CS2 May 8 Update Patch Notes

Tuna Han

May 8, 2025

CS2 is a multiplayer tactical first-person shooter developed by Valve and Hidden Path Entertainment. It is the fifth game in the Counter-Strike series. Valve regularly updates the game with smaller balancing patches and larger content additions. Valve has just rolled out a new update for CS2, which focuses on minor things that increase the gameplay. Check out the CS2 May 8 update patch notes below.

CS2 May 8 Update Patch Notes

[ MISSIONS ]

• Added Weekly Missions, which can be entered though the main menu or play menu.
• Players receive one mission each week.
• The weekly mission expires after 7 days and rewards XP for completion.

[ MAPS ]

• Removed community maps Basalt, Edin, Palais, and Whistle from all game modes.
• Added community maps Jura, Grail, and Agency to Competitive, Casual, and Deathmatch modes.
• Added community maps Dogtown and Brewery to Wingman mode.
• Re-organized Casual and Deathmatch map groups.
  • Defusal Group Alpha: Dust 2, Mirage, Inferno, Vertigo.
  • Defusal Group Delta: Train, Anubis, Ancient, Overpass, Nuke.
  • Community Map Group: Jura, Grail, Agency.
  • Hostage Group: Office, Italy.

[ AUDIO ]

• Added “Main Menu Ambience Volume” setting.
• Fixed some cases where shooting visible enemies over the top of smoke would not play an attacker feedback sound.
• Fixed some cases where gameplay sounds were inaudible or would skip.
• Removed snd_setmixer, snd_setmixlayer, snd_soundmixer_setmixlayer_amount, and snd_soundmixer_set_trigger_factor console commands.

[ MISC ]

• Fixed a bug where input bindings to scancode56 (US English key “/”) wouldn’t persist across app launches.
• Lobby invites from players marked with “Block All Communication” in Steam will now be ignored in-game.