CS2 Workshop Tools map volumes: minimap_volume, sky_camera_volume, point_deathcam_bounds, and env_shake_volume

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Quick summary

Valve added five workshop entities on 22 September 2026: minimap_volume, sky_camera_volume, sky_camera_volume_target, point_deathcam_bounds, and env_shake_volume. A later update on 14 October 2026 added a tool material called toolsskybox_occluder. Four of the September entities are volumes that change behaviour for players standing inside them.[1]

minimap_volume

Valve's update notes describe this entity as one that "enables a custom minimap image when a player is within the volume". It is the way to give a map its own radar for the area the volume covers.[1]

sky_camera_volume and sky_camera_volume_target

These two ship together and enable custom location-specific skybox rendering. Valve lists them on one line of the same update entry, which is the hint that they are meant to be used as a pair.[1]

point_deathcam_bounds

Valve's note reads "Added point_deathcam_bounds entity that constrains the player death camera". It limits where the death camera is allowed to go.[1]

env_shake_volume

Valve's note reads "Added env_shake_volume entity that allows camera shake only within a specified volume". The shake is confined to the volume instead of playing for everyone.[1]

toolsskybox_occluder

This one is a tool material rather than an entity, and it arrived later. The 14 October 2026 entry lists "Added toolsskybox_occluder tool material for CS2 Workshop Tools".[1]

Related scripting additions

The same September update added two scripting entities, CSRadarPoint and CSObservablePoint. They are listed under a separate scripting heading, so they are not part of the volume set.[1]

Sources:

[1] https://www.counter-strike.net/news/updates (Valve, Counter-Strike 2 update feed, 22 September and 14 October 2026)