Decals in Counter-Strike 2 are markers that are left in the world once a certain event takes place. Decals can be important since they can give you hints regarding where enemies have been and can even help you aim. On the other hand, decals can cause problems in certain situations. In this guide, I go over how you can clear decals in CS2.
Is It Possible To Clear Decals In CS2?
While there are commands in CS: GO that you can use to remove decals, those commands are not available in CS2. You can use the command “cl_decal_clear_world” to clear decals that are caused by bullet holes and blood. It will not remove decals from other sources such as graffiti and smoke grenades.
If you liked to use the “r_cleardecals” command in CS: GO and wanted to do the same in CS2 then sadly, the same command does not work in CS2. These commands can now only be used in private servers against bots. If that is something that you are interested in doing then you can use the following commands:
- cl_removedecals
- r_csgo_render_decals false
- r_drawdecals false
Will The “r_cleardecals” Command Come To CS2?
So you can use the cl_decal_clear_world command to remove bullet holes and blood decals but other decals will not be removed from the game. This is the state of the issue at the time of writing but this could change in the future and the devs might implement a new command that clears all decals in the game similar to CS: GO. The “r_cleardecals” command in CS: GO was very popular in the community and fans have been asking for it in CS2 as well. I would imagine that the devs will implement it in some form down the line. When this feature is going to be added to the game is anyone’s guess.
It is worth mentioning that with CS2, the developers have strived for a certain degree of realism. Blood and bullet holes are common on the battlefield. It is possible that the devs are going with this new approach and that a clear decals command will not be added to the game. In that case, players will need to get accustomed to the new direction that the developers are opting for.
This is what you need to know about clearing decals in CS2. If you want to learn more then you can check out our article on CS 2 gambling innovations and what you can expect in the future.
