Valve launched Counter-Strike 2 as we speak. The long-rumored recreation, formally introduced in March, has changed Counter-Strike: International Offensive as a free improve. It makes use of Valve’s in-house Supply 2 engine, resulting in sharper textures, extra plausible lighting and new geometry.
Valve stated it broke down maps into three classes. First, “Touchstone” maps are traditional scenes “with stable foundations” left largely untouched so gamers can take a look at elementary gameplay adjustments from Counter-Strike: International Offensive to Counter-Strike 2. Subsequent, “Improve” maps concentrate on Supply 2 lighting for extra realistic-looking reflections and supplies. Lastly, “Overhaul” maps are absolutely rebuilt from the bottom up, showcasing Supply 2’s full capabilities.
Smoke grenades also needs to seem extra real looking. Valve says it overhauled how they perform, making them extra dynamic. “No longer solely do all gamers see the identical smoke no matter place, however the smoke can work together with the surroundings in attention-grabbing methods,” Valve stated in a behind-the-scenes video. “It reacts to lighting [and] grows to fill areas naturally. The form of the smoke cloud may be pushed and carved by bullets and grenades.”
Valve says Counter-Strike 2 additionally helps sub-tick updates. Meaning the server will course of participant actions in between major (64Hz) tick updates. The corporate says it will let servers know the second you hearth a weapon or chuck a grenade, main (at the very least in concept) to extra responsive classes.
Counter-Strike 2 is a free improve to Counter-Strike: International Offensive on Steam. Any cosmetics collected in CS:GO will routinely switch to CS2.