Data miners found images in the files of Counter-Strike 2 that allegedly show the remake of a popular map. Fans are excited.
Which map is it? Currently, numerous images are circulating on Twitter and Reddit showing a remake of the map Inferno. This map was first released on June 27, 1999, and has been revised several times over the years.
Visually, Inferno resembles a small town with European architecture, with Italian script on signs suggesting that the map is set in Italy.
The last redesign of Inferno was nearly seven years ago and was released in October 2016. Accordingly, fans are responding enthusiastically to rumors that the popular map is being revised for the release of Counter-Strike 2.
Here you see a Twitter post featuring the alleged remake of Inferno:
How reliable is the information? The creator of the post states that he found the images in the game files in the “Map Preview” area of CS2, however, no official information regarding a remake of Inferno has been announced so far.
Thus, the images represent a leak based on data mining and could also be false.
However, the credibility of the leak is supported by the fact that the well-known Counter-Strike leaker “Gabe Follower” also shared the tweet with the Inferno images and wrote in his own post how incredibly beautiful he finds the remake (via Twitter).
Gabe Follower is considered a reliable source in the Counter-Strike community and was one of the data miners who shared the leaks for Counter-Strike 2 before the CS:GO successor was officially announced.
Additionally, the official CS2 Twitter account responded to the tweet with a GIF (via Twitter).
“This looks fantastic”
What do fans say about the alleged revision? The CS players are completely enthusiastic. A large portion of the comments is very positive, and many players emphasize how beautiful they find the map in the displayed images.
- alfgez: “Wtf is this real? This looks fantastic (via Twitter)!”
- MrJiavo : “The more I look at it, the more realistic it appears and conveys a real Italian feeling (via Twitter).”
- AceuPH: “My favorite map in CS is getting a revision and damn I love it (via Twitter)!”
- ThourCS: “The Inferno remake is beautiful (via Twitter).”
- Gabe Follower: “I can’t believe how the Counter-Strike developers keep surprising me. The new Inferno remake looks incredibly good (via Twitter).”
There are also a few players who criticize that Inferno now looks too much like Dust in the images, but even Dust was surprisingly well revamped by CS2.
In general, the successor to the popular tactical shooter offers some exciting changes.
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