Important leaks about Counter Strike Global Offensive getting a major update have been on the agenda since the beginning of the month. Valve has finally made an official statement and announced a brand new brand called Counter Strike 2. So, what innovations will Counter Strike 2 offer us players? If you wish, let’s start to inform our readers about this subject.
What is Counter Strike 2?
According to Valve’s latest statement, Counter Strike 2 will be released this summer as an update to CS:GO. When the update is released in the summer of 2023, the game will become a renewed brand as Counter Strike 2.
Until the summer, the update will be tested by the players. Players will be included in this process, which is called “Limited Test”, according to various criteria from today. The main ones of these criteria are; Factors like your last play time on Valve’s servers, your trust factor, and the location of your Steam account. On the other hand, if you are selected to participate in the limited test, you will receive a notification in the main menu of CS:GO. In addition, Valve will increase the number of players participating in the testing process over time.
At the start of the limited testing phase, deathmatch and unranked matches will only be available on Dust 2. More game modes, maps and features will be added to Counter Strike 2 as limited test versions are updated.
Source 2’s Blessings and Some Innovations
If you have played Valve productions more or less, you are familiar with the Source 2 engine. This platform, which is known as one of the advanced engines of the game world, will add life to Counter Strike 2. Although Valve said it will reveal more about Counter Strike 2 later in the summer, it talked about some exciting developments in today’s announcement.
Tick Rate Left Behind
We can explain Tick Rate as the concept that determines how many times per unit time the data that changes instantly in online games is collected, processed and sent back to the player. Since this rate was 64 on the official servers of CS:GO, players could miss their shots in milliseconds.
To get rid of this confusion, the “sub-tick” system was introduced to Counter Strike 2. Thanks to this architecture, which is translated into Turkish as a low frequency, the servers will process every move you make in the game, second to second, and responsiveness will be increased to the highest level.
Sounds Updated
Counter Strike 2 will also come with great innovations in sound. In order for the ambient sound to reflect the environment better, it has been renewed and the sound values have been balanced.
Interactive Smoke Grenades Coming
Undoubtedly, smoke bombs are the thing that most affect the tactical structure of Counter Strike. With the new update, fog can interact with actions in the game. You will be able to spread the fog around and change its direction with the shots and grenades you make into the fog.
In addition, the fogs will fully fill the elements on the maps. For example fogs; It will seep through window openings and doorways in real time and may even expand in corridors and merge with other fogs over time.
All Visual Effects Renewed
Thanks to Source 2’s lighting and particle system, muzzle flames, water, explosions, fog, bullet marks will take place in Counter Strike 2 with new looks and behaviors. However, critical elements such as character models and bullet hits have been redesigned to be easily visible from afar.
Not only the gameplay, but also the effects and designs of the interface have been renewed. These improvements will make the information about the flow of the game more understandable.
Maps Being Overhauled
In the newly published comparative images, it is seen that the maps in the game have been renewed by taking advantage of the advanced tools and image processing features of Source 2. The quality of textures and lighting is pretty good. In addition, Source 2 tools will be made available to map designers in the community later in testing.
Your CS:GO Inventory is Safe
Finally, the most important issue we should mention is undoubtedly the fate of your items in CS: GO. This issue, which has been on the minds of the players, has also been resolved. Because all your items in CS: GO will also be available in Counter Strike 2. Valve also underlined that with the lighting of Source 2, the skins will look more beautiful and quality. Due to this development, it is also normal that we may encounter price increases in the Steam community market.
