no more detail
#Counter-Strike Megathread - Trade Up // Market Down
rustic sierra
timber geyser
I mean... they did advertise that dust 2 was one of their "no changes" maps
lilac glen
Overpass looks good
But I think thatās because itās like one of the maps they made from the ground up
Or something along those lines
timber geyser
I just don't believe valve would go to the effort of making new models and then do this to the textures
especially considering how big of a deal skins are for the game
they could've just left them the same
but even the albedo is different
solar gate
to be frank I'm not sure how much of this is just the usual "this update changed how some things look" even though the current stuff honestly looks fine. Like I wouldn't complain about more detail, but if you weren't actively comparing the two models / if the newer stuff came out in a fresh IP today, I wouldn't expect many complaints about it
timber geyser
side note i wanted to see how blender vertexlitgeneric handled this weap
BVLG conversion
timber geyser
how do i get back to the other nodes shit
rustic sierra
I mean... they did advertise that dust 2 was one of their "no changes" maps
i mean like, loss of detail, like detail gone now!
lilac glen
We still got til the summer before the full public release
So maybe theyāll get it done by then
rustic sierra
dw
rustic sierra
dota 2 had broken animations and FX for 6 years
timber geyser
they clip through the model
rustic sierra
its not going to be 3 steps forward
timber geyser
surely valve wouldn't have priority problems and leave things unfinished
timber geyser
they may not actively just completely fuck everything over as much as other companies
but their company structure just... doesn't work
hot granite
because they dont need to
they have actually infinite money
they reached the endgame now they just do whatever the fuck
solar gate
other companies have a management structure, valve innovates by having a mismanagement structure
hot granite
csgo is being remade so it'll probably get more attention
valve games tend to get a ton of support a bit after release and during prereleases
after that post-release support period who knows what happens to the game
solar gate
wasnt dota more popular at the time mcoms was mentioning
hot granite
dota is kind of at a place where it's living through it's longest gameplay patch iirc
there should be a surge in players once the major update releases late this month
if it lives up to being a good update that is
quasi sphinx
they made the default guns look like clay so you'd want to use a skin
supple summit
lilac glen
That reminds me of the counter strike new years image lol
quasi sphinx
lilac glen
rustic sierra
lilac glen
lilac glen
unkempt elbow
Serious sam:
solar gate
my five-seven skin got applied onto my awp
free money hack
rustic sierra
Counter-Strike Megathread - the other one
supple summit
why is no one streaming cs2 rn?
lilac glen
cuz dust sucks
torpid lotus
Only 1 map & incredibly few people in the playtest are probably the main reasons
supple summit
ugh, guess I will have to watch franzj playing Games for Toddlers
wicked rock
wicked rock
well that's what beta is for
thanks for pointing that out š
lilac glen
solar gate
thanks for pointing out thay the shadows look better
timber geyser
they'll all benefit from Source 2 lighting and materials*
*Source 2 materials not added yet
minor thistle
local man explodes
lilac glen
WTF!
minor thistle
wicked rock
florida man rages on a discord server
timber geyser
local man finds out an advertised feature is how the materials have been updated
what, valve would never advertise something that wasn't in the game or finished
lilac glen
i am not legally obligated to say how many total kills i got that game
timber geyser
1
solar gate
I've always liked the idea of procedurally generated pvp shooters
like imagine a battle royale where the terrain is all new and you also need to explore
timber geyser
really cool evolution from that procedural aim map he did
actually considering opening up cs:go just to play it...
but the thing regarding cs2 is disappointing
I definitely can see how changing from squirrel to lua can be daunting, since rewriting an entire massive gamemode from in a different language would be... hell
not to mention other limitations
honestly the biggest limitations with vscript is direct interface with the player
there's no way to see what buttons are pressed, only specific actions, there's no way to edit the hud
its extremely frustrating
doing anything outside of simple gimmicks to things that aren't players quickly becomes a very slippery slope of the limits of the engine
supple summit
lol
brazillian streamer has 2.5 times the viewers than the official championship stream
hot granite
esports is getting big in south america
supple summit
esports is getting big in south america
You should've seen the CSGO major finals in Rio de Janeiro a few months ago
imagine Football crowd but in a CSGO championship
hot granite
they had a dota major in lima a while ago and like
it was a mostly silent crowd unless the south american teams played
then the crowd went so insane
supple summit
it was a mostly silent crowd unless the south american teams played
#gaming-newsš® message
supple summit
https://discord.com/channels/389089828249010188/928764364490686564/1041009530416...
this was when the home team beat the current top team
but other games were far from silent, the crowd seemed to pick a favorite and act as if it was the home team
timber geyser
oh hey discord made message links have their own little embed
instead of just being a long ass url
hot granite
thats nice yeah
unkempt elbow
elfin berry
Erm, already postedā¦ā¦
red robin
would you believe me that this image has something to do with counter-strike in official capacity?
never seen the navy seals like this before
elfin berry
would you believe me that this image has something to do with counter-strike in ...
Counter Strike Nexon is so fucking weird now
It's now a proto UEFN/CS hybrid
red robin
nexon is one thing, this is counter-strike NEO, apparently.
solar gate
its not ZEO?
red robin
nope
solar gate
or ZMO
rustic sierra
hot granite
they baited me with this vid ngl
minor thistle
It's amazing
minor thistle
You actually believed it?
lilac glen
For like the first part of it
I didnāt check who uploaded it
Rookie mistake
Moment I saw the fucking car show up I was like ok this isnāt real
rustic sierra
i didnt believe it at nano tech
hot granite
i was doubtful from the moment they were using csgo gameplay to demonstrate the bounty system lmao
i was thinking "okay if it doesnt transition into source 2 gameplay during the bounty segment, this is a meme"
and i was right
lilac glen
I didnāt even realize it was csgo footage
lilac glen
If it was cs2 footage I wouldāve thought it was faker
minor thistle
lilac glen
why would they be using blender
Wtf how did I not notice that
supple summit
cursed
timber geyser
#Blog_Title
minor thistle
timber geyser
how to deal with cheaters 101
i mean it makes sense
if a cheater loses why would the winning team not get the rewards of it
actually wait now i'm confused
if it doesn't affect anyones skill group
why even have this "don't terminate if last round and cheater loses"
mild locustBOT
rustic sierra
why even have this "don't terminate if last round and cheater loses"
so that cheaters can't waste everyones time
wicked rock
yeah
supple summit
but surfaces shouldn't be this shiny (specially not in a desert, but idc about that), the lighting is flat and lifeless there because its all indirect and everything bounces a lot of light at everything
hot granite
its kinda supposed to look like shit
thats how itd look in real
like shit
but u wouldnt be thinking about that if u were there, ud be looking for a drink cuz ur thirsty
lilac glen
why tho
the wheel was genuinely better
i mean the loadout selection thats better but why change the buy menu
wheel is so much more efficient
they're just copying valorant
steel mica
cursed
This looks great
I don't really like the blue very much tho
It could be black or gray instead
lilac glen
why even have this "don't terminate if last round and cheater loses"
cuz its awesome to epicly own a cheater
how you gonna cheat and lose burh
timber geyser
no but like
i don't get what it does
what is the difference between terminating a match when a cheater wins and not terminating it if a cheater loses if rank isn't affected
in both cases the game ends
and rank is unaffected
supple summit
@timber geyser the only difference I can see is instead of the match finishing prematurely and saying that it did so, the match finishes properly, shows scores, the little team picture with poses, etc.
timber geyser
i guess?
lilac glen
its not pretty but it works better than whatever is in csgo
steel mica
this looks bad
i take what i said back about it being good
celest field
I think mechanically it's better but the menu looks like shit
that being said it's a beta, I expect it to improve closer to launch
wicked rock
i mean
lets be real
the radial menu was added because 9f consoles
it works best on a controller
but on keyboard an mouse nope
wicked rock
wicked rock
timber geyser
https://vxtwitter.com/aquaismissing/status/1666260123575042049?t=70sVxTofhtCakBg...
also its kinda hard to tell due to this person's audio setup but it sounds kinda like it plays the tf2 fall damage sound when one of the chickens dies?
which i think is also an hl2 sound but idk
hot granite
why tho
the radial menu was removed in favor of the 15 weapon loadout system
less weapons = less need for radial buy menu
besides, everyone uses number buttons for the buy menu anyways
ocean turret
besides, everyone uses number buttons for the buy menu anyways
no???
not me
trol trtol trol troltroltrol
hot granite
well u play counter strike so u lost anyways
red robin
how to deal with cheaters 101
if you win against a cheater, gg
if you lose against a cheater, you don't get punished
I think the former is meant to address post-match results
so you don't get retroactively deranked
which happened to me, I still remember.
some matches were nullified because there were banned players in them.
but I also got my ranks back, come to think of it.
losing against a cheater, getting deranked, cheater gets banned, progress is back.
this was circa 2017 and earlier.
imo as soon as cs2 releases I would get my hands on hammer.
there's some concepts worth uncovering.
...unless my 2013 pc build is completely incapable of both playing the game and using the tools.
3kliksphilip didn't go far enough to check budget cards like mine.
I still love the ambiance, sound design, style and environment of cs.
even if the nostalgia and tactile feel of scaleform ui and gritty looks are long gone now.
hot granite
dark and gritty
red robin
come to think of it, if gtx 680 is suffering, my 1GB gtx 650 is already a smoldering corpse.
philip has been using old gpus as doorstops.
I have been putting off even launching csgo for over a month.
I know I would get disappointed.
hot granite
its recommended but not necessary
its just for lighting
it works the same way for blender
you can make models and all that stuff on blender all u want but if you want to make pretty pictures and have good rendering
itll cost you
same way with hammer
lightning is nothing without a proper level anyways
red robin
coincidentally, I was watching a video on minimalist lifestyle as I was reading your reply.
This created a connection in my head that perhaps there's room for minimalist maps, though still making real life sense.
I would hope that focusing on less detail would make it easier.
hot granite
you could just make level layouts and let someone do the lightning for you
red robin
great.
hot granite
lets go
glacial sky
jelly
red robin
nuked
timber geyser
i feel like this is probably a coincidence
because even if VACnet and by extent VAC live has gotten extremely good at detecting cheaters without fail, basing the killing blow off of a single report seems like it would probably be not intentional
lilac glen
nah valorant has done the same thing with a ban after a report
prolly cuz of multiple reports and/or vac detecting some suspicious stuff or whatever
and then the report just like seals the deal
timber geyser
immediately after?
timber geyser
hm
red robin
getting "the tipping point" recorded like that is solid evidence and a miracle in of itself. I'm pleasantly surprised.
minor thistle
ok?
glacial sky
ok
elfin berry
ok
supple summit
Pride-Strike :gun: Megathread - the other one
Pride-Strike Megathread - the other one
elfin berry
versed pecan
cool: 3 million dollars in skins banned; gambling site that sponsored g2 was laundering money (approx. 12 mil)
glacial sky
wat
glacial sky
link
versed pecan
link
it removed the link
my internet did
Twitter
anyawy
anyone counter tirke?
@minor thistle
halo
counter tikr?
minor thistle
I don't have cs installed rn
versed pecan
š
timber geyser
lilac glen
nununununun nuke
lilac glen
new cs2 update looks great
https://vxtwitter.com/jamesbardolph/status/1674587870...
nuke looks so off
idk how to describe it
timber geyser
its brighter
lilac glen
like cs2's whole visual identity looks kinda half baked
like why didnt they just follow what alyx did with s2
at least in terms of like the way maps look like damn
these look so much better than unreal hire this man
timber geyser
i think its literally just that they're sick of people complaining about people being hard to see and they want to sell cosmetics
timber geyser
but also i think their previous maps that they had in the beta kinda just showed that part of why the maps look different is just how VRAD works now
lilac glen
the only map in cs2 i think looks good is overpass and thats because its one of the overhaul maps, where they remade it from the ground up
while the others are like "touchstone" or rtx on gamer coom
timber geyser
idk i think the maps look fine but also i don't play CS
mild locustBOT
timber geyser
but it does also make sense that the maps not made for this engine don't look as good as the ones that were
lilac glen
yeah
hot granite
the maps look fine imo
hot granite
like cs2's whole visual identity looks kinda half baked
like why didnt they just...
they look this way because they dont have to compromise visuals so the maps are viable for competitive play
cs2 was never supposed to look like hla
not sure where u got that idea from
versed pecan
evening office looks good .
hot granite
also
theyve just went for a realism look it seems
like, this is what a really hot, sunny place would look like
versed pecan
no way..
lilac glen
they look this way because they dont have to compromise visuals so the maps are ...
Iām not talking about amount of props or whatever, most props prolly werenāt changed since csgo Iām talking about how textures and their properties/pbr look..,,.
Like the footage of nuke I saw looks like they had turned saturation up for some reason
Like yeah I donāt mind maps being brighter but it looks weird there, too much
hot granite
ur acting like that couple from better call saul which hates on that red house
lilac glen
swag
hot granite
not a good thing
lilac glen
havent watched better call saul yet so we up ā¼ļø š£ļø š¤ šŖ š„
supple summit
I don't like how low quality the dynamic shadows look
much prefeer them blurry than pixelated like they are now
timber geyser
i at least understand why lightmaps in some places are a bit low quality
but dynamic shadows is odd
it kinda makes me wonder if some props, like those hazmat suits 3kliksphillip showed in his latest video are casting dynamic shadows too
hmmm, looking at it further, i wonder if something is messed up with their shadow filtering?
there clearly is some on it, but it doesn't smooth out jagged edges caused by low res shadows
example
aside from the player, this is likely lightmapped rather than dynamic, but it still looks weird
it honestly reminds me a lot of how lightmap filtering is done in source 1
where it just takes the direct neighboring luxels to blend with and completely ignores diagonals
for a (kind of bad) example, here's a wall on sawmill with the luxel scale set to 4
you can see very set steps
i cranked the brightness up on the light to make it more noticeable
mild locustBOT
timber geyser
doing a bit of research, and yeah its just linear texture filtering
which i guess makes sense if you're trying to get better framerates on older consoles, but at this point if source 2 still uses linear filtering for lightmaps i think thats a bit dumb
of course, I can't really tell for sure, I don't have access to an S2 game
i also have no clue how other engines do it, but at this point i bet its probably at the very least bilinear
rustic sierra
all are dynamic shadows iirc, just encoded with lightmap data as well to mix
supple summit
Counter-Strike Megathread - the other one
versed pecan
celest field
I think this is a great compromise. add stuff like this to maps that comp players already don't care about anyway, it's a lot of fun casually
wicked rock
Yeah i though it was common knowledge lol
celest field
they were like this in cs:source, it was removed in csgo because comp players complained too much
that's what I mean by compromise
solar gate
Competitive should have a pre-round where everyone can move shit around and then thats how its played
celest field
lmao
elfin berry
Bringing the fabled Fortnite box fight to CSGO
supple summit
Competitive should have a pre-round where everyone can move shit around and then...
pre-round on a fully destructible voxel map. then freeze it solid for the rounds
replace voxels with some breakable doors and other stuff and you have a pretty fire vscript map
versed pecan
lame chatters
supple summit
dense as in packed with info or dense as in
packed with info
solar gate
dense as in packed with info or dense as in
dense as in dnsense
pastel frigate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZxsTvPeD1M
wow it's eagle one the famous s&box mappers!
lilac glen
what if i melted you into a brick
versed pecan
what if i melted you into a brick
that would be lovely
versed pecan
thats not a brick
wicked rock
bruh that's really a gif
versed pecan
one of the gifs out there
steel mica
Yeah exactly
steel mica
Its a total snollygoster
timber geyser
for a brief window of time, valve brough back old bhopping
steel mica
for a brief window of time, valve brough back old bhopping
It looks so fun why do they want the game to be boring
hot granite
ur gonna love quake 3
hot granite
overpass incoming
glacial sky
glacial sky
sdk never
lilac glen
Ermmmmm
lilac glen
Fiend already said they were gonna fuck the water so itās already been posted.,,
solar gate
they nerfed that part of the map by showing a trail when you move through it
rustic sierra
counter strike be like: we will make all the visibility on ultra graphics
ocean turret
watch as esport babies complaign about it
steel mica
https://fxtwitter.com/aquaismissing/status/1681068393556852736
I can't believe they didn't change the healing item
It looks so silly lol
supple summit
choccy milk water
supple summit
like I said: choccy milk water
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DdVioqd3CI
pastel frigate
seeing people complain about not having access to cs2 is funny lol
they're acting like valve personally owes them access
versed pecan
i play 100 hours of mm every week! pls give aces
mild locustBOT
solar gate
i hope they add payload (overwatch gamemode) to cs2
glacial sky
be on the lookout for promotional ow2 cosmetics in cs2
nuclear seething from r/tf2
lilac glen
be on the lookout for promotional ow2 cosmetics in cs2
nah i dont think cosmetics
at most a music pack or something or like a sticker capsule
hot granite
thats literally what cosmetics means
versed pecan
breaking news very official i work for valve my name is rick pickle rick fortnite:
de_cbble_s2 is in gamefiles
rustic sierra
versed pecan
ohnepixel channel
lilac glen
THE
sharp shaded tires
versed pecan
š„
rustic sierra
cs2 tomorrow?
hot granite
what makes u think that
steel mica
what makes u think that
let her cook
versed pecan
remember what happens when you overcook
elfin berry
it gets overcooked
When will it get overcookedĀ²
solar gate
when are they gonna make ongoingcooked
elfin berry
Beforecooked my beloved
hot granite
minor thistle
lmao
glacial sky
passionate
gusty cave
i recently got in a few days ago and i barely even play competitive for the past month or two
just a bunch of friendly matches on my private server
plus i only play on linux
idk what drugs valve is on
Besides that using proton gave me pretty bad fps (by csgo standards)
Like game was struggling to reach 150 fps even with everything set to low besides antialiasing. And I have a 5800H + 6600M so yeah
probably wine related issues but ehh ill just wait for their native client (but again it doesn't seem so since it was also pretty literally maxing out my 100W TGP so couldn't be a possible CPU bottleneck)
versed pecan
why are you playing through proton
gusty cave
CS2 still lacks a native client?
versed pecan
warmups are very cool. i get a ct knife as a t.
ocean turret
Yeah they're fun
gusty cave
okay just kicking out bots solved the fps issues on cs2
getting a solid 160 as the lowest on overpass at max settings
nvm long brought it down to 150
gusty cave
DXVK gives better fps only in the menu than Vulkan Native š¤
10% better
in game its 5% worser at average
versed pecan
good. kill dxvk
gusty cave
well thats the funny thing. dxvk probably doesn't perform as well in actual maps due to it generally not being good at high vram loads
but in the main menu that 10% better perf
pog
minor thistle
good. kill dxvk
ToGL
gusty cave
My god is this gourgeous
Like something you would see in a tech demo from a few years ago
mild locustBOT
versed pecan
Like something you would see in a tech demo from a few years ago
in a unreal engine edit
gusty cave
or that
would have more flashy stuff tho
more colorful
fuze edit
fuze is the best at those
versed pecan
i wouldnt say hes THE best
versed pecan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COF6LK0Vhp0 this one reuses paid assets ! !! (very bad!! ,) (irony)
gusty cave
basically they all are a group of friends or smth
idk i guess im just biased to nevermore 2
probably the darkest area in cs2. it has a rather grim look considering the entire map is lit by a nuke
elfin berry
gotta sell all those electrons
versed pecan
@gusty cave please watchthis generic spy edit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhuBS6Mz6hM
ok gobye]
elfin berry
Miau
gusty cave
Miau
elfin berry
gusty cave
<@534251696172433410> please watchthis generic spy edit https://www.youtube.com/...
Cool effects, the phashing through upward was noice
colors looked faded tho
gusty cave
probably the darkest area in cs2. it has a rather grim look considering the enti...
Just realized something
Basically Source 2 adds the potential for some really really good looking custom maps in CS2
Like back when I used to map for source 1 I attempted to create this map with a really cool neon aesthetic and reflective surfaces and shit and found it pretty hard to get it to look how I wanted it to look
Like honestly lighting and reflections were basically my biggest love in graphics
In Source 2 this would be way more possible due to better textures and lightings and all the new things they have added (emmisive materials and other shit whose names i don't remember but know what they do). Especially with the fact that hammer can now give you real time lighting.
Like just simply imagine Nevermore 2 Dust 2 reskin for CS2. That would be crazy.
@versed pecan
Ahh I would just die for something like that
gusty cave
but it would be gourgeous. like i would literally drool if those maps were actually in cs2
Might actually get back into source mapping just for this
Hopefully the tools are linux native š«
or at the least work on proton
gusty cave
I have pretty pog laptop so it should work
elfin berry
mappers will spend WEEKS baking those lightmaps!
yum
wicked rock
wicked rock
glacial sky
Eye skins
ocean turret
i love eyeballs (eye ball dealer)
pastel frigate
hurricane I need 3 pairs of yellow eyes pronto
ocean turret
hurricane I need 3 pairs of yellow eyes pronto
That will cost you 5 brown eyes
pastel frigate
That will cost you 5 brown eyes
alright they're out back
pastel frigate
šļø
gusty cave
I really hope CS2's Ranked goes free
I can basically horde all my valorant friends to cs fi that happens
versed pecan
it wont
gusty cave
Why would you be so sure?
hot granite
tbh if they can make dota's ranked free they could make cs's ranked free
in dota to access ranked u need a verified phone number and 100 hours of gameplay (doesn't count menu idling, only counts valve server playtime)
only one phone number per account
and theres a cooldown when u change/remove numbers
all without a paywall
plus i also just assume vac is gonna get better in cs2
it already is
gusty cave
I'm really counting on it
versed pecan
earning prime was abused
hot granite
i guess removing the ability to earn prime was kind of a bandaid fix
because i assume they were going to deal with this eventually
mild locustBOT
hot granite
but yea earning prime was way too easy lmao
i wouldnt be surprised if they just removed the prime system and just did the dota 2 system instead
versed pecan
why buy prime when you can buy the operation pass for the same price and actually earn money with it
versed pecan
im all about regular matchmaking overtaking faceit
gusty cave
valve has the same objective too
versed pecan
and that premier competitive system they rolled out is better than having a captain that will get you to play mirage 20 times in a row
god kill mirage
gusty cave
wondering what new player numbers cs will achieve on cs2 release
tf2 doubled its number on a somewhat major update
cs2 is beyond a major update
hot granite
counter strike is easily valve's most popular and accessible title
itll definitely reach new peaks
especially considering the new hype on cs2
dota 2 is less accessible but has a big playerbase that doesnt seem to be growing much though
but not dying either
gusty cave
4 million peak?
hot granite
i dont see why not
gusty cave
easily
hot granite
like i said
cs is very accessible
easy to grasp
u buy guns
u shoot people
u defuse/plant bomb
thats literally it
in a nutshell
gusty cave
yup
hot granite
so its easy to understand why this game is so popular
gusty cave
valo is not only more complicated but Vanguard makes it kinda a pain to install and play
hot granite
its also the most digestible spectator sport
because it boils down to eliminate the enemy team
no funny business, no special abilities
its a boring spectator sport but its definitely the most legible spectator sport even for outsiders
literally anyone can watch pro cs and understand it
not many people (who dont play dota) can watch pro dota and understand it
valve has probably realized this and are going full force with it
gusty cave
hmmm
lilac glen
cs2 will NOT release this summer
versed pecan
it may release in fall
glacial sky
soon
elfin berry
minor thistle
reality isn't real
You arent real!
elfin berry
gusty cave
cs2 will NOT release this summer
Besides ValveTimeā¢ļø why do you say so?
glacial sky
Summer ends in late September
glacial sky
š«”
gusty cave
and summer is over
summer ends when fall begins, so yeah we've got time
versed pecan
public beta test soontm
pastel frigate
yesterday
gusty cave
public beta test soontm
17th? š¤
Or maybe before
CS2 is on 2 week major update cycles
next major update that basically brings the entire map pool to cs2 is on 17th
hot granite
cs2 will break records
hot granite
idk
cs is the most recognizable and accessible fps franchise imo
well on pc atleast
hot granite
eithr way it very well could beat pubgs record
hot granite
Imagine valve actually allows free competitive
they did before
they can do it for dota
gusty cave
Yes and they can do it again
hot granite
they could absolutely also do it for cs2
disabling earning prime was def a bandaid fix not meant to be used long term
gusty cave
Hopefully VACNET and the new VAC is capable enough
Anticheat should not be client sided
versed pecan
i agree. we should be able to load any modules we want
gusty cave
well there was this video about how a AI based anticheat can be used to monitor various parameters of a persons gameplay and identify if the person is cheating very efficiently
Not only could it identify cheats but it can technically fingerprint a persons gameplay behaviour to actually track possible smurf accounts etc
Another argument against client sided anticheat is hardware cheats. Its fairly well known and popular and if people are willing to pay hundreds of dollars for software cheat then what's stopping them from buying hardware cheats exactly?
Ahh yes found the video https://youtu.be/LkmIItTrQP4
versed pecan
faceit bans most dma cheats
solar gate
cs is the most recognizable and accessible fps franchise imo
fortnight
solar gate
whats this then https://www.polygon.com/fortnite-guide/23582992/how-to-play-fortnite-battle-royale-in-first-person
elfin berry
glacial sky
exploding boar
we need a first person fortnite that is not a battle royale but an arena shooter
and futuristic
solar gate
nobody plays this on first person
skill issue
steel mica
fortnite's ui always looks so weird to me when I see it
its ugly and looks like it got ripped out of a mobile game
gusty cave
fortnight
honestly cs is arguably more recognizable than fortnite
the cs franchise has been there for much much longer than fortnite
solar gate
cs is mostly only known by the "hardcore" gaming community that also knows what fortnite is, even among the older folk who played 1.6 for example. Meanwhile fortnite is known by a lot of people who dont know cs and couldnt tell the difference from cod
not to say that cs is some niche hidden gem or anything, but fortnite is just a massive and fairly mainstream piece of media
like its not minecraft or pokemon, but its probably third on the list
hot granite
im not trying to argue fortnite is less popular than cs
its just not an fps
besides cs2s release will bring back a lot of old fans back
atleast for a little bit
solar gate
you are playing in first person perspective of the ghost 8ft behind the fortnite character and controlling their every movement
lilac glen
tps
gusty cave
new entrance into aps
added an extra entrance into aps from mid
new hostage model
timber geyser
do they still play the same scream sound effect when you shoot them
glacial sky
excuse me, i'm in need of medical attention
timber geyser
aaaaaaa, i need a medic bag
gusty cave
feels like home
gusty cave
do they still play the same scream sound effect when you shoot them
yup the exact same sound effect but quieter
timber geyser
good
gusty cave
wtf no blood decals
pastel frigate
csgo has gone woke
gusty cave
no like cs2 has really gorey blood and bullet holes on bodies
hostage is made of metal
rustic sierra
looks like half life alyx
pastel frigate
strange...
rustic sierra
honestly i like the art direction valve is headed towards
its like a realistic cartoony style
glacial sky
ye
glacial sky
i would consider it a natural evolution of the artstyles in the hl1 and hl2 eras which were done under technical constraints making them inherently a little stylized
rustic sierra
yeah i think they mostly realized characters hit an uncanny valley
and that half life 2 is great because they didnt try to reach the highest level of realism that was available
timber geyser
tbh i think hl2 has better looking characters than modern photorealistic games
like they're kinda uncanny valley in a way
but i think thats just because of how expressive they are
i guess it is subjective but i much prefer characters that even slightly over-emote than under-emote
you might be able to see the polygons on HL2 character models but it doesn't really matter because htey use them well
gusty cave
looks like half life alyx
yeah rumor is that the true mirage remake has a ton of hl:a assets used
gusty cave
honestly i like the art direction valve is headed towards
source 2 era
cs2 is a really good looking game honestly
gusty cave
feels like home
like the walls on this image is just so good
and the lighting in every area is so near perfect
wicked rock
versed pecan
wonder if thatās going to be implemented in doto..
versed pecan
you seen them chinese helmets with bomb inside? @wicked rock
wicked rock
uhh no
versed pecan
you need one
rustic sierra
wonder if thatās going to be implemented in doto..
you can do it at any time
manage pro info and teams
i sm pro
versed pecan
you can do it at any time
it doesnāt force you though
hot granite
https://vxtwitter.com/_ale_cs/status/1691601526081364006?s=20
this would look way cooler if the models werent those weird guys
with static faces
they look so weird and funny
supple summit
feels like home
walls and ceiling are too shiny
supple summit
i guess it is subjective but i much prefer characters that even slightly over-em...
I don't when think they overemote. they just emote right, they have the right muscles to flex. The small amount of polygons in the cheeks and around the eyes also help make the emotion they are doing really clear
gusty cave
walls and ceiling are too shiny
honestly seems normal since some paints do do that
supple summit
honestly seems normal since some paints do do that
I only see those kinds of pains on industrial facilities
gusty cave
I only see those kinds of pains on industrial facilities
my house is industrial facility š³
supple summit
are they more common in houses elsewhere?
supple summit
my house is industrial facility š³
send pics (no joke)
gusty cave
move it a week ahead since idk how long my end sems will go on
versed pecan
thereās a typo there
supple summit
cant wait to see shiny walls
supple summit
thereās a typo there
no there isn't
versed pecan
cant wait to see shiny walls
thereās a typo
supple summit
move it a week ahead since idk how long my end sems will go on
roger
versed pecan
@solar gate @minor thistle do you guys see the typo
gusty cave
's
minor thistle
erm
minor thistle
yeah?
gusty cave
erm
solar gate
<@354711161704546304> <@394179512788844544> do you guys see the typo
yeah it says "cant" but should say "I am incapable of"
timber geyser
this whole video is like
philip at his most unhinged
the feet thing, "i'm not racist, but", "this guy has gotten a pounding, possibly in more ways than one"
glacial sky
š¤
supple summit
oh god... please let this be just him being slightly sheltered and unaware
also hoping he doesn't double down due to all of the rude criticism in the comments
last thing I want in my week is discovering that CSGO british nerdy man oblivious to his racism
glacial sky
milkshake duck
hot granite
either way, all my heroes are cornballs
glacial sky
counter strike 2 will have a new commentary mode with a bubble especially for the hostage models
two hours on their lower leg models
versed pecan
Anyone hyped for something in 2 hours and 55 minutes.
mild locustBOT
hot granite
Anyone hyped for something in 2 hours and 55 minutes.
erm
elfin berry
wjat the flip
glacial sky
erm
minor thistle
wjat the flip
cs2 cancelled
glacial sky
tf2 win
minor thistle
titanfall2 win
pastel frigate
titanfall source 2
supple summit
is Prime Matchmaking now only achieved by buying the game?
versed pecan
is Prime Matchmaking now only achieved by buying the game?
yup
is likely to stay that way for cs2, too
versed pecan
i say theres a chance we play dota today
hot granite
wow. when
supple summit
do you guys know of any way to make the game launch on my second monitor?
it seems like the big picture trick doesn't work anymore
can't believe that there isn't a launch option or cvar that sets which monitor to use fullscreen on
gusty cave
i say theres a chance we play dota today
;-;
hot granite
pastel frigate
we still have till the 21st
actually, they meant summer in the southern hemisphere
lilac glen
rustic sierra
hot granite
Additionally, today weāre starting the process of inviting as many eligible players as possible to the Limited Test. To be eligible for a CS2 Limited Test invite players must have CS:GO Prime status, an active official competitive matchmaking Skill Group, and play majority of their official matchmaking games in one of the regions where the Limited Test is available.
Over the past decade, weāve shipped updates to the economy and weapon balance to trim the fat and reduce the number of uncontested rounds in a match of CS.
Because of these changes, exciting competitive matches can be resolved with fewer rounds. And shorter matches mean players can play more, and more often. So with CS2, weāre moving to a maximum of 24 rounds in regulation time (with a 6 round overtime in case of a tie) for Premier, Competitive, and the Majors.
We expect the structure and flow of matches to evolve over time as the community adapts. And weāre excited to see where they go next.
pastel frigate
cs2 is officially p2p
versed pecan
any second now...
some screenshots to feast of until potat wakes up
or
@gusty cave
š
minor thistle
š¤Æ
lilac glen
I like how we were just talking about it not hitting the release date but I guess this kinda is a soft launch
rustic sierra
i tried playing and i got reminded why i dont play cs
we lost and everyone spamming on mic and text cursing each other out
and the game wasnt even fun
i will never get 10 wins to get ranked and play cs2 limited test lol
lilac glen
the only way to have fun playing cs is to not play cs
mild locustBOT
lilac glen
im witewway edgar allen poe
gusty cave
<@534251696172433410>
morning
have terrible headdache was barely sleeping last night
š
versed pecan
we lost and everyone spamming on mic and text cursing each other out
gamers
hot granite
i think its just ppl logging in to check if they got cs2
either way cs2 will be by far valves most successful multiplayer project
itll eclipse everything else
for a long time too
as the game will sap away development potency from other games
its perfect
its an easy game to understand
its a boring spectator sport imo but very easy to understand
versed pecan
crazy statement
versed pecan
supple summit
this guy is really fucking rude in the CSGO issue tracker https://github.com/ValveSoftware/csgo-osx-linux/issues?q=commenter%3Ailievi187
gusty cave
this guy is really fucking rude in the CSGO issue tracker https://github.com/Val...
lmao a issue i opened nearly 2 years ago at dxvk support release is still having activity
always wondered whether i should close the issue
solar gate
update them by saying you solved the issue by stopping using dxvk
supple summit
this guy is really fucking rude in the CSGO issue tracker https://github.com/Val...
I've been crashing about 50% of the times I launch the game for a long time now
I had already given up trying to solve it so I just tried a few times until it launched like a car with a bad starter motor
and the solution was in one of the rude guy's threads
lol
it was the videos in csgo/panorama/videos
I just renamed videos to videos2 and it stopped crashing
amazing stuff
ocean turret
I just renamed videos to `videos2` and it stopped crashing
I remember this bug
gusty cave
update them by saying you solved the issue by stopping using dxvk
The issue just fixed itself
it was always a heisenbug to begein with
supple summit
I remember this bug
what bugs me is why did it only crash about half the time
it always felt like it almost crashed the rest of the time too
gusty cave
After multiple hours of pain : https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/issues/9767
supple summit
finally!!!
gusty cave
finally!!!
have fun
waiting dor them to release native client playing through wine is painful mainly dur to vacfailing eventually due to dxvk (vulkan bugged on radv)
supple summit
waiting dor them to release native client playing through wine is painful mainly...
I will just play on windows
versed pecan
demo playback menu looks fire in cs2, and moving to a tick doesnt freeze your game for a billion seconds now
so
cool game ty valv
minor thistle
oh yeah i saw that
versed pecan
oh yeah i saw that
listen to this now pls ty https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaG4BW2llOI
minor thistle
good music
versed pecan
yes
play hyper light drifter NOW
and play all these obscure pixel indie games that were made in 2016-2017
solar gate
give me 1024 tick
hot granite
is 128 tick really necessary
most shooters dont do even 64 (most are 20, l4d2 is like 30 tick iirc)
and we have subtick now
is 128 tick really necessary then
versed pecan
is 128 tick really necessary then
faceit will still have 128t
theyll do anything but get that tickrate up
solar gate
my favorite shooter is runescape because its 1.66 tick
pastel frigate
real life is only 12 tickrate!
solar gate
no drip fam
solar gate
real life is only 12 tickrate!
planck said it was 1.855094832E+43 tick
versed pecan
no drip fam
erm.. so you think this guy looks better
solar gate
true...
solar gate
skill issue
versed pecan
skill issue
true...
solar gate
u the kinda fella to train agility from 1-35 on gnome stronghold
supple summit
is 128 tick really necessary
since beyond the tickrateā¢ļø solves most of the problems from 64tick, I don't think its necessary
I really like that system, very clever of them
versed pecan
with beyond the tickrateā¢ļø, i can finally go back in time
solar gate
they should've just called it infinite tickrate to make people not complain
supple summit
I hope that the increased network usage doesn't degrade the experience of WiFi players too much that they complain that CS2 has bad networking
hot granite
since *beyond the tickrateā¢ļø* solves most of the problems from 64tick, I don't t...
"subtick is ok but punishes people with non-perfect fps/network settings" i was told this
what do u think
supple summit
no, that wont be the case since the ordering information would still improve things no matter how many usercmds the client is able to send under constrained performance
I also don't get how would someone get into non-perfect network settings
if you mean stuff like bad connections, or slow connections, then this wont change things much, because the traffic is just slightly larger than source 1, and you would already have a very bad experience if a single packet is dropped in any case, and 128 tick would increase network load the same way as this system
its not hard to run a wire through the edges of the rooms up to your computer and fix 90% of network issues
like: if you have 90 fps in CSGO and you are in a 128 tick server, you are still only sending 90 usercmds per second, im pretty sure
so wouldn't the same "punishes people with bad setups" apply?
gusty cave
@versed pecan u have cs2
ocean turret
@versed pecan u have cs2
minor thistle
@ocean turret u have cs2
ocean turret
erm no
minor thistle
good
pastel frigate
shrimply eat the campus
frigid dagger
someone knows how can i reset csgo settings? saw some videos/guides but doesnt work
supple summit
null movement scritps are broken in CS2
game ruined
unplayable
the issue seems to be that if you do something like
alias right2 +right
bind x right2
then you hold down D to move right, tap X and then release D, you will keep moving right
as in, the game now seems to remember what command activated +right and you can have 2 commands doing +right at the same time, instead of just 1 -right negating everything like it is in CSGO and TF2
the old behavior was used by null movement scripts. Now I'm wondering if it's possible to create one with the new behavior
supple summit
alias +ml"-right;+left;alias cl +left"
alias +mr"-left;+right;alias cr +right"
alias -ml"-left;cr;alias cl"
alias -mr"-right;cl;alias cr"
alias cl
alias cr
if someone smarter than me is able to take this command and recreate it only using +ml,-ml,+mr and -mr, without using cl and cr, I think it will work like normal
but I was not able to see a way
supple summit
nevermind, I think the problem seems to be that the +right commands "stack up"
solar gate
I don't believe so. A nested alias can't (or shouldn't) consist of multiple subcommands, which is what you'd need to do to realias +/-mr/ml from within themselves
supple summit
as in if I go in console and type
+right
+right
+right
-right
i keep going right
mild locustBOT
supple summit
then if I do -right 2 more times I stop
solar gate
what
supple summit
this seems to be a bug
yea, its wild. I think I'm gonna email them about it
but how do I call commands that start with a + and - š¤
solar gate
i write +commands and -commands or +/-commands lol
supple summit
me too, but I don't wanna sound dumb by using the wrong name while talking to valve š
at least I am now able to fix the problem
this is the fixed version:
alias +ml"-right;+left;alias cl +left"
alias +mr"-left;+right;alias cr +right"
alias -ml"-left;-left;cr;alias cl"
alias -mr"-right;-right;cl;alias cr"
alias cl
alias cr
it's literally just two -left sintead of 1 consecutively
frigid dagger
why valve needs to be so weird about tickrate
frigid dagger
true
but valve could just explain... maybe they tried idk
now theres a conspiracy that valve hates 128 ticks, the perfect world with no problems
versed pecan
```
alias +ml"-right;+left;alias cl +left"
alias +mr"-left;+right;alias cr +righ...
sorry no multiple inputs on an alias
minor thistle
no matter what valve does, people are going to find a reason to complain
solar gate
now theres a conspiracy that valve hates 128 ticks, the perfect world with no pr...
they didnt do it because i told them not to, sorry
wicked rock
no matter what valve does, people are going to find a reason to complain
csgo people shouldn't be take serius
minor thistle
same with tf2 players
versed pecan
csgo people shouldn't be take serius
supple summit
sorry no multiple inputs on an alias
this works though
versed pecan
please disable hacks
supple summit
my quick switch bind also works
rustic sierra
valve is against 128 ticks because:
- it uses too much network traffic
- the FPS target is 60fps (including in Valorant)
- it increases server cost significantly
- there is no need for total simulation accuracy vs. continuous input sampling. just reducing the discrete sampling window is a workaround, not a solution.
supple summit
I guess the only thing actually blocked is binding to more than one command?
wicked rock
i mean but it also means they technically lied?
until valve gives a propper answer at the eyes of the public valve just lied
supple summit
valve is against 128 ticks because:
- it uses too much network traffic
- the FP...
I agree with them
versed pecan
until valve gives a propper answer at the eyes of the public valve just lied
you are the eyes of the public
supple summit
i mean but it also means they technically lied?
when did they say they would do 128?
wicked rock
the CS2 trailer????
supple summit
no?
supple summit
you extrapolated that information from a stylised graphic illustration, the same illustration that showed a PC with a old school CRT
wicked rock
i bougth a soup can, but they give me half of soup can, so it means the public is dumb because they got half soup can when it was advertised has a full soup can
rustic sierra
until valve gives a propper answer at the eyes of the public valve just lied
how did they lie
supple summit
i bougth a soup can, but they give me half of soup can, so it means the public i...
you are trolling, im gonna go do something else
minor thistle
until valve gives a propper answer at the eyes of the public valve just lied
what exactly did they lie about?
versed pecan
i bougth a soup can, but they give me half of soup can, so it means the public i...
you had an expectation of two soup cans. you received a TASTIER version of the soup, but just one can.
versed pecan
i heard that valorant uses 128 ticks but is a different engine
it does