New CS:CZ/CSX Details

[CSN NewsBot]

Have I got a treat for you today everyone! The fine people over at Ritualistic have posted some new Counter-Strike Xbox AND Counter-Strike: Condition Zero information for your drooling mouths to salivate over. They've posted a preview of what will be coming in the next issue of Game Informer Magazine, and boy is it a doozy! There is a lot of Counter-Strike Xbox specific information, but also some new Counter-Strike: Condition Zero information that will blow your minds! Please stop drooling over this post and head over to Ritualistic's site or their forum posting about this so you can slobber all over them. Or click on the link on the bottom for the full list; it's up to you.



Personally, it looks like CS Xbox and Counter-Strike: Condition Zero are coming along very nicely. The additions they are making and the ideas driving this are brilliant and I really can't wait to get my hands on them.



Here's Ritualistic's list:

cs:cz & csx


• 20 unique single-player missions, each with its own story and special gameplay features
  
  
• 7 different counter-terrorist groups
  
  
• new t character: drug lord
  
  
• new multiplayer weapon: m60 machine gun
  
  
• new multiplayer ability: to attach a flashlight on any assault rifle or shotgun
  
  
• new locations: bank of miami, columbian jungle, modesto crackhouse, cargo ship at sea, and high-rise rooftops with zip lines
  
  
  
  csx only
  
  
• csx will offer all of the current cs material, the new condition zero content, and exclusive content including two weapons (syringe and machete), two solo missions, and at least five multiplayer maps
  
  
• csx exclusive graphical enhancements include 24-bit texture quality, improved lighting and particle effects, and new color schemes
  
  
• support for a widescreen aspect ratio and 480p progressive scan mode enhances the visuals and dd 5.1 provides an incredibly realistic soundscape
  
  
• geometry of levels will be altered to account for the loss of precision that comes with the controller-interface; focus on horizontally-oriented action
  
  
• valve will review submissions of custom mods and maps, and release approved content through xbox live
  
  
• hacks will be virtually eliminated from the closed gaming network that is xbox live; pkers and idlers will be automatically kicked from servers by valve's anti-cheat software
  
  
• player limit undetermined, it will be 16 or 20 players depending on how net coding progresses
  
  
• planned support for clan spray tags

[cheetarah654]

Edited by [user="13219"] @ [time="1051424062"]

kick ass



condition zero + hl2 + doom3 = best gaming year for me in a long time if ever



the link works again, and man, they claim cz is comming out next month!!!

[Omicr0n]

the link is not working for me

[Mr. T]

Ability to attach a flashlight to any gun? unless CZ takes away the flashlight that comes with your suit, this will be pretty useless. In fact, who uses a flashlight ingame apart from a select few areas? (cs_militas sewers when the lights are out, and a few places in de_747 and de_cbble.)

[PinkeyTheMonkey]

Edited by [user="65971"] @ [time="1051426144"]

Link doesn't work for me either.



I'd love to be able to import my JSRF tags into CSX =D



EDIT: Link worked........CZ COMING OUT NEXT MONTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!1!111one!!!!!!!one!!!!!!!@!!!!21
!!!!!!!!

[abel]

Mr. T wrote..

Ability to attach a flashlight to any gun? unless CZ takes away the flashlight that comes with your suit, this will be pretty useless. In fact, who uses a flashlight ingame apart from a select few areas? (cs_militas sewers when the lights are out, and a few places in de_747 and de_cbble.)

Probably going to have to start to, unless you've got your TV setup so that you "might as well be staring at the sun, oh oh oh!!" Sorry I just had to insert that lyric, so awesome but Y?



Anyone else worried about the horizontally focused maps.. I love the vertical and the horizontal, especially when someone else is controlling it (see if you can figure out what that is from) but I mean come on we need some variation, thats what makes aztec so goddamn fun!



I wonder how adminning will be set up.. I love that idea about custom maps being spread, thats awesome.

[MikeJ]

flashlight is the best item you can use*



*to make sure that the enemy has no trouble seeing you, the enemy immediately changes their focus fire on to you, and you lag everyone's FPS.

PKers..will be automatically kicked from servers by Valve's anti-cheat software

Glad to know player killers will be kicked. Anyone who player kills in CS is a camping cheating faggot noob. You're suppose to sit at your spawn with your knife and drink tea.



Seeing as they obviously meant TK, i hope FF isn't on by default on Xboxlive, not that i care since i'm buying it for PC.

[|3ear]

I will bet anything that they improve the flashlight. making it so that it doesnt light you up. think about that. then the attachable one sounds pretty cool? expecially if they make a good animation of the putting on. if not i fully agree with the pointlessness.

[orphy]

Wow, someone's having their period. See above.



This sounds great. I'm gonna get this bitch on XBox as soon as it comes out.

[Mr. $ick]

finally a reason to buy xboxlive :)

[orphy]

I already have it. It's fairly good I think. I haven't tried PS2's network adapter yet, and I probably won't til there's a good game out on it. SOCOM is horrible I think. I thought Ghost Recon (on xbox) sucks, but after playing SOCOM, I gained new respect for Ghost Recon.

[sniv]

yes really whats the point of having a flashlight attached to your rifle...



Now you got the choice!

Flashlight

NVGs

Rifle tac-light



At least now CS-Nationalists won't complain about useless attachments :)

[OldBloke]

OK. All well and dandy. But ...



When are we gonna get intelligent hossies and a radar you can see against a bright sky? Eh? Eh?



FFS. Fix what's broke before adding bells 'n' whistles that no-one's gonna shake 'n' blow.

[[SWE]Twiggy]

all i want is some new maps that are playable

oh? personally i want unplayable maps, they are so fun.

[garry]

how long have we ben waiting for 5.1 surround sound on the pc..



and i wonder if the other player will light up when they use their flashlight or if we will be able to see where they're shining their light..



not that I care because consolez sux