The map creator behind classics like Cache and Subzero, FMPONE, has launched his newest creation, and his first for Counter-Strike 2, known as Thera – a revamp of the Operation map Santorini, launched in CS:GO in 2016.
FMPONE’s map Cache is his most well-known, and though it isn’t absolutely remade for CS2 but, that is possible as a result of he has been busy engaged on Thera as a substitute.
Thera isn’t technically a model new map, however reasonably a remake of Santorini, a fantastic map set in Greece that launched with Operation Wildfire for CS:GO. For the newest model although, it has been renamed Thera, which the outline explains is the classical identify for the Greek island.
First take a look at Thera in CS2
With a trip really feel, this map is brightly lit and spacious within the center, with some tighter chokepoints and sneaky angles across the sides.
Adorned with a number of small props and detailed textures, this does really feel just like the completed model of a map lengthy within the making, though doubtlessly will nonetheless have some iteration to return as gamers strive it out.
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Launched on December 27, the map already has 1000’s of subscribers, a quantity certain to climb sharply within the coming days. You’ll be able to subscribe on the Workshop right here.
Cache in the meantime continues to be but to make an official return in CS2, and with Valve conserving tight-lipped on future content material plans, who is aware of if it ever will. Different classics like Practice and Cobblestone are additionally lacking from official servers, and plenty of hope to see them return.
Thera will now be on the record of maps for informal and aggressive gamers alike to play with, and whether it is well-liked, may make its method right into a future active-duty map pool.
