Counter-Strike 2 has received a fresh update: developers at Valve have added the Weekly Missions system, introduced new custom maps into matchmaking, and reorganized the Casual and Deathmatch groups. The patch notes have been published on the official CS2 blog and are now available in the game.

Among the main changes are the return of the legendary map Agency, the addition of new maps Jura and Grail, fresh maps Dogtown and Brewery in Wingman mode, and the launch of the weekly missions system with XP rewards. The update also includes audio fixes and user interface improvements.

Full List of Changes

[ Missions ]

Weekly Missions have been added: Players will now receive one mission each week. Missions can be tracked in the main menu and the Play section. Completed tasks grant bonus experience (XP) but are only valid for 7 days.

[ Maps ]

Removed maps:

• Basalt
• Edin
• Palais
• Whistle

New custom maps added:

• Jura, Grail, and Agency — now available in Competitive, Casual, and Deathmatch
• Dogtown and Brewery — added to Wingman

Updated map rotation structure:

• Defusal Group Alpha: Dust 2, Mirage, Inferno, Vertigo
• Defusal Group Delta: Train, Anubis, Ancient, Overpass, Nuke
• Community Map Group: Jura, Grail, Agency
• Hostage Group: Office, Italy

[ Sound ]

• Added a volume setting for background sound in the main menu: Main Menu Ambience Volume
• Fixed a bug where gunfire sounds through smoke were not playing
• Resolved instances of sound dropouts or interruptions
• Removed outdated audio commands:
• snd_setmixer
• snd_setmixlayer
• snd_soundmixer_setmixlayer_amount
• snd_soundmixer_set_trigger_factor

[ Other ]

• Fixed an issue with the binding of the scancode56 key (the / symbol on the English layout) — now saves correctly
• Lobby invitations from players with Block All Communication enabled in Steam no longer appear in the game

The previous CS2 update, released in April, brought a rework of Inferno, the launch of the Fever Case available in the Armory Pass, and the introduction of four skin collections: Ascent, Boreal, Radiant, and The Train Collection 2025. Additionally, Valve changed the unique limited drop — now it's a skin for the XM1014 instead of the Desert Eagle. We detailed these changes in our article.