Counter-Strike 2 Datamining Potentially Reveals New Weapons, Mobile Ports, and More
Following rampant rumors and speculation, earlier this week Valve finally revealed Counter-Strike 2, a new version of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive built on the Source 2 engine. Counter-Strike 2, which is in the midst of limited testing now, doesn’t really bring any new content to the table – it’s mostly about updating the existing CS:GO experience with improved visuals, “sub-tick” responsiveness, and more. That said, dataminers are already delving into CS2’s code, and it seems Valve has some more plans for the future.
Most of this information comes courtesy of well-known dataminer Gabe Follower, who has found references to several new weapons in Counter-Strike 2’s code. These include a bear trap, a fire grenade activated by a tripwire, and something simply labeled “pipe.” This could be exactly what it sounds like – a new pipe melee weapon -- or perhaps it could be a pipe bomb. It’s likely most of these weapons are destined for the Danger Zone battle royale/sandbox mode, as Valve tends to be very careful about adding weapons and potentially upsetting the balance of their core modes.
New fire grenade called "Tripwire" for Danger Zone. Looks like it'll activate itself after player will step on the wire @CounterStrike pic.twitter.com/D34yl0dLCV
— Gabe Follower (@gabefollower) March 23, 2023
New "Bear Trap" weapon for Danger Zone, mentions of it leaked few years ago, but we finally got actual model for it @CounterStrike pic.twitter.com/n7iQztS9SF
— Gabe Follower (@gabefollower) March 23, 2023
Mention of a new @CounterStrike weapon called "Pipe" (currently has an empty icon file). It could be a melee weapon for a future Danger Zone update or a new type of grenade, like the pipe bomb from L4D2
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