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[Snookers]

Available immediately, Valve has launched an extensive update to Counter-Strike: Source, now in beta.

The update includes a host of new features and functionality developed in collaboration with Hidden Path Studios. These include 144 new achievements, a new domination and revenge system, player stats, and more.

This beta will run for a limited time, and once complete, the update will be deployed to all Counter-Strike: Source owners for free via Steam.

Server admins may download the dedicated server files via the HLDSUpdateTool using "-game cssbeta" in the command line.

"144 achievements added
New lifetime player stats and summary screens
New match player stats and summary screens
New end of round display with MVP and interesting fact about a player
Updated scoreboard with new icons, visual style, MVP stars, and avatar pictures
New cinematic death camera
New domination and revenge system
Added avatar icons to voice chat, scoreboard, and end of round display
Incorporated many source engine updates"

http://store.steampo....com/news/3805/

well, apparently valve listened to all the whiners who complained for an update ahah
but imo it really is much overdue, will dl beta later to see what its like.

what do you all think about it?

edit: yes, i fail at spell checking

Edited by Snookers, 11 May 2010 - 03:45 PM.

[Ezekiel]

Here's hoping they improve hit detection with the engine updates. Achievements can suck my dick for all I care, the kill cam sounds interesting along with the revenge dominate system.

[mr.lively]

i hope this proves to be awesome. it feels like theyre just molding source to be a little more like other games, incorporating popular features from popular titles. achievements? lifetime stats? match summary screens? all great, all incorporated into every game trying to copy cod's success.

[Ezekiel]

i hope this proves to be awesome. it feels like theyre just molding source to be a little more like other games, incorporating popular features from popular titles. achievements? lifetime stats? match summary screens? all great, all incorporated into every game trying to copy cod's success.

To be fair, TF2 did the achievements, lifetime stats, match summery screens and all, a month or so before the release of Modern Warfare 1. So they really aren't copying COD at all, just bringing a consistency to their multiplayer games. L4D 1&2, and TF2 all have the same stat, match summery and achievements layout. Valve is just extending that over to CS:S.

[Stubs]

Methinks Valve is done good. Especial because 'tis free.

[Raccoon00]

I thought they were working on CS2?

[mr.lively]

To be fair, TF2 did the achievements, lifetime stats, match summery screens and all, a month or so before the release of Modern Warfare 1. So they really aren't copying COD at all, just bringing a consistency to their multiplayer games. L4D 1&2, and TF2 all have the same stat, match summery and achievements layout. Valve is just extending that over to CS:S.

truth.

[MainEvent]

I thought they were working on CS2?

A different company is developing a Counter-Strike for the gook market.

[KiMBo]

damn, i still dont have a monitor, therefore let me know if this is good and if it is i will hurry to get a new monitor.

[Vicious]

Here's hoping they improve hit detection with the engine updates. Achievements can suck my dick for all I care, the kill cam sounds interesting along with the revenge dominate system.

This a million times this.

Though sounds like they took TF2 features and implemented them into CS:S. Would still rather have improved hit detection.