Counter-Strike 2: everything you need to know and how to access the Valve beta

The team-based tactical shooter that ignited Argentinian gamers’ passion for the competitive side of video games at defunct internet cafés, the popular Counterattack, will finally get its long-awaited sequel. Valve, developer of the title, confirmed this Wednesday the launch of Counter-Strike 2, but with a staggered schedule for the hemispheres.

After more than 20 years of waiting, the company owns the platform Steam He has given clues in recent days about the possible arrival of this sequel. With a wave of rumors going viral on social networks, Counter Strike 2 will come with major graphical changes.

As for the changes, Valve has stated in this regard that the new Counter Strike will be “cleaner, brighter and more attractive”, as the development of the sequel has been largely focused on scenarios. “Counter-Strike 2’s maps are receiving updates and revisions that take advantage of all of Source 2’s new tools and rendering capabilities,” they said.

They also stated that the tick rate is no longer important for moving, shooting or throwing smoke bombs. This variable makes the difference between how quickly CSGO weapons reset their accuracy values ​​between the two server types, which can be 64 and 128 ticks.

“Previously, the server only rated the world at discrete time intervals (called ticks). Thanks to Counter-Strike 2’s sub-tick update architecture, servers know the exact instant a move is initiated, a shot is fired, or a swim is launched.

“As a result, regardless of the tick rate, your moves and shots will respond the same way and your grenades will always fall the same way,” they said.

On the other hand, Valve has ensured that smoke grenades are now dynamic volumetric objects that interact with the environment and react to lightning, hits and explosions, raising the level of realism at the moment of combat.

Counter Strike 2: release date

Along with the headline news, Valve has released details on what its landing on PC will look like. Counter-Strike 2 is scheduled to launch in the summer of 2023 in the Northern Hemisphere, and by the end of the same year it will be released only for those in the Southern Hemisphere.

However, a handful of players selected by the company started a trial period Limited for game setup. Selection criteria were based on recent playtime on official Valve servers and trust factor.

“During this trial period, we will test a subset of features to fix any issues before the global release. Counter-Strike 2 will arrive as a free CS:GO update. So every player gears up, hones his skills and prepares for the future.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) is a first-person shooter (FPS) game played online with multiple players. The objective of the game varies according to the game mode, but in general the players are divided into two teams: the terrorists and the anti-terrorists.

Terrorists have to place a bomb in a specific place and protect it until it explodes, or they have to take a group of people hostage. On the other hand, the counter-terrorists must prevent the terrorists from carrying out their objective, by defusing the bomb if it has already been planted, rescuing the hostages or eliminating all the terrorists.

The game takes place in several rounds, each of which lasts a maximum of two minutes. At the start of each round, players can purchase weapons and equipment with money earned from completing objectives or eliminating enemies. Players can also earn additional cash by winning rounds or by killing enemies.

CS:GO is a very competitive game, with a great emphasis on strategy, teamwork and the skills of individual players. The game takes a lot of practice and skill to master and is one of the most popular esports games in the world.