Official updateOct 14, 2026, 11:02 PM UTC Demo/replay viewer enhancements plus animation, tool, and renderer updates.
- Added a progress bar for demo/replay downloads.
- Camera controls now use a click-and-drag scheme.
- Free and chase camera are usable during a paused demo.
- Fixed minor issues when seeking to a different position in the demo file.
- Round backup files now require the game server startup flag `-allow_round_backup_files`.
- Updated AUG reload animations for standing and crouch reloads to better match new reload duration.
- Allowed radio commands now have an explicit list.
- Added `toolsskybox_occluder` tool material for CS2 Workshop Tools.
- Stability improvements for the Vulkan renderer.
View detailsOfficial updateOct 8, 2026, 10:36 PM UTC Small update with weapon, audio, map, localization, and stability fixes.
- Added a ping icon for dropped defuse kits
- Reduced the time for AUG reload by half second
- Fixed the sound event during silent reload for Desert Eagle
- Fixed a case of buzzing soundscape sounds during demo playback
- Clipping fixes for Rush maps
- Localization updates
- Stability updates
View detailsOfficial updateOct 2, 2026, 10:24 PM UTC Minor fixes, map lighting improvements, and an update to the workshop convars whitelist.
- Agents now wear their equipped gloves during photobooth sessions and in the buy menu
- Fixed grenade crosshair rendering when crosshair thickness is set to 3 pixels
- Fixed formatting of titles in commend and report dialogs
- Improved lighting in the Warehouse map
- Updated workshop `convars` whitelist with the new `crosshair` settings
- Stability improvements
View detailsOfficial updateSep 30, 2026, 10:46 PM UTC Crosshair options and sharing, grenade crosshairs in freeze time, clipping fixes on Rush maps, and a weapon inaccuracy visualization fix.
- Various clipping fixes in Rush maps.
- Fixed visualization of weapon inaccuracy + spread.
- Added crosshair outline color option.
- Added a new crosshair style, "Static Quadrant".
- Enabled grenade crosshairs in freeze time for insta-smokes (just hold any grenade attack button).
- Allowed negative gaps for the classic dynamic crosshair style.
- Changed the classic dynamic crosshair alpha increments to 0.01.
- Scope dot scale and color preferences are now included in the new `crosshair share code`.
- Changed the format of the `crosshair share code` to accommodate newly included crosshair settings.
View detailsOfficial updateSep 25, 2026, 09:54 PM UTC Various gap and clipping fixes, reload audio fixes, `sv_clantags_enabled` server option, and main menu egg placement changes.
- Various gap fixes and clipping adjustments.
- Fixed some cases where loud reloads would persist while trying to stealth reload.
- Added `sv_clantags_enabled` option so custom servers can disable clan tags.
- The eggs of background players in main menu lobbies now rest in nests.
View detailsOfficial updateSep 24, 2026, 09:51 PM UTC Added a clearer loading-screen rule description, adjusted team-damage kick rules, clipping tweaks, silent reload fixes, and an AK-47 inspect animation fix.
- Added clearer loading-screen rule description; adjusted team-damage kick rules; various clipping adjustments.
- Fixed silent reload cases that allowed slightly faster reloads and faster shotgun firing.
- Fixed a case where the `AK-47` inspect animation sometimes popped.
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