Counter-Strike 2 update encrypted chat in demo files

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Notes posted on Sep 9, 2026 said chat in Counter-Strike 2 demo files was now encrypted, using the same rules as CS:GO. Team chat was no longer readable when playing back demo files, and global chat was readable only when played back through the in-game watch UI. The notes also listed fixes on the Cache map, among them a wallbang spot on B site, and a rework of the CSPlayerCamera used in map scripting. The full notes appeared in the Steam announcements of Counter-Strike 2.1^,2^,3^,4^,5^,6