What changed in Counter-Strike 2 in 2017

Added a WebAPI for public access to official playtime distribution on Operation Hydra maps in Competitive and Casual modes.

Added a WebAPI for public access to official playtime distribution on Operation Hydra maps in Competitive and Casual modes.

Added support for normal maps on Custom Paint Job, Patina, and Gunsmith finish styles.

Added support for normal maps on Custom Paint Job, Patina, and Gunsmith finish styles.

The CZ75-Auto | Victoria has been updated to include normal map support.

The CZ75-Auto | Victoria has been updated to include normal map support.

Players can upgrade their Operation Coin to a new Diamond level.

Includes heavy armor, low-gravity sniping, team deathmatch, knife and Zeus-only modes.

New feature to track progress and compare with friends.

Introduction of the new Operation Hydra Case.

Set of new and returning community maps for casual and competitive modes.

Players can gain extra XP through new features in Operation Hydra.

Players can upgrade their Operation Coin to the new Diamond level.

New feature to track progress and compare with friends.

Set of new and returning community maps for casual and competitive modes.

Includes heavy armor, low-gravity sniping, team deathmatch, knife and zeus-only modes.

New 2v2 competitive mode and 5v5 mode with unique gameplay twists.

A complete campaign for Guardian Missions introduced.

New 2v2 competitive mode and 5v5 mode with unique gameplay twists.

Introduction of the all new Operation Hydra Case.