Overpass (de_overpass) is a Bomb Defusal map for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive & Counter-Strike 2, released in the Winter Offensive update along with the map Cobblestone.
Overview[]
The map's setting is a canal overpass and the park built above it in Berlin, Germany. The GSG-9 must protect a stalled military shipment on a canal overpass while the Phoenix Connexion can either attack the shipment head-on or attempt to destroy the overpass itself by bombing the pillar below.
The Counter-Terrorists spawn in bombsite A, where the disabled cargo truck is located at. Meanwhile, the Terrorists' Spawn Zone is around the bottom of the canal.
Bombsite B is located below the CT Spawn Zone and can easily be accessed from a stairwell. In here, snipers can easily guard here as a sniper nest is positioned towards the entire site.
Locations[]
Callouts[]
Exploits[]
"Fnatic boost"/Pixel Walking[]
Starting at Bomb site A, two players boost a third player near the barrier adjacent the crashed truck. The second player is actually standing on a mis-clipped ledge, making it appear as though the player is floating, known as "pixel walking".[1] The boost allows the top player to see over the high barrier and through some invisible walls to preform recon or even attack Terrorist players advancing on Bomb site B, without putting the player in harm's way. Since the area is not reachable by normal means, it was deemed an exploit during the DreamHack Winter 2014 tournament and subsequently fixed as part of the December 4, 2014 patch.
Namesake[]
The infamous olofboost/Fnatic boost gets its name from a quarter final match during the DreamHack Winter 2014 major tournament between Fnatic and Team LDLC.com. After the first two maps, LDLC and Fnatic were tied at one game a piece. At the half of the last map, Overpass, LDLC were leading 12-3. Fnatic switched to CT side and ended up winning the game using the boost. Afterwards, a formal protest was filed and submitted for review.[1] Before the semi-final matches started, it was decided the match was to be replayed. Prior to the rematch, however, Fnatic forfeited the map, giving LDLC the win. Team LDLC then went on to win the tournament, becoming the CS:GO major champions.[2]
Update History
- Counter-Strike 2
- February 28, 2024
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- Adjusted spawn location priorities for Premier and Competitive game modes
- February 15, 2024
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- Clipping improvements
- Fixed some disappearing mesh
- February 6, 2024
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- Fixed some collision that was causing unpredictable player movement
- December 13, 2023
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- Adjusted clipping to remove exploitable ledges and improve player movement
- Fixed metal railing props that were generating incorrect footstep sounds
- Adjusted positions of props and ledges to more accurately match falling damage from CS:GO
- Fixed some places where players could get stuck
- Adjusted some props and materials to improve character readability
- Fixed some cases where weapons could be accidently dropped out of reach
- Made some adjustments to props that were creating exploitable lines of sight
- Various lighting and material adjustments
- November 17, 2023
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- Various tweaks and bug fixes
- November 16, 2023
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- Fixed various cases where level mesh was disappearing occasionally
- Various visual updates and fixes to models and materials
- Straightened out some collision that was pushing players off of walls or corners
- Turned off the collision of some light fixtures that were pushing players off of walls
- Added a metal plate to swat van to hide player feet, adjusted clipping around van
- Fixed some small holes in the world
- Fixed some texture mapping seams
- Added player clipping on some floor grates to smooth player movement
- Fixed some issues with the collision and surface property of fire extinguishers
- Added and adjusted some grenade clipping
- Adjusted some clipping on boxes and cable stacks in connector
- October 25, 2023
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- Removed or tweaked models and textures to improve player readability
- Adjusted lighting in certain areas to improve player readability
- Adjusted grenade clipping in various areas
- October 12, 2023
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- Various bug fixes and tweaks
- October 6, 2023
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- Various bug fixes and tweaks
- September 28, 2023
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- Various bug fixes and tweaks
- September 27, 2023
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- Various bug fixes and tweaks
- September 6, 2023
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- Various bug fixes and tweaks
- September 5, 2023
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- Adjusted spawn locations to reduce the likelihood of players spawning stuck together
- August 17, 2023
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- Available in casual and deathmatch matchmaking
- Available for offline play
- August 2, 2023
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- Removed
- July 25, 2023
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- Adjustments to jumpable locations
- Collision adjustments
- Various bug fixes and tweaks
- July 21, 2023
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- Updated some signage
- Adjustments to jumpable locations
- Adjustments for improved player movement
- Adjustments to wall-bangable locations
- Various bug fixes
- July 19, 2023
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- Various fixes
- July 18, 2023
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- Various fixes
- July 17, 2023
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- Added Overpass to Deathmatch, Casual, Wingman, and Competitive game modes
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- June 10, 2020
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- Removed large ivy-models near bathrooms by A site
- Removed thin windows in bathrooms by A site
- Removed bicycle by picnic by A long
- Brightened up connector tunnel
- Brightened up T spawn
- Added nice stone trims
- April 23, 2020
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- Added 1v1 mode to warmup when playing Wingman.
- Fixed clipping on dumpster at A site.
- April 10, 2020
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- New collision model on dumpsters found around the map.
- Fixed pixel boost #151 in water by B site.
- Revised world lighting.
- Reworked bombsite A backdrop.
- December 13, 2019
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- Pruned some shrubbery.
- May 17, 2018
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- Lowered volume of ambient sounds in Overpass
- Added grenade and player collision to fence cage near construction
- Removed spooky shadow fading in when approaching T main entrance to B site
- February 3, 2017
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- Fixed various spots where C4 could get stuck (Thanks kame942!)
- Ground in CT spawn now displays decals correctly
- Fixed some surfaces playing the wrong footstep sounds
- March 23, 2016
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- Grenades will no longer fall between cracks in Bombsite B
- Added backface to door in upper park (Thanks Guardian!)
- More accurate collision model on tree and rocks used in upper park
- October 23, 2015
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- Fixed a 3 man boost in back of bombsite A, towards bombsite B
- Red toolcart in connector will no longer kill you
- July 9, 2015
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- Made first train event predictable, train will start 10 seconds after Ts leave their spawn tunnel
- Implemented area sound for train, can now use sound reliably throughout B site to hide grenade sounds, footsteps etc.
- Fixed a see-through texture near Bombsite A towards upper park
- January 28, 2015
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- Rerouted entrance into upper park from bombsite A.
- Changed mid cover in bombsite A, corners can now be shot through with rifles.
- Changed cover in T side of upper park.
- Moved T spawns forward slightly.
- Moved bombsite A plant zone up slightly.
- December 4, 2014
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- Bombsite A plant trigger has been extended
- Added visual hints to the usable bombplant zones
- Removed A pit stairs, replaced with jump
- Fixed some overpowered boosts
- September 30, 2014
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- Fixed a bug where it was possible to defuse a bomb in A site from B balcony
- Added collision to top of pillars in Park
- Added a boiler to room next to A pit (now known as Boiler)
- August 27, 2014
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- Updated based on feedback and observations from ESL One Cologne
- Removed tall sandbags near Bombsite B which could be used to two-man boost onto and peek/shoot into T water
- Added a intended boost spot in its place, where you can two-man boost. Wall near position is bangable from both sides.
- Removed boost on green wall in playground
- Removed position on toilet mid entrance which could be used to get an angle on toilet entrance
- Fixed some spots where C4 could get stuck
- Removed grass on low cover near Bombsite A which obstructed peeking
- Changed some textures and lighting to improve visibility and reduce environment noise
- Moved lightpost at entrance to Bombsite A to remove gap
- Closed off hut at Bombsite A
- Railing outside of squeaky door no longer blocks bullets or grenades
- July 17, 2014
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- Fixed the A box not having its clip brush enabled.
- Fixed some unfair peek and boost spots around the map.
- Added some clip brushes to smooth movement.
- Fixed the sign decal on the bank.
- July 16, 2014
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- The bank side door has been opened to reveal a new path into A.
- The back A stairs have been flipped to enter nearer to the bomb plant zone.
- A site has been opened up, the APC has been moved back and a new box has fallen off of the semi.
- “Quickfall” palettes have been added to the bottom of ladder on T-side tunnels to allow for quick decent (ala Nuke).
- The flower box at the CT sniper spot at Long A is now higher.
- The connector tunnels have become more spacious.
- One of the windows in Connector Tunnels has been opened up (for possibilities…).
- Removed shelf in sniper nest above A to allow grenade damage through.
- Stomped some flowers in the box outside bathrooms leading to A because they got in the way of an important sight-line.
- Added a light to the bathroom connector to Long A. This improves visibility of players looking from mid connector.
- Fixed the steam pipes on connector to no longer leak steam.
- Clipped a few more areas to smooth movement and cleaned up nav mesh.
- Updated radar image.
- Thanks to iBP steel and c0tt0n
- July 1, 2014
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- Added to the Active Duty maps group
- May 28, 2014
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- Redesigned the connector between canal and park
- Made tunnels under Bombsite A easier to navigate
- Added lights to hut near Bombsite A
- May 1, 2014
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- Removed one-way dropdown near entrance to bombsite B, making the site easier to defend
- Reduced volume of environment sounds
- Removed ramp at back of truck in Bombsite A
- Updated radar
- Added cover in T side of canal
- Made upper park divider wider
- Improved visibility in park
- March 26, 2014
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- Added connector from T water to T tunnels
- Opened up small concrete hut near Bombsite A
- Made wood stack near door to A tunnels climbable
- Made it possible to shoot through wood wall near Bombsite B
- Made area near fountain in park slightly larger
- Tweaked environment light
- March 6, 2014
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- Added more cover in Bombsite A
- Widened gate at back of Bombsite A
- Blocked fence completely at back of Bombsite A
- Color coded tunnels under A
- Removed dropdown into water near bombsite B
- Made cement bags around bombsite B easier to climb
- Added cover near construction
- New connector between upper park and bathrooms
- Widened tunnel near T spawn
- General polish and optimization
- February 20, 2014
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- Smoothed out movement on truck in Bombsite A
- Simplified cover in bombsite B
- Removed some trees in upper park
- Smoothed out ground in canal
- Removed small walls near playground entrance
- Tweaked cover in playground
- Small fence at birthday area no longer block bullets/grenades
- Simplified corridor to CT sniper position
- Improved player visibility
- Improved performance
- February 12, 2014
- February 5, 2014
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- Changed cover in playground.
- Fixed smoke sorting on water.
- Made players easier to see in park connector stairs.
- Raised upper park divider to prevent peeking over it.
- Increased ambient lighting.
- Made bridge near Bombsite B twice as wide.
- Made it easier to spot players in T side of canal.
- Simplified the layout of Bombsite B slightly.
- Removed small tree at CT side of upper park.
- Blocked visibility through truck in Bombsite A.
- Tweaked soundscape.
- General optimizations.
- January 23, 2014
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- [Bombsite A]
- [Bombsite B]
- [General]
- Moved up CT spawns and pushed T spawns further back
- Increased C4 radius to 500 from 400
- Railings in sniper room no longer blocks bullets or grenades
- Added light to sniper room balcony
- Made upper door in park connector wider
- Made park connector easier to navigate
- Made corridor near T spawn wider
- Brighter ambient lights in canal pipes
- Made climbing thing in playground more solid
- Made bathroom corridor wider
- Made windows in bathrooms breakable
- Added spectator fixed camera positions
- Tweaked soundscape settings
- Fixed various minor bugs
- December 18, 2013
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- Added Cobblestone and Overpass maps, which are available to community servers and offline play. Official matchmaking is limited to Operation Bravo in order to collect additional map balancing data prior to a wider release.
Behind the scenes[]
- In Global Offensive, several map assets for Overpass were reused from Depot and Embassy, both of which are cut maps.
Trivia[]
General[]
- The name of the park is "Parkanlage Schöneck" (Schöneck Park).
- The Tower visible in the map is the Berlin TV tower (Berlin Fernsehturm), located in Alexanderplatz, Berlin.
- The song "The Part Where He Kills You" from Portal 2 can be heard playing behind a pair of metal doors located at "T Box".[3]
- A graffiti located near the "T Spawn" contains the word "ONEUP", which is a reference to a famous Berlin sprayer crew.
- A graffiti located at Bombsite B showing a counter-terrorist defusing a C4 in a fire was added after an incident where professional gamer Olof "olofmeister" Kajbjer Gustafsson defused a bomb in Bombsite B in a fire in the Cologne 2014 Championship.
- After the Fnatic boost incident, a new sign was added to A site advising against climbing over the barrier, referencing the incident.[1]
Global Offensive[]
- The skybox of this map is actually a picture of Prague instead of Berlin, as indicated by the Prague Castle being in the skybox.
- A graffiti located near the "Mid Door" contains the number "24724", the zip code of the rural community Freeman, West Virginia, a reference to Gordon Freeman, the protagonist of Valve's Half-Life series.[4]
- The graffiti itself was reused from Half-Life 2.
- Outside the "Bank" in the non-walkable area there are ATM machines that eject wads of money when fired at them.
- The park guide located at "CT Spawn" had not been updated to reflect the map's actual updates.
Counter-Strike 2[]
- There are a couple of signatures on the map that were left by Lydia Zanotti, the lead developer of the remake of this map:
- In the pipe between "Short" and "Tracks" there is a barely visible graffiti that bears the word "PHRISK", Lydia's nickname.
- In the "Bank" and "Long Toilets" there are calendars with a picture of a chicken in the jungle and the date marked January 21st, Lydia's birthday.
- The image of the chicken was taken from one of the Operation Riptide trailers.[5]
- In the "Bank" there is a vault with locked safes, except for one numbered "069".
External Links[]
- The Overpass and Cobble Process at Counter-Strike.net
References
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