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Source 2 added to pre-release branch (requires login to see)
https://steamdb.info/changelist/18065443/
https://steamdb.info/changelist/18065443/
More like BIG DEAL, because:BIG MEH.
??Source 2 officially launched
DOTA2 was ported to some version of Source 2, but the engine isn't available for anyone else to use. I was implying this is the first game to actually be developed for Source 2, but on second thought it probably was Half-Life: Alyx.??Source 2 officially launched
Hasn't Source 2 been out for like 8 years?
Funny, how it was never the case for the LAN parties of my group. One guy was relatively new to gaming but we others generally played everything. My best friend and I mostly played RTS games before those died and FPS became more relevant. The interesting part is that one time our group met up with another group for a big LAN party and those guys were really into CS....:CZ. They even had a projector. But in the end, they actually weren't good at it at all. We traded even in DMs, despite playing CS in general for the first time (except for one guy). In the end, our group switched to UT2004 and Call of Duty 1 & 2. So the LAN was basically a failure since they only played a single game and weren't even good at it.Like most kids of my generation here, I loved CS lan parties
IIRC, it was the same size as 1.6 at one point but players and viewers preferred 1.6, so CSS faded relatively quickly from public view. 1.6 I watched until...2013(?) on Twitch. I remember hearing that Valve was taking steps to deal with 1.6, so that CS:GO could flourish.The pro scene itself (from my memory) was decently big in NA, France, UK, Germany, etc.
DamnCS:CZ
Valve bought a studio that used to work on Quake ports and expansion packs, and told them to make a standalone good Counter Strike game.Honestly what even was the point of Condition Zero?
Is the Dark Messiah property really that important?Now someone needs to buy Might and Magic off of Ubisoft and make Dark Messiah 2.
Valve has announced Counter-Strike 2, the newest iteration of the greatest and most popular competitive FPS in history. The developer says "Counter-Strike 2 is an overhaul to every system, every piece of content, and every part of the C-S experience."
There are a series of videos accompanying the announcement, explaining how Counter-Strike 2 will change everything. There are currently three, embedded below, addressing smokes, moving beyond tick rates, and changes to maps.
As regards the idea of moving beyond tick rates, here's the official explanation.
"Sub-tick updates are the heart of Counter-Strike 2. Previously, the server only evaluated the world in discrete time intervals (called ticks). Thanks to Counter-Strike 2’s sub-tick update architecture, servers know the exact instant that motion starts, a shot is fired, or a ‘nade is thrown. As a result, regardless of tick rate, your moving and shooting will be equally responsive and your grenades will always land the same way."
The game is going to run a limited test, which you can read about here (opens in new tab), and is due to fully launch in the summer.
"Counter-Strike 2 is the largest technical leap forward in Counter-Strike’s history, ensuring new features and updates for years to come," said Valve. "All of the game’s new features will be revealed when it officially launches this summer, but the road to Counter-Strike 2 begins today as a Limited Test for select CS:GO players. During this testing period, we’ll be evaluating a subset of features to shake out any issues before the worldwide release."
Amazingly enough, Counter-Strike 2 is going to be a free upgrade to CS: GO. This was always going to be huge but keeping the free-to-play model guarantees it will prove massively popular at launch and for many years to come. Even more amazingly, everything carries over:
"Bring your entire CS:GO inventory with you to Counter-Strike 2. Not only will you keep every item you’ve collected over the years, but they’ll all benefit from Source 2 lighting and materials. In addition to supporting legacy models and finishes, all stock weapons have been upgraded with high-resolution models, and some weapon finishes take advantage of these new models."
The Counter-Strike 2 limited test is ongoing now (here's the FAQ (opens in new tab)), and we'll have impressions for you quicker than you say "flash long!" For now: It's real, it's (almost) here, and it's beautiful. Here comes the past, back as the future of the competitive FPS.
Wrong. The game went through Rogue, and then Gearbox, and then Ritual, before finally releasing with Turtle Rock's version (and Ritual's as ‘Deleted Scenes’). Git ur fax strait!!Valve bought a studio that used to work on Quake ports and expansion packs, and told them to make a standalone good Counter Strike game.Honestly what even was the point of Condition Zero?
They didn't do well, the game was cancelled, and the studio was dissolved. Gearbox (who was doing Half Life ports and expansions for Valve) was hired to reboot the project, and that's what CS:CZ is. A reboot of a failed game.
No new weapons, thankfully.So, are they adding any new weapons?
why is the black guy grinning like a maniac?
64 tick on mm servers has probably been the most complained about aspect in CS:GO since the beginning and has never stopped. Nobody is unhappy about it unless it's just pure baitWhat are the odds that some of the autists are going to be triggered by the changed tickrate?
Duhwhy is the black guy grinning like a maniac?
He's a big fan of sneaking up on whitey.why is the black guy grinning like a maniac?