Under natten till onsdagen släppte speltillverkaren Valve sin hittills största uppdatering till Counter-Strike 2-betan. I uppdateringen presenterar Valve flera nyheter och väljer bland annat att byta ut Dust2 mot Mirage som beta-karta.
Utöver bytet av karta presenterar Valve en helt ny loadout-funktion och köpmeny. Den nya köpmenyn är inte längre den klassiska CS:GO-cirkeln utan ger en mer överskådlig bild av vad spelaren köpt och om man råkar köpa fel vapen har man nu möjlighet att ändra sig under köptiden.
Den nya loadout-funktionen gör att man som spelare väljer 15 vapen som man har möjlighet att köpa under en match. Denna ändring gör det möjligt att som CT-spelare välja både M4A1-S och M4A4 i sin loadout och därefter alternera mellan vapnen under en match.
Valve verkar också ha tagit till sig av feedbacken från testspelare då man också gör ändringar för att förbättra rörelsekänslan i spelet och åter gör det möjligt att binda flera kommandon till en knapp — två faktorer som flera beta-spelare lyft som viktiga. Utöver detta kan spelare nu också VAC-bannas live under pågående matcher.
När Counter-Strike 2 kommer att släppa helt och hållet är ännu inte officiellt. Valve har tidigare meddelat att övergången från CS:GO till CS2 kommer att ske någon gång under sommaren.
Fullständiga patch notes kan läsas nedan
Utöver bytet av karta presenterar Valve en helt ny loadout-funktion och köpmeny. Den nya köpmenyn är inte längre den klassiska CS:GO-cirkeln utan ger en mer överskådlig bild av vad spelaren köpt och om man råkar köpa fel vapen har man nu möjlighet att ändra sig under köptiden.
Den nya loadout-funktionen gör att man som spelare väljer 15 vapen som man har möjlighet att köpa under en match. Denna ändring gör det möjligt att som CT-spelare välja både M4A1-S och M4A4 i sin loadout och därefter alternera mellan vapnen under en match.
Valve verkar också ha tagit till sig av feedbacken från testspelare då man också gör ändringar för att förbättra rörelsekänslan i spelet och åter gör det möjligt att binda flera kommandon till en knapp — två faktorer som flera beta-spelare lyft som viktiga. Utöver detta kan spelare nu också VAC-bannas live under pågående matcher.
När Counter-Strike 2 kommer att släppa helt och hållet är ännu inte officiellt. Valve har tidigare meddelat att övergången från CS:GO till CS2 kommer att ske någon gång under sommaren.
Any 5 pistols, any 5 mid-tier weapons, and any 5 rifles. Today's Counter-Strike 2 update introduces a revised loadout system where players select 15 weapons from 3 categories on CT and T-side to bring with them into matches. Including the M4A4 and M4A1-S. pic.twitter.com/enl7mW9qnT
— CS2 (@CounterStrike) June 6, 2023
Fullständiga patch notes kan läsas nedan
[ MAPS ]
Mirage has replaced Dust II on official Counter-Strike 2 Limited Test matchmaking servers.
[ WORKSHOP TOOLS ]
Introducing Counter-Strike 2 Workshop Tools which can be enabled and downloaded from in-game settings menu—these tools will allow community contributors to create weapon finishes, stickers, and maps.
Note: the Steam Community Workshop does not yet support uploading CS2 maps.
The level editor (Hammer) now leverages GPU accelerated raytracing to both preview and bake lighting for CS2 maps. This significantly speeds up compile times, but as a result a GPU capable of raytracing is required for Hammer to be fully functional.
Hammer GPU Minimum Specs:
Nvidia 2060Ti 6gb (2080Ti+ recommended)
AMD 6600XT (6800XT+ recommended)
[ WEAPONS ]
The player loadout has been revised:
Players have 1 Starting Pistol slot, 4 Pistol slots, 5 Mid-tier slots (previously "SMGs" and "Heavy"), and 5 Rifle slots, per team.
Assign any (side-appropriate) weapon to any slot within its category.
Supports drag-and-drop and has been redesigned to fit in on a single screen.
The in-game buy menu interface has been revised:
The wheel has been replaced with a grid showing all purchase options at the same time.
Teammate purchases are displayed on the buy menu.
Weapon "stats" display has been replaced with simple straightforward descriptions.
Players can now refund any purchase that was purchased in the same round and has not been used.
Existing CS:GO items on the Steam Community Market can be inspected in Counter-Strike 2.
[ SUB-TICK ]
Sub-tick movement is now more precise and less "floaty" (per player-feedback).
Releasing movement keys now correctly convey their sub-tick timing.
The top player of a triple-stack can now shoot.
Fine-tuned weapon aim punch recovery to be latency-independent during sub-tick recovery on the client.
Fine-tuned view punch camera shake effect during shooting to be both latency-independent and synchronized with all other sub-tick shooting effects on the client.
[ VOLUMETRIC SMOKE ]
Improved lighting/rendering when smoke overlaps multiple distinctly lit regions.
HE grenade effect times on smoke has been reduced.
Shotguns now create larger holes in smoke volumes.
[ ANIMATION ]
Adjustments to the viewmodel 'inspect' to remove animation popping.
Several viewmodel and blending animation fixes.
Improved traversal animation.
Jumping into the air and running off a ledge is now differentiated to allow for separate character motion.
[ SOUND ]
Player's own footstep sounds are now predicted on the client for a latency-independent experience.
[ RENDERING ]
Improved performance and responsiveness in windowed and full-screen windowed modes.
Fixed several bugs and rendering artifacts.
[ INPUT ]
Fixed bug that would cause input to become permanently broken when multiple commands were bound to one key. Multi-binds are back, except for jump-throw binds (which are now a skillful part of CS).
Commands bound to mouse wheels will now be reliably executed.
Fixed bug that would cause input to execute incorrectly after taking over a bot in practice mode.
Inspecting weapons is now predicted on the client for a more responsive experience.
[ VAC ]
VAC will now live ban and gracefully terminate the match at the end of the round (unless it was the last round and the cheater lost).
The match will not affect any participants' Skill Group.
Players that were not lobbied with the VAC-banned player will earn XP for match.
Mirage has replaced Dust II on official Counter-Strike 2 Limited Test matchmaking servers.
[ WORKSHOP TOOLS ]
Introducing Counter-Strike 2 Workshop Tools which can be enabled and downloaded from in-game settings menu—these tools will allow community contributors to create weapon finishes, stickers, and maps.
Note: the Steam Community Workshop does not yet support uploading CS2 maps.
The level editor (Hammer) now leverages GPU accelerated raytracing to both preview and bake lighting for CS2 maps. This significantly speeds up compile times, but as a result a GPU capable of raytracing is required for Hammer to be fully functional.
Hammer GPU Minimum Specs:
Nvidia 2060Ti 6gb (2080Ti+ recommended)
AMD 6600XT (6800XT+ recommended)
[ WEAPONS ]
The player loadout has been revised:
Players have 1 Starting Pistol slot, 4 Pistol slots, 5 Mid-tier slots (previously "SMGs" and "Heavy"), and 5 Rifle slots, per team.
Assign any (side-appropriate) weapon to any slot within its category.
Supports drag-and-drop and has been redesigned to fit in on a single screen.
The in-game buy menu interface has been revised:
The wheel has been replaced with a grid showing all purchase options at the same time.
Teammate purchases are displayed on the buy menu.
Weapon "stats" display has been replaced with simple straightforward descriptions.
Players can now refund any purchase that was purchased in the same round and has not been used.
Existing CS:GO items on the Steam Community Market can be inspected in Counter-Strike 2.
[ SUB-TICK ]
Sub-tick movement is now more precise and less "floaty" (per player-feedback).
Releasing movement keys now correctly convey their sub-tick timing.
The top player of a triple-stack can now shoot.
Fine-tuned weapon aim punch recovery to be latency-independent during sub-tick recovery on the client.
Fine-tuned view punch camera shake effect during shooting to be both latency-independent and synchronized with all other sub-tick shooting effects on the client.
[ VOLUMETRIC SMOKE ]
Improved lighting/rendering when smoke overlaps multiple distinctly lit regions.
HE grenade effect times on smoke has been reduced.
Shotguns now create larger holes in smoke volumes.
[ ANIMATION ]
Adjustments to the viewmodel 'inspect' to remove animation popping.
Several viewmodel and blending animation fixes.
Improved traversal animation.
Jumping into the air and running off a ledge is now differentiated to allow for separate character motion.
[ SOUND ]
Player's own footstep sounds are now predicted on the client for a latency-independent experience.
[ RENDERING ]
Improved performance and responsiveness in windowed and full-screen windowed modes.
Fixed several bugs and rendering artifacts.
[ INPUT ]
Fixed bug that would cause input to become permanently broken when multiple commands were bound to one key. Multi-binds are back, except for jump-throw binds (which are now a skillful part of CS).
Commands bound to mouse wheels will now be reliably executed.
Fixed bug that would cause input to execute incorrectly after taking over a bot in practice mode.
Inspecting weapons is now predicted on the client for a more responsive experience.
[ VAC ]
VAC will now live ban and gracefully terminate the match at the end of the round (unless it was the last round and the cheater lost).
The match will not affect any participants' Skill Group.
Players that were not lobbied with the VAC-banned player will earn XP for match.
