Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2 adds Rush, a queued 3v3 mode played across a gauntlet of randomly selected battle arenas. The same update changes Premier map selection to a pick system, brings back clan tags, and adds a slower silent reload.

• —Rush is a 3v3 mode: win a round by holding the tower after eliminating the enemy team or when time expires, and advance through randomly chosen arenas to take the enemy castle.
• —Premier now has each team pick two maps, after which one of the four is chosen at random, instead of banning down to a single map.
• —Clan tags return: select a Steam Group in your profile to show a tag next to your name in every mode.
• —Reloading can be done silently by holding the reload key, at the cost of a longer reload, and unscoping is now silent.

Valve added a custom_hud_layout entity, letting scripted maps draw their own panels, labels and buttons with CSS styling. A cs_player_camera entity takes over a player's view without moving them, plus new bomb plant and defuse hooks.

The August 3 update fixes grenades thrown through level geometry, patches gaps and collision across Cache, removes a boost spot outside Cache's A site, and updates Shelter to its latest Workshop version.