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May 06, 2023

CS2 June 6 update patch notes

That's a massive update. No one can ever know when Valve will launch an update

That's a massive update.

No one can ever know when Valve will launch an update to CS:GO or Counter-Strike 2, just like no one expected the developers to do so on June 6. The latest update for the upcoming game introduced a series of major changes which will likely have a huge impact on the meta.

While June 6's CS2 update tweaks a number of aspects, the three most important ones are swapping the map in the beta playtesting, and adding two new elements to the gameplay of loadouts and buybacks.

Another classic map, Mirage, has replaced Dust2 in the beta playtesting. From now on, all players with access to CS2 beta will be able to try their skills and new changes in one of the most beloved (and hated) CS maps in history.

Additionally, players will have new options when going into a match. They will be able to create their own loadout of 15 different guns (five pistols, mid-tier weapons, and rifles each) when entering a match. This also includes having the possibility to play with both the M4A1-S and M4A4 for counter-terrorists.

When buying your items at the start of the round, you will also have the chance to buy back items, just like in VALORANT. This means if you’ve bought the wrong weapon or utility item, you will be able to sell it during the buy time, get all your money back, and spend it the way you want it.

From our experience, these changes should have an enormous influence on the game, both for casual players and for professionals. With these and other already-announced changes, CS2 is set to create another beautiful chapter in the history books, and the community is all for it.

Mirage has replaced Dust II on official CS2 Limited Test matchmaking servers.

"Introducing Counter-Strike 2 Workshop Tools which can be enabled and downloaded from in-game settings menu–these tools will allow community contributors to create weapon finishes, stickers, and maps."

"The level editor (Hammer) now leverages GPU accelerated raytracing to both preview and bake lighting for CS2 maps. This significantly speeds up compile times, but as a result a GPU capable of raytracing is required for Hammer to be fully functional."

The player loadout has been revised:

The buy menu interface has been revised:

Related: CS2 adds essential quality of life improvement from VALORANT

"Existing CS:GO items on the Steam Community Market can be inspected in Counter-Strike 2."

VAC will now live ban and gracefully terminate the match at the end of the round (unless it was the last round and the cheater lost).

For those with access to the limited test encounter any bugs with the update, Valve has encouraged reaching out directly via email to [email protected] with as much evidence of the issue.

New CS2 updates mean there may be new bugs. Please send CS2 bug reports to cs2team [at] valvesoftware [dot] com and title your email: "CS2LT Bug – " followed by a brief description of the bug. For example; "CS2LT Bug – Free armor". This helps us triage, evaluate, and solve bugs…

As of now, there is no exact release date for CS2, but it's set to launch sometime this summer.

Polish Staff Writer. Mateusz previously worked for numerous outlets and gaming-adjacent companies, including ESL. League of Legends or CS:GO? He loves them both. In fact, he wonders which game he loves more every day. He wanted to go pro years ago, but somewhere along the way decided journalism was the more sensible option—and he was right.