Cs: Source

RyoOhkiRyoOhki Join Date: 2003-01-26 Member: 12789Members
<div class="IPBDescription">Well I've played it</div> I wandered on down to Ye Olde' Intraweb Cafe today to check out CS: Source, not so much for the CS as for the Source.

For starters, the graphics weren't that differant. Sure, they were a bit more polished, and the only map available, de_dust, did look prettier. But I wasn't blown away.

Smoke grenades did look fantastic however. Looking at the smoke from the outside was great, but when you walked into it the effect was astounding. It really acted and looked like smoke.

Objects in the environment. Dust was littered with cans, besa bricks, tires, old glass bottles and soft drink containers. You could kick them around or shoot them. They acted very well; a shotgun would really knock an old oil drum around, but a glock would barely shift it. Grenades caused a gratifying movement of objects. Shooting also left bullet holes and kicked up sparks when they hit metal, black clouds when you hit tires, grey clouds when you hit besa bricks.

The disappointing thing was that virtually nothing broke apart. I found only one destructable object, the lid off a cane basket, and it only split along a pre-determined line. it always split the same way no matter where I hit it. It felt annoying to pump 32 shotgun shells point blank into a besa brick and literally cover the thing in bullet-holes only for it to suffer no lack in structural integrity.

NS on Source though would be incredible. The engine does look and feel supurb, it's just that CS and de_dust are rather poor ways to show off the engine.

If you too have played CS:Source, don't hestiate to post your thoughts in here!
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  • HybridclawHybridclaw Join Date: 2003-11-03 Member: 22271Members
    when shells landed on the ground would they just disapper or could you kick them around and shoot them? And if a gun was on the ground could you shoot it and make it fly in the air?
  • DOOManiacDOOManiac Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
    One thing to remember when checking out the new flury of CS:S screenshots and also when you are playing it yourself is the specs on the machines at said cafe's. very, very doubtfully will they have the latest generation of dx9 cards to make it uber sexy. And when the source engine scales down, yes it doesn't look that different than HL does right now, as you lose all the fancy pants things.

    Just thought I'd point that out.


    As far as breaking things go, Valve has been saying for a year and a half that things only break on pre-determined paths (or into submodels or whatever). As far as there not being a lot of things to break, well, each thing takes up more bandwidth, and if you litter a level with trash and other things to interact with that can really, really, REALLY spike your network usage.
  • QuaunautQuaunaut The longest seven days in history... Join Date: 2003-03-21 Member: 14759Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    <!--QuoteBegin-Hybridclaw+Aug 14 2004, 07:18 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Hybridclaw @ Aug 14 2004, 07:18 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> when shells landed on the ground would they just disapper or could you kick them around and shoot them? And if a gun was on the ground could you shoot it and make it fly in the air? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    They probably dissppear. Keeping them all there would require polycounts out the butt, and thus, CPU of 9ghz <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    I myself am getting the CS:S beta in 2 days when it is released to us CZ folk. Hopefully it'll be as good as its supposed to be.
  • DOOManiacDOOManiac Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
    I am considering purchasing CZ just to get to check out CS:S :X

    Anyone have a copy they want to sell? heh
  • MantridMantrid Lockpick Join Date: 2003-12-07 Member: 24109Members
    Just buy an ATi card with a voucher. Then, you get HL2, CS:S, and an ATi card.
  • QuaunautQuaunaut The longest seven days in history... Join Date: 2003-03-21 Member: 14759Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    <!--QuoteBegin-DOOManiac+Aug 14 2004, 07:37 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DOOManiac @ Aug 14 2004, 07:37 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I am considering purchasing CZ just to get to check out CS:S :X

    Anyone have a copy they want to sell? heh <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I bought CZ for the same reason. If I were you, I'd just get it now. CZ is actually quite fun when you keep out of mind that its CS. Really, CS is a good game, just has stupid players. When you take out the stupid folk, CS = fun!
  • eedioteediot Join Date: 2003-02-24 Member: 13903Members
    Only buy it if you wouldn't mind paying the money for CS:CZ anyway. Don't do it for the bonus packages... When will people learn <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • JediYoshiJediYoshi The Cupcake Boss Join Date: 2002-05-27 Member: 674Members
    Meh.

    It was meh.

    I'd go into detail about how I played it, but I dislike breaking rules ~
  • enf0rcerenf0rcer intrigued... Join Date: 2003-03-16 Member: 14584Members
    edited August 2004
    <!--QuoteBegin-JediYoshi+Aug 14 2004, 09:52 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (JediYoshi @ Aug 14 2004, 09:52 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Meh.

    It was meh.

    I'd go into detail about how I played it, but I dislike breaking rules ~ <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    <span style='color:white'>Snip.</span>

    I really hate the look of the new player animations. That's the first thing i hope either valve or some good animators change.
  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-DOOManiac+Aug 14 2004, 09:37 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DOOManiac @ Aug 14 2004, 09:37 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I am considering purchasing CZ just to get to check out CS:S :X

    Anyone have a copy they want to sell? heh <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Yes I do how much do want to pay
  • iFireiFire Join Date: 2002-07-31 Member: 1038Members
    Hl2 vouchers are pretty good on ebay. You get cheaper prices and a earlier testing of stuff to boot.
  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    CS Source is a lot of fun and even though I could only enjoy it on its DX8 settings (I want my radeon :\) it was supurb. I didn't nit-pick on things like ryo did because in CS you shoot people not try to make sand out of a cinderblock ;p
  • MantridMantrid Lockpick Join Date: 2003-12-07 Member: 24109Members
    Eh, who cares if the game sucks. I'll probably spend most of my time with it running around on an empty server playing with the Source engine.
  • QuaunautQuaunaut The longest seven days in history... Join Date: 2003-03-21 Member: 14759Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    At least in my opinion, CS doesn't suck. Its community generally does. People seem to think community=game when it comes to CS.
  • RatonetwothreetwooneRatonetwothreetwoone Join Date: 2004-03-23 Member: 27504Members
    welp, i was just playing it so ill talk about it...

    yes the guns stay there, the w and p models are lower poly though i think, but they still look good, yes you can shoot them and they move, same with bodies...

    the physics are great, heavy things vs light things and how they interact... you cant ride or get ontop of anything tho as it sort of like.. pushes you off and sends they object flying out from uner you...

    the blood is good, not too much, not too little.. the graphics, i think, are outstanding, very detailed... the new flashlight is cool, no more glowing bodies, but it does glitch when you shine it on the textures and stuff...

    bottles also break

    one thing about the game that REALLY pisses me off is the flashbangs, they give you such freaking headaches, and sometimes they mess up and leave your ears ringing for the rest of the game, but that will (has?) be fixed...

    i guess thats all i have to say unless theres more questions

    oh btw the awp is just as ****... i think? and the autosniper is alot easier to aim
  • XythXyth Avatar Join Date: 2003-11-04 Member: 22312Members
    So, when do those of us with HL2 vouchers get to try it?
  • RatonetwothreetwooneRatonetwothreetwoone Join Date: 2004-03-23 Member: 27504Members
  • AnarkiThreeXSixAnarkiThreeXSix x_x Join Date: 2003-12-31 Member: 24894Members
    my brain hurts from the flashbangs <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    thats one reason you wont find me playin css for long, unless i want my eyes to explode from the blinding light :/
  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    The flashbangs are finally usefull.
  • Kouji_SanKouji_San Sr. Hινε Uρкεερεг - EUPT Deputy The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16271Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
    Looks at his HL2 voucher, finally I can get this thing to use even before half-life2 is released and try the source engine!!! 2 more days? If this '17th or 18th' thing is true.

    Oh well I probably end up stacking all the pusheable items into one corner of the map only to start pushing them back towards the other side of the map, just because I can <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • XythXyth Avatar Join Date: 2003-11-04 Member: 22312Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-CommunistWithAGun+Aug 14 2004, 11:05 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CommunistWithAGun @ Aug 14 2004, 11:05 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> The flashbangs are finally usefull. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I can see the future from there,

    "Lololol flashbang spamzorz!"

    Or maybe no flashbang servers?
  • JediYoshiJediYoshi The Cupcake Boss Join Date: 2002-05-27 Member: 674Members
    Autosniper = no recoil D:
  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    MODERATORS: These screenshots were taken at a cyber cafe in appleton Wisconsin
  • MantridMantrid Lockpick Join Date: 2003-12-07 Member: 24109Members
    Those are photoshopped. There is no whining in the chat area.
  • usernameusername Join Date: 2004-06-22 Member: 29473Members
    edited August 2004
    i wanna see one of the new smoke!

    edit: the maps are still pretty blocky... :/
  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    I'll upload this last one I took of a smoke nade then In a sec.
  • MantridMantrid Lockpick Join Date: 2003-12-07 Member: 24109Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-username+Aug 14 2004, 08:26 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (username @ Aug 14 2004, 08:26 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> i wanna see one of the new smoke!

    edit: the maps are still pretty blocky... :/ <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    On the average, BUILDINGS are blocky.
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