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UpdateSeptember 22, 2026

Counter-Strike 2 Update

  • Updated the map selection process to give players more opportunities to play maps they've been learning.

  • Map selection process:

    • Team 1 picks one map

    • Team 2 picks two maps

    • Team 1 picks a final map. 

    • One of the four maps will be randomly selected and the match will begin.

  • Rush is a fast-paced queued 3v3 game mode. 

  • Players battle through a series of battle arenas to reach the opponent's castle and win the match.

  • Battle arenas are randomly selected for each match, so no two matches are the same.

  • Control the tower when you eliminate the enemy team (or time expires) to win the round.

  • Players can now reload silently (but slowly) by pressing and holding the reload key.

  • Un-scoping a sniper weapon no longer produces a sound.

  • Globally increased visual clarity and improved fidelity of bullet impact decals.

  • ammo_grenade_limit_total setting now also enforces the total number of grenades a player is allowed to purchase in a round.

  • Chickens now take damage from the Zeus x27.

  • Crosshairs have been updated to be resolution independent.

    • A new "Crosshair/Scopes" tab is available in the Settings menu, and includes updated crosshair settings.

    • Added new crosshair styles

    • Updated the default crosshair to "Dynamic Quad," which better represents weapon accuracy.

  • Updated engine code to the latest version of Source 2.

Ancient

  • Fixed holes in world in Long A Main Hall.

  • Adjusted door geometry and grenade clipping inside Jaguar.

Cache

  • Some gap fixes and clipping adjustments around the blue doors in Mid.

Mirage

  • Reinforced scaffolding by balcony in A site.

Train

  • Blocked pixel gap in crates on bombsite A.

  • Added ability to set a "Clan Tag" for players who are members of Steam Community Groups. You can adjust your Clan Tag from your Player Profile.

  • Added support for applying stickers to C4.

  • The Starjunk 95, Industrial Sunset Memories Music Kit is now available for purchase in standard and StatTrak versions through the STORE tab.

  • Halftime scoreboard stats should now fully reflect the results of the previous round.

  • Fixed a case where players could avoid a kick ban.

  • Players can now adjust music volume per game-mode.

 

  • Added "minimap_volume" entity which enables a custom minimap image when a player is within the volume.

  • Added "sky_camera_volume" and "sky_camera_volume_target", which enable custom location-specific skybox rendering.

  • Added "point_deathcam_bounds" entity that constrains the player death camera.

  • Added "env_shake_volume" entity that allows camera shake only within a specified volume.

  • Added CSRadarPoint entity.

  • Added CSObservablePoint entity.

  • Added AddTeamMoney API method.

  • Added OnPlayerTeamChanged callback.

  • SetDialogVariableString now accepts a localization string.

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