function is it about? Every shooter on the market has one thing in common: the hitbox is the most important function of the game. Everything stands and falls with the hitbox – not just your opponents. Counter-Strike is no exception.
A hit zone that is problematic or does not work as intended significantly affects the fun of the game. For example, it creates frustration when a hitbox does not align with the character model and does not register a shot where it hit – like a headshot that supposedly missed or a missed shot from your opponent that was counted as a hit.
If a shooter has a hitbox that does everything right and satisfies players, it is rarely adjusted. This distinguishes hit zones from other gameplay elements such as weapons, gadgets, and maps, which occasionally receive balancing updates.
It is all the more unusual when the hitbox of a game is revised and changed. However, CS:GO players now have to brace themselves for this, as with CS2, Valve is making changes to the hit zone of the cult shooter for the first time since 2018.
An overview of the most important changes in CS2 can be seen in the video:
CS2 gives you a bigger head
How does Counter-Strike 2 change the hitbox? YouTuber “Ansimist” has found that the hitbox of CS2 has been slightly adjusted compared to CS:GO (via Twitter).
According to Ansimist, all hitboxes are now in a capsule shape, while hands and feet were previously really in the shape of a box. Furthermore, all character models are now supposed to have the same hitbox size. For this purpose, the size of the hit zone has been changed in some areas.
The head hitbox is now supposed to be between 3.94% and 19.73% larger for the various models, while the neck is between 13.52% and 28.55% smaller. The hitbox at the hands and ankles has also been reduced.
How does this affect the game? Especially the enlarged hitbox on the head can have a significant impact on the game because, in games like Counter-Strike, players primarily shoot for the head.
With headshots, you can eliminate your opponents the fastest, and due to the change, you find it easier to hit your opponents in CS2 when aiming at the head.
Currently, CS2 is only playable for selected testers, but when the coveted update is released for everyone in the summer, it will come with not only the adjusted hitbox but also further adjustments.
Some of these changes, such as the new smoke grenades and the revamped maps, Valve has announced grandly. However, some adjustments have not gone unnoticed by everyone.
MyMMO author Christos Tsogos therefore shows you 14 changes in CS2 that you surely haven’t noticed yet.
