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Counter-Strike 2
Counter-Strike 2 Update
Jan 27, 2026 · Steam update tracked by Buffs & Bugs
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Quick take
Molotov/incendiary grenades that bounce off an enemy player have a one-time fuse extension added to prevent them from air-bursting when their has-never-hit-the-world timer elapses.
- Fixed a performance issue when running CS2 without a sound device.
- Various knife sound adjustments.
- Fixed broken cl_ent_bbox visualization for some classes of rigid dynamic entities.
What officially changed
GAMEPLAY
Molotov/incendiary grenades that bounce off an enemy player have a one-time fuse extension added to prevent them from air-bursting when their has-never-hit-the-world timer elapses.
SOUND
Fixed a performance issue when running CS2 without a sound device.
Various knife sound adjustments.
MISC
Fixed broken cl_ent_bbox visualization for some classes of rigid dynamic entities.
Various stability improvements.
MAPS
Nuke
Adjusted hanging hard hat model render bounds to prevent shadow popping when model exited the view frustum.
Warden
Updated to the latest version from the Community Workshop (Update Notes)
Sanctum
Updated to the latest version from the Community Workshop (Update Notes)
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