The Most Legendary CS Map: de_dust2!

Jaxon Published June 23, 2022

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Ashes to ashes, dust to dust too. Jackson takes a look at the most played FPS map in the world. Back in 1999, when Get Right in Forest was still decent CS players, some random 16 year old dude named Dave accidentally created the most iconic CS map of all time, named Dust. And as you know, there are no mistakes, only happy accidents. The first edition of D.E.D.U.S.T. was inspired by the game Team Fortress 2, and it looked

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exactly like you’d expect 90s graphics to look like. Chunky and awful, but it still became an instant success. Desperate gamers everywhere played the shit out of it, even hosting 24-hour D.U.S.T. servers. And interestingly enough, D.U.S.T. was one of the first maps where you could play the so-called Bomb Diffusal game mode, something people still tend to struggle with even though

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it’s been 22 years. When Dame was later approached by developers to create DOS2 for the 1.1 patch of Counter-Strike in 2001, he obviously said yes, because, well, he was a kid and what else did he really have going on? There’s a lot of other info about changes and minor updates to the map throughout the years. However, that’s all kind of boring to talk about, so let’s just show some cool clips instead.

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Even though Dave’s map made fame, Dave never made a fortune off of it, and has to this day not been paid by Valve for this legendary creation.

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And there you have it, the very brief story of some kid named Dave and his iconic creations And there you have it, the very brief story of some kid named Dave and his iconic creations Dust and Dust 2.

Who created the iconic Counter-Strike map de_dust, and how old was he at the time?

Dave Johnston, a 16-year-old, created the original de_dust map in March 13, 2001. The creation of de_dust was described as a “happy accident” in the video. Despite its success, Dave has never been paid by Valve for his legendary creation.

What game inspired the first edition of de_dust?

The first edition of de_dust was inspired by Team Fortress 2. The video mentions that the original map had graphics typical of the 90s era – described as “chunky and awful” – but it still became an instant success among players.

In what year was de_dust2 created, and for which Counter-Strike update?

de_dust2 was created in March 13, 2001 for the 1.1 patch of Counter-Strike. Dave was approached by developers to create dust2 as a follow-up to the original dust map. The video suggests that dust and dust2 became some of the most played FPS maps in the world, with some servers even hosting 24-hour dust-only games.