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Counter-Strike 1.6 Thursday

by Steve Gibson, Jan 13, 2003 4:34pm PST

Related Topics – Counter-Strike, Steam

Looks like we've gotten a firm date for the Counter-Strike 1.6 BETA release. This coming Thursday. In fact tomorrow we're going to get the go ahead to publish any other possible information that may not be known yet about 1.6. This release will only be available via the Steam 2.0 client which will be available on Fileshack. Some random CS related stuff from recent:

- de_airstrip screenshots (new map for 1.6) - CSNation 1.6 info page - Condition Zero preview (elements from CZ will be rolled into CS) - Steam preview (note the interface now looks like what is showin in the CZ preview)

So, look for more info to be published here tomorrow afternoon on Counter-Strike 1.6, and then look for the Steam client to be made available on Fileshack on Thursday.

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ooh cant wait... maybe this will tear me away from BF1942 for a little while

Jan 13, 2003 4:43pm PST

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  Why would it? BF1942 is leaps & bounds better. : Cpt. Baseballbat
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    That's actually an understatement. : 4ge
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      When BF can show me that I'm actually SHOOTING someone, which is obviously so difficult to implement, tha... : Chunks
      
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      I Agree. And the feeling of the weopons is much, much better in CS. BF is real arcade here... : perforierer
      
      how you can say Bf1942 is arcade in comparison to CS is beyond me, in BF there is no possible way you can... : Cpt. Baseballbat

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Questions about using a mic on Counter-Strike:

I have been seriously considering buying a mic for use with Counter-Strike, but there are so many options, I wouldn't know where to begin. For example:

http://www.bestbuy.com/ComputersPeripherals/GraphicsSound/Telephony.asp?m=488&cat=521&scat=525

Also, I own an XBOX and I was wondering if the XBOX Live mic can be adapted to also work on my PC? In which case, I could kill two birds with one stone by signing up for XBOX Live (which I have been on the fence about) and get a mic that works in Counter-Strike.

Btw, I live in a fairly small town in Canada, and we just don't have access (except through online) to some of this stuff. I have yet to see one of these mics in a retail store, so I will likely be forced to buy one online without trying it first.

If I have to buy a mic separate from XBOX Live, I don't want to go completely overboard and get a mic that's maybe too fancy for what I need in CS?

Any help/tips would be appreciated.
Thanks.

Jan 14, 2003 9:26am PST

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- just get that and a 15 dollar mic from best buy. : Turd Ferguson

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CS was fun a few years ago. SOF2 has taken its place on my computer, the MP gameplay is more fun for me.

Jan 13, 2003 5:05pm PST

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CS was fun a few years ago. SOF2 has taken its place on my computer, the MP gameplay is more fun for me. : norulez
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- I always felt with SOF2 that i had to FIGHT the game engine to work for me, where as with HL it felt smoo... : rgb
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  SOF2 netcode is ass... CS/HL has the best netcode of any game right now, hands down... A game where... : Nullzero

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The ballistic shield will totally stop AWP bullets. Yay! But it will only be available to the CTs. Since the defenders on a map see the biggest advantage from the AWP, and CTs are the defenders on any de_map, we may see that the shield isn't the great AWP counter people may have been hoping for.

Jan 13, 2003 4:58pm PST

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Somehow I don't think a real, seperate game called Condition Zero even exists... I bet it's nothing but the same crap they are working on now with CS + single player.

CS 2.0 will probably be CZ 1.0.

Like I care, I won't touch this ancient engine anymore... BF1942 FOR EVAH!

Jan 13, 2003 10:43pm PST

Somehow I don't think a real, seperate game called Condition Zero even exists... I bet it's nothing but t... : reVy79

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They forgot to mention version 1.6 will be hacked within a matter of a few hours after its release. Hell, maybe even before it's public.

Jan 13, 2003 10:37pm PST

They forgot to mention version 1.6 will be hacked within a matter of a few hours after its release. Hell,... : reVy79

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Oh man. They're fixing that loss-of-sound bug after four years. That's too funny.

Jan 13, 2003 8:17pm PST

Oh man. They're fixing that loss-of-sound bug after four years. That's too funny. : Sarcastro

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#65, Exactly. And if they pull it off they're gonna make so much money it's scary. Let's hope they make some new games then also.

Jan 13, 2003 5:32pm PST

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#65, Exactly. And if they pull it off they're gonna make so much money it's scary. Let's hope they make s... : whitelord
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  - Why is this post not Informative'd? : Sarcastro

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cue mandatory whining about dated X. (Gameplay, graphics, whatever...)

Jan 13, 2003 6:22pm PST

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cue mandatory whining about dated X. (Gameplay, graphics, whatever...) : Karnov
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- lol, no kidding. It always gets brought up, everywhere. Who cares? CS is for the gameplay, not for oooo... : gladbach

#87

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woo hoo new skybox.

Jan 13, 2003 7:02pm PST

woo hoo new skybox. : summer_loving

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one thing about steam 1.0 that wasn't made as well known as it should have.

steam 1.0 intentionally corrupted the map files so that you would have to redownload and load each map anytime a server changed maps, so that valve could put more stress on the steam servers without actually having vast numbers of people.

so in short, maps shouldn't take nearly as long to load with steam 2.0

Jan 13, 2003 4:46pm PST

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  Steam 2.0 beta will most likely continue to do this. It's to stress test the system, : rizzuh
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    Then this still isnt the one that those of us not blessed with broadband can enjoy, right? : idolminds
    - I don't think so. Sorry. : rizzuh
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    bbbut the nice valve people said that it wouldn't corrupt the files this time. I'm pretty sure that's wha... : gregorybrown
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      I wrote that page! The final version will not corrupt files. The BETA one probably will to stress test... : rizzuh
      
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      /me smacks head Well, we can all hope, can't we? : gregorybrown
      
      ownt =) : Turd Ferguson

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after playing the colombian mp maps in sof2, that new map looks like such shit

Jan 13, 2003 5:42pm PST

after playing the colombian mp maps in sof2, that new map looks like such shit : mohmar

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what's wrong with punkbuster anyway? what are they using for cheat protection now?

Jan 13, 2003 5:00pm PST

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what's wrong with punkbuster anyway? what are they using for cheat protection now? : Pneum0
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- their own craptastic code. : norulez
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    - what specific things do you look for in a hacker? I see people in q2 that seem to know where an enemy is... : Pneum0

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Y'know, that's total bullshit. I'll download the stupid client with my Mercury account (so I don't have to wait in line), but then I'll have to wait three days to download the mod because I have to pull off someone else's server...

GG, cockasses.

Jan 13, 2003 4:48pm PST

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  GG as in Good Game? Now we all KNOW you play Counter-Strike religiously. GG has taken over your very ... : flashmasta
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    - also to avoid the retailers. : Turd Ferguson

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#50, NWO 1.34 that is. ;)

Jan 13, 2003 5:25pm PST

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#57, Lag is completely gone for me now and for most people. I played NWO with 16 players on a server and 2 of them were from Australia and they had 150 pings and wooped booty.

Jan 13, 2003 5:26pm PST

#57, Lag is completely gone for me now and for most people. I played NWO with 16 players on a server and ... : whitelord

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#50, I think NWO kicks hardcore butt. But I've got a fast machine and it won't run smooth on anything below a 1.2Ghz. NWO reminds me of CS when it was fresh and felt free.

Jan 13, 2003 5:23pm PST

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- how's lag? : malloc

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Not to mention NWO is kickin butt nowadays!

Jan 13, 2003 5:06pm PST

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  It is? I haven't heard about NWO since that crappy demo. : M.Eiri
  - yeah.. who says NWO kicks? : malloc

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37, Lol, NWO is at version 1.34 now!

Jan 13, 2003 5:13pm PST

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too little too late..
i'm gona give it a shot.. but most likely it'll turn into the ct's rushing using sheilds on de maps and whippin the t's asses on de maps..
terrost should get a rocket launcher or an airplane

Jan 13, 2003 5:13pm PST

too little too late.. i'm gona give it a shot.. but most likely it'll turn into the ct's rushing using s... : locobastard

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*fap*
*fap*
*fap*

Jan 13, 2003 4:58pm PST

*fap* *fap* *fap* : MuaaSan

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Airstrip looks nice.

Jan 13, 2003 4:50pm PST

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- Also, w00t for new guns! : Spectracide[PAK9]

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Hmm guess ill do my d/l'n from der fileshaken tonight.

Tomarrow: estimated wait time *1 Year*

Jan 13, 2003 4:43pm PST

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Hmm guess ill do my d/l'n from der fileshaken tonight. Tomarrow: estimated wait time *1 Year* : supaslasha
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- tomorow is tuesday. 1.6 = Thursday : ventro
- get yerself a lightning bolt there hoss. : Turd Ferguson

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About the CS-Nation page, some of that info is wrong. It's mostly trivial stuff, like weapon prices, but I'm not updating it until tomorrow when both the Shack and CS-Nation will have a nice CS 1.6 preview.

Jan 13, 2003 4:44pm PST

About the CS-Nation page, some of that info is wrong. It's mostly trivial stuff, like weapon prices, but ... : rizzuh

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HURRAY FOR A DAY WITHOUT WALLHACKS!

Jan 13, 2003 4:36pm PST

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- actually there is already a wallhack out for CS 1.6. Don't ask how, but I know there is. : Cpt. Baseballbat

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Haven't played this in like a year...

Jan 13, 2003 4:39pm PST

Haven't played this in like a year... : belzebutt

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http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=6458164

BEAT YAH

Jan 13, 2003 4:36pm PST

http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=6458164 BEAT YAH : Turd Ferguson

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