Six months after Valveโs confirmation, Counter-Strike 2 has concluded beta testing for its public release.
Replacing the decade-old Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, this hotly-anticipated free upgrade to the insanely popular first-person shooter has been built on the Source 2 engine. Essentially, this means sharper textures, new geometry, and lighting realism like never before.
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โCounter-Strike 2 is the largest technical leap forward in Counter-Strikeโs history, ensuring new features and updates for years to come,โ explained the gameโs landing page.
โDuring this testing period, weโll be evaluating a subset of features to shake out any issues before the worldwide release.โ
Although Global Offensive has been completely phased out, youโll be happy to hear all items from the previous game will carry over.
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Other major features Counter-Strike 2 has debuted with include the following:
- Improved mapmaking tools
- โOverhauledโ and โupdatedโ maps (along with touchstone maps)
Launch map set: Mirage, Overpass, Vertigo, Ancient, Inferno, Nuke, Anubis, Dust 2, Office, Italy - โAll-new look and behaviourโ for visual effects, ie. fire, bullet tracers, muzzle flashes
- โGame-changingโ dynamic smoke grenades
- A brand new ranking system dubbed โCS Ratingโ (global and regional leaderboards)
- Redesigned audio
- Tick-rate-independent server architecture
According to PC Gamer, however, itโs still far from being โcompetitive-ready.โ At least as per the assertions of pro player Hรฉjja โKezziwowโ Kรกszandrรก. In any case, you can try it out for yourself via the link below.
