Counter Strike 2 Patch Notes

Patch 2026-07-01 July 1, 2026

  • Champions Autograph Stickers are now available for purchase in the Major Shop, congratulations to the Falcons!
  • Highlight Souvenir Charms are now available for purchase in the Major Shop, featuring 10 highlights for each of the six stages of the Cologne 2026 Major, and the Falcons' trophy-lifting moment.
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Patch 2026-06-10 June 10, 2026

## What changed **Cologne 2026 Major Shop** — Added display of lowest and highest sticker price from the last 7 days **Cologne 2026 Major Hub** — Added stickers showcase to the main menu tile **Storage Units** — Added multi-select functionality for deposit and retrieve operations **Inventory Full Error** — Added appropriate error message when attempting to redeem Weekly Care Package rewards, Armory items, or Major Shop cart items with a full inventory **UI** — Fixed number wrapping rules in some languages ## Overall Quality-of-life improvements and bug fixes focused on the Cologne 2026 Major event, inventory management, and UI localization.
  • Added display of lowest and highest sticker price in the last 7 days in the Cologne 2026 Major Shop.
  • Added stickers showcase to the Cologne 2026 Major Hub tile on the main menu.
  • Added multi-select functionality in Storage Units deposit/retrieve UI.
  • Added appropriate error message when user's inventory is full and they try to redeem Weekly Care Package rewards, Armory items, or items in the Major Shop cart.
  • Fixed number wrapping rules in some languages.
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Patch 2026-05-29 May 29, 2026

  • Added convar r_spectator_flashbang_opacity to control flashbang opacity for remote spectators.
  • Flashbang effect for remote spectators now renders underneath the HUD.
  • Stability improvements
  • Updated clipping to prevent certain boost locations
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Patch 2026-05-22 May 22, 2026

  • The IEM Cologne 2026 Major Hub is now available. Visit the hub to purchase tournament items, play the Pick'Em Challenge and more.
  • Purchase a Cologne 2026 Viewer Pass to receive an upgradable Cologne 2026 Coin. With an active pass, you can upgrade your coin and earn rewards by playing the Pick'Em Challenge. Additionally, you will show up on the Active Pass Leaderboard where you can compare your Pick'Em Challenge performance to your friends.
  • Fixed a case of incorrect scoreboard timeline presentation in overtime.
  • Fixed weapon entities disallowing pickup from showing pick up weapon hint text.
  • Increased spectator in-eye flash amount.
  • Souvenir quality items can now be selected in Trade Up Contract alongside normal quality items. All Souvenir attributes will be removed from any souvenir items selected, and the result of a Trade Up Contract will be a single normal item of a quality one higher, from a collection of all of the items selected for exchange.
  • Fixed a case where tire fire particles were flickering in the advanced video preview.
  • Adjusted finger animation on Bayonet model.
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Patch 2026-05-20 May 20, 2026

  • Adjusted player and grenade collision.
  • Adjusted material blending to improve accuracy of footstep sounds.
  • Fixed several gaps reported by players.
  • Fixed a gap in the wall.
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