Counter-Strike 2 Update
May 09, 2025
- Fixed a case where mission progress appeared to be reset when reconnecting to a match in-progress.
- Grail:
- Updated to the latest version from the Community Workshop (Update Notes).
- Fixed a case where fire was visible through smoke.
- Various UI sound bug fixes and tweaks.
- Various crash fixes and stability improvements.
Mission Possible
May 08, 2025
Today's update includes several community maps, a rearranging of casual and deathmatch map groups, and the introduction of weekly missions!
Weekly Missions

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, can be completed for bonus XP. Each week you'll get a new mission, and you can access your mission in the Main Menu and in the Play Menu.
Community Maps
Today we welcome a host of new community maps: Jura, Grail and Agency have been added to Competitive, Casual, and Deathmatch modes, and Dogtown and Brewery have been added to Wingman. And it's easier than ever to play community maps—Jura, Grail, and Agency can be found in the new Community Map Group.




All this and more (particularly for fans of binding keys to "/") in today's update, so jump into some community maps and see what's new!
Weekly Missions

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, can be completed for bonus XP. Each week you'll get a new mission, and you can access your mission in the Main Menu and in the Play Menu.
Community Maps
Today we welcome a host of new community maps: Jura, Grail and Agency have been added to Competitive, Casual, and Deathmatch modes, and Dogtown and Brewery have been added to Wingman. And it's easier than ever to play community maps—Jura, Grail, and Agency can be found in the new Community Map Group.





All this and more (particularly for fans of binding keys to "/") in today's update, so jump into some community maps and see what's new!
Counter-Strike 2 Update
May 08, 2025
- Added Weekly Missions, which can be entered though the main menu or play menu.
- Players receive one mission each week.
- The weekly mission expires after 7 days and rewards XP for completion.
- Removed community maps Basalt, Edin, Palais, and Whistle from all game modes.
- Added community maps Jura, Grail, and Agency to Competitive, Casual, and Deathmatch modes.
- Added community maps Dogtown and Brewery to Wingman mode.
- Re-organized Casual and Deathmatch map groups.
- Defusal Group Alpha: Dust 2, Mirage, Inferno, Vertigo.
- Defusal Group Delta: Train, Anubis, Ancient, Overpass, Nuke.
- Community Map Group: Jura, Grail, Agency.
- Hostage Group: Office, Italy.
- Added "Main Menu Ambience Volume" setting.
- Fixed some cases where shooting visible enemies over the top of smoke would not play an attacker feedback sound.
- Fixed some cases where gameplay sounds were inaudible or would skip.
- Removed snd_setmixer, snd_setmixlayer, snd_soundmixer_setmixlayer_amount, and snd_soundmixer_set_trigger_factor console commands.
- Fixed a bug where input bindings to scancode56 (US English key "/") wouldn't persist across app launches.
- Lobby invites from players marked with "Block All Communication" in Steam will now be ignored in-game.
Counter-Strike 2 Update
April 01, 2025
- Added three all-new weapon collections to the Weekly Care Package drop list: Ascent, Boreal, and Radiant
- Removed four weapon collections from the Weekly Care Package drop list: Bank, Italy, Lake, and the original Train collection
- Added new Armory Content:
- The Train 2025 Collection
- The Fever Case
- A new Limited Edition Item: the XM1014 | Solitude
Inferno
- Adjusted Banana to more closely match the size of the CS:GO version
- Simplified background behind T ramp
- Simplified view into Pit
- Simplified background of Bombsite B
- Removed step on sides of Arch hallway
- Removed pixel gap at Coffin
- Adjusted crates on steps up to balcony so players step up reliably
- Adjusted or removed props throughout map
- Adjusted Player and Grenade collision throughout map
Train
- Fixed a bug where player shadows would render through windows above A main
- Fixed some holes in the world
- Simplified back wall by door to Z
- Simplified background by upper B entrance
- Shortened overhead roof rail in A site, to make it easier to throw utility into site
- Replaced see-through grating on catwalk outside of Z door
- Replaced see-through fences at top if Ivy with solid version
- Simplified brick wall by Ivy
- Fixed grenade collision on upper B arch
Spring Forward
April 01, 2025
New weekly care package drop collections, Spring cleaning on Inferno and Train, and an update to content in the Armory—today's update contains a little something for everyone!
New Drop Collections
Your weekly care packages just got a bit more interesting. Three new weapon collections have been added to the care package drop list, so keep an eye out for items from the all-new Ascent, Boreal, and Radiant collections. With over 70 new finishes, these collections feature a wide range of styles from solid colors, gold reliefs, camo patterns, custom paint jobs and more.



Spring cleaning on Inferno and Train
We're also tidying up a few maps. Inferno and Train have undergone some Spring cleaning. You'll notice cleaner surfaces, less clutter, and a slightly wider banana.

New additions to the Armory
The Armory has received some new offerings, beginning with the all-new Fever Case, featuring 17 weapon finishes from community contributors and Shattered Web knives in Chroma finishes:


















And with Train releasing earlier this year, its collection gets a revamp featuring designs inspired by the map's graffiti, location, and more:
















And one more thing, we have added a new Limited Edition Item: the XM1014 | Solitude. Its mountainous pattern comes in a wide range of variations:
What are you waiting for? Jump into a match and check out what's new!
New Drop Collections
Your weekly care packages just got a bit more interesting. Three new weapon collections have been added to the care package drop list, so keep an eye out for items from the all-new Ascent, Boreal, and Radiant collections. With over 70 new finishes, these collections feature a wide range of styles from solid colors, gold reliefs, camo patterns, custom paint jobs and more.



Spring cleaning on Inferno and Train
We're also tidying up a few maps. Inferno and Train have undergone some Spring cleaning. You'll notice cleaner surfaces, less clutter, and a slightly wider banana.

New additions to the Armory
The Armory has received some new offerings, beginning with the all-new Fever Case, featuring 17 weapon finishes from community contributors and Shattered Web knives in Chroma finishes:


















And with Train releasing earlier this year, its collection gets a revamp featuring designs inspired by the map's graffiti, location, and more:
















And one more thing, we have added a new Limited Edition Item: the XM1014 | Solitude. Its mountainous pattern comes in a wide range of variations:
What are you waiting for? Jump into a match and check out what's new!
Counter-Strike 2 Update
March 21, 2025
- Updated Basalt to the latest version from Steam Workshop (Update Notes)
- Added ability to author and submit patterns for the Missing Link Charm to Counter-Strike 2 Steam Workshop.
Counter-Strike 2 Update
February 28, 2025
- Inferno
- Fixed roof geometry at church that was visible from boiler entrance.
- Fixed a case where voice chat would break after unloading a Steam Workshop map.
- Fixed a case where game client would crash if certain community server plugins were restricting networking of player entities.
- Fixed several bugs in applying patches UI.
Counter-Strike 2 Update
February 14, 2025
- Fixed sizing and scaling of UI elements shared between buy menu and in-game HUD.
- Fixed a bug with armor display for CSTV spectators.
- Updated alternate AK-47 inspect animation.
- Increased supported upload size for Counter-Strike 2 Steam Workshop Maps to 3 GB.
Counter-Strike 2 Update
February 07, 2025
- Adjusted the logic that determines when players are too far apart in CS Rating to participate in matchmaking together as a party. In most cases, players who used to play together as a party in Premier Season One will be able to party together in Premier Season Two.
- Added "Get Service Medal" UI element directly to the main menu profile card.
- Fixed a case where main menu profiles were missing display medals.
- Updated Dust II radar image to be more accurate.
- Fixed a case where inspect or reload button presses could cause prediction errors.
Counter-Strike 2 Update
February 04, 2025
- Fixed AUG scope stencil filter bug near water surfaces.
- Fixed Premier progress bar not displaying properly in low resolutions.
- Fixed certain UI panels not rendering transparently when using CMAA2 and HDR performance settings simultaneously.
- Improved dynamic radar scale to snap size when a newly discovered enemy/C4 enters radar view, but still shrink gradually when enemy/C4 disappears and enough time passes.
- Fixed radar scale settings UI to support full range of radar scale from 0.25 to 1.0 values.
- Fixed sounds from Train inspect scenery not getting cleared when going back to the main menu.
- Fixed misprediction error smoothing near walls to avoid clipping through walls.
- Fixed cloth simulation bug on loopback=1 local servers.