Counter-Strike 2 simply obtained its most important replace but, including the ever-popular Gun Sport (aka Arms Race) together with a complete host of recent customization choices.
Arms Race has formally made its return in Counter-Strike 2, having been briefly absent after Valve transformed Counter-Strike: International Offensive into the FPS sequel in September 2023. It is Gun Sport as all shooter followers have come to like and anticipate: Race to get kills with every of the sport’s weapons, with the ultimate game-winning kill forcing gamers to make use of a knife, or now, the Zeus stun gun.
Talking of the Zeus, the weapon has lastly obtained some love as of the Call to Arms update. The weapon now has a 30-second recharge in all recreation modes, obtained its first pores and skin as a part of the replace’s Kilowatt Case, and now helps customized tags and sticker placement. With reference to sticker placement, all weapons now assist customized placement, which means stickers are now not restricted to some preset positions on every weapon. Every weapon moreover can assist as much as 5 stickers now, giving gamers extra customization choices than ever earlier than.
Customization makes up the majority of the replace. The Kilowatt case is CS2’s first weapon case and options 17 community-designed weapon skins and a brand new knife for gamers to gather. Different additions embody the Ambush Sticker Capsule, which sports activities 21 community-designed stickers, and 6 new music kits for gamers to buy ought to they so select.
The remainder of the replace is relegated to bug fixes and some small changes to cut back issues like “peeker’s benefit,” which had been a grievance amongst high gamers within the recreation’s neighborhood since launch. Different adjustments embody the introduction of end-of-match defeat animations and a brand new “XP Overload” icon that accompanies participant names and might stack week to week to point out when somebody has earned all their regular weekly XP.
Counter-Strike 2 continues to be a powerhouse for Valve and Steam, and is recurrently one of many most-played, if not the most-played outright, Steam video games on any given day by concurrent participant rely. Counter-Strike 2’s launch signaled the top of assist for the shooter on older {hardware} and Macs, a transfer that affected lower than 1% of the sport’s playerbase, in response to Valve.