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“If a game allows custom maps, there is a Dust II”
―WarOwl's 3rd law of Counter-Strike
Dust II is a map that was added on April 17th, 2016, and it's a recreated version of the map of the same name from the Counter-Strike series. It is set in a desert climate of an Arabian climate, with multiple of entrances players may go through and expect enemies popping out from above due to the help of ladders.
It can be played on all gamemodes except Brickbattle and Arcade and is known for its many twists and turns, allowing for camping and rapid kills. However, the map is big, and corridors/walking paths are narrow.
Tips and Tricks[]
- The roofs can be very helpful, as they give a good view of the map.
- Camp the gate in the middle of the map to potentially get a lot of kills if the enemies walk through it.
Trivia[]
- Dust II uses a lighting system known as "Predetermined Radiosity".
- This causes subtle lighting in dark areas that have bright surfaces opposite to them. Players can see it clearly in some spots of the map.
- Many of the background buildings are just flat images.
- Dust II had ladders until they were removed in the Summer Update. However, they were re-added in the August Update, but in different spots.
- There are parts of the map with broken meshes, causing the player to run into an invisible wall.
- Parts of Dust II are not accurate to the map within CS:GO, such as the path leading from pit to T spawn.
- If a laggy player joins a game while at the voting screen, all three images will be blank and all 3 maps will be Dust II. It will then change back after a few seconds.
- There's currently an edited version of the map called ResearchBase that can be tested in private servers.
Map History[]
- 04/17/16: Added into the ALPHA phase of Arsenal.
- 08/10/16: Taken to the archived phase of Arsenal.
- 01/11/19: Dust II revamped.
- 02/15/19: Invisible bricks fixed.
- 06/05/19: Ladders removed.
- 06/09/19: Minor collision fixes.
- 08/25/19: Re-added back ladders but in different spots.
- 09/04/19: Tunnels fixed.
- 03/07-03/14/20: Removed from the public rotation.
- 11/30/21: Re-added back to the public rotation.
- 12/20/21: Added a present decal in front of an opening on the mosque, as part of the Sneaky Santa event.
- 12/21/21: Added a specification in the map.
- 12/22/21: Removed the specification from the map.
- 01/01/22: Removed the present decal.
- 01/19/22: Added a randomized number around the map.
- 01/26/22: Removed the randomized number.
- 10/24/22: Removed from the public rotation.
- 01/21/23: Removed from Arsenal.
