Counter Strike New Revealed
Valve finally revealed Counter Strike New after weeks of speculation. It's an update to CS:GO that will bring the game onto the Source 2 engine and make some significant visual changes.
It also introduces sub-tick server updates and smoking grenades that are responsive. It's made a lot of armchair gamers crazy however, it appears to be an upgrade for the average player.
Smokes
Counter Strike New has a major update that will alter the way smokes function in the game. These changes, dubbed responsive smokes, are a game changer. Smokes will expand to fill in areas and move across the map in a variety of ways. They will also react to the lighting of the game, which will make them appear more attractive and realistic. Smokes will also interact with gameplay events. This will open up new tactical opportunities. Bullets, for example, will push smoke to temporarily clear the sightlines. Hex grenade blasts will also disperse smoke occlusion.
The most significant change to smokes is that they'll be a more dynamic element of the game. Smokes in earlier versions were a fixed-shaped object with a limited range of movement and vision blocking. The new smokes will occupy the space in which they are placed and block more of a player's vision when they are there. This is a major change that will make the game dynamic and provide both sides with the same visibility.
Smokes also react to light and weapons as well as the surroundings in the world space. This makes smoke more realistic and allow players to utilize it to gain an edge over their opponents. This is especially beneficial in the chaotic games that are expected to occur on every map.
Smokes won't be one-way, which was a significant problem in CS:GO and allowed players to see their opponents' locations behind the smoke. Twistzz is a popular CS:GO professional who believes the new system makes CS2 more fair for both teams.
Other minor enhancements include moving smoke particles vertically to reduce the visible edges, and updating viewers' smoke overlay visuals so they are in line with their camera's location. The expiration of smokes was updated to match the visuals on screen.
Loadouts
The CS:GO players are now able to customize their weapon selection prior to the start of each match. The new loadout system allows players to choose the weapon that best suit their playstyle and team strategy. The new system also brings new tactical depth to the game since players must be able to balance firepower and utility.
In addition to the new loadouts, the CS: GO update includes many other improvements and modifications. Most importantly, the buy menu has been completely overhauled. The old buy wheel was replaced with an adjustable grid that displays all the purchase options all at once. The grid has been populated with five pistols as well as five "mid-tier" weapons such as submachine guns and shotguns as well as five rifles and carbines.
The new system is simple to use and will give players more control over their weapon selection. It will let them pick the weapons that fit their playstyle and team strategy the best, aswell to experiment with various combinations. It will also allow them to test out their skills against other players' loadouts, and see how they compare.
Many players have praised the added flexibility, while some have criticized it for straying from the core essence Counter-Strike. They also have raised concerns over how it will affect the specific loadouts for maps and skins of agents based on visibility.
Despite these criticisms the new loadout system will be tested in greater detail in the coming months. It is possible that some of these issues will be addressed in future updates, therefore it is essential to keep an eye out for further information.
In addition to the new CS: GO features, the latest update also includes Workshop Tools, which can be turned on in the game's settings menu. They enable community contributors to design weapons' finishes, stickers and maps. In addition the update will live ban players who violate the rules of VAC during games.
The new CS GO update will be released in the coming summer. For now, players can check out the full list of updates and features by visiting the official CS: GO website.
Sub-Tick Updates
The server updates the world of Counter-Strike in small intervals of time, referred to as ticks. The smallest gap between a tick's time and the mouse click of a player could influence the accuracy of a shot, so Valve is doing its best to ensure that CS: GO is fluid and responsive. A new video shows one of the game's biggest improvements under the hood, referred to as sub-tick updates.
Instead of a 64-tick-update every millisecond, CS:GO now uses sub-ticks or, as Valve calls it, "micro ticks", to communicate with servers. Each of these small increments of time will be recorded by the client and transmitted to the server, which then send back the updated game state to players. The servers will now know exactly moment that you shot your shot and jumped, swung and other inputs.
While a minute-long video is not enough to fully explain everything the video explains every piece of data sent by clients has a time stamp. The server will gather all the information from all players in chronological order before sending it back. According to the video it is believed that a CS: GO server will now be able to transmit more than twice the information as a 64-tick server.
This means that even if the game's tick rate goes up to 128 Hz, it will still be able to handle your commands immediately and consistently. The micro-tick updates also reduce input lag by making sure that the server reacts to your actions without glitches or delays.
Valve's technical enhancements to the game are just the beginning. Valve is using particles and smoke that are dynamic to improve how smoke interacts with its environment. It's upgrading all maps with high-resolution lighting, textures, and models. Source 2 tools and features will be used to make changes to all CS: GO cosmetics and weapons.
Maps
The next update for Counter Strike New brings new maps and a few classics with facelifts. The updates are currently being tested in an unspecified beta. The first set of maps include touchstone and upgrade maps that won't see major changes to gameplay, whereas others have been completely rebuilt or overhauled with the latest Source 2 tools.
Overpass is one of these maps that has been modified to benefit from the new engine's unified light system. The map's eerie underground has been flooded with daylight to make it more spacious and less congested. Smoke grenades are now expanding dynamically in order to fill spaces, and interact with the light.
Another map that's been reworked is Italy and has undergone a significant overhaul in texture lighting, structure and texture. The new version is more balanced than the predecessor, which was heavily CT-sided. In counter-strike cases , fans can expect to see classics like Aztec and Militia updated.
Although many of these maps are available in other modes, they're no longer added to the competitive map pool. Train is an exception since it was removed from Active Duty but will still be played in tournaments. Valve hasn't yet confirmed whether the other maps that were taken will be reintroduced to the pool.
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In the future the developer will be releasing a collection of Source 2 tools for community map creators to use in their own creations. This will include features such as improved lighting and character read, as well as physically-based rendering that produces realistic textures, materials, and reflections. It will also make it easier to implement real-world objects, like windows and doors. The update is set to launch sometime in the summer.