Here are all the changes coming to maps in Counter-Strike 2.
Valve just announced Counter-Strike 2 after weeks of teasing the community with small updates and Twitter banner changes. Counter-Strike 2 will feature several improvements including a different approach to tick rates, responsive smokes as well as improved maps. Here’s what CS2 maps will look like in the new update.
So far confirmed Maps are:
- Dust 2
- Inferno
- Mirage
- Nuke
- Train
- Overpass
- Ancient
- Shoot
- Baggage
- Office
- Italy
- Canals
- ShortDust
Counter-Strike 2 Map Gallery
![image 1](https://admin.esports.gg/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/dust2_back_plat_s2-1024x620.jpg)
![image 2](https://admin.esports.gg/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/dust2_blue_s2-1024x620.jpg)
![image 3](https://admin.esports.gg/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/dust2_ct_ramp_s2-1024x620.jpg)
![image 4](https://admin.esports.gg/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/dust2_double_doors_s2-1024x620.jpg)
![image 5](https://admin.esports.gg/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/nuke_backhall_s2-1024x620.jpg)
![image 6](https://admin.esports.gg/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/nuke_default_s2-1024x620.jpg)
![image 7](https://admin.esports.gg/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/nuke_ramp_s2-1024x620.jpg)
![image 8](https://admin.esports.gg/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/nuke_t_s2-1024x620.jpg)
![image 9](https://admin.esports.gg/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/overpass_back_long_s2-1024x620.jpg)
![image 10](https://admin.esports.gg/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/overpass_toilets_s2-1024x620.jpg)
![image 11](https://admin.esports.gg/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/overpass_van_vista_s2-1024x620.jpg)
In a video published at the time of the announcement, Valve details how Source 2 engine will help improve maps in Counter-Strike 2.
Here are some of the Loading screens in Counter-Strike 2
![(Image Credit: Valve / Aquarius)](https://admin.esports.gg/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Train.jpeg)
![(Image Credit: Valve / Aquarius)](https://admin.esports.gg/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/ShortDust.jpeg)
![(Image Credit: Valve / Aquarius)](https://admin.esports.gg/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Shoots.jpeg)
![(Image Credit: Valve / Aquarius)](https://admin.esports.gg/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Office.jpeg)
![(Image Credit: Valve / Aquarius)](https://admin.esports.gg/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Nuke4.jpeg)
![(Image Credit: Valve / Aquarius)](https://admin.esports.gg/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Nuke3.jpeg)
![(Image Credit: Valve / Aquarius)](https://admin.esports.gg/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Nuke2.jpeg)
![(Image Credit: Valve / Aquarius)](https://admin.esports.gg/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Nuke1.jpeg)
![(Image Credit: Valve / Aquarius)](https://admin.esports.gg/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Lake.jpeg)
![(Image Credit: Valve / Aquarius)](https://admin.esports.gg/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Inferno4.jpeg)
![(Image Credit: Valve / Aquarius)](https://admin.esports.gg/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Inferno3.jpeg)
![(Image Credit: Valve / Aquarius)](https://admin.esports.gg/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Inferno2.jpeg)
![(Image Credit: Valve / Aquarius)](https://admin.esports.gg/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Inferno1.jpeg)
![(Image Credit: Valve / Aquarius)](https://admin.esports.gg/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Dust1.jpeg)
![(Image Credit: Valve / Aquarius)](https://admin.esports.gg/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Dust-3.jpeg)
![(Image Credit: Valve / Aquarius)](https://admin.esports.gg/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Dust-2.jpeg)
![(Image Credit: Valve / Aquarius)](https://admin.esports.gg/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Canals.jpeg)
![(Image Credit: Valve / Aquarius)](https://admin.esports.gg/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Baggage.jpeg)
![(Image Credit: Valve / Aquarius)](https://admin.esports.gg/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Ancient4.jpeg)
![(Image Credit: Valve / Aquarius)](https://admin.esports.gg/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Ancient3.jpeg)
![(Image Credit: Valve / Aquarius)](https://admin.esports.gg/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Ancient2.jpeg)
![(Image Credit: Valve / Aquarius)](https://admin.esports.gg/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Ancient1.jpeg)
With over 20 years of history, maps are a fundamental pillar of Counter-Strike. And in Counter-Strike 2, maps are getting a new look
What are the maps in Counter-Strike 2?
Valve has taken three approaches to maps in Counter-Strike 2 (CS:GO2)
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Touchstone maps
![An image of Dust 2 B site in the new Source 2 engine update. (Image Credit: Valve/CSGO)](https://admin.esports.gg/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/msedge_xe5Hs5PK9p-1024x570.jpg)
These are classic maps with solid foundations. Players can use these as the basics to evaluate gameplay changes between CS:GO and Counter-Strike 2. After almost a decade of experience playing on these maps, they are the perfect comparison for players to check how Counter-Strike 2 feels different.
Upgrades
![(Image Credit: Valve/CSGO)](https://admin.esports.gg/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/msedge_JWi1wedruw-1024x573.jpg)
The second tier of maps use Source 2 lighting including a physically based rendering system that produces realistic lighting and reflections.
Overalhauls
![(Image Credit: Valve/CSGO)(](https://admin.esports.gg/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/msedge_YhdmvOLmEE-1024x570.jpg)
The oldest maps have been completely rebuilt from the ground up using Source 2 rendering features. These tools will also be available to community mapmakers easier to build expand and iterate. With upgrades to build in Counter-Strike 2, even the familiar will feel brand new.
You can check all of the information we have on Counter-Strike 2 and the various updates in our CS:GO 2 news hub. The new update also has sub tick rates, which means there's no fixed tick rate anymore. Counter-Strike 2 is available for beta now and will release in Summer 2023.
Stay tuned to esports.gg for the latest CS:GO news and updates.