How to play on a Steam Workshop map on your Counter-Strike 2 server

The Steam Workshop map

The "Steam Workshop map" field loads a single community map on your Counter-Strike 2 server (aim, surf, bhop, retake map...), without having to create a collection. When set, the server first starts on the startup map (CS2 requires it), downloads the Workshop map, then switches to it automatically. The Steam Workshop collection is then ignored.

1
Find the map

Browse the Counter-Strike 2 Workshop community maps: https://steamcommunity.com/app/730/workshop/

2
Get the map ID

Open the map's page: the URL looks like https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=XXXXXXXXX. Copy this number and paste it into your server's "Steam Workshop map" field. If the displayed URL does not contain the ID, click the page's "Share" button: the full URL is shown in the share window.

3
Adapt the settings to the map

A surf or bhop map needs suitable movement settings, an aim map needs short rounds: your server's "Setting presets" button applies these settings in one click ("Surf / Bhop" and "Aim / 1v1" presets).

Important: the map must be set to "Public" visibility on Steam, otherwise the server will not be able to download it.

Best practices

  • Leave the field empty to go back to the startup map or the collection.
  • To rotate several Workshop maps, use a Steam Workshop collection instead.
  • The first start takes longer, while the map downloads.