Ritual's CS: CZ Preview Reinstated

[CSN NewsBot]

It is 3AM CST and GameSpy has re-linked their preview to CS: Condition Zero. As previously noted, Gearbox has completed its contribution to Counter-Strike: Condition Zero and Ritual will be running the day-to-day development responsibilities from here through launch. Some of the weapons previously announced are no longer added.

There are a number of new items being added to the single-player game to fill gameplay options and narrative -- a blowtorch, a camera, and radio-controlled bombs, to name three. On the multiplayer side, we will continue to develop and release new weapons to the community and include those in all CS retail offerings. For CZ, that list is still being finalized. In terms of previously-announced items going away, the gas grenade and Molotov are not currently scheduled for an appearance in either the single-player or multiplayer game, and it's looking as though the LAW will be single-player only.

Here is complete list of all the new (or old depending on how you look at it) screenshots. Personally, I can't wait for the new GUI coming with 1.6. I am also excited about the new linearity coming with CS: CZ.

[Kuros]

Who cares about CS:CZ, we want TF2!

[Ritchey007]

TF2 pfft... Though back in August(I think) cliffe was telling me that TF2 was more complete than CZ!!!!!!! Hopefully we'll see somthing soon on Steam's site telling us about 1.6.

[fufu bunneh]

camera, and radio-controlled bombs...



sounds like MGS

[Dangki]

Gearbox have completed its contribution to Condition Zero which Ritual have pretty much scrapped. Hmmm.



I'm pretty sure that the player models and maps in those screenie are the ones that Gearbox made. Although I'm positive those weapons are the default HL ones and I hope won't be in the finished game; Frenchi Spas and MP5 with grenade launcher.

In addition to all the ones players are familiar with, we've added stuff like shooting from around corners, jumping around corners, shooting while diving or shooting while jumping through a window.

So that rumour about CS becoming more like 1.3 was true! :P



They had better not bring the LAW into CS multiplayer.

[philmcneal]

OMG NO GAS NADES C"MON!!!!!!1



NO COCKTAIL C"MON!!!!!!!!



chirst two fun weapons taken away ... LAME

[Dangki]

It sounds like it's going to be more "toy" than Gearbox's version.

[CmdrFlesh]

sounds like the "realistic" mixture between nolf and ahl

[fB.bLaCKaT]

wtf... I want gas grenade!

DAMN YOU VALVE!

[PriNcE oF SpAcE]

sounds lame if you ask me...

[BlackKnight]

Well if it sounds lame then don't play it.

[fB.bLaCKaT]

Reason why all the shit Gearbox did was being scrapped is because Gearbox would have to be paid [more] when the game was released.



We should be blaming Gearbox for "discontinuing the development of Counter-Strike: Condition Zero back in July." What the fuck? Assholes. No wonder why everything is delayed.

[CyberKnite]

I wonder whether the multiple climate skins are still going to make it in?

[sniv]

huh cameras own gas grenades anyday right? PLEAS TELL ME THEY DO BEFORE I CRY



And molotovs. PLEASE TELL ME THE BLOWTORCH IS BETTER THAN THE MOLOTOV.



Oh well I'll take pictures of the great HL engine while they shoot me then :\



(oh by the way is the camera binding mouse1 to "snapshot" while you have a camera selected?)

[David Johnston]

Suddently my confidence in CZ is restored. Not only does it look great (ok, it's no Unreal, but its an improvement), but it has a STORYLINE! Real single-player stuff! Awesome!