Counter-Strike 2 Beta
This small guide will show you how to set up Counter-Strike 2 without having access to the public beta. You will be able to play matchmaking through Steam normally and other players shouldn't be able to tell the difference at all. Additionally it is possible to host a dedicated server using the client files, which likely wasn't intended by Valve. I highly recommend using a second account to play, just to be safe.
If you have any problems with the setup, I'm happy to help you. Just add me on Steam: https://steamcommunity.com/id/cs2helpfrend
Download
7z Repack (14 GB, ignore the outdated _goodies
folder)
- Full: https://1fichier.com/?3139efpofng9m8jq3jgc
- Part 1/2: https://bayfiles.com/R1J9Heg1ze
- Part 2/2: https://bayfiles.com/Ha21I1gdz5
RAR Repack (14 GB):
- Part 1/2: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ziDEoTK7Xb68_XWfaSqeYtnu96-6Aztv
- Part 2/2: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rP_ZIBtpyzT-p1C6MWIQJTOo49th3Qdk
ZIP Repack (16 GB):
Original ZIP (19 GB):
- http://95.179.248.67/game.zip
- https://cloud.mail.ru/public/xX4P/DDvtpnnBn
- Torrent: magnet:?xt=urn:btih:b14b63f071dc2a3b4d09c821ed4ba1d14b57bd6f&dn=CAGO&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.opentrackr.org%3a1337%2fannounce
Update 1-4:
Update 5 (latest, as of 03.04.):
How to use
First make sure you aren't using any patched files from previous methods.
- Download the game and all patches from one of the mirrors
- Extract the patches on top of the game files in sequence
- Log in to a Steam account you don't mind getting banned and start CS:GO at least once
- Download the rebuilt
cs2.exe
or compile it yourself: https://github.com/mikkokko/cs2_patch - Replace
game/bin/cs2.exe
with it and run the game
To launch a dedicated server, just add the -dedicated
launch parameter to cs2.exe
.
Server list
Sice matchmaking doesn't work anymore, here are servers that use the latest version of the game:
- https://xplay.gg/mode/counter-strike-2
- https://oof.lv/custom/index.php?page=custom&id=cs2#:~:text=SERVER%20LIST
How to play on Linux
- Update 11.06.23: Add
game/bin/win64/cs2.exe
as a non-Steam Game and enable Steam Play (Proton) under the game's Properties -> Compatibility (I tested it with Proton-GE 8.3). Install the Windows version of Steam using winetricks or LutrisDisable DXVK-NVAPI for your WINE prefixIncrease the memory map limit by runningsudo sysctl vm.max_map_count=16777216
, it will reset on the next reboot. Runecho vm.max_map_count=16777216 | sudo tee /etc/sysctl.d/30-vm-map-count.conf
to make the change permanent.Start the Windows Steam client through Lutris, addgame/bin/cs2.exe
as a non-Steam game and run it (remember to use-insecure
)The same also works for the dedicated serverCredits: https://reddit.com/r/GlobalOffensive/comments/11zhmdl/comment/jdfcjpf/