awesome-cs2

Category: Themed Directories
Tags: awesome-lists, games, mods

Overview

awesome-cs2 is a curated “awesome list” of Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) development resources. It focuses on tools, frameworks, documentation, and plugins for modding and developing within the CS2 / Source 2 ecosystem.

• Type: Open-source, curated directory (GitHub repository)
• Scope: CS2 modding, development tools, documentation, and related resources
• Maintainer/Brand: samyycX
• Repository: https://github.com/samyycX/awesome-cs2
• Last Sync (from repo): 2025/12/25 02:11:00
• Project Uptime: 4 months

Features

Directory Structure & Data

• Organized data and manifests
  • data/ folder containing structured resource entries
  • manifests/ folder for managing or versioning resource lists
  • contributors.json listing contributors
  • current.tag indicating current sync/version tag
• Generator tooling
  • generator/ directory for scripts or tools that build or update the awesome list from raw data
• Templates & Documentation
  • README.md with main list content
  • TEMPLATE.md to standardize how new entries are added
  • GitHub workflows under .github/workflows for automated generation/CI tasks

Covered Resource Areas

General CS2 / Source 2 Information

• Source2 Wiki (https://source2.wiki)
  • Actively maintained Source 2 wiki
  • Information on workshop tools and entities
• cs2browser.net (https://cs2browser.net)
  • Live CS2 community server browser
  • Filters out fake servers and advertisements
• Valve Official Documentation (https://developer.valvesoftware.com/)
  • Official Valve documentation for CS2 and other Source games
  • Noted as often outdated or lacking for CS2-specific information
• gamebanana CS2 Section (https://gamebanana.com/games/18134)
  • Repository of CS2 workshop content
  • Includes models, maps, and other mod resources

Tools

• Source2Viewer (https://s2v.app/)
  • Tool to unpack resources from VPK files
  • Supports decompiling content from VPK archives
• VPulse Editor (https://github.com/LionDoge/vpulse-editor)
  • Visual programming editor for VPulse scripts
  • Targets Source 2’s upcoming visualized script system intended to replace VScript
• Source2 Schema Dumper (https://github.com/GAMMACASE/Source2SchemaDumper)
  • Metamod plugin for dumping schema data from game binaries
  • Can generate C/C++ header files
  • Headers can be imported into IDA for reverse engineering workflows
• DepotDownloader (https://github.com/SteamRE/DepotDownloader)
  • Command-line tool to download game depots/files of specific versions
  • Useful for obtaining particular CS2 builds or assets
• PltPatcher (https://github.com/GAMMACASE/PltPatcher)
  • IDA Python plugin
  • Patches PLT sections when IDA fails to handle them correctly
  • Assists in more accurate binary analysis

Use Cases

• Discovering documentation and wikis relevant to CS2 modding and development
• Finding tools for unpacking, decompiling, and analyzing CS2/Source 2 assets
• Working with game binaries for schema extraction and reverse engineering
• Accessing community resources like models, maps, and server listings
• Using a maintained, awesome-list-style index instead of ad-hoc search

Pricing

• The directory itself and all referenced tools/resources listed are open-source or freely accessible as described in the repository.
• No pricing plans are defined within the provided content.