Valve announced a map and world overhaul in their Counter-Strike 2 reveal, breaking down three different tiers of map updates in the upcoming summer update. The “Touchstone” category includes maps that kept the majority of their structure and visual design from CS:GO, and includes legacy maps such as Dust2, Train, and Mirage. The second category includes maps that received significant changes to their textures, lighting, and reflections with the Source 2 engine. The videos showed Nuke and Ancient as examples of maps in this tier.
The last set includes maps that have received complete overhauls and were “fully rebuilt from the ground up” in order to utilize all the tools provided by the new graphics engine. Italy and Overpass were the two maps shown in the teasers as some of the oldest maps to receive the full makeover.
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Dust2 is one of the “Touchstone” maps and changes to the B site appear minimal and graphical in nature
CT mid also remains unchanged from the CS:GO version
CT spawn received a lighting upgrade in Counter-Strike 2
Train T spawn also received a lighting update
Nuke is among the group of maps to gain more significant changes
The changes in the secret position seem limited to reflections
Improvements in lighting and reflections on Nuke are most notable on A site
T spawn was not changed much from its CS:GO couterpart
The water in Ancient T spawn now looks more realistic
Overpass received a complete visual overhaul
New shadows and lighting can be seen in the long area
Connector’s lighting changes were accompanied by the addition of more detail on the shelves
The bathrooms position received a significant visual and lighting update
Italy is among the maps to be completely reworked