The VIP must survive the journey from a spawn-point to a rescue point (typically a helicopter or APC). While this player is unable to buy weapons or equipment in the entirety of the map, they are given a fully-loaded USP pistol, and an additional 100 armour points (totaling 200). A member of the Counter-Terrorist team spawns as the VIP.

de_cpl_overrun (not yet used in CAL or CPL)ДЄssassination (as_) maps are based on an assassination scenario.

These maps are said to be more balanced than the default maps because they were made with competitive play in mind

de_vertigo (1.6 and Counter-Strike: Source)Дefusal maps are usually the only types of maps used in competitive Counter-StrikeД¬PL uses their own version of competitive maps along with the main 5.

de_tides ( Counter-Strike: Source and Counter-Strike: Condition Zero only).

However, the round timer now becomes void when the bomb is planted, meaning the bomb can be planted even with 1 second left in the round and the round will continue until the bomb is defused, it explodes, or the counter-terrorist team is eliminated.Д«omb defuse maps are by far the most commonly seen maps in tournament play. Previously, the round could end with the bomb planted but not yet exploded, resulting in a victory for the counter-terrorists. Killing the enemy team ends the round if the bomb has not been planted if the bomb has been planted, the terrorists will win if they kill the counter-terrorists, but the counter-terrorists must defuse the bomb even if they kill the terrorists. On bomb defuse maps, counter-terrorists can buy a special defuse kit that decreases the time needed to defuse a bomb by 5 seconds.

Once the bomb has been planted, the counter-terrorists must locate and defuse it in 45 seconds (this is a variable it can be changed commonly also set to 35 seconds depending on the server admin(s)) before it explodes. If the terrorist carrying the bomb is killed, his team members will have to locate it using their radar and can pick it up like a dropped weapon. One of the terrorists starts out with a C4 explosive that can only be planted at bomb sites usually there are two bomb sites on the map, defined by A and B, one of which is sometimes near the counter-terrorist spawn. cs_compound ( Counter-Strike: Source only)Д«omb defuse (de_) maps are the most common map type, based on a bomb-planting/defusing scenario.The most popular hostage maps are:,xl,sal c,sal c They would also tip off a Counter-Terrorist if there was a Terrorist nearby. Also, in Counter-Strike: Condition Zero, hostages could eventually attempt escape if the terrorists did not continuously point their weapons at them. That was pretty funny, since you can take cs_militia hostages to the toiletsВ :). In older version of Counter-Srike, Terrorists could also 'use' the hostages, and led them to an other location. Killing the entire enemy team also ends the round, but results in less money gained for the next round. If a player on either team kills a hostage, accidentally or intentionally, they lose money and may also be kicked off the server (depending on the server's configuration). If the Counter-Terrorists rescue all of the hostages within the time-limit, they win the round. The Counter-Terrorists must lead them from their location to a rescue zone, typically located around the Counter-Terrorists' spawn.

Four or more computer-controlled hostages are strategically located at or nearby the Terrorist spawn. Hostage Rescue (cs_) maps are the original map-type, based on a hostage rescue situation. Currently, there are three official types of maps distributed with Counter-Strike:

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