Winning clutch rounds requires knowing the exact moment enemies can hear your movement. Complete breakdown of in-game meter hearing thresholds, wall penetration loss, and scope click audibility in CS2 and Valorant.
In Counter-Strike 2, running creates an audibility sphere of exactly 40.0 meters in all directions. If you are within 40.0 meters of common choke points (like Mirage Underpass or Inferno Banana), you must begin shift-walking to avoid broadcasting your position.
In Valorant, running sounds travel 30.0 meters, while spike planting and defusing sound cues travel 45.0 meters. Always consult your agent's circular sound ring on the minimap when approaching sites or tapping the spike.
Sound waves lose intensity when passing through geometry. Thin wooden partitions absorb -8dB of sound energy (reducing audible radius by 30%), while thick reinforced concrete walls absorb -18dB (reducing audibility by 65%).
Pulling out weapons, cycling knives, or opening the in-game buy wheel plays a local audio click in your headset that is NEVER transmitted to other players over the game server network.
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Yes! Scoping with an AWP or SSG08 produces an audibility click spanning exactly 12.0 meters. If you are holding a close corner (like Inferno Apartments), enemies around the wall will hear you zoom in.
Yes, both shift-walking and crouching reduce footstep sound emission to zero decibels in CS2 and Valorant.
