Counter-stike: source beta

Bullet · Post by **Bullet** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 11:53 pm

i predict >0 fps

PeaceBreaker · Post by **PeaceBreaker** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 12:33 am

Bullet wrote:i predict >0 fps

for yourself? that's awfully modest of you bullet

Post by **jamie** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 12:42 am

I would have to guess, around 16 fps. Not really that playable, try dropping down to 800*600 to get a good rate over 30 fps.

Post by **jamie** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 12:43 am

And keep away from smoke grenades unless your pc wants a cardiac.

Bullet · Post by **Bullet** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 12:45 am

PeaceBreaker wrote:
Bullet wrote:i predict >0 fps
for yourself? that's awfully modest of you bullet

what that i predict that my fps will be over 0......sounds kinda sensible to me....

Bullet · Post by **Bullet** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 12:45 am

jamie wrote:And keep away from smoke grenades unless your pc wants a cardiac.

yes....that pesky smoke...gets in ur eyes and fcks ur fps up

dark_wulf · Post by **dark_wulf** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 12:36 pm

Any idea how I can boost that? I'm palnnign on shoving a P4 in there but I'm not replacing the whole motherboard as thats too much hassle.

Post by **Wintermute** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 9:07 pm

re:smoke - this definitely worked for me (P4 2Ghz laptop with a GeForce 4200):

Lock the vsync.

- before my fps were like:
normal: 92,45,87,91,87,42,etc
smoke: 28,12,8,18,22,14

- with vsync locked:
normal: 58,59,59,58,59
smoke: 29,28,29,28,22,29

i.e. spikes (both high and low removed), slightly lower but reliable fps.

HTH

dark_wulf · Post by **dark_wulf** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 10:01 pm

That still makes no sense as I have no idea how to lock it.

Although fps_max would work on that too. Lower it and HL won't try render higher FPS rates.

Post by **Wintermute** » Sun Jul 25, 2004 12:03 am

dark_wulf wrote:That still makes no sense as I have no idea how to lock it.

Although fps_max would work on that too. Lower it and HL won't try render higher FPS rates.

Desktop - right click - properties - advanced - <GFX CARD> Open GL - VSync: Off by default

- that works for NVidia family of cards.

I'm only recommending this for people with lower spec cards who have real problems with smoke - generally unlocking vsync will give you higher refresh rates iirc.

dark_wulf · Post by **dark_wulf** » Sun Jul 25, 2004 4:59 pm

It appears that the ATI Control panel has uninstalled itself (probably explaining all the random restarts I've had lately)

beobrand · Post by **beobrand** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 8:17 am

So...once CS Source is released (at a cost of £30 I would imagine) will Steam/Valve simply desupport the free version of CS (i.e. 1.6) after a few months?

Post by **Mackey** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 8:28 am

beobrand wrote:So...once CS Source is released (at a cost of £30 I would imagine) will Steam/Valve simply desupport the free version of CS (i.e. 1.6) after a few months?

CS Source will be free with HL2 of you will be able to buy it seprate like you can with CS now (or at least thats they way it is going to be at the moment)

Post by **PaGaN** » Thu Aug 05, 2004 9:25 pm

Ahh well, it looks like the beta test release date will be delayed according to CSnation. Now there's a surprise.

CS: Source Pre-delayed
rizzuh @ 4:13 pm pdt - cstrike: source
Although the Counter-Strike: Source BETA was initially planned to be pre-loaded on August 5th, that date has been pushed back, according to an e-mail from Jess Cliffe of Valve Software:
Counter-Strike: Source will not start pre-loading on the 5th. We are working extremely hard to get it out and will have more information on this soon.

--Jess Cliffe

The CS: Source BETA was scheduled to be made available for play on the 10th. It's unknown, but likely, if that date will be pushed back as well.

Post by **Mackey** » Thu Aug 05, 2004 10:51 pm

JaHaD wrote:Ahh well, it looks like the beta test release date will be delayed according to CSnation. Now there's a surprise.

CS: Source Pre-delayed
rizzuh @ 4:13 pm pdt - cstrike: source
Although the Counter-Strike: Source BETA was initially planned to be pre-loaded on August 5th, that date has been pushed back, according to an e-mail from Jess Cliffe of Valve Software:
Counter-Strike: Source will not start pre-loading on the 5th. We are working extremely hard to get it out and will have more information on this soon.

--Jess Cliffe

The CS: Source BETA was scheduled to be made available for play on the 10th. It's unknown, but likely, if that date will be pushed back as well.

Dam you got there before me................

Post by **PaGaN** » Thu Aug 05, 2004 11:45 pm

Mackey wrote:
JaHaD wrote:Ahh well, it looks like the beta test release date will be delayed according to CSnation. Now there's a surprise.

CS: Source Pre-delayed
rizzuh @ 4:13 pm pdt - cstrike: source
Although the Counter-Strike: Source BETA was initially planned to be pre-loaded on August 5th, that date has been pushed back, according to an e-mail from Jess Cliffe of Valve Software:
Counter-Strike: Source will not start pre-loading on the 5th. We are working extremely hard to get it out and will have more information on this soon.

--Jess Cliffe

The CS: Source BETA was scheduled to be made available for play on the 10th. It's unknown, but likely, if that date will be pushed back as well.
Dam you got there before me................

For once

Post by **PaGaN** » Tue Aug 10, 2004 7:12 am

STEAM NEWS
LATEST STEAM NEWS

Counter-Strike: Source Beta Pre-Loading to Cyber Cafés
August 9, 2004, 5:05 pm · cliffe

Pre-loading of the Counter-Strike: Source beta to cyber cafés begins today. On Wednesday, this first phase of the beta will open and the game will be playable at all cyber cafes that subscribe to the Valve Cyber Café Program. Later this month, the beta will be extended to owners of Counter-Strike™: Condition Zero™ and ATI Fulfillment Coupon holders.

This beta serves as a compatibility test of the Source engine as we near the completion of development on Half-Life 2 and Counter-Strike: Source. During this limited-time beta, issues can be reported using the in-game bug-reporting tool. In addition any crashes will automatically generate a report back to Valve’s bug database. We thank everyone for their participation, and we hope Half-Life 2 and Counter-Strike: Source live up to your expectations.

I noticed that thay have added in ATI coupon holders after all the moaning they did on the steam forums - quite right too.

Post by **Mackey** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 6:01 pm

Preload begins at around 8 tonight for cz peeps and will be playable on the 18th

Post by **PaGaN** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 7:40 pm

Mackey wrote:Preload begins at around 8 tonight for cz peeps and will be playable on the 18th

No it didn't.

It should start to pre-load around 11pm(ish) I reckon.

Post by **-ReHaB-** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 9:47 pm

Yes most of post on steamforums would suggest it's going to start at 11pm.