Valve formally revealed Counter-Strike 2 this week, confirming some rumors that the corporate was engaged on the sport. It’s destined for a Summer season launch date, and Valve is even inviting a really restricted quantity of gamers to check it earlier than the sport’s official launch.
Whereas Counter-Strike 2 continues to be just a few months away, Valve is dropping a complete lot of particulars about what to anticipate for gamers. At the start is that it’ll be a free improve for CS:GO gamers. Should you already personal CS:GO, you then get CS2 without cost when it launches later this yr.
Relating to gameplay, Valve has overhauled nearly every thing, utilizing its Supply 2 engine to provide CS2 a hefty visible improve. All objects acquired by gamers in CS:GO over time will carry over to the brand new recreation. And so they’ll look higher than ever with up to date visuals whereas benefiting from the brand new high-resolution fashions and enhanced lighting results that Supply 2 engine affords. However these adjustments are simply the tip of the iceberg.
Counter-Strike 2 will get an enormous visible improve
Valve’s Supply 2 engine is on the coronary heart of those visible upgrades and gamers will definitely discover as soon as they get their palms on the sport. Maps for example, will characteristic surfaces with lifelike supplies and lighting. An enormous change comes from the brand new method smoke grenades react. They’re now dynamic volumetric objects that may react to gunfire, explosions, and the surroundings.
For instance, you can throw a smoke grenade and after the smoke expands, an enemy participant might toss a grenade in direction of the smoke and blow a portion of it away to disperse it. Smoke additionally now reacts in a extra lifelike method. Increasing extra naturally down lengthy corridors and filling up rooms whereas seeping out of damaged home windows and door cracks.
There’s additionally a big increase to surroundings results from issues like C4 lighting, hearth, and explosions. Valve can be making the Supply 2 instruments obtainable for group map makers. Which ought to make it simpler to create gorgeous ranges for the group to take pleasure in. The restricted beta take a look at is already underway for choose group gamers, so you could wish to examine and see in the event you’ve bought entry. It’s not clear if this recreation will work on Steam Deck or not, however CS:GO is labeled as playable so there’s an opportunity CS2 can be as nicely.