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Counter-Strike 2

Update for October 22, 2025

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Quick Take

We added Retakes as an official game mode with Defusal Group Alpha and Delta maps. We fixed Molotov and smoke interaction logic when multiple smokes are active. The Trade Up Contract now lets you exchange 5 Covert items for a Knife or Gloves item. We also updated several community maps and improved Inferno's visibility at Quad and Balcony.

GAMEPLAY

  • Adding Retakes as official game mode supporting Defusal Group Alpha and Defusal Group Delta maps on official matchmaking servers.
  • Fixed Molotov and Smoke interaction logic in cases when multiple smokes are active in the map.

MAPS

  • Updated Golden to the latest version from Steam Community Workshop (Update Notes)
  • Updated Palacio to the latest version from Steam Community Workshop (Update Notes)
  • Updated Rooftop to the latest version from Steam Community Workshop (Update Notes)

Inferno

  • Adjustments to top of Quad and under Balcony to improve visibility.
  • Various optimizations.

CONTRACTS

  • Extended functionality of the "Trade Up Contract" to allow exchanging 5 items of Covert quality as follows:
  • 5 StatTrak™ Covert items can be exchanged for one StatTrak™ Knife from a collection of one of the items provided
  • 5 regular Covert items can be exchanged for one regular Knife item or one regular Gloves item from a collection of one of the items provided

MISC

  • Performance optimizations when the game is in the main menu and item inspect UI
  • Fixed inventory item icons sometimes rendering in blurry state or not rendering
  • Fixed several server-only sound events to not start multiple times
  • Stability improvements
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