supple summit
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS: GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched 19 years ago. CS: GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
elfin berry
lilac glen
limited test build for localization
rustic sierra
Twitter
versed pecan
erm
rustic sierra
boar yourself
whur?
versed pecan
whur?
what if they were to add boars to counterstrike
replace chickens on italy with boars
or inferno idk
rustic sierra
boar too big
hot granite
can we get this boar?
supple summit
supple summit
lilac glen
100% csgo is old enough use that unironically
elfin berry
inb4 CSGO twt also uses like 2014 era mlg Shrek memes
supple summit
elfin berry
https://twitter.com/aquaismissing/status/1637710720191148032?cxt=HHwWgMC9naPOqLo...
Tyler McVicker when CS Source 2 releases one day after his stated '60 day' deadline:
hot granite
lilac glen
its m4a4 now
Damn
So that (might) confirm that cs2 won’t be having any new weapons (on launch)
hot granite
the cs icon has always had that scar
like even before csgo
they just finally fixed it to have a gun thats actually in the game
lilac glen
yeah ik
its just it was the scar (that type of scar not the scope one obvious l) because the scar was gonna be added at one point
then wasnt
pastel frigate
I hope valve waits until I get back home from vacation to release it
knowing valve it'll probably end up being in like, october, though
lilac glen
nah they're teasing too much for it to be a multi month long wait
pastel frigate
it will be released in 2025
pastel frigate
summer 2025
lilac glen
🥹🥹🥹
hot granite
ill talk about cs2 soon im at my moms bday
fuck you valve why would u release when i cant analyze it
versed pecan
have fun
hot granite
stupid gabe
lilac glen
The smoke meta gonna be insane..,
Those look dope as hell
New apw tracer looks cool
versed pecan
New apw tracer looks cool
valorant
lilac glen
Not that type of tracer.,,.,
versed pecan
overwatch
pastel frigate
the game will only use that font from now on
supple summit
rare csgo mcoms
no Limited Test for me, I guess :(
you people should check by launching CSGO
see if anyone got lucky
pastel frigate
have they started sending out invites yet?
supple summit
have they started sending out invites yet?
Dont know. The FAQ implies that they did
great!
elfin berry
I still hate this shitty font
Counter-Strike 2077
lilac glen
The game looks nice but very like washed out but saturated at the same time
I could prolly fix that by just changing my display contrast but yeah
supple summit
Twitter
supple summit
The game looks nice but very like washed out but saturated at the same time
I co...
True, I hate that all outcast maps became blue sky maps for no reason
lilac glen
Outcast?
pastel frigate
The game looks nice but very like washed out but saturated at the same time
I co...
there seems to be a lack of shadows
lilac glen
Oh yeah makes more sense
lilac glen
there seems to be a lack of shadows
Prolly cuz of the new lighting doing new lighting things
The shadows are less black now
Which is good for visibility but like
versed pecan
https://twitter.com/CounterStrike/status/1638594126936682496
Good.
lilac glen
Can’t wait to see how the new smokes will change gameplay
Since they now take the shape of a volume rather than just be a set shape thing
Does csgo use color correction
Cuz I’m looking at the overpass comparisons and like overpass lost it’s green-ness
hot granite
guuuys modify me with a beta key?? anyone????
lilac glen
There’s no beta key..,.,
You just login to cs and on the menu it’ll tell you if you’re invited..,.
I wonder how bhopping will be affected by the subtick system
And edgebugs
lilac glen
I’ve been exposed as a fake artifact fan..,.,
hot granite
ok im caught up
my takeaway:
WOW THE SMOKES ARE SO FUCKING COOL
italy is back :) i hope we get the opera singer
i love how blood gushes out exactly out of the spot you were shot in
?
you can see your legs
and not only that
even your own shadow
so you can pay attention to your own shadow in order not to give away your position
anyways this is huge
not a csgo fan but this is huge
red robin
the little things.
hot granite
idk if they will let players use s1 maps
maybe theyll implement a legacy s1 map category/tag
red robin
computer science 2
I've just sat through an entire tyler stream which lasted 5 hours from the moment of upload.
versed pecan
ak sound defo changed
rustic sierra
ak sound defo changed
cats added
quasi sphinx
https://twitter.com/CounterStrike/status/1638591929914118145
they actually waited until he was at a vacation
lilac glen
https://twitter.com/CounterStrike/status/1638584054936379393
that looks like shhi t
the viewmodel and legs clash
s1
s2
s2 image edited
i hope they fine tune or theres a way for me to tune the look cuz like its way too bright and washed out for my liking
at least on nuke
dust looks nice
but it can look better,..,
(right is edited)
maybe they just had mat_monitorgamma too high
ionno
hot granite
i think looks worse but its definitely realistic
lilac glen
csgo momen
hot granite
though i think its only realistic cuz of this
thats how really sunny lightning works
svg ok
lilac glen
hopefully they refine the graphics and style more as time goes on which isnt entirely out of the question
cuz like 2011 csgo basically looks like a different game at this point
hot granite
i mean
you can clearly see that almost all of the graphics were overhauled
all the weapon models were upgraded too
lilac glen
i feel like most of what we're seeing graphically when it comes to weapon and player textures is mostly just direct porting with not much adjustment
like weapons look really matte and dont have much sheen or like material variance
just dont really pop for me
like its all very plasticy ig
quasi sphinx
i hope they fine tune or theres a way for me to tune the look cuz like its way t...
yeah i dont like the new look
it looks like those generic ue4 demos people make
lilac glen
real
quasi sphinx
because making everything shiny = better
lilac glen
so real
quasi sphinx
it feels like the new rendering fad
like how bloom was
making every surface look oiled up and shit
quasi sphinx
like its all very plasticy ig
just looks a lot more generic
kinda loses all the source engine charm
quasi sphinx
if they make it look less like pubg then itd be perfect
lilac glen
i just think they're missing those "artistic choices and real time shading techniques to enable the unique rendering style"
quasi sphinx
i wouldnt say it looks worse just that it looks a lot more generic
mild locustBOT
lilac glen
i interpret more generic as worse but yeah
lilac glen
kinda true with the whole military shooter thing but i feel it still had a lot of personality to differentiate itself, in both presentation and gameplay
now its kinda lost that with its new look in terms of its presentation
hot granite
i think it never had that with csgo
hot take
csgo is the most boring iteration of cs by far and im right
you will disagree and maybe hate me for saying that but im totally correct
im ok with csgo being that way
though
its just that if you do anything else it won't be csgo anymore
mild locustBOT
lilac glen
i have never played cs 1.6 or css and i entirely disagree with you
from what ive seen and heard gameplay as essentially stayed the same
except for bhopping which technically was never an intended feature but is still salvageable in csgo sorta kinda
only thing i think has changed to really affect the fun is the switch from community servers to matchmaking
hot granite
well then i dont need to argue anything anymore
lilac glen
i aint readin allat 🔥 💯
hot granite
the conversation simply cannot be productive any longer
i cannot blame you for thinking this way for you dont know any better
hot granite
play artifact
pastel frigate
rayne is a dota spy sent to sabotage the popularity of counterstrike
quasi sphinx
elfin berry
jesus fucking Christ that's a long screenshot
although I would expect like 3/4 of all CSGO players to fall for crypto scams
on brand
lilac glen
one thing i didnt notice was that smokes are team colored now
brown smokes are t
grey smokes ct
quasi sphinx
brown smokes are t
grey smokes ct
poop cloud
lilac glen
clicking on your profile seems to show your steam mini banner which is cool
i realized dust2 in here isnt using the normal dust2 cts but instead the SAS
movement does feel a little weird like changing directions is a bit slow but it could be placebo
im like averaging 50-60 on my dinky little laptop
prolly less than s1 csgo but yeah
molotovs dont effect my fps much
smokes are also mostly fine from what i see performance wise
this is all on low settings
red robin
clicking on your profile seems to show your steam mini banner which is cool
The benefits of csgo panorama being a browser window
mild locustBOT
lilac glen
my only gripe with the smokes is the sound plays then the particles actually show up a half second after
hot granite
clicking on your profile seems to show your steam mini banner which is cool
WTF
when are they implementing htis for dota what the hell man
versed pecan
tomorrow
hot granite
they better 😠
versed pecan
they better pay me 1 doler
hot granite
also
if anyones playing cs2 without actually having official access to it
use an alt
there appears to be people saying there's a vac risk and id rather not test it
lilac glen
there appears to be people saying there's a vac risk and id rather not test it
I ran it like 5 times and just used offline mode :trolr;
Also used -insecure and -allow_third_party_apps assuming those did anything
pastel frigate
use an alt
or just don't
versed pecan
or just don't
yeah true
pastel frigate
piracy is bad
versed pecan
piracy is bad
nope.
lilac glen
It’s a FREE GAME ‼️‼️‼️‼️
hot granite
I ran it like 5 times and just used offline mode :trolr;
Also used -insecure and...
like steam offline mode?
lilac glen
like steam offline mode?
Yeah, not the offline status offline mode
Cuz it requires steam to be open
versed pecan
are you poor?
yes
pastel frigate
it's about sending a message
fbi called
hot granite
ok
let them come
i live in eastern europe
piracy is very common here my professors even told me they can give us pirated software if we cant buy it
hot granite
i dont need an excuse
like i said
its about sending a message
i mean i do have an excuse im poor as fuck but i think even if i wasnt poor id still pirate
pastel frigate
rayne the fbi can still be sent
hot granite
they wont come for me
pastel frigate
they already are
hot granite
anyways
red robin
and I will forever be smug about actually buying things.
pastel frigate
you are public enemy #1
hot granite
idk why this guy keeps insisting that there might be a cs2 mobile port
versed pecan
you are public enemy #1
what about me
versed pecan
idk why this guy keeps insisting that there might be a cs2 mobile port
the game literally looks like a mobile game 😭
hot granite
it was implemented into source 2 specifically for mobile ports of games and it was in the game ever since underlords
he insists cs2 might get a mobile port cuz of the console commands and strings but
pastel frigate
what about me
number #1.2
versed pecan
number #1.2
can we shave off 0.15
red robin
cross-platform support is almost a keepsake with many engines.
versed pecan
what if mobile_whatevers relate to mobile gpus.. think of that
red robin
like, you do it just because you can.
hot granite
no its just commands for performance on mobile devices
there are seperate fps limits for certain conditions on your phone
for example mobile_fps_limit is just the fps limit on mobile
but mobile_fps_increase_during_charging increases your mobile_fps_limit by the amount you set it as
when youre charging the phone
versed pecan
🤯
versed pecan
red robin
look who's mad
lilac glen
If you’re gonna bring an update you have to bring enough for the whole class
I’d rather them not give tf2 the s2 treatment imo after the mehish look of cs2
Tf2 artstyle is sacred..,
wicked rock
ah great another discussion of "muh tf2 art style is ruinned!!!!"
red robin
csgo has been progressively woobified and turned into a cartoon equivalent of tf2
while tf2 is like a fever dream that got more absurd
wicked rock
lmao people was right about folks going to complain with the most stupidest things ever
solar gate
look who's mad
he's happy that finally, csgo is brought to the same level of sequels as tf2
red robin
tf2 has been absurd a decade ago, is what I'm saying, since they added giant robots.
but now we got shitty beer aliens and halloween maps that are just incarnations of hell of every variety
wicked rock
#1072696252162117752 
red robin
mercenary park is somewhat grounded from the routine of constant magic voodoo shit, but yeah, it's an exception at this point
while csgo had to be turned into anime
older versions were so dark and gritty
and now everything has nail polish look
yass queen shit
pastel frigate
I can't believe games art styles change over 20 years!
red robin
cool boys with defusers vs dangerous boys with bombs
wicked rock
idk, complaining about legs or art style in a game where competitive is basically the whole thing of the game sounds funny to me
pastel frigate
teachers vs juveniles
wicked rock
you wouldn't look at your legs in game
red robin
I can't believe games art styles change over 20 years!
you can bring modernity without changing the art direction of the game
the maps is the first thing that changed a lot
and then the original player models
the way leet crew and phoenix developed is definitely out there
wicked rock
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kexgh2QYra8 this didn't age well
red robin
he didn't say no
red robin
idk, complaining about legs or art style in a game where competitive is basicall...
in warowl's words, gameplay comes first, the graphics is just an augmentation of the gameplay experience.
red robin
details in a csgo map tend to hinder gameplay much more than skins.
most people tend to appreciate the skins a lot more for that matter.
timber geyser
so i saw this video posted in another discord server
https://youtu.be/ctlSMvWVbVo
it definitely looks like a lot of the weapon assets aren't finished yet
like a lot of them look smooth and like they haven't had a pass done to add wear and tear yet
red robin
hold on, they overhauled the models?
timber geyser
yeah
red robin
perfect.
timber geyser
compared to the images I saw last night, actual gameplay makes the weapons look better
wicked rock
gamer moment
red robin
I am curious how they managed the topology this time.
timber geyser
like the XM looks pretty flat and boring rn
but you can see that there's little to no wear or tear on this texture
mild locustBOT
red robin
yeah right a bit too clean
red robin
it looks almost like a toy
timber geyser
has some wear on it
the bison is a great example
you can see nearly every edge has some wear on it
which is why i'm thinking that a lot of the models are unfinished
or at least the textures are
red robin
I know that recently produced guns are supposed to be clean but that has something very uncanny about them
even irl
find an ar15 at walmart and tell me if it has scratches on it
however, a glock is a glock regardless of how pristine or smashed the thing is
back to cs2 though, that xm1014 looks like a valorant gun
wicked rock
||i feel like this has to do when valve fired jeff cliff in 2019 from acussasion of him being a grommer and him pleding guilty on court while their lawyers told him not to||
timber geyser
i kinda prefer the old one (even as someone who doesn't play cs) due to how iconic it is, but seeing that reasoning... yeesh
hot granite
call me crazy but theyll start selling announcers
they wont replace the old one
theyll just give you options
thats what im guessing
wicked rock
idk man, they really are trying to get rid of the old one
mild locustBOT
wicked rock
and more to what happened in 2019 with jeff cliff
pastel frigate
csgo has announcers?
pastel frigate
all maps will have 20 doors
if a door doesn't fit they will just make a big one and throw it somewhere random
lilac glen
i kinda prefer the old one (even as someone who doesn't play cs) due to how icon...
what reasoning
oh that reason nvm
celest field
idk why people are judging a beta as a finished product
stuff looks off because it's not done, they want the feedback and everyone is complaining about how gray everything is so it won't be on release
this isn't like tf2 where they "release a beta" and then just don't change anything and say wow everyone look competitive update is here
versed pecan
heavy upodate
celest field
third banana
versed pecan
third banana
banan gun
lilac glen
idk why people are judging a beta as a finished product
we're judging it so they know what we dont like
so they change it
solar gate
i will assume that a wip beta is exactly as it would in release, like how gta 6 looks like an unfinished buggy mess, how dare rockstar release such poor leaked footage
hot granite
we're judging it so they know what we dont like
THIS
remember when the first sonic design came out for the sonic movie and everyone shat on it so hard they remade the entire model
solar gate
for a more direct example: when valve reworked hl2 based on how much the leaked version was hated
rustic sierra
that description of what happened to jess cliffe is misleading
solar gate
what's the story? I have no idea who jess cliffe is
rustic sierra
co creator of cs
lilac glen
What’s the story
wicked rock
that description of what happened to jess cliffe is misleading
can you elaborate instead of ghosting the chat for 20 minutes
solar gate
online encyclopedia like wikiped says he was mislead about her age and then entered an alford plea
wicked rock
iirc in his trail their lawyers told him to not plead guilty
but he commited social suicide
and plead guilty
that's the whole gist of it
solar gate
yeah an alford plea is not really "pleading guilty"
it is asserting your innocence while admitting the jury will probably not take your side so you'll act as though you were pleading guilty
wicked rock
i can barely understand that legal munbo jumbo lol
hot granite
that sounds pretty understandable
solar gate
i never really understood alford pleas either, conceptually. But its pretty misleading to say "he plead guilty" because like, legally he did, but specifically while asserting he is not guilty
lilac glen
Can confirm bhopping still works
wicked rock
wait it does?
lilac glen
What is cl_interp_hermite
While visually I’m not super impressed with how cs2 has looked so far the gameplay and gunplay feel just as nice as they used to be
The forgot to add this emote tho
0/10
wicked rock
wtf
lilac glen
Tap firing, at least on the AK feels super buffed tho idk if it’s always been like that but it seems super accurate
rustic sierra
krispy why are you so antagonistic
wicked rock
i was asking for a elaborations, why do that make me antagonistic???????????
but anyways can we stop the matter thx
lilac glen
lilac glen
What is cl_interp_hermite
@ermcoms
lilac glen
ah great another discussion of "muh tf2 art style is ruinned!!!!"
Pipebomb on your doorstep
My reaction to that statement (I win)
timber geyser
missing texture spawn point gordon?
wicked rock
god what's that image
wicked rock
seems like to be a left over frm hl2 for the default player model
lilac glen
Idk I didn’t take the screenshot
This guy seemed to be doing something so that’s prolly why
rustic sierra
What is cl_interp_hermite
uses hermite curve instead of linear interpolation
quasi sphinx
uses hermite curve instead of linear interpolation
herp
actually is there a reason to use anything but linear interp
quasi sphinx
this happened to me
hot granite
theyll just give you options
told ya
hot granite
wtf u cant get prime for free anymore??
no fucking way am i paying 15 euros just so i can earn xp and get a skill rank in comp
why do they have this caveman system in place
its kinda funny how across 3 of their games they dont have uniform systems for this
tf2 - free xp gain, paid competitive access
csgo - paid xp gain, comp access is free but skill rank is paid
dota - free xp gain, comp access is free but unlocks after 100h of playtime in matches, requires a phone number
versed pecan
tf2 - free xp gain, paid competitive access
csgo - paid xp gain, comp access is ...
tf2 - paid competitive access by paying twice or by paying once and adding a phone nubmer
and 25th rank
hot granite
no
you had two choices
you either paid for prime or you earned xp to get a level high enough to get prime for free
which was like level 10-15
they apparently removed that
lilac glen
Faili
versed pecan
which was like level 10-15
21
hot granite
ah
versed pecan
they apparently removed that
and on the update they made prime paid again they banned all "malicious" actors that boosted accounts (q'ing 5v5 against yourself) to prime
hot granite
tbh
hot granite
i have an alt account with prime on it
cuz i palyed til lvl 21 on it
but
honestly i wouldnt mind if they just made a 100h requirement
sure its a lot of time to invest but it'd be free
or just lvl 21 with phone number cuz
they didnt ask for a phone number before
versed pecan
free vac and you know
hot granite
like if they acutally have this everywhere i might genuinely find bomb defusal fun
red robin
this will make learning the maps so much better than relying on offline server with sv cheats on and spamming nades across skyboxes
versed pecan
jumpthrows though
red robin
if you can hold a jumpthrow button, you'll also be able to see where the nade lands.
since you can throw nades in 2 different ways, there's no reason to have a hotkey for jumpthrow camera
jump throw is a modifier that applies to both ways to throw nades
so it makes more sense to work as a toggle
rather than its own bind
wicked rock
seems like steam profile backgrounds are integrated into the cs2 files lol
red robin
because cs panorama is a browser window yes
hot granite
people that spent years learning the precise throw angles would bitch and moan about how people have to learn shit but this is a really stupid mechanic to have to like
actually learn
i really dont like the idea having to practice throwing shit all the time so you can try it in real matches and fail
wicked rock
...i don't see the problem people has the right to learn and improve why its that a problem to you?
hot granite
throwing smokes shouldnt be a thing you should learn imo, something so integral shouldnt be locked behind a game mechanic that'd be obnoxious to learn otherwise
no what im saying is that i dont see a problem with making smokes more accessible
as long as the smoke cam doesn't give away the position of the enemies, which it doesn't already, there's genuinely no problem with this
it just makes getting into the game much easier
the entire reason cs is such a really popular game is due to it's simplicity and lowering the skill floor makes it only that more accessible
i dont see a reason being elitist and gatekeepey about this because people who didnt have this before had to spend hours throwing smokes in private games
it's the same argument as the dota stun bar
it's stupid
versed pecan
what
hot granite
what is it that you dont understand from what i said
red robin
I think you've read a lot of salty replies to that video
I genuinely think smokes being more accessible to people who don't have 8 hours a day to kill doing the most mind numbing thing or brainstorming with soloque strats, is a positive change
Otherwise everyone else just relies on youtubers to show what's best
Smoke throws is public knowledge in most cases
Only that pros spend time organizing entire entry scenarios with them
Most of the time is spent fighting hypothetical holes in the plan
There is nigh infinite room for invention with grenades to be real, it's a dedicated role to know your utility for a good reason
versed pecan
what is it that you dont understand from what i said
dota stun bar in particular
hot granite
oh
red robin
When I played cs seriously, I decided to put all of the effort into developing mechanical skills, gamesense and solo strategies.
I was happy with what I was able to achieve, I did well enough to not lose chill even in 1v5 scenarios.
Only, you can only do so much without actual friends, soloque is kinda boring for me by this point
hot granite
basically when dota reborn came out
they added a bar that showed above a stunned hero
players complained for some reason because it made stacking stuns easier
thats literally it
there's people that still play pre-source 2 dota just because they hate stun bars
red robin
Petty.
hot granite
they hate that neutral spawn boxes can be shown now too
its really dumb stuff
thats why i mentioned the stun bars
red robin
I think it's the gamer pride.
hot granite
its definitely gamer pride
red robin
Brainrot.
hot granite
anyways i hope the smoke cam makes it into every gamemode
maybe as a toggle in the settings
hopefully its only in practice because they havent gotten around to making it work properly in multiplayer
but i think itd be a great accessibility feature that doesn't necessarily lower the skill ceiling
red robin
I think it's good enough as a training mode feature, which already existed in... cheat software, that lets you see trajectories of nades as is.
hot granite
i dont think its a good training feature
the thing is the smoke cam shows you where its going to land
it doesnt appear after you throw it
so its kinda counterproductive as a training tool
because you will never learn anything if you keep looking through the smoke cam
atleast me personally
like i said, i think itd be a perfectly normal feature as long as it doesnt give away any information about the enemy
red robin
I think holding the nade down and have a predetermined spot already on your screen is all that needed to be done.
red robin
Nades are deterministic, so.
hot granite
cs is one of the games that are really popular because of their simplicity
and accessibility
nowadays games that require you to learn things arent as popular as games that you can just get into and have fun with
red robin
Does it really need to be added into competitive matches?
hot granite
why not
like
you can try all you want but you cant come up with a decent argument as to why not
does it give an unfair advantage to anyone
red robin
I know, it kinda seems distracting though.
hot granite
thats why ideally it should be a toggle
like idk
press alt to toggle smoke cam
same way how csgo has a keybind you can press to temporarily mute all teammate voice chat lol
so you can hear the game audio better instead of listening to loud teammate reactions
hot granite
im sure it would work for spectators too
some guy already patched non steam cs2 to be able to used in online play
lilac glen
this is huge
Huge day for fuckin nerds
lilac glen
some guy already patched non steam cs2 to be able to used in online play
Whar..,,
red robin
CS2 might relaunch my obsession over satisfying shooting.
There hasn't been a game with an AK that felt better to shoot in my experience.
I know it's virtual, it's merely audiovisual response from mouse clicking.
But synesthesia tells me otherwise.
I know that there's tactile feel to gameplay.
Some days I think of the maps as actual places and I think of the cold air and the smell passing through.
By this point, Dust smells like ashes.
Map of Ages.
versed pecan
map of stinks
they’re using the same game coordinator & cus of that you can get into a csgo death match lobby 💀
versed pecan
versed pecan
chickens
versed pecan
how do you know the names
I'm not giving you this information.
rustic sierra
I'm not giving you this information.
erm. i know some are net, but the last one?
versed pecan
hamborga
lilac glen
Names of what
rare atlas
I wonder how big the performance impact of their so called "sub-tickrate" is and how big the improvement in hitreg for that is aswell
if it has a higher cost on client and server
or if it's just marketing to bait gamers
quasi sphinx
if it has a higher cost on client and server
i dont see how it would be more costly
im pretty sure the whole reason they implemented it in the first place is because they dont want to run 128 tick servers
hot granite
ppl still want 128 tick btw
rare atlas
i dont see how it would be more costly
well uhm I'm unsure actually
surely it doesn't come for free does it?
I would like to compare it in a way like the polling rate of a mouse
if you run the mouse at 1khz polling rate the utilisation of the micro-processor inside the mouse increases
(correct me if I'm wrong ofc)
quasi sphinx
it's not running the game at a higher tick rate
rare atlas
yes it doesn't run it higher
but like... how should I describe it
well I guess I have to see it for myself and look how it performs
mild locustBOT
rare atlas
maybe I'm lucky enough to get invited 
versed pecan
maybe I'm lucky enough to get invited <:Troll:806252253253992508>
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rare atlas
free no virus fast download
hot granite
apparently my pc is missing something
like
i was reading ppl talk about the cracked cs2 and some guy had to reinstall their visual c++ or whatever to get it to work and i told myself
maan i cant be fucking bothered to put that much work into just seeing an unfinished cs2 build
and i deleted the cs2 build and just moved on
i assume when you launch it on steam or whatever itll check for that kind of stuff itself and install it for you
versed pecan
you're adding it as an external game so why would it do that
if ure even adding it
elfin berry
Funnie cat
quasi sphinx
maan i cant be fucking bothered to put that much work into just seeing an unfini...
wait i thought you were able to run it
mild locustBOT
versed pecan
user issue
hot granite
either way it seems that users get picked at completely random
there's people with 6 min play time getting into the limited test
mild locustBOT
hot granite
i think csgo and dota share trust factor so if anything i think my trust factors pretty good
they might deliberately try to invite new players for varied feedback
lilac glen
New smoke plays 🥹
I like how this turns smokes from just a defensive option to an offensive one
And makes nades useful
supple summit
rare atlas
lmfao
minor thistle
lol
minor thistle
erm. i know some are net, but the last one?
timber geyser
i'm considering playing casual csgo in an attempt to get access to cs2
i think something is wrong with me
because i do not like cs gameplay
i'm gonna do it
wish me luck
quasi sphinx
you shouldnt
timber geyser
how do you disable re-scoping in
minor thistle
I don't know of a command/setting, but quickly switching to a different weapon and back will do that
timber geyser
lmaoooo more peoplestay in a casual game after a match than in tf2
quasi sphinx
how do you disable re-scoping in
double tap q
rustic sierra
i'm considering playing casual csgo in an attempt to get access to cs2
Twitter
rustic sierra
i'm not idling though :(
last sentence
timber geyser
yeah i know
its just a bit confusing cause they specifically say idling
and then go on to say that its just all playtime after it was started
pastel frigate
anti-fiend rules
wicked rock
owned
https://twitter.com/CounterStrike/status/1640473649651277824
this seems to be wrong
iirc from what i see
some guys that have less than 3 hours have joined the limited test
timber geyser
I mean they specifically say "increasing your chances"
doesn't mean that people can't be picked randomly
wicked rock
in theory lol
timber geyser
also the replies to that tweet are so funny
wicked rock
but i've seen people with less than 3 hours are getting picked lol
timber geyser
people malding that they don't have access despite their years of time and money wasted on the game
timber geyser
I am simply not having fun playing this video game
i was curious if my perception of the game would change
and it did not
wicked rock
ehhh i mostly play on communities
and on DM/War games
CS/Hostage lobbies for me are full of people that kicks you if you have 0 score in the scoreboard
:I
minor thistle
I will make fiendhook 2 when they release a linux version of CS2
timber geyser
so cs2
minor thistle
i just want cs2 for source 2
erm
hot granite
?
minor thistle
CS2 in unreal engine?
minor thistle
hot granite
i dont care about unreal engine
never did
dont care about godot either i dont know a single game made in godot
give me source 2 thats all i want
timber geyser
Sonic Colors Remastered
solar gate
dont care about godot either i dont know a single game made in godot
godot first person shooter tutorial example project
hot granite
hot granite
people malding that they don't have access despite their years of time and money...
faceit players should be thrown into a furnace and reduced to ash
mild locustBOT
wicked rock
faceit players should be thrown into a furnace and reduced to ash
lmao true
hot granite
omg 128 tick!!!! so good
https://tenor.com/view/nintendo-switch-baahh-tada-hi-gif-12601447
timber geyser
man i have no clue why valve would pick people who they can confirm actually play CS:GO for their closed beta test
I just can't figure it out
wicked rock
man i have no clue why valve would pick people who they can confirm actually pla...
yeah
its just dumb
"guys please don't idle on csgo valve servers"
"lets pick up this random that has 5 minutes in csgo for no reason"
solar gate
they should replace faceit with blazeit
timber geyser
no one who plays cs knows what random chance is
which is impressive, considering how much of that game is managing accuracy
hot granite
"lets pick up this random that has 5 minutes in csgo for no reason"
i mean
i think this is fine
if you invite new players that hear about cs2 you might gain new players that stick around
or just people that haven't played much
quasi sphinx
no one who plays cs knows what random chance is
red robin
I want to see wireframe comparisons of new vs old weapons
would love to see what kind of topology changes or details they did
versed pecan
would love to see what kind of topology changes or details they did
erm.. the models are new from ground ui p..
red robin
Yet the weapons are the same
red robin
The AK is still 47 and not 74
wicked rock
so i can teorically import a mesh from blender to s2 has a map right?
timber geyser
I haven't used s2, so take my stuff with a grain of salt, but as a map file? i'm not sure, as a prop, absolutely
I don't think props have any downside in s2 compared to regular geo
cause they can block vis and stuff
and because everything is mesh based anyway
supple summit
uhg. I wanted to test something in CSGO but steam HAD to go in maintenance right now
minor thistle
uhg. I wanted to test something in CSGO but steam HAD to go in maintenance right...
trolled
hot granite
some banned pro got an invite to cs2
still cant play cuz vac
people are fucking SEETHING
for some reason
like this doesnt matter
people are acting like cs2 beta invites are in limited quantity and are scarce
its so weird why do ppl keep thinking theyre being left out
minor thistle
lmaooo
lilac glen
rustic sierra
https://youtu.be/AmIGvTrvkU8
that's interesting, i think they really need to fix the split packet system
lilac glen
I don’t know much about networking stuff so why are split packets not optimal
terse gate
I don’t know much about networking stuff so why are split packets not optimal
I think this article explains it well: https://gafferongames.com/post/packet_fragmentation_and_reassembly/#sending-packetfragments
rustic sierra
unreal engine has a really good split packet system
the worst part about source engine split packets is receiving them out of order makes them be dropped lol
so even on 0% loss you can lose packets
lilac glen
the worst part about source engine split packets is receiving them out of order ...
Maybe it’s diff on source 2 now?
rare atlas
lmao
rustic sierra
Maybe it’s diff on source 2 now?
nope
lilac glen
Swawsome
quasi sphinx
just dont split them
wicked rock
seems like the new cs2 updated hide all developter console cvars
elfin berry
https://tenor.com/view/rage-3kliksphilip-kliksphilip-gif-18716976
why does kliks have a tower of pillows on his bed
solar gate
for sleeping
lilac glen
Yeah
supple summit
https://youtu.be/AmIGvTrvkU8
such large packets... what's the deal there?
I guess recording a bunch of float timestamps with some kind of precision makes them large
pastel frigate
why does kliks have a tower of pillows on his bed
you don't sleep like that?
tender heartBOT
@pastel frigate has leveled up! (24 ➜ 25)
lilac glen
such large packets... what's the deal there?
Idk but maybe it got changed in the latest patch’s multiple network traffic optimizations
minor thistle
seems like the new cs2 updated hide all developter console cvars
Hopefully that's a bandaid patch, rather than a permanent change
elfin berry
for sleeping
rare atlas
fr?
rustic sierra
celest field
jesus
minor thistle
welcome back
steel mica
how does bhop work in subtick
lilac glen
So far feels the same as normal comp servers
From what I’ve heard it feels like 64 tick bhopping which is all I play on so feels normal
How it actually works idk
solar gate
no multiple actions on one key 😭 😥 😢
solar gate
thats funny they should keep it in
hot granite
what is that on the bottom right
pastel frigate
tax evader
unkempt elbow
oh theyre back
I can leave again if you want
celest field
right, like they have to realize how easy it is to bypass
hot granite
I can leave again if you want
I NEVER SAID THAT
lilac glen
Yeah it just makes it even harder and more difficult for the layman to do it
They used to just be able to install a config
red robin
on the topic of csgo competitors, all my mind comes to is valorant, it begs to ask if there's other possible spin on the style of the game
a more casual spin perhaps.
similar mechanics but the general idea being set for people who just want to chill.
when people think csgo competitors they'll probably think of CoD or R6 Siege but they're not even close
and from my personal experience, the only cs clone that managed to stand out was neotokyo.
and that game is dead.
and when looking up competitors there's a fucking crypto nft shooter sitting at the top.
for as many people there are who like csgo there's just as many developers who avoid the style of the game like it will boil their parents
my closest bet now is warface and ironsight but those games are clones of cod.
I love csgo shooting mechanics and the complex simplicity of the movement, but every other shooter has to have ultimates or tactical nukes to be casual.
by all accounts, all csgo does it let you move in 4 directions.
But so does trackmania.
there's so much engine jank that it became its own field.
even crouch jumping can be considered esoteric mechanic because I attempted this in similarly old games (bl2) and it doesn't have it
hot granite
i think csgo is as casual as it gets
how casual the game is depends on the gamemode youre playing
gamemodes where you dont respawn tend to be more competitive than gamemodes like deathmatch or arms race
solar gate
a more casual spin perhaps.
fortnite
pastel frigate
what
red robin
what
my thoughts. I don't think you know what this video means to a lot of people
the fact that he released it on april fools though, the music choice makes it so sincere.
there's an opportunity for round 2 when cs2 comes out.
this feels like christmas at mcdonalds to me.
nostalgia is a bitch I can't
rare atlas
aw
timber geyser
honestly a better comparison than the one i posted before, altho only the pistols so far
also the first time i've ever actually experienced a video not showing up in my subscription feed on youtube
anyway i think this video really hits home the fact that the models are likely finished, but the textures probably aren't
this vid also made me realize just how drastically different the lighting is in s2
I think part of the reason why people think these weapons look cleaner is the way that light interacts with the weapons
like the thing i'm noticing in all these clips is that in cs2, the sky color seems to be taken into account for reflections
honestly, I don't really like the look of the sky color on it, but I do think with improved textures it would be a definite improvement
but it also makes it much harder to do a weapon comparison like this i think
since it can be hard to tell what is different due to model/texture differences, and what is due to lighting differences
even if the map itself might be identical
yeah i think this comparison right here proves that the weapons are unfinished
in cs:go, that little thingie on the left pops out when you push the bullets out during the reload, but in cs2 it doesn't
likely not rigged yet
or maybe just a mistake when attaching the animations to the model
because the animations are identical
quasi sphinx
yeah i think this comparison right here proves that the weapons are unfinished
does the revolver reload still do the annoying camera shit
timber geyser
i have no clue
steel mica
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2FhINZkSJ8
CS2 looks so generic
Wish they kept the more grainy aspect of CSGO
timber geyser
I mean i'm pretty sure the assets are unfinished
lilac glen
does the revolver reload still do the annoying camera shit
no
i dont think so
shadow daggers were fixed so revolver should too
quasi sphinx
based
red robin
does the revolver reload still do the annoying camera shit
it doesn't from what the video shows
pastel frigate
Wish they kept the more grainy aspect of CSGO
pudding you aren't allowed to talk about how games look, not after what you've done
solar gate
wish they kept the flat fullbright textures with no skybox and bright monocolor player models of Puddintf2
lilac glen
This comparison perfectly illustrates what I think is lacking with cs2’s weapon mats
In csgo, the main body is purposely matte, while the barrel is metallic looking
All of the weapon is matte and flat in cs2
Even the color variation on the weapon in cs2 is a lot flatter, csgo had different shades of a black, cs2 is just the same black
This extends to every weapon looking matte, even stuff like the deagle and revolver which you’d think would be pretty shiny
red robin
This comparison perfectly illustrates what I think is lacking with cs2’s weapon ...
I think you're talking about the foregrip.
Which also serves as s pump.
lilac glen
No I’m talking about the the part with the ejection port on it
The rear end kinda
red robin
The stock is the ass of the gun
lilac glen
Ah
red robin
Well, where the ejection is, it often varies but I refer to it as the chamber.
The inside of the gun where the shell is placed before firing.
Which then travels through the barrel.
lilac glen
No not that either I was talking about the ejection as a reference for the area I was talking about
I mean this part
red robin
There's really nothing on this flat face of the gun there.
But the difference in the screenshot makes the groove in cs2 less prominent.
solar gate
they'll fix this in source 3
red robin
You can refer to it as the main body of the gun.
lilac glen
Yeah the main body
red robin
It just has an integrated stock which may have confused on how to refer to the whole thing.
The main difference between old and new is that the old one looks like plastic to me.
The new seems definitely more like steel, just that the color choice is... meh.
rustic sierra
so you mean the phong mask right
red robin
Yeah phong is... lower in cs2.
It's not as sharp
lilac glen
so you mean the phong mask right
Yeah that’s a big part of it but the textures themselves seem to have less variation in color
Like look at the black compared to the main body and pump in csgo compared to cs2
red robin
The barrel has really strong reflections in old one.
I think it's a good point that it all looks like it's made out of a single material
Like this shit looks like valorant
hot granite
this shit look like the battle pass
red robin
I think they should clearly differentiate between metal and plastic there.
Also, why would the entire gun be made out of metal if it's going to be heavy as fuck?
Old nova makes practical sense
hot granite
will do just fine 👍
steel mica
This comparison perfectly illustrates what I think is lacking with cs2’s weapon ...
have you seen what they did with the dual barettas
red robin
A lot of cheap shotguns have their body parts either made out of wood or plastic, sporting shotguns come to mind.
While UMP45 is designed to be made out of plastic and is meant as a cheap mp5 alternative for the military.
I don't know if nova is a military grade gun.
It would make sense for it to be all metal.
If it were expensive.
mild locustBOT
red robin
If csgo economy was indicative of actual weapon economy, the game would be so fucked lmfao.
Everyone would run a cheap yugo ak and have a beretta as secondary because everything else is too expensive
And there would be no need for any other gun because AK is the best already.
However, that's with no team restrictions
If CTs had to only choose from their menu, they wouldn't even have a starting pistol
solar gate
knife only
red robin
HK gun as a starter? Seriously? What were they thinking, those are a bitch to get.
And despite MP5 being the mainstay most popular standard military issue gun, that thing is expensive as fuuuuck and they are always out of stock.
And the army doesn't want anything else.
solar gate
i think they should add more knives to the store. like you can buy a sword instead of a knife, or a laser blade instead of a knife, or a hammer and then you can break down walls
lilac glen
have you seen what they did with the dual barettas
No
red robin
I forget P2000 exists honestly
And oh yeah, it was the starting pistol back before USP was even in the game.
I think it would actually be fine.
I don't know remember its history or cost though.
Honestly any of the new gun models are fine, it's just that they're not visually appealing.
I was judging them through the lens of realism.
rustic sierra
Yeah that’s a big part of it but the textures themselves seem to have less varia...
the textures are the same.
lilac glen
How
rustic sierra
it's just the glossiness
like they just have PBR
not phong
so they lost all the artistic control they had in phong
with all the masks
timber geyser
I don't think the textures are the same
at least not for all of the weapons
like actual detail is missing on some of the new models compared to the old ones
rustic sierra
youre really underestimating what roughness can do to a texture
those are 100% the same black textures on both
just the phong mask/phong exponent wasnt ported over correctly to pbr
timber geyser
ok sorry let me clarify a bit
lilac glen
those are 100% the same black textures on both
Send the textures?
rustic sierra
Send the textures?
this is just me eyeing it from experience with PBR
timber geyser
I don't believe these textures, at least for some of the weapons, are the same as the ones in cs:go, they have different details in a lot of places, and i don't think they're finished
regardless of phong stuff
timber geyser
if they are the same albedo textures, then they used phong stuff for a lot of details and/or the UVs are different (benetti logo on the side, white mark on the bottom of the barrel)
rustic sierra
yeah whatever decals are different
but the details are definitely all roughness details
let me demonstrate how the same albedo can look completely different
timber geyser
I should probably just check how its done in cs:go, just to see how much is part of the albedo
lilac glen
How what’s done in csgo
rustic sierra
these are the same albedo each time, just varying a constant of metallic and roughness
you can see how the color changes
timber geyser
ye
rustic sierra
turning more matte, becoming more gray
this is what you can see happening in the shotgun in cs2
this is caused by incorrect PBR values
now, let's talk about detail and variation
timber geyser
as an aside before we get into that, this shotgun in specific has only 2 textures, the albedo and the phong exponent
all the detail is in the albedo
rustic sierra
yes exactly
PBR doesn't allow for that
you cannot put metallic or any other lighting details in your texture
solar gate
as an aside before we get into that, this shotgun in specific has only 2 texture...
what do the two textures look like
rustic sierra
or else it will flatten out like you see
plus, the phong exponent is definitely doing a lot of work too
red robin
when I was dealing with making skins I noticed that some text and logos were overlayed on top of the skin, as a mask, and one technique people employed is to add the text to the skin and invert its polarity to cancel it out.
lilac glen
these are the same albedo each time, just varying a constant of metallic and rou...
Yeah I don’t disagree pbr is part of what’s fucking with the look of the weapons but those balls are just one flat color
Source 1 didn’t have anything that would change the color like seen on the pump, phong doesn’t do that
If it was the same texture on s2 we’d at least still see some variance in color between the main body and pump if the same pbr values are ending applied to the whole model
timber geyser
let me see if i can strip it out
rustic sierra
Source 1 didn’t have anything that would change the color like seen on the pump, phong doesn’t do that
yes it does
lilac glen
Like what?
Oh phong does?
I’ve messed with phong a lot i don’t feel it would change the color of the pump is csgo to be that drastically darker than the main body
rustic sierra
lilac glen
Or to make the main body that bright
red robin
pretty sure the same technique when making skins with parts being covered by number (123etc all being assigned to different UV areas) is being employed for the phong mask.
timber geyser
ok i think i see what you're saying coms
lilac glen
In case anyone was wondering this is why it’s green and stuff
timber geyser
you're saying that details that they baked into the albedo for cs:go got stripped out to put into other PBR channels, but that hasn't happened yet or is messed up
rustic sierra
timber geyser
makes sense, this logo has some shadowing on it and generally sticks out
so I assume they want to put that just in the normal map
red robin
for clarity, I think of the phong mask as a separate texture with those "paint by number" groups being split by alpha or brightness.
and then actual settings of the phong are written in code.
timber geyser
side note i couldn't figure out how to strip out the alpha channel correctly so you get vtfedit screenshot
this would generally explain why so many of the weapons are missing details
a lot of people have mentioned the missing green dots next to the sights for some weapons
which i assume they are going to put on the emission channel
mild locustBOT
timber geyser
but that just hasn't happened yet
altho i'm still not 100% convinced that even the albedo textures are the same/finished
timber geyser
since some details which I don't think could be done without changes to the albedo are missing on some weapons
red robin
damn hope it gets better
rustic sierra
with metallic/roughness
red robin
looking at it and it looks like it's ill in the last image, lol.
rustic sierra
timber geyser
@pbr you suck
pbr isn't the issue
rustic sierra
lazy import
lilac glen
pbr isn't the issue
Ik it’s just because they haven’t messed with the values/are missing roughness maps or whatnot
timber geyser
I mean I do think its pretty clear these aren't the final weapons
rustic sierra
i mean
timber geyser
they could've just imported the albedo from cs:go and called it a day
but they aren't that
lilac glen
Prolly because they know most people will be like “woah reflections omg!!! :O”
timber geyser
they say high-resolution models, not textures
rustic sierra
yeah
"lighting and materials"
like im pretty sure theyre banking on just PBR
rather than like
actually tuning the art direction
and you can kinda see that in dust 2
and the other maps
everything just is brighter
and more reflective
timber geyser
I just like
lilac glen
Nuke s2 especially is kinda bad!1!11
