CS 1.6B Update

[CSN NewsBot]

Update @ 3:50 PM PDT: There seems to be some JIT debugging errors and a general cluttering of servers at the moment. We'll keep you updated.



A new version of Counter-Strike 1.6 BETA has been released. The major new addition to this version is the inclusion of official bots (more info on official bots). If you don't have Steam, which is required for the BETA, you can grab it from FileShack Mercury (not free). If you have Steam, the update will download automatically. for those who don't want to venture, here are some shots of what's new. I don't like the new knife, myself:

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Thanks to [(Pi)] Japje |CS| & efficient for the shots!

changes/additions


• added bots to counter-strike.
  
  
• redesigned the "new game" dialog in counter-strike.
  
  
• famas and galil sounds redone in counter-strike.
  
  
• bullet ricochet sounds redone in counter-strike.
  
  
• valve anti-cheat is now active in the steam beta.
  
  
• explosion sounds redone in counter-strike.
  
  
• new knife model in counter-strike.
  
  
• added "servercfgfile" cvar back into the engine.
  
  
• changed references from woncomm.lst to valvecomm.lst.
  
  
• changed so dead players hear their teammates' radio commands (like voice) in counter-strike.
  
  
• changed so spectators will hear team radio commands while spectating a specific player (not roaming) in counter-strike.
  
  
• reworked counter-strike buy menus.
  
  
• changed so weapon buttons are deactivated if the player doesn't have enough money in counter-strike.
  
  
• text is now all displayed via vgui2. text will properly scale in different resolutions.
  
  
• message of the day in counter-strike can use an html file (either the motd.txt contains a simple url or it is a html file itself).
  
  
• re-implemented ability to uparrow through history of commands in the console.
  
  
• added disconnect and resume buttons to the main menu.
  
  
• added in steam monitoring tool. this will display steam activity on your machine.
  
  
• update news is displayed during the launch of the game if content is being downloaded.
  
  
• optimized protocol for steam content delivery.
  
  
• server browser can be refreshed using the f5 key.
  
  
• moved muting and friends status out of the scoreboard. this is handled in the player list section of the ui.
  
  
• you can run multiple copies of the same application now. this is most useful for dedicated servers.
  
  
• scoreboard will now grow dynamically in counter-strike, rather than having a scrollbar.
  
  
• added hearts and spades to friends mini-games.
  
  
• added ability to force or disable automatic updating of individual steam titles via games list.
  
  
• changed so "sv_alltalk 1" allows spectators and players to chat with each other in counter-strike.
  
  
  
  bug fixes
  
  
• fixed bullets firing through the tactical shield in some situations.
  
  
• fixed bug with custom decals.
  
  
• fixed bug where cd audio cd tracks were never being played even if there was a valid cd in the drive.
  
  
• fixed bug with pausing/starting mp3 streams when console/ui is brought up and closed again.
  
  
• fixed bug where game could crash when initializing mss sound thread.
  
  
• fixed bug in server browser if you uparrow or downarrow in an empty list and then "connect".
  
  
• fixed problem with being able to buy weapon and kill yourself at the same time (server crash) in counter-strike.
  
  
• fixed a number of bugs related to friends messages.
  
  
• fixed format string crash bug when logging.
  
  
• removed "this map has an escape zone/this map does not have an escape zone" console spam in counter-strike.
  
  
• removed "explosion damage" console spam in counter-strike.
  
  
• removed "unknown command _special" being spammed to the console whenever +attack2 is pressed in counter-strike.
  
  
• fixed server freeze/crash exploit caused by malformed userinfo information in connect packets.
  
  
• fixed potential exploits due to buffer overflows in infostring handling.
  
  
• fixed bug in counter-strike where spectators were changed to "free look" at the end of a round and their settings were never restored when a target was available.

[wckd]

damnit merritt i sent in a request for the Steam update but I guess they read yours first.



NEWS CHEATS! :)

[2003]

damn i want to play 1.6b

[orphy]

Haha, so many people are bitching about how the update won't work. It's hilarous.

[quxex1hi]

Sounds like fun. Guess I'll finally get Steam then...

[AceR]

my steam doesnt even load, " no public CSes logged in"

[Gameshot911]

So whats the deal with the riot shield now. I had thought that they had made it total blockage again..but now it appears it is SILL little more than heavy armor (ie useless)

[Evil_Penguin]

Sweet zombie Jesus, take it out of beta already.

[DY357LX]

AceR. wrote..

my steam doesnt even load, " no public CSes logged in"

Yeah same error as me. Maybe VALVe have with-drew the update as there's so many errors. Either that or its overloaded with people trying to update there version or Steam.



I'll try again in an hour or in the morning. You can't be 23:24 toast!

[Merritt]

lol... i wouldn't do that... you see that problem they are having?

[orphy]

Edited by [user="31095"] @ [time="1055198241"]

I'd say the servers just went bang dead as soon as people heard about the update. That's probably the case.



Edit: Score. I think it's working. Haven't got an error yet... lets wait... muhah, I win.

[FLeK0]

Some guys said in the steam forums that they added teh new particle system, and now its raining on de_aztec..

oh and fog effects r there too

i'll <3 to play 1.6 with low avg framrate

[raging dragon]

DY357LX wrote..

Yeah same error as me. Maybe VALVe have with-drew the update as there's so many errors. Either that or its overloaded with people trying to update there version or Steam.



I'll try again in an hour or in the morning. You can't be 23:24 toast!

Acer and DY357LX i've been having the same problem. But it seems to be working now! It's verry unstable. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't! :)

[narby]

FLeK0 wrote..

Some guys said in the steam forums that they added teh new particle system, and now its raining on de_aztec..

oh and fog effects r there too

i'll <3 to play 1.6 with low avg framrate

Yes, we added rain to Aztec.

[efficient]

errzz I updated, went into counter-strike, noticed the new menu and bot menu, then when i went to create a server with bots, the JIT debugging thing showed up and crashed my cs. Ever since that, I can't even load up steam!!!