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Counter-Strike 2: updates, settings and interface

Game updates, plugin versions and improvements to our interface with a traceable history.

Recorded, available and installed are different states. Your actual installation status and suitable updates are shown in the server panel.

Interface Change documented

Guided startup parameters: revised

The guided tools were revised in the shared panel code. The entry concerns the interface or its processing. The date records the change; availability on an individual server depends on the game, software, plugins and permissions.

Interface Change documented

Guided startup parameters: added

The guided tools were added to the shared panel code. The entry concerns the interface or its processing. The date records the change; availability on an individual server depends on the game, software, plugins and permissions.

Plugin release Source entry dated

v1.0.369

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Game update Published

Counter-Strike 2 Update

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

counterstrikesharp: Not checked yet

matchzy: Not checked yet

Developer announcement Published

IEM Cologne 2026

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Game update Published

Counter-Strike 2 Update

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

counterstrikesharp: Not checked yet

matchzy: Not checked yet

Game update Published

Counter-Strike 2 Update

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

counterstrikesharp: Not checked yet

matchzy: Not checked yet

Game update Published

Counter-Strike 2 Update

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

counterstrikesharp: Not checked yet

matchzy: Not checked yet

Plugin release Source entry dated

v1.0.368

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Game update Published

Counter-Strike 2 Update

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

counterstrikesharp: Not checked yet

matchzy: Not checked yet

Plugin release Published by the developer

CS2 Retakes 3.0.4

Plugin version with publisher-declared game versions and loaders. These declarations do not replace an independent compatibility test.

Release channel: release

Declared game versions: 24000000-24999999

Supported server software: counterstrikesharp

Plugin release Published by the developer

GG1MapChooser 1.8.0

Plugin version with publisher-declared game versions and loaders. These declarations do not replace an independent compatibility test.

Release channel: release

Declared game versions: 24000000-24999999

Supported server software: counterstrikesharp

Interface Change documented

Counter-Strike 2: game tools: revised

The guided tools were revised in the shared panel code. The entry concerns the interface or its processing. The date records the change; availability on an individual server depends on the game, software, plugins and permissions.

Interface Change documented

Counter-Strike 2: game tools: revised

The guided tools were revised in the shared panel code. The entry concerns the interface or its processing. The date records the change; availability on an individual server depends on the game, software, plugins and permissions.

Developer announcement Published

NIGHTMODE II Music Kits

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Game update Published

Counter-Strike 2 Update

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

counterstrikesharp: Not checked yet

matchzy: Not checked yet

Interface Change documented

Counter-Strike 2: game tools: revised

The guided tools were revised in the shared panel code. The entry concerns the interface or its processing. The date records the change; availability on an individual server depends on the game, software, plugins and permissions.

Game update Published

Counter-Strike 2 Update

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

counterstrikesharp: Not checked yet

matchzy: Not checked yet

Game update Published

Counter-Strike 2 Update

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

counterstrikesharp: Not checked yet

matchzy: Not checked yet

Developer announcement Published

The Return Of Cache

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

What the interface looks like

The image shows the interface on its capture date; earlier versions may differ.

Excerpt of the current interface with sample values. Values and prerequisites illustrate the controls; available tools depend on server software, plugins and permissions.
Excerpt of the current interface with sample values. Values and prerequisites illustrate the controls; available tools depend on server software, plugins and permissions. · Captured on 2026-10-08
Excerpt of the current interface with sample values. Values and prerequisites illustrate the controls; available tools depend on server software, plugins and permissions.
Excerpt of the current interface with sample values. Values and prerequisites illustrate the controls; available tools depend on server software, plugins and permissions. · Captured on 2026-10-08
Excerpt of the current interface with sample values. Values and prerequisites illustrate the controls; available tools depend on server software, plugins and permissions.
Excerpt of the current interface with sample values. Values and prerequisites illustrate the controls; available tools depend on server software, plugins and permissions. · Captured on 2026-10-08

What the settings do

These values come from our guided editors. Defaults are the editor starting values; they do not show the contents of a customer server.

Server Name
Setting
hostname
Default
CS2 Server
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Game Mode Type
Setting
game_type
Default
0
Range / options
0, 1, 3
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Game Mode
Setting
game_mode
Default
0
Range / options
0, 1, 2
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Max. data rate (bytes/s)

Maximum data rate per player in bytes per second. 0 lets the game determine the value.

Setting
sv_maxrate
Default
0
Range / options
0 – 786432
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Max Rounds
Setting
mp_maxrounds
Default
30
Range / options
0 – 200
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Round Time (minutes)
Setting
mp_roundtime
Default
1.92
Range / options
0.5 – 60
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Freeze Time (sec.)
Setting
mp_freezetime
Default
15
Range / options
0 – 60
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Buy Time (sec.)
Setting
mp_buytime
Default
20
Range / options
0 – 120
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Warmup Time (sec.)
Setting
mp_warmuptime
Default
30
Range / options
0 – 600
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Allow Cheats
Setting
sv_cheats
Default
0
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Bot Count
Setting
bot_quota
Default
0
Range / options
0 – 32
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Starting map

Map or level loaded when the server starts.

Setting
SRCDS_MAP
Default
de_dust2
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Max. players

Maximum number of simultaneous players. This setting is read-only here.

Setting
MAX_PLAYERS
Default
16
Range / options
1 – 64
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Server Name

In-game server name shown in the Steam server browser (+hostname). Auto-set to the customer server name at provisioning by CreateServerJob; falls back to this default if unset.

Setting
HOSTNAME
Default
CS2 Server
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.