It seems that Counterattack 2 (CS2) may have a visual bug on Steam Deck that prevents players from seeing smoke grenades at a distance.
After a long wait and weeks of teasers, Counterattack 2 is finally live and playable on PC Players didn’t waste any time in jumping right in SteamDB Statistics now show that there are over a million concurrent players in the game at the time of writing.
Valve’s first-person competitive shooter – which has undergone some much-needed changes – is also playable via Steam Deck, allowing you to enjoy the shooter on the go with analog controls – if that appeals to you.
However, one player on the game’s subreddit has reported having a few issues with the Steam Deck version of the game. He explains that he cannot see smoke grenades from a distance during matches.
User MaerHase uploaded a clip showing that after throwing a smoke grenade at the enemy, there is no visual signal that the grenade has been activated, and from where they are standing there appears to be no smoke.
Unhindered by the smoke, they can see the enemy team in full view – not ideal for a competitive shooter. Only when MaerHase comes closer does the smoke suddenly come in.
MaerHase reported that this is a Steam Deck bug, but it could be that the error is due to the console being completely unable to generate the required visual effects. The Redditor explained in the comments that they were playing with default settings and made no adjustments, but says that during testing CS2 on PC via Steam the game didn’t have the same problem.
Another user also mentioned that they had the same problem, saying, “Dude, I have the same bug on Linux mint… I literally can’t see the smoke, but the other guys definitely can.”
About GitHub, several other players are reporting similar issues and there doesn’t seem to be a solid solution at the moment. One user explained that they were also able to reproduce the smoke bug on their Steam Deck when they launched the game in desktop mode.
Valve hasn’t addressed the issue yet, but if it’s a widespread bug affecting Steam Deck players, it will hopefully be resolved with a future patch.
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