Minor CS2 update adds new feature to Cologne stickers store

In a recent update, following up with the stickers and Pick'Em for the IEM Cologne 2026 Major, Valve shipped a quality of life update to the stickers mechanism. The system went through massive changes when Valve removed sticker capsules and introduced an in-game store to buy stickers directly using "tokens".

Players can now bookmark stickers to keep an eye on the dynamic pricing to catch items near their desired price. A new convar "r_spectator_flashbang_opacity" now gives control over the intensity of the flashbang effect when spectating and the effect now renders under the HUD.

The update also comes with stability improvements and minor adjustments to Ancient and Sanctum. Here are Valve's release notes:

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)