Counter-stike: source beta

Blade! · Post by **Blade!** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 11:04 am

O and if your wondering how to get a console down heres how :

Go into options > Keyboard >Advanced > and then tick the player console box > apply > ok

CS:S is ace and bad :

ok the grafics and intereactive enviorment are briliant :

Not only do the barrles more when shot but you can push em along and they will still have bullets in em

grenades indeed do make ppl fly

when you drop a gun dust flys up around it

when you shoot a gun on the floor in spins

the weapon modles took TERRIBLE:

the awp in now deformed into having a giant scope

the scout it also deformed but the main gun have been extended and the scope is tiny

m4 just looks like a stick with a fat cilinder and a barrel

ak looks ok i guess but the cz model is better

pistols are fine

Gameplay wise :

i aint oo fond of the recoil atm but i'm sure i'll get used too it

they have got rid of this red dot sniping thing and put a simple crosshair

the way recoil seems to work now :

well for a start with ak you get a normal cross hair ,then when you fire it jumps a bit wider then if you stop firing it will jump back ,this is not 1 movment

this changes the recoil completly ,yet when i did a full spray into a wall every bullet seem too be on target nearly

Post by **Wintermute** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 12:51 pm

Well, here's some feedback from a quick bash:

First of all, regardless of what Valve say, you will need a very good machine to make this playable and including the eye-candy.

I'm running on my laptop P4 2.0 Ghz, GeForce 4200 (64Mb)
(not great, but well within specs listed)
I have to turn EVERYTHING down to minimum settings to get playable FPS (40ish).
- I'll probably play with this more later to see if I can improve things a bit and make it look a little better.

So I'm running on 640x800 res, with minimal settings.
The game looks OK and the physics are quite impressive (rolling barrels, smahing glass, etc).

I've only played de_dust so far and it's pretty neat, although with all the settings turned right back it's not really that awe-inspiring.

I personally fear a big backlash against Valve from all the people who play CS 1.6 on machines that are not cutting-edge as they are going to really struggle with the new engine.

But you guys with decent rigs will probably love it.

BTW
There's a bug, which I've reported - CS Source does not remember certain gfx settings (such as Model Detail and Shadow Detail) - these get reset to HIGH every time you restart.

Elexes · Post by **Elexes** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 1:27 pm

Wintermute wrote:I'm running on my laptop P4 2.0 Ghz, GeForce 4200 (64Mb)
(not great, but well within specs listed)
I have to turn EVERYTHING down to minimum settings to get playable FPS (40ish).

hmm well its down to the card u see the game is built to run better on ati cards . thats what id blame it on .. ill try it on my laptop later

but on the desktop ( a small amd64 3200 2x10k sata on raid striped for extra speed with 1024 mb ddr 3200 and a ati 9700 all running on stock ) its getting 104.5 fps according to the stress test .

on another note id like to say how much i hate getting flashed ., the first time it happened i thought my pc had crashed

Post by **Wintermute** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 1:38 pm

Elexes wrote:...on another note id like to say how much i hate getting flashed ., the first time it happened i thought my pc had crashed

New FBs are pretty neat tbf.

[GF5]Binky · Post by **[GF5]Binky** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 1:45 pm

Been playing this, this lunchtime. Its absolutely ace!! Look gorgeous, the physics are particularly impressive and its just got so much more atmosphere than 1.6 !!!

aZZ and I will be playing it tonight around 9 o clock, jump into #GF5 aroudn then and we can all go play together??

LOVING IT.

[GF5]Binky · Post by **[GF5]Binky** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 1:48 pm

Wintermute wrote:
Elexes wrote:...on another note id like to say how much i hate getting flashed ., the first time it happened i thought my pc had crashed

New FBs are pretty neat tbf.

Yeah, uses the same effect (pretty much) thats in Far Cry, except this time your ears go pop

Elexes · Post by **Elexes** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 1:50 pm

can u still move and fire when it happens ???

Blade! · Post by **Blade!** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 1:57 pm

hmm is it possible to get a passworded server running on your box?

the grafics on it are excelent ,also players now cast shadows an create coulds of dust when firing at sand

o and apperently in water there is a reflection

Post by sm » Thu Aug 19, 2004 2:03 pm

Blade! wrote:the grafics on it are excelent ,also players now cast shadows an create coulds of dust when firing at sand

o and apperently in water there is a reflection

Sounds yummy.

[GF5]Binky · Post by **[GF5]Binky** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 2:05 pm

yup water effects look ace, from what I saw in the demo video.

As far as I know, you can still move around and fire when FB'd. You just cant hear it coz your ears are ringing!

Urb · Post by **Urb** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 2:27 pm

but have they fixed the grenade damage thru walls???!??!?!?!?!?!

Blade! · Post by **Blade!** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 2:36 pm

is it me or are grenades less mobile now, i seem to throw it across a hall at an angle and it will the the wall then suddenly plonk to the ground

meh maybe its me

any way is any2 gunna get a passworded server up tonight?

subdude2k · Post by **subdude2k** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 3:01 pm

Blade! wrote:any way is any2 gunna get a passworded server up tonight?

You've asked this on our forums as well.

Why don't beaver run one?

Blade! · Post by **Blade!** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 3:02 pm

i have asked infact but about 3 ppl own cz

Blade! · Post by **Blade!** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 3:03 pm

+ beaver is useless and lazy

Post by sm » Thu Aug 19, 2004 3:11 pm

Blade! wrote:+ beaver is useless and lazy

That's what I like to see, a bit of clan patriotism.

subdude2k · Post by **subdude2k** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 3:32 pm

sm wrote:
Blade! wrote:+ beaver is useless and lazy
That's what I like to see, a bit of clan patriotism.

Post by **Bob_The_Engineer** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 3:41 pm

I'd like to see Beaver stuffed ...

Beaver isn't lazy when I am around ...

I can't get enough Beaver ...

/bores of this now

[GF5]Binky · Post by **[GF5]Binky** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 4:06 pm

Blade, I agree. The grenades are slightly less mobile now. Perhaps that makes them a bit more realistic, rather than have them bounce miles when you throw them off a wall.

aZZ mentioned he might be getting hold of a server tonight. Pop into #gf5 later on this evening (9pm+) and we will see what happens.
Don't annoy us though. Or we'll pwn j00z.

Urby - There is definately a LOT less "splash" from the grens from what I could see.

Blade! · Post by **Blade!** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 4:10 pm

pfft i have no mIRC can't you just post teh details on your forums for me