Counter-Strike 2 Update Adds Hostage Hooks and More Control for Map Creators

The scripting changes also add resource-loading checks, console controls, and new ways to manage round rules.

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A Counter-Terrorist escorts a hostage through a stone urban map beside a glowing tactical map diagram and laptop.

Counter-Strike 2’s latest update gives custom-map creators new scripting tools for resource loading, hostage interactions, console variables, and round rules.

Scripts can now track hostage pickup, carrying, rescue, dropping, and kills, as well as check whether resources are loading or ready on the server and client. New top-level Console and GameRules exports also bring together controls for console variables, warm-up periods, team scores, and round termination. Valve’s Steam update notes specify that Console.SetConvar runs synchronously and is not restricted by sv_cheats. Methods that were moved or renamed remain available in their original locations, but are deprecated.

Counter-Strike 2 Patch Notes

[ MAP SCRIPTING ]

Added Instance.Precache
- Returns a CSPrecache object
- Added CSPrecache.IsServerLoading
- Added CSPrecache.IsServerLoaded
- Added CSPrecache.IsClientLoading
- Added CSPrecache.IsClientLoaded
- Added CSPrecache.IsLoadedForAll
- Added CSPrecache.Release
Added CSHostage
- Added CSHostage.IsBeingPickedUp
- Added CSHostage.IsBeingCarried
- Added CSHostage.IsRescued
- Added CSHostage.GetRescuer
- Added CSHostage.GetPickUpStartTime
- Added CSHostage.GetPickUpFinishTime
- Added CSPlayerPawn.GetHostage
- Added Instance.OnHostagePickUpStart
- Added Instance.OnHostagePickUpAbort
- Added Instance.OnHostagePickUp
- Added Instance.OnHostageDrop
- Added Instance.OnHostageRescue
- Added Instance.OnHostageKill
Added new top level export Console
- Added Console.GetConvarBoolean
- Added Console.GetConvarNumber
- Added Console.GetConvarString
- Added Console.GetConvarVector
- Added Console.GetConvarQAngle
- Added Console.GetConvarColor
- Added Console.SetConvar
  - Console.SetConvar is not restricted by sv_cheats and executes synchronously
- Renamed Instance.Msg to Console.Log
- Moved Instance.ClientCommand, ServerCommand and RegisterCheatCommand to Console
Added new top level export GameRules
- Added GameRules.StartWarmup
- Added GameRules.EndWarmup
- Added GameRules.GetTeamScore
- Added GameRules.AddTeamScore
- Added GameRules.TerminateRound
- Moved Instance.IsWarmupPeriod, IsFreezePeriod, IsTeamIntroPeriod, GetRoundsPlayed, GetRoundRemainingTime, SetRoundRemainingTime and AddTeamMoney to GameRules
Moved and renamed methods are still available in their original location, deprecated
Added top-level custom_hud_layout classes HUD_TEAMMENU_VISIBLE and HUD_CHAT_VISIBLE
radar_element can now appear on the radar in every game mode, not just Rush
Added support for GameRules.AddTeamMoney with CSTeamMoneyReason.NONE and an amount
Fixed a crash in GameRules.AddTeamMoney with CSTeamMoneyReason.NONE
Fixed CSTeamMoneyReason enum values not matching point_script.d.ts
Fixed CSWeaponAttackType enum values not matching point_script.d.ts
Fixed CSRadarPoint.IsVisibleToTeam returning a number instead of a boolean
Fixed CSObservablePoint.IsObservableForTeam returning a number instead of a boolean
Logged warnings now include the JS call stack
Logged warnings now include details about bad argument values
Logged warnings now count arguments from 0 instead of 1
Improved auto complete of the map_workshop command

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Counter-Strike 2 is a free-to-play multiplayer tactical first-person shooter developed and published by Valve. Released in September 2023, it is the fifth main entry in the Counter-Strike series and serves as a direct replacement for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive on Steam. Two teams, Terrorists and Counter-Terrorists, compete in objective-based rounds across modes such as bomb defusal and hostage rescue. Built on the Source 2 engine, the game introduced volumetric smoke physics, revised weapon handling, and a new sub-tick server architecture. It inherited all cosmetic items from its predecessor and features both a map-specific Competitive mode and a numerically ranked Premier mode.