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Counter-Strike 2 · Oct 22, 2025
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Counter-Strike 2Oct 22, 2025, 11:00 PM

Retakes added as official game mode

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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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