CS2 update — July 29, 2026
Cologne 2026 Ranked Series stickers
COLOGNE 2026 MAJOR
The Ranked Series stickers are now available for purchase. 50% of royalties are shared with players, teams, and the tournament organizer.
Items in the the Cologne 2026 Shop will be available for purchase until September 29th.
MAP SCRIPTING
Fixed a bug where scripts would fail to load in tools mode until a manual recompile.
MAPS
Boulder
Updated to the latest version from the Community Workshop (Update Notes)
Fachwerk
Updated to the latest version from the Community Workshop (Update Notes)
Shelter
Updated to the latest version from the Community Workshop (Update Notes)
MISC
Fixed a bug which prevented some users from claiming Collection Catalog XP for The Dead Hand Collection.
Fixed a bug that allowed malicious players to avoid being processed by VACnet.
In short: what changed
- Ranked Series stickers on sale — 50% goes to teams and players.
- The Major Shop is open until September 29.
- Fixed an exploit that let cheaters avoid VACnet.
Source: the official Counter-Strike 2 blog on Steam. Text and images belong to Valve.