How to use per-map configs on your Counter-Strike 2 server

On a Counter-Strike 2 server you can run different settings for different maps — for example a longer round time on big maps, or other settings on aim and AWP maps. The game does this by itself, without any plugin.

How it works

Every time a map starts, the server executes the configs in this order:

Order	File	Executed
1	cfg/server.cfg	on every map
2	cfg/gamemode_competitive.cfg (or gamemode_casual.cfg, … for your game mode)	on every map
3	cfg/gamemode_competitive_server.cfg	on every map, if it exists
4	cfg/maps/de_dust2.cfg	only on de_dust2, if it exists

The map config runs last, so its settings overwrite the general ones for that map only.

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You can see this in the console when a map starts: lines like exec: couldn't exec 'cfg/maps/de_dust2.cfg' just mean that there is no config for this map yet — it's not an error.

How to create a config for a map

Step 1) Go to your console and click on "FILE MANAGER".

Step 2) Navigate to game > csgo > cfg. If there is no folder named maps, create it.

Step 3) Open the maps folder and create a new file named exactly like the map, with .cfg at the end — for example de_dust2.cfg or awp_india.cfg.

Step 4) Add the settings for this map, for example:

mp_roundtime 2.5
mp_roundtime_defuse 2.5
mp_freezetime 10
mp_buytime 30

Step 5) Save the file. The settings are applied the next time this map starts.

Important things to know

ATTENTION

A setting changed in a map config stays active on the next maps until something sets it again. If you set mp_roundtime 2.5 in de_dust2.cfg, the next map also has 2.5 minutes — unless server.cfg or the gamemode config sets mp_roundtime again. Keep the default value of every setting you change per map in server.cfg.

• For Workshop maps, use the map's real name (the one shown in the console when it loads), not the Workshop ID.
• Don't put mm_extra_addons (MultiAddonManager) in map configs — see Why mm_extra_addons must be set in only one config file.
• If you want one config for a group of maps (for example all maps starting with aim_), you need a plugin such as "Map Configs" for CounterStrikeSharp. It also executes files by prefix, like aim_.cfg or de_.cfg.