CS: Source Playtest

[CSN NewsBot]

Half Life Source, a HL2 fansite, was given an exclusive Counter-Strike: Source playtest. Everything from their impressions, take on physics, graphics, and much more can be found in their website.

Being based on the Half-Life 2 engine, this play test gives us a quick look into the physics engine that has been the most anticipated advancement the game has to offer, in my opinion. I was not disappointed by me glimpse. The realism programmed into the game is just mind blowing. Things move. LOTS of things! There were loose cinderblocks lying on the ground, and when we shot them, pieces chipped off, the block slid across the ground and spiraled to a stop in a convincing whirl of dust. The block seemed to absorb most of the pistol shot, only moving a few feet, as you would expect from a rather light 9mm round meeting a large block of stone.

Did that excerpt whet your appetite? If so, head on over to what the entire crew had to say!

[ebugg]

nice

[KingPaul]

omg. amazing. can't wait.

[Urban Terror]

I cant wait to play this game.

[elite-mafia]

Ahh good thing I bought cz... can't wait to get free cs source.

[x7-Superman!]

was that a mac in the pics?

the LCD i mean.........

[BeaMeR]

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Damn it sounds better every time and I'm sure glad I bought CZ.

x7-Superman! wrote..

was that a mac in the pics?

the LCD i mean.........

You should have just read the article this is in the first paragraph.



He escorted us back to an office, and my first focus was on the machine he led us to. It looked like a standard Dell Dimension mid tower, P4 2.8C processor, 1gb DDR400, and a Radeon 9800XT video card.just your run of the mill gaming box. The display.well, that was another matter altogether. An Apple 23" wide screen Cinema Display hoarded the lion's share of available desktop space. If you have never seen a 23" wide screen, you are missing a breathtaking sight. The only real perspective I can give you? Two 17" LCD's joined side by side. You can view a full web page, in half of the desktop. Or two pages, side by side. Great for huge viewable image, but what is the verdict for gaming? The 30ms+ response time made fast action frames "tear" on the screen, making it difficult to focus on the most important portion of the screen, the center. LCD's can be great for gaming, provided you stay in the sub 20ms category. The Apple was awesome, just not suited for fast action FPS games.

[Bokuho]

... It sounds just like the first few levels of FarCry.



Someone had to say it.

[ph33r.hell_raiser]

BeaMeR wrote..

It looked like a standard Dell Dimension mid tower, P4 2.8C processor, 1gb DDR400, and a Radeon 9800XT video card.just your run of the mill gaming box.

run of the mill? jesus, thats better than my pc.

[orion]

How about they work on getting CS working instead of the random crashes :)

[Bokuho]

ph33r.hell_raiser wrote..

run of the mill? jesus, thats better than my pc.

And mine. Mine is barely half that spec. In fact it's not even that, my PC is about 1/3 of what that one is. And out of all the CS-playing people that I know personally, I've actually got the fastest PC and I know only two people with better graphic cards then me (i.e. everyone else I know bar two has just not bothered to upgrade and kept with their on-boards like me)



That PC they tested CS:S on wasn't at all "run of the mill'. I don't think I've even heard of normal people having 1Gb of DDR RAM.

[EdisLeado]

I want it now, NOW! NOW DAMN IT NOW!

[AdR3n4L1n3]

After reading that post I'm relieved to hear that the 9800XT runs so good on 1920x1200. My 9800 Pro should be able to handle it just fine, not to mention my superior processor.

[|)3stroyer]

WHY DOES NO ONE TEST BOOSTING AND AWP DELAY, GEEZ ALA CRAP IN A RAIN STORM!!!!! But, beyond that rant, I cant wait for Source

[Zips]

Pretty damn cool... I have to say though, the flashbang effect seen in the recent vids and from the description... It sounds a lot like the flashbang effect in Far Cry.



A still frame image of the last thing before the flash, and a gradual return of the action blending in with the "still frame" effect. Very cool stuff.