Counter Strike New Revealed

Valve finally revealed Counter Strike New after weeks of speculation. It's a major update to CS:GO which will bring it onto the Source 2 engine.

It also comes with responsive smoke grenades as well as sub-tick updates for servers. It's made a lot of armchair gamers crazy but it's actually an upgrade for the average player.

Smokes

Counter Strike New is getting an update that will fundamentally alter the method of using smokes in the game. These changes, known as responsive smokes, will be an important game changer. Smokes will expand to fill up spaces naturally and move around objects on the map. They will also react to the lighting of the games, making them appear more real. In addition to these new features, smokes will now be capable of interfacing with events in the game and will offer new tactical opportunities. Bullets, for instance will cause smoke to be pushed to temporarily clear the sightlines. Hex grenade blasts can also disperse smoke occlusion.

The most significant change to smokes is that they will be a more dynamic part of the game. Smokes in previous versions were a fixed form that was limited in how far they could be pushed and how much vision it blocked. The new smokes will fill the space in which they are located and make it harder for players to see vision when they are there. This is a significant improvement that will make the game more dynamic and provide both teams with the same visibility.

Smokes can also react to light and weapons as well as the surroundings of the world. This will make smoke more realistic and give players to use it to gain an edge over their opponents. This is especially beneficial in the chaotic 5v5 games which are bound to occur on every map.

Smokes are no longer one-way. This was a major issue in CSGO as it allowed players to see the location of their opponents behind the smoke. Twistzz is a renowned CS:GO professional who believes the new system makes CS2 more fair for both teams.

Other minor changes include adjusting the vertical position of smoke particles to prevent the visibility of edges and changing the smoke overlay images to reflect their camera's position. The expiration time of smokes was updated to be more in with the visuals of how they fade onto the screen.

Loadouts

Players of CSGO can now customize their weapon choice before the start of every game. The updated loadout system lets players to choose the weapon that best fit their style of play and team's strategy. The updated system adds new depth to the game because players must find a balance between the power of their weapons and their utility.

In addition to the brand new loadouts in addition to the new loadouts, the CS: GO update includes many other enhancements and changes. The most important is that the buy menu has been completely revamped. The old buy wheel has been replaced with an adjustable grid that shows all options for purchase simultaneously. The grid is comprised of five pistols, Case Esports as well as five "mid-tier weapons" such a submachine gun, shotguns and rifles.

The new system is simple to use and gives players greater control over their weapon choices. It will let them pick the weapons that fit their style of play and team strategy the best, aswell as experiment with different combinations. It will also enable them to test out their abilities against other players' loadouts and find out how they stack up.

While many players appreciate the added flexibility, others have complained about it deviating from the core essence of Counter-Strike. They also expressed concern about how it would impact the loadouts for specific maps and agents' skins that are based on visibility.

Despite these criticisms, it is important to keep in mind that the new loadout system is in its infancy and will go through more thorough testing over the next few months. It is possible that some of these issues may be addressed in future updates, so it is essential to stay tuned for more information.

In addition to the brand new CS: GO features, the new update also includes Workshop Tools that can be enabled in the game's settings menu and allow community contributors to create weapons finishes, stickers, and maps. Additionally the update will live ban players who break the rules of VAC during matches.

The latest CS: GO update is expected to launch later in the summer. Players can check out the complete list of features and updates by visiting the official CS: GO site.

Sub-Tick Updates

The world of Counter-Strike is updated by the server in discrete time increments called ticks. Valve hopes to ensure that CS: GO is responsive and smooth. Even the tiniest delay can impact the accuracy of a shot. A new video reveals one of the biggest under-the-hood improvements, known as sub-tick updates.

Instead of a 64-tick-update each millisecond, CS:GO now uses sub-ticks or, as Valve calls them, "micro ticks", to communicate with the servers. The client will take note of each of these tiny increments and transmit them to the server. The server will send the updated game state back to players. The servers will now know exactly moment when you shot, jumped, peeked and other inputs.

The video doesn't cover everything. However it does state that each piece sent by the client has a date and time and that the server will collect all information in chronological order from all players prior to sending it back. According to the video it is believed that a CS: GO server will now be able to send up to twice as much data as a 64-tick server.

This means that even if the tick rate of the game is increased to 128 Hz, the game will still be able to handle your commands instantly. The micro-tick updates also reduce input lag, ensuring that the server responds to your commands without delays or glitches.

Obviously, this is only the beginning of the technological enhancements Valve is making to the game. The company is implementing dynamic smoke and particle systems to improve the way smoke interacts with the environment, and it's updating all maps with high-resolution lighting, textures, and models. Source 2 tools and case Shadow features will be used to make changes to all CS Cosmetics and weapons.

Maps

The next update for Counter Strike New brings new maps and a few classics that have been updated with facelifts. The updates are currently being tested in a limited-test beta. The first set includes upgrade and touchstone map which will not undergo significant changes to gameplay, whereas other maps have been completely renovated or redesigned using the new Source 2 Tools.

Overpass is one of the maps that has been modified to take advantage the new engine's unified lighting system. The map's dark underground has been filled with daylight, making it more spacious and less overcrowded. Smoke grenades have expanded dynamically to fill spaces, and interact with light.

Another map that's been reworked is Italy and has undergone major changes to texture lighting, structure, and lighting. The new version is more balanced as opposed to its predecessor, which was heavily CT focused. In the future, fans can anticipate seeing classics like Aztec and Militia redesigned.

These maps won't be added to the competitive map pool even though they're still playable. The exception is Train, which has been pulled out of Active Duty and will continue to be played in tournaments. Valve hasn't yet confirmed whether the other maps that were removed will be reintroduced to the pool.

One of the more controversial updates is one designed by Helsingin Sanomat, Finland's national newspaper. The news organization has been a vocal critic of Russia's actions in Ukraine, and the map draws inspiration from the city devastated by war, Donetsk. It's titled de_voyna, and features a number of references to the conflict.

In the near future the developer will soon be releasing a set 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 and physical-based rendering that produces realistic materials, textures and reflections. It will also make real-world objects, case shadow such as doors and windows, simpler to create. The update is expected to be released sometime this summer.