RSSCounter-Strike BETA 6.5: Round Two
By Justin Jenkins | Published June 4, 2000, 1:48 AM
We wanted to know more about the 6.5 BETA
version of Half-Life's popular mod - Counter-Strike, so once again we asked our friend Cliffe to fill us in on a few things. The latest interview contains such topics as: new details on the smoke grenades, maps, and 'skin-cheating.' The latest version is set to be released tomorrow. It was previously delayed due to a bug found in the Half-Life source update, which will be incorporated in the Counter-Strike beta.
First off Cliffe, a few things about the new
'smoke grenades' in BETA 6.5:
BN: How long does the smoke effect last?
Pretty long -- about 10 seconds or so. Perhaps a tad longer (I've never
counted).
BN: How does the effect come across? Do things gradually get clearer like it would in reality?
Yes, it looks pretty realistic. Of course, it's a bit tough on your
framerate so you can put in a new console command to get less CPU intense smoke. Of course, it won't look quite as good.
BN: Are there any new levels to correspond with the new guerilla player
model you showed off on friday?
Not specifically. However, he should fit in quite well with just about any
map. Speaking of maps, we're really excited about the 6.5 map rotation. We've added some new ones that we think are going to be very fun to play.
Namely, Narby's new map de_aztec is great -- especially when you get struck by lightning.
BN: Will there be more server-side options? If so, name a few important ones...
There's a bunch of new console commands. The most important ones are those
that will limit the new SDK 2.0 features so you framerate and cpu don't
get bogged down. You'll be able to limit things like smoke puffs, smoke
quality, shell ejections, etc. We've made it a point to be very customizable
Well i just hope it does come out on monday, and not get delayed again
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keith, did you really need to even start this thread, what a pointless msg.
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join #counterstrike on EFnet...oh BTW 6.5 is awesome
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Well no i just thought it was sad that this msg didnt have any threads yet
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yeah whatever link plz if it does actually exist
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You're better off waiting, yes it's been delayed yet *again* (my patience with Valve is wearing thing) - but a) the leaked 1.1.0.0 will be different to the actual patch (which I hear will actually be 1.1.1.0 now) - and the CS 6.5 leak is pretty pointless getting cos it ain't on 99% of the servers. It should be out tomorrow, barring yet another farcical delay.
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