Counter-Strike 2 receives a new update (May 29)

Valve has released a new update for CS2, introducing several changes for match spectators, map updates, and improvements to the Cologne 2026 Shop. Among the main additions are the ability to bookmark tournament stickers, a new flashbang opacity setting for spectators, as well as updates for Ancient and Sanctum.

[ COLOGNE 2026 ]

• Added ability to bookmark stickers in Cologne 2026 Shop.

[ MISC ]

• 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

[ MAPS ]

Ancient

• Updated clipping to prevent certain boost locations

Sanctum

• Updated to the latest version from Steam Workshop (Update Notes)

As a reminder, Counter-Strike 2 receives a new update (May 23)