A shakeup to the current active duty map pool is just what Counter-Strike 2<\/em> players are waiting for, and one of the game’s most accomplished map makers is looking to oblige with a revamped classic.<\/p>
Shawn “FMPONE” Snelling, a well-known CS<\/em> community map maker who was one of the primary level designers of the Cache remake in CS:GO<\/em>, finally gave viewers a first look at the CS2<\/em> version of Cache in a Feb. 16 post to X (formerly Twitter)<\/a>. FMPONE showed off the map’s mid area, and in addition to a striking visual overhaul, it also features a significant design change with the removal of the CT-side mid window. FMPONE confirmed back in June<\/a> that he was working on a “head-to-toe remake” of Cache.<\/p>
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FMPONE appears to have replaced the CT-side mid window with a smaller, higher-up hole that could be used for grenade throws. Several members of the CS2<\/em> pro scene have already seen enough and want the new Cache to be added to the map pool immediately; FaZe Clan’s broky<\/a> and ropz<\/a>, the FACEIT platform<\/a>, and several others have even picked out Vertigo as the map to be binned off.<\/p>
There are several different replies to FMPONE’s teaser hoping for Cache to replace a specific map in the active map pool<\/a>, but the largest number of replies appear to be targeting Vertigo. The multi-story map was added to the active map pool back in 2019, but it drew criticism from the community<\/a> when it came over to CS2<\/em> virtually unchanged. Mirage has also received a lot of attention, as it’s been in the map pool for even longer without much of a change.<\/p>
