

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.
