Valve released a CS2 update, introducing a new recoil rule

Valve released a 450 MB update for CS2, where they not only made changes to Cache, but also limited the recoil effect to 90 degrees

Full list of changes:

• Updated Cache map

• Fixed an issue where an equipped grenade could pop out during counter-strafing

• Recoil effect is now limited to 90 degrees

• Added a secondary hit trace for partially occluded weapon objects in third person

• Adjusted surface smoothing at transitions between sloped areas and stepped height changes

• Fixed “FATAL ERROR: Failed to on-demand compile shader” that occurred on some older GPUs

• Updated localization files

Previously, when spraying for a long time, the spread and recoil could spin your crosshair almost in any direction, even close to a full turn

Now the recoil is capped at 90 degrees, which means:

• the crosshair cannot move more than a quarter of a circle

• even with strong recoil the weapon won’t pull you beyond this limit

• spray control becomes more predictable

Simply put: you still get shaken by shooting, but not into complete chaos anymore — there is a clear limit your crosshair won’t go past. This can also make the gameplay noticeably easier for beginners