Counter Strike v. 1.1 is OUT!!!!

[Tiretool]

GET IT!!!

[Floppyman]

YES! What's new in it?

[Tiretool]

Not yet sure Floppyman, downloading it now. There is also a patch for the Half Life executable that is rumored to solve the "speed cheat" and the "skin cheat" for counterstrike. Another 11 meg download though... ugh. Glad I'm on broadband.

All the download servers are congested... I'm only getting like 8.5kps download speed compared to an average 90-150 kps.

Will post noticable changes after my first run of the new version.

[Prew]

Must be quite busy-- can't even log onto the site at 9:23 EST

[DrZaius]

Here's what's new:

Changes/Additions:
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- Added spectator mode -- allow_spectators (0/1)
- Terrorist bomb backpack re-added
- Upgraded player models to 512X512 textures
- CT defuse kit pack re-added
- Made jumping while shooting more inaccurate w/ submachineguns
- Took out sniper crosshair when zoomed out
- AWP leg shots now non-lethal
- Swimming animation added to models
- Status bar text uses team colors
- All CS Strings localized to titles.txt
- Added option to take "end game" screenshot
- Length of MOTD increased to 1536
- Added cs_thunder, de_vertigo, de_inferno, de_dust2 & de_rotterdam
- Upgraded de_dust de_cbble, de_vegas, de_aztec, cs_office, cs_siege, & cs_italy
- Logic used to cycle the map has been changed. The map will cycle if
one of three conditions has been met: "mp_timelimit" has been met,
"mp_winlimit" rounds have been won by one of the teams, or "mp_maxrounds"
have been played.
- Fixed many cheats

Every mirror is packed, I'm going to wait until tommorrow so I can get some good DL speeds.

[Riggieri]

Just wanted to let you know, that it also fixs some server connecting problems that people have been having.

[troysvihl]

ugh! i hate it! i used to be a fairly decent player, averaging about 3 to 1 kill ratio, but now i can't kill crap. (and I'm not the kind of player that jumps with a submachine gun) I think they altered the aim somehow. I can't get a head shot to save my soul.

[PCNUBY]

ok..something's wrong..i downloaded the patch and installed it, but the game says i still need to update cs. ***? i kno i installed because i have all the new maps...what should i do?

[Floppyman]

I think that be good they altered the aim. You ever played against a team where every player has an AWP? Let me tell you it's no fun, especially if you're just learning like me

[troysvihl]

but floppyman, your aim is altered to, so that doesn't really help you any.

PCNUBY, i got the same thing, but it went away when I reinstalled the patch.

[Edited by troysvihl on 03-18-2001 at 04:01 PM]

[Tiretool]

PC Nuby, I had a similar problem and the only way I could remedy it was to download the HalfLife updater for "any" version to 1.0.1.6. I tried the "1.0.1.4 to 1.0.1.6" updater and kept getting that same error.

It's 50+ megs to download though.. that's the only drawback.

[Floppyman]

Oh....I guess then it doens't Well I'm still happy they worked on the AWP a bit, that was one lethal gun if everyone on the opposing team was using it.

[troysvihl]

acctually, i enjoy killing awp users. all you have to do is get up close and that gun is pretty useless

[AndyM]

I'm not playing right now because I'm waiting for cable. So please tell me, what's a AWP?

[troysvihl]

it's that one-shot, one-kill sniper rifle. the new version was supposed to tame it down a bit so that it wasn't so lethal, but i don't think there's been much of a change. before, if it hit any part of your body, you died. but now, it is possible to survive a shot to a limb. however, it still knocks about 85% of your health out. And it's still one-shot one-kill for the body shots.

[Floppyman]

Plus the little cross hair thing has been removed as well, so it's a tad harder to aim, but probably won't make a difference for advanced players.

[Tiretool]

Crosshairs have only been removed when you're not looking through the scope.
And I think their aim was to make these weapons as realistic as possible. If you compare that rifle to something like a 7mm Magnum then it's pretty close to the real thing. I'd hate to get hit in a finger, much less a limb, with anything the size of a 7mm Magnum. The velocity and punch of a high powered rifle will often drop a full grown deer right in it's tracks, and even a non-lethal shot will usually take most of it's energy and drive to keep going (usually leading to a deer that's found a few days too late). If anything is wrong with this game it's the uncertainty of shotgun blasts. I've often shot people 3-4 times with the fully automatic shotgun and yet they keep running, then other times I've shot them one time and they drop. I've done both of these things with low ping times so I know it's not lag, it's just the unpredictablilty of the spread of the shot I guess... it does irritate me though since I love that auto shotgun!

[AndyM]

Thanks for info. Is the AWD the Magnum or is it different. When I play against bots I find the Magnum to be a one-shot kill. But yes, with the shotgun, sometimes I get the same results. And sometimes it has longer range than *any* shotgun I ever shot. Must be FULL CHOKE Extreme.

Oh! Is the AWD the Terrorist Sniper Rifle? I'll have to play their side to try it out...

[Edited by AndyM on 03-26-2001 at 07:14 PM]

[troysvihl]

i believe that both sides have the same types of sniper rifle. there are three kinds of sniper rifle: the scout, the AWP, and that fully automatic one (forget the name). The AWP is the only one that kills with one shot.

[Prew]

Here's a review of the weapons in CS-- with damage points etc!

http://firingsquad.gamers.com/games/csweapons/

[AndyM]

Great info, thanks for that one, Prew!

[Tiretool]

Werd! Thanks!

[Floppyman]

One thing the Terrorists have that the CT's don't is the good old AK-47, which in the game is actually a pretty cheap weapon, that can do some damage.

[mosquito]

True, AK47 is a good option when you are running low on cash.