Counter-Strike 2 closed beta updated with overhauled Overpass and Wingman mode
Counter-Strike 2 is in closed beta while Valve test its new features, revised maps and upgraded engine. That limited test has just been updated to swap out two maps, Nuke and Office, with two others, Vertigo and a hugely overhauled Overpass, as well as to add the two-on-two Wingman mode.
"We are excited to ship our first overhauled map into the Counter-Strike 2 Limited Test, de_overpass, alongside de_vertigo," tweeted the official Counter-Strike account. "Vertigo is playable Casual and Deathmatch modes. Overpass is available to play in Casual, Deathmatch, Competitive, and Wingman (new!)."
Overpass is a map originally added to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and created internally by Valve themselves, set around a canal overpass in Berlin, Germany. It seems to have had a substantial revision for Counter-Strike 2, including in teh way it looks. Check out the lovely, oily film at the edges of the water in this clip, also shared on Twitter:
pic.twitter.com/Cm8OkmhSd8
Wingman mode, meanwhile, was similarly introduced in a CS:GO update and feature teams of two, shorter round timers and small versions of existing maps.
The full update patch notes contain a handful of other minor tweaks and fixes.
[ WORKSHOP TOOLS ]
[ MISC ]
There's currently no way to request access to Counter-Strike 2, with Valve instead dishing it out to players who regularly hop into Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. There's also no word on when it'll get a full release.
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