The new first-person competitive shooting game “Counter-Strike 2” (CS2) developed by Valve was officially released today (23), which also proves that many overseas data mining (Datamining) revelations this month are true. It is expected to debut in the summer of 2023, and the “Limited Test” will start today (Limited Test）。
According to the official website, “Absolute Force 2” built by the Source 2 engine is the largest technological leap since the launch of the CS series. It is emphasized that all new features will be announced when it is officially launched this summer. At that time, all “CS:GO” players will It can be upgraded to “CS2” for free. Of course, all “CS:GO” item libraries will be moved there together, and updated textures and high-resolution models will be obtained.
On the official website, Valve also initially showed (not all) the innovative changes that the current 2nd generation will bring, such as smoke bombs are now dynamic volumetric objects that will interact with the environment and respond to light, gunfire and explosions. For exampleBullets and high-explosive grenades can push the smoke, briefly clearing the line of sight or extending the cover.
Another change is the “Sub-Tick” technology, so that the Tick rate no longer has any effect on moving, shooting or throwing events.
In the past, the server could only calculate the game world at intervals (called Ticks), which caused a gap in the impact point of the player when shooting. However, under the updated architecture of the second generation “Sub-Tick”, the server The device knows the exact moment to start an action, fire a bullet, throw a grenade, so what you see is what you get.
Lastly, it goes without saying that the 2nd generation will bring more evolutionary environment upgrades, using Source 2’s new tools and color rendering functions, completely recreated refurbished maps, many classic maps will use the new Source 2 lighting technology to create real Materials, lighting and reflection effects.
Of course, all the visual effects of the 2nd generation have been updated. With the help of Source 2’s lighting and particle systems, water, explosions, fire, smoke, gun flames, tracer bullets, and collision effects now have new visual effects and behaviors.
In addition, there is good news for serious modding players, because the Source 2 tool and rendering function will be open to community map makers, allowing you to build, experiment and improve more easily.
From now on, Valve will start the “Limited Test” of “Absolute Force 2” (Limited Test), according to Steam Q&Athe official will select the invited “CS:GO” players according to the conditions such as game time and trust factors.
“Absolute Force 2” is expected to debut for free in the summer of 2023. The exact release date has not yet been announced. For more information, please refer to the official website:Counter-Strike 2 | Limited Test