CS2 Updates

Counter-Strike 2 Update - 2026-09-22

PREMIER - 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 - 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. GAMEPLAY - 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. SETTINGS - 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. ENGINE - Updated engine code to the latest version of Source 2. MAPS 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. MISC - 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. WORKSHOP   - 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. SCRIPTING - Added CSRadarPoint entity. - Added CSObservablePoint entity. - Added AddTeamMoney API method. - Added OnPlayerTeamChanged callback. - SetDialogVariableString now accepts a localization string.