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About This Game

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS: GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched 19 years ago.

CS: GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

«Counter-Strike took the gaming industry by surprise when the unlikely MOD became the most played online PC action game in the world almost immediately after its release in August 1999,» said Doug Lombardi at Valve. «For the past 12 years, it has continued to be one of the most-played games in the world, headline competitive gaming tournaments and selling over 25 million units worldwide across the franchise. CS: GO promises to expand on CS’ award-winning gameplay and deliver it to gamers on the PC as well as the next gen consoles and the Mac.»

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    • Storage: 15 GB available space
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    • Storage: 15 GB available space
    • Sound Card: OpenAL Compatible Sound Card

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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
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Developer(s)
  • Valve
  • Hidden Path Entertainment
Publisher(s) Valve
Composer(s) Mike Morasky
Series Counter-Strike
Engine Source
Platform(s)
  • OS X
  • PlayStation 3
  • Windows
  • Xbox 360
  • Linux
Release
  • OS X, PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360
  • August 21, 2012
  • Linux
  • September 23, 2014
Genre(s) Tactical first-person shooter
Mode(s) Multiplayer

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) is a 2012 multiplayer tactical first-person shooter developed by Valve and Hidden Path Entertainment. It is the fourth game in the Counter-Strike series. Developed for over two years, Global Offensive was released for OS X, PlayStation 3, Windows, and Xbox 360 in August 2012, and for Linux in 2014. Valve still regularly updates the game, both with smaller balancing patches and larger content additions.

The game pits two teams, Terrorists and Counter-Terrorists, against each other in different objective-based game modes. The most common game modes involve the Terrorists planting a bomb while Counter-Terrorists attempt to stop them, or Counter-Terrorists attempting to rescue hostages that the Terrorists have captured. There are nine official game modes, all of which have distinct characteristics specific to that mode. The game also has matchmaking support that allows players to play on dedicated Valve servers, in addition to community-hosted servers with custom maps and game modes. A battle-royale game-mode, «Danger Zone», was introduced in late 2018.

Global Offensive received positive reviews from critics on release, who praised the game for its gameplay and faithfulness to the Counter-Strike series, though it was criticized for some early features and the differences between the console and PC versions. Since its release, it has drawn in an estimated 11 million players per month and remains one of the most played games on Valve’s Steam platform. In December 2018, Valve transitioned the game to a free-to-play model, focusing on revenue from cosmetic items.

The game has an active esports scene, continuing the history of international competitive play from previous games in the series. Teams compete in professional leagues and tournaments, with the game often cited as being among the best in esports.

Gameplay

Global Offensive, like prior games in the Counter-Strike series, is an objective-based, multiplayer first-person shooter. Two opposing teams, the Terrorists and the Counter-Terrorists, compete in game modes to repeatedly complete objectives, such as securing a location to plant or defuse a bomb and rescuing or capturing hostages.[1][2] At the end of each short round, players are rewarded based on individual and team performance with in-game currency to spend on other weapons or utility in subsequent rounds.[3] Winning rounds generally rewards more money than losing does, and completing map-based objectives, including killing enemies, gives additional cash bonuses.[1][4]

An in-progress match on Dust II, in which the player is using an AK-47

Global Offensive has nine official game modes: Competitive, Casual, Deathmatch, Arms Race, Demolition, Wingman, Flying Scoutsman, Retakes and Danger Zone.[5][6][7][8] Competitive mode, the primary gameplay experience,[9] pits two teams of five players against each other in a best-of-30 match.[10] When playing Competitive, players have a skill rank based on a Glicko rating system and are paired with and against other players around the same ranking.[1] The Casual and Deathmatch modes are less serious than Competitive mode and do not register friendly fire. Both are primarily used as a practice tool.[11][12] Arms Race and Demolition, both based on mods for previous iterations in the series, were added alongside eight new maps for the modes.[1] Arms Race is the Global Offensive variant of the «Gun Game» mode in other games in the series.[1] Demolition is another bomb defusal game mode, with gun upgrades only given to players who killed an enemy in the previous round.[1] Wingman is a two-on-two bomb defusal game mode taking place over sixteen rounds. Similar to Competitive, players are paired based on a dynamic skill ranking.[7] The Flying Scoutsman mode equips players with only a SSG 08 (known in-game as the «Scout») and a knife in a low-gravity map.[13] Retakes is a gamemode where three Terrorists will defend an already planted C4 against 4 Counter-Terrorists. Players will also be able to choose a loadout card at the beginning of each round to retake (or defend) the bomb site.[8] Danger Zone is a battle-royale mode in which up to 18 players search for weapons, equipment, and money in an effort to be the last person or team remaining.[14][15] Valve also included an offline practice mode designed to help new players learn how to use guns and grenades, called the Weapons Course.[16] Apart from the Weapons Course, all other game modes can be played online or offline with bots.[6]

There are five categories of purchasable weaponry: rifles, submachine guns, «heavy» weaponry (light machine guns and shotguns), pistols, and grenades.[17] Each gun in Global Offensive has a unique recoil pattern that can be controlled, a gameplay feature the series has long been associated with.[18][19] Global Offensive also introduced weapons and equipment not seen in previous installments, including tasers and an incendiary grenade.[20]

In-game matchmaking is supported for all online game modes and is managed through the Steam platform.[21] The game servers run Valve Anti-Cheat to prevent cheating.[22] One form of matchmaking in Global Offensive to prevent cheating is Prime Matchmaking which hosts matches that can only be played with other users with the «Prime» status. This feature also results in more equal matches as there are fewer «smurfs» in these matches.[23] The PC version of Global Offensive also supports private dedicated servers that players may connect to through the community server menu in-game. These servers may be heavily modified and can drastically differ from the base game modes. There have been many community-made mods for the game, one of the popular ones being «kz», a mod that makes players complete obstacle courses requiring advanced strafing and jumping techniques.[24]

Development and release

External video
video icon Counter-Strike: A Brief History, a YouTube video published by Valve on January 23, 2017

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is the sequel to the popular first-person shooter Counter-Strike: Source, developed by Valve. Global Offensives development began when Hidden Path Entertainment attempted to port Counter-Strike: Source onto video game consoles.[1][25] During its development, Valve saw the opportunity to turn the port into a full game and expand on the predecessor’s gameplay. Global Offensive began development in March 2010, and was revealed to the public on August 12, 2011.[26] The closed beta started on November 30, 2011, and was initially restricted to around ten thousand people who received a key at events intended to showcase Global Offensive. After issues with client and server stability were addressed, the beta was opened up to progressively more people,[27] and at E3 2012, Valve announced that Global Offensive would be released on August 21, 2012, with the open beta starting roughly a month before that.[27] Before the public beta, Valve invited professional Counter-Strike players to play-test the game and give feedback.[28]

There were plans for cross-platform multiplayer play between Windows, OS X, Linux, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 players, but this was ultimately dropped so that the PC and Mac versions could be actively updated.[29] On August 21, 2012, the game was publicly released on all platforms except Linux,[30] which would not be released until September 23, 2014.[31]

Since the initial release of Global Offensive, Valve has continued to update the game by introducing new maps and weapons, game modes, and weapon balancing changes.[32] One of the first major additions to the game post-release was the «Arms Deal» update. Released on August 13, 2013, the update added cosmetic weapon finishes, or skins, to the game. These items are obtainable by a loot box mechanism; players would receive cases that could be unlocked using virtual keys, purchased through in-game microtransactions.[33][25] Global Offensive has Steam Workshop support, allowing users to upload user-created content, such as maps, weapon skins, and custom game-modes. Some popular user-created skins are added to the game and are obtainable from unboxing them in cases.[34] The creators of the skins are paid when their item is added to a case.[35] These skins helped form a virtual economy in Global Offensive, leading to the creation of gambling, betting, and trading sites.[36] The addition of skins and the associated virtual economy launched Global Offensive’s player count past the other games in the Counter-Strike series and is one of the most important updates in the game’s history.[25][37]

Events called «Operations» are held occasionally and can be accessed through purchasable expansion packs in the form of «operation passes.» These passes grant access to operation objectives which are spread over different game modes, such as Arms Race and Deathmatch,[38] or in operation-specific game modes, first seen in Operation Hydra, released in May 2017.[39] Completing these challenges rewards the player with XP and the ability to upgrade the operation «coin.» The maps in the operations are community made, meaning some of the revenue made goes towards the map designers.[38][40]

An update in October 2014 added «music kits», which replace the default in-game music with music from soundtrack artists commissioned by Valve. If a player with a music kit equipped becomes the round’s most valuable player, their music will play for others at the end of the round. There is a feature that allows kits to be borrowed, and kits can be sold and exchanged through Steam’s Community Market.[41]

In 2016, the game saw two remakes of original Counter-Strike maps, as well as the introduction of Prime matchmaking and additional items. As a part of the Operation Wildfire promotion, Nuke was remade and re-released in February with the primary goals being to balance the map and make it more aesthetically pleasing.[42] In April, Prime matchmaking was added to the game. To partake in this mode, the user had to have a verified phone number connected to their account. It was introduced in an attempt to prevent legitimate players from playing with cheaters or high-skilled players playing on alternative, lower ranked accounts, a practice colloquially known as «smurfing».[23] Inferno, another original map, was re-released in October. Valve said they had three reasons behind the remake: «to improve visibility; to make it easier to move around in groups; and to tune it with player feedback.»[43] Also in October, consumable items called graffiti were added to the game. These items replaced a feature present in the previous iterations of the series called sprays. Previously, players could customize their sprays. Graffiti ideas can be uploaded to the Steam Workshop in the similar manner as gun skins and players can buy and trade the existing graffiti in game.[44] One month later, glove skins were added.[45]

In September 2017, Valve Company worked with the publisher Perfect World to release Global Offensive in mainland China. Chinese citizens, with their identification verified, can receive the game for free and earn Prime matchmaking status immediately.[46] The game is played through Perfect World’s launcher and contains numerous exclusive changes to the game, including the censorship of skulls and other symbols.[47][48] Some other changes were in the cosmetics in certain maps, for example, the hammer and sickle on Cache and Train were removed.[49] In preparation for the release, multiple cities in China celebrated and heavily promoted its upcoming release.[47][48] Users who played the game during its launch month received free promotional cosmetics.[49][50] In compliance with Chinese law, Valve also had to disclose its loot box gambling odds.[51]

In November 2017, an update to the competitive matchmaking was announced. Called the «Trust Factor», it meant a player’s «Trust Factor» would be calculated through both in-game and Steam-wide actions. Factors such as playtime on Global Offensive, times a user has been reported for cheating, playtime on other Steam games, and other behaviors hidden by Valve are taken into consideration when a user’s «Trust Factor» is developed. This was done in an attempt to let the community bond back together in matchmaking, as Prime matchmaking separated Prime and non-Prime players from each other. Valve will not let users view their «Trust Factor» or reveal all of the factors deciding one’s «Trust».[52][53][54] In August 2018, an offline version of the game was released that allows the players to play offline with bots.[55][56]

An update released on December 6, 2018, made the game fully free to play. Users who had purchased the game prior to this update were automatically updated to «Prime» status and given modes that can drop cosmetic items. In addition, the new version introduced a battle royale mode called «Danger Zone».[57]

In November 2019, Operation Shattered Web was released. It operated similarly to the previous operations and introduced new character models and a battle pass system.[58]

In April 2020, source code for 2018 versions of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Team Fortress 2 were leaked on the Internet. This created fears that malicious users would take advantage of the code to develop potential remote code execution software and attack game servers or players’ own computers. Several ongoing fan projects temporarily halted development in wake of this news until better confirmation of the impact of the leak could be determined.[59] Valve confirmed the legitimacy of the code leaks, but stated they do not believe it impacts servers and clients running the latest official builds of either game.[60]

In December 2020, Operation Broken Fang was released accompanied with a cinematic trailer, the first official Counter-Strike: Global Offensive cinematic trailer in eight years since the official launch trailer.[61]

In May 2021, a subscription service called «CS:GO 360 Stats» was released for US$0.99 per month. It includes access to detailed match stats from official Competitive, Premier, and Wingman game modes and the Round Win Chance report introduced in Operation Broken Fang.[62] The update was met with a mixed response from players, with many pointing to free third-party websites that provided similar stats.[63]

In September 2021, Operation Riptide was released, adding gameplay and matchmaking changes, new maps, and new cosmetic items.[64]

In January 2022, an update adding Flick Stick support for gyroscopic game controllers was released. Flick Stick is a control scheme which lets the player quickly «flick» their view using the right analog stick, while delegating all fine aiming to gyro movements.[65]

Gambling, third-party betting and money laundering

Following the introduction of the Arms Deal update in August 2013, skins formed a virtual economy due to their rarity and other high-value factors that influenced their desirability. Due to this, the creation of a number of skin trading sites enabled by the Steamworks API were created. Some of these sites began to offer gambling functionality, allowing users to bet on the outcome of professional matches with skins. In June and July 2016, two formal lawsuits were filed against these gambling sites and Valve, stating that these encourage underage gambling and undisclosed promotion by some streamers. Valve in turn began to take steps to prevent these sites from using Steamworks for gambling purposes, and several of these sites ceased operating as a result.[33] In July 2018, Valve disabled the opening of containers in Belgium and the Netherlands after their loot boxes appeared to violate Dutch and Belgian gambling laws.[66]

In 2019, Valve made changes to Global Offensive‘s loot box mechanics due to a realization that «nearly all» of the trading on loot box keys was done by criminal organizations as a method of money laundering. Valve released a statement, saying, “In the past, most key trades we observed were between legitimate customers. However, worldwide fraud networks have recently shifted to using CS:GO keys to liquidate their gains. At this point, nearly all key purchases that end up being traded or sold on the marketplace are believed to be fraud-sourced. As a result, we have decided that newly purchased keys will not be tradeable or marketable.”[67][68]

Professional competition

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championships

Most recent season or competition:
Intel Extreme Masters Rio Major 2022
Sport Esports
Founded 2013
No. of teams 16 teams (2013–2017)
24 teams (2018–present)
Venue(s) Various
Continents International
Most recent
champion(s)
Outsiders (1 title)
Most titles Astralis (4 titles)
TV partner(s) Twitch, Steam.tv, YouTube, GOTV
Sponsor(s) Valve

Global Offensive has one of the most popular esport scenes in the world.[69][70][71][72] The Global Offensive professional scene consists of leagues and tournaments hosted by third-party organizations, and Valve-sponsored tournaments known as Major Championships. Majors are considered the most prestigious tournaments in Counter-Strike circuit and have among the largest prize pools; originally announced at US$250,000, the prize pools for Majors have risen to US$1,000,000 since MLG Columbus 2016.[73] Astralis is the most successful Global Offensive team of all time, with the core members of that team winning four Majors together.

In 2014, the «first large match fixing scandal»[74] in the Global Offensive community took place, where team iBuyPower purposefully lost a match against NetCodeGuides.com. The seven professional players that were involved in the scandal were permanently banned from all Majors by Valve, although some other organizers eventually allowed the players to compete at their tournaments.[75][76][77]

In 2020, the Counter-Strike coaching bug scandal erupted, where team coaches used variants of a bug to see parts of the map they normally would not have access to and gather information about the enemy team. As of May 5, 2022, the Esports Integrity Commission announced that almost 100 coaches would be sanctioned as they neared the completion of the final investigation.

Esports organizations Cloud9 and Dignitas, among others, announced plans in February 2020 to launch Flashpoint, a franchise-based league for Counter-Strike, countering concerns over the state of the current promotion/relegation leagues. The league was to be owned by the teams rather than a single organization, similar to the Overwatch League.[78]

Media coverage

As the game and the scene grew in popularity, companies, including WME/IMG and Turner Broadcasting, began to televise Global Offensive professional games, with the first being ELEAGUE Major 2017, held in the Fox Theatre and broadcast on US cable television network TBS in 2016.[79] On August 22, 2018, Turner announced their further programming of Global Offensive with ELEAGUE’s Esports 101: CSGO and ELEAGUE CS:GO Premier 2018’s docu-series on the TBS network.[80]

Reception

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive received generally positive reception from critics, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[81][83][82] Since the game’s release, Global Offensive has remained one of the most played and highest-grossing games on Steam.[88][89][90][91] The game won the fan’s choice «eSports Game of the Year» award at The Game Awards 2015.[92]

Reviewers praised Global Offensives faithfulness to the previous game, Counter-Strike: Source, with Allistair Pinsof of Destructoid rating the game very highly and saying that Global Offensive is a «polished and better looking» version of the game.[1] GameSpot writer Eric Neigher said in their review that this game stays true to its predecessors by adding much content, but tweaking small amounts and retaining their best features.[9] The reviewers at gamesTM wrote in their review that the game stood «as a glowing reminder that quality game design is rewarded in longevity and variety.»[93] They also continued onto congratulate Valve that they had not only updated the popular game, but «had completely outclassed its contemporaries.»[93] Martin Gaston of VideoGamer.com wrote that although he was too old to truly enjoy the game, he believed that it was a «fine installment of one of the best games ever made,» and that some people will experience «what will become the definitive moments of their gaming lives.»[19] Xav de Matos for Engadget wrote that for the price, «Global Offensive is a great extension to that legacy.»[11] Mitch Dyer from IGN said that «Global Offensive is definitely a Counter-Strike sequel – it looks and feels familiar, with minor tweaks here and there to help balance old issues and surprise longtime players.»[20]

Some of the features in the early releases of the game were criticized by reviewers. GameSpys Mike Sharkey did not believe that the new content added was good or that there was much of it, and said that the Elo rating system seemed ineffective with many players of various skill levels all playing at once throughout the early days of release.[86] Evan Lahti from PC Gamer noted that the majority of new official maps in Global Offensive were only for Arms Race or Demolition game modes, while Classic maps were only given «smart adjustments» to minor details.[87] Pinsof thought that in its release state, it would not be the final version of the game.[1] Paul Goodman said that for long-time fans of the series, Global Offensive will start to show the game’s age, expressing that he «couldn’t help but feel that I had been there and done that a dozen times before.»[94]

Although reviewers liked the console versions of the game, they believed there were obvious differences between the PC and console versions. Neigher believed that due to playing with thumbsticks and shoulder buttons «you definitely won’t be getting the ultimate CS:GO experience.»[9] Ron Vorstermans for Gamer.nl said that the PC version is there to play at a higher competitive level, though he went on to say that the console versions are not inferior because of the PC’s superiority for competition.[95] Dyer wrote that the PlayStation 3 version was at an advantage to the Xbox version because of the ability to connect a keyboard and mouse to the system. He continued on to say that the user-interface on both of the consoles was as good as the PC one.[20] Mark Langshaw of Digital Spy opined that although the game has support for the PlayStation Move, using it only makes the «already unforgiving game all the more challenging.»[96]

The game was nominated for «Best Spectator Game» in IGNs Best of 2017 Awards,[97] for «eSports Game of the Year» at the 2017, 2018, and 2019 Golden Joystick Awards,[98][99][100][101] for «Best eSports Game» at The Game Awards 2017, The Game Awards 2019 and The Game Awards 2020,[102][103][104] and for «Game, eSports» at the 17th Annual National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers Awards.[105] In 2018, the game was nominated for «Fan Favorite eSports Game» and «Fan Favorite eSports League Format» with the Majors at the Gamers’ Choice Awards,[106] and for «eSports Title of the Year» at the Australian Games Awards.[107]

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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
CSGOcoverMarch2020.jpg
Developer(s)
  • Valve
  • Hidden Path Entertainment
Publisher(s) Valve
Composer(s) Mike Morasky
Series Counter-Strike
Engine Source
Platform(s)
  • OS X
  • PlayStation 3
  • Windows
  • Xbox 360
  • Linux
Release
  • OS X, PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360
  • August 21, 2012
  • Linux
  • September 23, 2014
Genre(s) Tactical first-person shooter
Mode(s) Multiplayer

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) is a 2012 multiplayer tactical first-person shooter developed by Valve and Hidden Path Entertainment. It is the fourth game in the Counter-Strike series. Developed for over two years, Global Offensive was released for OS X, PlayStation 3, Windows, and Xbox 360 in August 2012, and for Linux in 2014. Valve still regularly updates the game, both with smaller balancing patches and larger content additions.

The game pits two teams, Terrorists and Counter-Terrorists, against each other in different objective-based game modes. The most common game modes involve the Terrorists planting a bomb while Counter-Terrorists attempt to stop them, or Counter-Terrorists attempting to rescue hostages that the Terrorists have captured. There are nine official game modes, all of which have distinct characteristics specific to that mode. The game also has matchmaking support that allows players to play on dedicated Valve servers, in addition to community-hosted servers with custom maps and game modes. A battle-royale game-mode, «Danger Zone», was introduced in late 2018.

Global Offensive received positive reviews from critics on release, who praised the game for its gameplay and faithfulness to the Counter-Strike series, though it was criticized for some early features and the differences between the console and PC versions. Since its release, it has drawn in an estimated 11 million players per month and remains one of the most played games on Valve’s Steam platform. In December 2018, Valve transitioned the game to a free-to-play model, focusing on revenue from cosmetic items.

The game has an active esports scene, continuing the history of international competitive play from previous games in the series. Teams compete in professional leagues and tournaments, with the game often cited as being among the best in esports.

Gameplay

Global Offensive, like prior games in the Counter-Strike series, is an objective-based, multiplayer first-person shooter. Two opposing teams, the Terrorists and the Counter-Terrorists, compete in game modes to repeatedly complete objectives, such as securing a location to plant or defuse a bomb and rescuing or capturing hostages.[1][2] At the end of each short round, players are rewarded based on individual and team performance with in-game currency to spend on other weapons or utility in subsequent rounds.[3] Winning rounds generally rewards more money than losing does, and completing map-based objectives, including killing enemies, gives additional cash bonuses.[1][4]

An in-progress match on Dust II, in which the player is using an AK-47

Global Offensive has nine official game modes: Competitive, Casual, Deathmatch, Arms Race, Demolition, Wingman, Flying Scoutsman, Retakes and Danger Zone.[5][6][7][8] Competitive mode, the primary gameplay experience,[9] pits two teams of five players against each other in a best-of-30 match.[10] When playing Competitive, players have a skill rank based on a Glicko rating system and are paired with and against other players around the same ranking.[1] The Casual and Deathmatch modes are less serious than Competitive mode and do not register friendly fire. Both are primarily used as a practice tool.[11][12] Arms Race and Demolition, both based on mods for previous iterations in the series, were added alongside eight new maps for the modes.[1] Arms Race is the Global Offensive variant of the «Gun Game» mode in other games in the series.[1] Demolition is another bomb defusal game mode, with gun upgrades only given to players who killed an enemy in the previous round.[1] Wingman is a two-on-two bomb defusal game mode taking place over sixteen rounds. Similar to Competitive, players are paired based on a dynamic skill ranking.[7] The Flying Scoutsman mode equips players with only a SSG 08 (known in-game as the «Scout») and a knife in a low-gravity map.[13] Retakes is a gamemode where three Terrorists will defend an already planted C4 against 4 Counter-Terrorists. Players will also be able to choose a loadout card at the beginning of each round to retake (or defend) the bomb site.[8] Danger Zone is a battle-royale mode in which up to 18 players search for weapons, equipment, and money in an effort to be the last person or team remaining.[14][15] Valve also included an offline practice mode designed to help new players learn how to use guns and grenades, called the Weapons Course.[16] Apart from the Weapons Course, all other game modes can be played online or offline with bots.[6]

There are five categories of purchasable weaponry: rifles, submachine guns, «heavy» weaponry (light machine guns and shotguns), pistols, and grenades.[17] Each gun in Global Offensive has a unique recoil pattern that can be controlled, a gameplay feature the series has long been associated with.[18][19] Global Offensive also introduced weapons and equipment not seen in previous installments, including tasers and an incendiary grenade.[20]

In-game matchmaking is supported for all online game modes and is managed through the Steam platform.[21] The game servers run Valve Anti-Cheat to prevent cheating.[22] One form of matchmaking in Global Offensive to prevent cheating is Prime Matchmaking which hosts matches that can only be played with other users with the «Prime» status. This feature also results in more equal matches as there are fewer «smurfs» in these matches.[23] The PC version of Global Offensive also supports private dedicated servers that players may connect to through the community server menu in-game. These servers may be heavily modified and can drastically differ from the base game modes. There have been many community-made mods for the game, one of the popular ones being «kz», a mod that makes players complete obstacle courses requiring advanced strafing and jumping techniques.[24]

Development and release

External video
video icon Counter-Strike: A Brief History, a YouTube video published by Valve on January 23, 2017

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is the sequel to the popular first-person shooter Counter-Strike: Source, developed by Valve. Global Offensives development began when Hidden Path Entertainment attempted to port Counter-Strike: Source onto video game consoles.[1][25] During its development, Valve saw the opportunity to turn the port into a full game and expand on the predecessor’s gameplay. Global Offensive began development in March 2010, and was revealed to the public on August 12, 2011.[26] The closed beta started on November 30, 2011, and was initially restricted to around ten thousand people who received a key at events intended to showcase Global Offensive. After issues with client and server stability were addressed, the beta was opened up to progressively more people,[27] and at E3 2012, Valve announced that Global Offensive would be released on August 21, 2012, with the open beta starting roughly a month before that.[27] Before the public beta, Valve invited professional Counter-Strike players to play-test the game and give feedback.[28]

There were plans for cross-platform multiplayer play between Windows, OS X, Linux, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 players, but this was ultimately dropped so that the PC and Mac versions could be actively updated.[29] On August 21, 2012, the game was publicly released on all platforms except Linux,[30] which would not be released until September 23, 2014.[31]

Since the initial release of Global Offensive, Valve has continued to update the game by introducing new maps and weapons, game modes, and weapon balancing changes.[32] One of the first major additions to the game post-release was the «Arms Deal» update. Released on August 13, 2013, the update added cosmetic weapon finishes, or skins, to the game. These items are obtainable by a loot box mechanism; players would receive cases that could be unlocked using virtual keys, purchased through in-game microtransactions.[33][25] Global Offensive has Steam Workshop support, allowing users to upload user-created content, such as maps, weapon skins, and custom game-modes. Some popular user-created skins are added to the game and are obtainable from unboxing them in cases.[34] The creators of the skins are paid when their item is added to a case.[35] These skins helped form a virtual economy in Global Offensive, leading to the creation of gambling, betting, and trading sites.[36] The addition of skins and the associated virtual economy launched Global Offensive’s player count past the other games in the Counter-Strike series and is one of the most important updates in the game’s history.[25][37]

Events called «Operations» are held occasionally and can be accessed through purchasable expansion packs in the form of «operation passes.» These passes grant access to operation objectives which are spread over different game modes, such as Arms Race and Deathmatch,[38] or in operation-specific game modes, first seen in Operation Hydra, released in May 2017.[39] Completing these challenges rewards the player with XP and the ability to upgrade the operation «coin.» The maps in the operations are community made, meaning some of the revenue made goes towards the map designers.[38][40]

An update in October 2014 added «music kits», which replace the default in-game music with music from soundtrack artists commissioned by Valve. If a player with a music kit equipped becomes the round’s most valuable player, their music will play for others at the end of the round. There is a feature that allows kits to be borrowed, and kits can be sold and exchanged through Steam’s Community Market.[41]

In 2016, the game saw two remakes of original Counter-Strike maps, as well as the introduction of Prime matchmaking and additional items. As a part of the Operation Wildfire promotion, Nuke was remade and re-released in February with the primary goals being to balance the map and make it more aesthetically pleasing.[42] In April, Prime matchmaking was added to the game. To partake in this mode, the user had to have a verified phone number connected to their account. It was introduced in an attempt to prevent legitimate players from playing with cheaters or high-skilled players playing on alternative, lower ranked accounts, a practice colloquially known as «smurfing».[23] Inferno, another original map, was re-released in October. Valve said they had three reasons behind the remake: «to improve visibility; to make it easier to move around in groups; and to tune it with player feedback.»[43] Also in October, consumable items called graffiti were added to the game. These items replaced a feature present in the previous iterations of the series called sprays. Previously, players could customize their sprays. Graffiti ideas can be uploaded to the Steam Workshop in the similar manner as gun skins and players can buy and trade the existing graffiti in game.[44] One month later, glove skins were added.[45]

In September 2017, Valve Company worked with the publisher Perfect World to release Global Offensive in mainland China. Chinese citizens, with their identification verified, can receive the game for free and earn Prime matchmaking status immediately.[46] The game is played through Perfect World’s launcher and contains numerous exclusive changes to the game, including the censorship of skulls and other symbols.[47][48] Some other changes were in the cosmetics in certain maps, for example, the hammer and sickle on Cache and Train were removed.[49] In preparation for the release, multiple cities in China celebrated and heavily promoted its upcoming release.[47][48] Users who played the game during its launch month received free promotional cosmetics.[49][50] In compliance with Chinese law, Valve also had to disclose its loot box gambling odds.[51]

In November 2017, an update to the competitive matchmaking was announced. Called the «Trust Factor», it meant a player’s «Trust Factor» would be calculated through both in-game and Steam-wide actions. Factors such as playtime on Global Offensive, times a user has been reported for cheating, playtime on other Steam games, and other behaviors hidden by Valve are taken into consideration when a user’s «Trust Factor» is developed. This was done in an attempt to let the community bond back together in matchmaking, as Prime matchmaking separated Prime and non-Prime players from each other. Valve will not let users view their «Trust Factor» or reveal all of the factors deciding one’s «Trust».[52][53][54] In August 2018, an offline version of the game was released that allows the players to play offline with bots.[55][56]

An update released on December 6, 2018, made the game fully free to play. Users who had purchased the game prior to this update were automatically updated to «Prime» status and given modes that can drop cosmetic items. In addition, the new version introduced a battle royale mode called «Danger Zone».[57]

In November 2019, Operation Shattered Web was released. It operated similarly to the previous operations and introduced new character models and a battle pass system.[58]

In April 2020, source code for 2018 versions of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Team Fortress 2 were leaked on the Internet. This created fears that malicious users would take advantage of the code to develop potential remote code execution software and attack game servers or players’ own computers. Several ongoing fan projects temporarily halted development in wake of this news until better confirmation of the impact of the leak could be determined.[59] Valve confirmed the legitimacy of the code leaks, but stated they do not believe it impacts servers and clients running the latest official builds of either game.[60]

In December 2020, Operation Broken Fang was released accompanied with a cinematic trailer, the first official Counter-Strike: Global Offensive cinematic trailer in eight years since the official launch trailer.[61]

In May 2021, a subscription service called «CS:GO 360 Stats» was released for US$0.99 per month. It includes access to detailed match stats from official Competitive, Premier, and Wingman game modes and the Round Win Chance report introduced in Operation Broken Fang.[62] The update was met with a mixed response from players, with many pointing to free third-party websites that provided similar stats.[63]

In September 2021, Operation Riptide was released, adding gameplay and matchmaking changes, new maps, and new cosmetic items.[64]

In January 2022, an update adding Flick Stick support for gyroscopic game controllers was released. Flick Stick is a control scheme which lets the player quickly «flick» their view using the right analog stick, while delegating all fine aiming to gyro movements.[65]

Gambling, third-party betting and money laundering

Following the introduction of the Arms Deal update in August 2013, skins formed a virtual economy due to their rarity and other high-value factors that influenced their desirability. Due to this, the creation of a number of skin trading sites enabled by the Steamworks API were created. Some of these sites began to offer gambling functionality, allowing users to bet on the outcome of professional matches with skins. In June and July 2016, two formal lawsuits were filed against these gambling sites and Valve, stating that these encourage underage gambling and undisclosed promotion by some streamers. Valve in turn began to take steps to prevent these sites from using Steamworks for gambling purposes, and several of these sites ceased operating as a result.[33] In July 2018, Valve disabled the opening of containers in Belgium and the Netherlands after their loot boxes appeared to violate Dutch and Belgian gambling laws.[66]

In 2019, Valve made changes to Global Offensive‘s loot box mechanics due to a realization that «nearly all» of the trading on loot box keys was done by criminal organizations as a method of money laundering. Valve released a statement, saying, “In the past, most key trades we observed were between legitimate customers. However, worldwide fraud networks have recently shifted to using CS:GO keys to liquidate their gains. At this point, nearly all key purchases that end up being traded or sold on the marketplace are believed to be fraud-sourced. As a result, we have decided that newly purchased keys will not be tradeable or marketable.”[67][68]

Professional competition

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championships

Most recent season or competition:
Intel Extreme Masters Rio Major 2022
Sport Esports
Founded 2013
No. of teams 16 teams (2013–2017)
24 teams (2018–present)
Venue(s) Various
Continents International
Most recent
champion(s)
Outsiders (1 title)
Most titles Astralis (4 titles)
TV partner(s) Twitch, Steam.tv, YouTube, GOTV
Sponsor(s) Valve

Global Offensive has one of the most popular esport scenes in the world.[69][70][71][72] The Global Offensive professional scene consists of leagues and tournaments hosted by third-party organizations, and Valve-sponsored tournaments known as Major Championships. Majors are considered the most prestigious tournaments in Counter-Strike circuit and have among the largest prize pools; originally announced at US$250,000, the prize pools for Majors have risen to US$1,000,000 since MLG Columbus 2016.[73] Astralis is the most successful Global Offensive team of all time, with the core members of that team winning four Majors together.

In 2014, the «first large match fixing scandal»[74] in the Global Offensive community took place, where team iBuyPower purposefully lost a match against NetCodeGuides.com. The seven professional players that were involved in the scandal were permanently banned from all Majors by Valve, although some other organizers eventually allowed the players to compete at their tournaments.[75][76][77]

In 2020, the Counter-Strike coaching bug scandal erupted, where team coaches used variants of a bug to see parts of the map they normally would not have access to and gather information about the enemy team. As of May 5, 2022, the Esports Integrity Commission announced that almost 100 coaches would be sanctioned as they neared the completion of the final investigation.

Esports organizations Cloud9 and Dignitas, among others, announced plans in February 2020 to launch Flashpoint, a franchise-based league for Counter-Strike, countering concerns over the state of the current promotion/relegation leagues. The league was to be owned by the teams rather than a single organization, similar to the Overwatch League.[78]

Media coverage

As the game and the scene grew in popularity, companies, including WME/IMG and Turner Broadcasting, began to televise Global Offensive professional games, with the first being ELEAGUE Major 2017, held in the Fox Theatre and broadcast on US cable television network TBS in 2016.[79] On August 22, 2018, Turner announced their further programming of Global Offensive with ELEAGUE’s Esports 101: CSGO and ELEAGUE CS:GO Premier 2018’s docu-series on the TBS network.[80]

Reception

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive received generally positive reception from critics, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[81][83][82] Since the game’s release, Global Offensive has remained one of the most played and highest-grossing games on Steam.[88][89][90][91] The game won the fan’s choice «eSports Game of the Year» award at The Game Awards 2015.[92]

Reviewers praised Global Offensives faithfulness to the previous game, Counter-Strike: Source, with Allistair Pinsof of Destructoid rating the game very highly and saying that Global Offensive is a «polished and better looking» version of the game.[1] GameSpot writer Eric Neigher said in their review that this game stays true to its predecessors by adding much content, but tweaking small amounts and retaining their best features.[9] The reviewers at gamesTM wrote in their review that the game stood «as a glowing reminder that quality game design is rewarded in longevity and variety.»[93] They also continued onto congratulate Valve that they had not only updated the popular game, but «had completely outclassed its contemporaries.»[93] Martin Gaston of VideoGamer.com wrote that although he was too old to truly enjoy the game, he believed that it was a «fine installment of one of the best games ever made,» and that some people will experience «what will become the definitive moments of their gaming lives.»[19] Xav de Matos for Engadget wrote that for the price, «Global Offensive is a great extension to that legacy.»[11] Mitch Dyer from IGN said that «Global Offensive is definitely a Counter-Strike sequel – it looks and feels familiar, with minor tweaks here and there to help balance old issues and surprise longtime players.»[20]

Some of the features in the early releases of the game were criticized by reviewers. GameSpys Mike Sharkey did not believe that the new content added was good or that there was much of it, and said that the Elo rating system seemed ineffective with many players of various skill levels all playing at once throughout the early days of release.[86] Evan Lahti from PC Gamer noted that the majority of new official maps in Global Offensive were only for Arms Race or Demolition game modes, while Classic maps were only given «smart adjustments» to minor details.[87] Pinsof thought that in its release state, it would not be the final version of the game.[1] Paul Goodman said that for long-time fans of the series, Global Offensive will start to show the game’s age, expressing that he «couldn’t help but feel that I had been there and done that a dozen times before.»[94]

Although reviewers liked the console versions of the game, they believed there were obvious differences between the PC and console versions. Neigher believed that due to playing with thumbsticks and shoulder buttons «you definitely won’t be getting the ultimate CS:GO experience.»[9] Ron Vorstermans for Gamer.nl said that the PC version is there to play at a higher competitive level, though he went on to say that the console versions are not inferior because of the PC’s superiority for competition.[95] Dyer wrote that the PlayStation 3 version was at an advantage to the Xbox version because of the ability to connect a keyboard and mouse to the system. He continued on to say that the user-interface on both of the consoles was as good as the PC one.[20] Mark Langshaw of Digital Spy opined that although the game has support for the PlayStation Move, using it only makes the «already unforgiving game all the more challenging.»[96]

The game was nominated for «Best Spectator Game» in IGNs Best of 2017 Awards,[97] for «eSports Game of the Year» at the 2017, 2018, and 2019 Golden Joystick Awards,[98][99][100][101] for «Best eSports Game» at The Game Awards 2017, The Game Awards 2019 and The Game Awards 2020,[102][103][104] and for «Game, eSports» at the 17th Annual National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers Awards.[105] In 2018, the game was nominated for «Fan Favorite eSports Game» and «Fan Favorite eSports League Format» with the Majors at the Gamers’ Choice Awards,[106] and for «eSports Title of the Year» at the Australian Games Awards.[107]

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Самый честный трейлер — Counter strike

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, CS:GO (Контр-Страйк: Глобал Оффенсив, рус. офиц. «Контрудар: Глобальное наступление», жарг. Контра Го, транслит. Контр-Страйк Гоу, КС Курва) — глобальный симулятор оружейного шопинга; поначалу весьма скептически воспринятая игровым сообществом, но потом оказавшаяся вполне добротной, успешно взлетевшая третья (на самом деле четвёртая) глобальная часть той самой, всем в мире известной и любимой Контры; компьютерная игра и кибер дисциплина для задротов, разработанная, полюбившимся всем, компаниями Valve и Hidden Path Entertainment; второй (и уже очередной), во многом более удачный чем предыдущий (Counter-Strike: Source), ремейк той самой Контры 1.6 с обновлённой графикой и добавленными вкусными плюшками, которых часто не хватало в предыдущих версиях игры.

Название[править]

Само название Global Offensive очень удачное в отличие от предыдущего дурацкого названия Source взятое от названия движка. «Глобальное наступление» это как бы ни о чём и обо всём сразу, такое аморфное и пафосное название, которое замечательно сокращается в красивую аббревиатуру GO (ГО) и получается клёвое CS:GO.

По количеству визжащих польских школьников на серверах, эту игру проще было бы назвать ни CS:GO, а CS:Kurwa или Kurwa:GO ибо без «Курв» там никогда не обходится.

CS:GO в деталях[править]

Итак, что же такое CS GO?

  • CS GO это когда раскраски оружия стоят дороже крутых игровых девайсов.
  • CS GO это когда ты обязан дропнуть свой красивый калаш всей команде.
  • CS GO это когда открываешь 20 сундуков и получаешь 20 кусков синего г**на.
  • CS GO это когда тебя добавляют школьники и предлагают over 9000 сундуков в обмен на твой нож.
  • CS GO это когда тебя добавляет школьник и начинает выпрашивать в подарок шмотку ценой в 3500 рублей, приводя при этом аргумент «да ты ж богатый, что тебе стоит!».
  • CS GO это когда тебе по 10 раз в день присылают ссылки на трояны в надежде обчистить твой инвентарь.
  • CS GO это когда тебя выгоняют только потому что ты Русский.
  • CS GO это когда ты спалил свой стул после игры в соревновательном режиме.
  • CS GO это когда «глобалы» создают по 10 аккаунтов и получают удовлетворение, играя против «калашей».
  • CS GO это когда ты Russian Noob, если остался против пятерых, убил четверых но не добил пятого.
  • CS GO это когда ты Russian Noob при счете 21-7-10, а у ближайшего тиммейта 8-0-16.
  • CS GO это когда ты выучил польский и шведский за одну-две катки.
  • CS GO это когда в соревновательном режиме поляков больше, чем в самой Польше.
  • CS GO это когда ты в одиночку открываешь А, а бомба уже про***на на Б.
  • CS GO это когда на твои советы и вопросы тебе отвечают «stfu Russian».
  • CS GO это когда про***л три звания за день только из-за того, что каждый раз играешь против «глобалов», играющих со второго аккаунта.
  • CS GO это когда каждый третий тиммейт — набустенный сильвер.
  • CS GO это когда против тебя играет пять уебанов с АВП.
  • CS GO это когда одного «беркута» и четырех «калашей» кидает против пяти «супримов».
  • CS GO это когда высаживаешь все 30 патронов в одного еблана и наносиишь 99 in 7, а тот рандомным выстрелом попадает тебе в голову.
  • CS GO это когда VAC показательно банит профессиональных игроков, но не может забанить долбаёба, который простреливает всю команду через три стены, имея при этом 2.2 часа в игре.
  • CS GO это когда тебе стирают все победы из-за того, что какие-то дауны из патруля заподозрили твоего друга в читерстве.
  • CS:GO это когда в твоей тиме школьников больше чем в рекламе Фруктового Сада;
  • CS:GO это когда ты орешь «RUSH B», бежишь туда и открываешь его в одного, а потом обнаруживаешь, что бомбу уже проcpали где-то на лонге;
  • CS:GO это когда перед матчем ты ПО ИНЕРЦИИ отключаешь всем микрофон;
  • CS:GO это когда ты стреляешь в спину, снимаешь ему 99 хп, а затем он оборачивается и убивает тебя рандомным выстрелом в голову;
  • CS:GO это когда вы делаете −4, а затем оставшийся делает эйс с помощью скара, авп или cpаного п-90;
  • CS:GO это когда ты остаешься 1х1, плантишь бомбу, прячешься за машиной, слышишь шаги из темки, готовишься встретить… а он вылезает из окна и делает хэд;
  • CS:GO это когда ты нуб, даже если остался один, сделал −4, но не смог убить пятого. Из-за перезарядки;
  • CS:GO это когда ты нуб, потому что твой дигл не может вместить в себя больше 7 патронов;
  • CS:GO это когда в решающем раунде тебя показательно убивают твои же тиммейты;
  • CS:GO это когда тебя кикают школьники только затем, чтобы сдаться;
  • CS:GO это когда после потной катки всем выпадают новые кейсы, а тебе — raвноящик за 70 копеек.
  • CS:GO это когда на первую же миссию свежекупленной тобой операции ты тратишь полдня, так как никак не можешь собрать CPAНЫЕ 200 ПОИНТОВ из-за пинга в 250!!!;
  • CS:GO это когда каждый eбaный раунд в боях насмерть тебя кидает в de_zoo, от которого тебя уже тянет блевать;
  • CS:GO это когда каждый день тебя добавляет 10+ лоу-лвлных аккаунтов в надежде обчистить твой инвентарь;
  • CS:GO это когда ты получаешь 7 дней бана за то, что тебя кикнули, либо кикнул ты, либо тебя выкинуло к xyям, либо у тебя рубанули инет, либо ты попросту забил xyй и пошел спать, трижды прокляв себя перед сном за то, что купил эту игру.
  • CS:GO это когда после несколько недельного перерыва ты стал играть как сильвер.
  • CS:GO это когда ребенок учит тебя играть.
  • CS:GO это когда текстура ножа стоит дороже самого аналога.
  • CS:GO это когда сидишь такой играешь и какому-то везунчику выпадает крутой дроп с сервера.
  • CS:GO это когда русские учат поляков русскому.
  • CS:GO это когда договариваешься рашить тимой, а они добегают до темки и сидят крысят.

Все это CS GO! 10 довольных Гейбов из 10.

Что вы получаете взамен после покупки CS:GO[править]

  1. Злые поляки в соревновательном режиме.
  2. Тупые школьники на пабах и дополнительных модах.
  3. Сундуки которые окупают 449, да, именно 449 рублей за 3-4 месяца.
  4. Куча фейлов.
  5. Вы узнаете у кого был половой акт с вашей младшей сестрой и матерью. В 99 % вы узнаете, кто ваш настоящий отец. И скорее всего, он младше вас.

Сравнение с прошлыми играми[править]

  • Стрельба более рандомнее, чем в 1.6. Вы будете думать, что на небе любой карты висит магнит, который притягивает пули. На самом деле это не так. Странно, да?
  • Физика гранат. Несмотря на то, что реальные гранаты весят около кило-половину, здесь же они отлетают словно фекалии об плитку Туалета. Будьте осторожны с альтернативным огнем при выборе гранат.
  • Физика в общем плане. Если вы вдруг увидите как террориста после смерти перекрутило так, как будто у него нет позвоночника вовсе — не удивляйтесь. Модифицированный движок позволяет запечатлеть лучшие моменты Брейк-Данса трупов. Не верите? Коммьюнити ГО -> Скриншоты.
  • Оперативка. Если вы думаете, что ваша девушка многого от вас просит (Если таковая у вас вообще есть, и вы знаете что такое человек женского пола), то вы правы так как они реально охуели в феминистических ценностях и много требуют, но CS GO требует не меньше. Эта игра сожрет абсолютно всю вашу оперативную память и будет выдавать хиленькие 100 фпс, если у вас ОЗУ меньше двух гигов. Слайдшоу при стрельбе обеспечено.
  • Графика. Вполне приятная «мокрая» реалистичная высокополигональная детализированная графика без ебаных цветовых фильтров, которые так любят накладывать многие разрабы игр. Серые дасты просто великолепны ибо эта ебаная желтизна из предыдущих частей уже порядком всех подзаебела. Болванчики в меру большие в отличие от отстойных физически мизерных моделек из CS Source. Одним словом визуальная составляющая сабжа радует глаз, видно, что постарались.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive во всех аспектах обошла предыдущие части, поэтому все массово перешли на неё из CS Source.

Политика банов в CS:GO[править]

Коротко, о системе бана в CS:GO:

  • вы рак — бан 7 дней
  • у вас в тиме раки — бан 7 дней
  • вы баните раков — бан 7 дней
  • раки банят вас — бан 7 дней
  • если вам сказали «kurwa» — бан 7 дней
  • у вас говёный инет — бан 7 дней
  • вы не успели переподключиться — бан 7 дней
  • вырубили электричество в доме — бан 7 дней
  • мамка выгнала с за компа — бан 7 дней
  • пропал соседский Wi-Fi — бан 7 дней
  • друзья позвали бухать — бан 7 дней
  • бан 7 дней — бан 7 дней

Чтобы поиграть без бана, вы должны быть одиноким человеком, со стальной нервной системой, с провайдером у которого не бывает сбоев в работе, иметь электро-генератор, и огромное желание покатать в CS!

Кратко о новой системе званий в CS:GO[править]

  • Вы слили три игры подряд? — Понижение.
  • Вы выиграли семь игр подряд, а затем слили игру? — Понижение.
  • Ничья? — Понижение.
  • Вам попались идиоты в команду? — Понижение.
  • Ваши друзья думают, что вы шутите о новой системе рангов? — Понижение.
  • Вас кикнули? — Бан и понижение.
  • Вам что-то не нравится? — Понижение.
  • Вы не открываете кейсы? — Понижение.
  • Вы зарегистрированы в Origin? — Понижение.
  • Вы выиграли пятнадцать игр подряд? — Кхм… Нууу… Мы подождём, пока вы проиграете.
  • Вы проиграли? — Понижение.
  • Вам выпал нож? — Понижение.
  • Вам не выпал нож? — Понижение.
  • Вам НЕ нравится новая система рангов? — Понижение.
  • Вам НРАВИТСЯ новая система рангов? — Прекрасно, понижение вам тоже понравится.
  • Вы не заходите в игру? — Понижение.
  • Вы заходите в игру? — Держите тупых тиммейтов.
  • Зачем? — Понижение.
  • Понижение? — Понижение.
  • Повышение? — Понижение.

Ценовая политика в CS:GO[править]

  • В этой игре картинка ножа стоит дороже нормального Андроида или видеокарты.
  • В этой игре черно-бело-оранжевая AWP стоит дороже секса с поддержанной проституткой
  • В этой игре можно потратить ЕБАНЫЕ 5000 рублей, а вытащить кучу КОММОНа
  • В этой игре в чаты рукожопые шкАльники мерятся не скиллом, а у кого какой ножичек, бля
  • В этой игре за ТОП-место в конце раунда выпадает н**уя, а вот малолетнему дну — обязательно
  • В этой игре за крики: «Че ты не тащищь, тв*рь! Он же почти в упор был» кикают не плохого игрока, а тебя
  • В этой игре когда ты орешь: бомба на А, все бегут на Б. Потом тебя одного убивают на А, эти идиоты только тогда бегут минировать, минируют… А звездочку дают не тебе, а какому-то хуйлу
  • В этой игре ты можешь крикнуть — «они все на длине», но никто не придет на помощь — ведь дрочить друг друга ножами на Б интереснее
  • В этой игре, если тебе меньше 18 — ты дно и школьник, а если больше 18 — старый пердун. И никаких разбирательств
  • В этой игре ты можешь сделать −20, но если ты не дропнуел ему «ту красивую ЭМочку» посмотреть — молись с*ка
  • В этой игре скорее Гейб выпустит HL3, чем ты выиграешь нож или куда ты там проебал косарь

CS:GO как лучший самоучитель польского языка[править]

Не секрет, что видео игры неплохо обучают английскому. Играя в CS:GO можно так же изучить ещё и польский.

Итак, запоминаем польские слова и их перевод:

  • kurwа — вы плохо играете, не можете собраться и нормально аимить. Ваш польский тиммейт вами недоволен.
  • kurwа — вы собрались и только что сделали эйс. Ваш польский тиммейт все также недоволен.
  • kurwа — вы не смогли в одиночку затащить эко-клатч с P-250 против 5 фулл-бай терров. Ваш польский товарищ вами недоволен.
  • rosyjski kurwа — ваш польский тиммейт узнал, что вы из России. Вы же не думаете, что теперь он когда-либо будет доволен вашей игрой?

10 бомбящих курв из 10. И помните — ни слова по-русски.

Нововведения[править]

КС:ГО подверглась серьёзным изменениям:

  • Весь интерфейс поменяли на более удобный.
  • Добавили новых пушек и убрали несколько старых вроде часто используемой MP5.
  • Добавили «Молотов».
  • Разные виды команд.
  • Новые карты.
  • Кейсы и ключи.
  • Режимы.
  • Новый режим рисования граффити и их покупка на ограниченное число использования.

Скины[править]

Одними из значимых нововведений в CS:GO были были скины (кожа для полигончиков, текстуры), которые выпадали или покупались за деньги. Они замечательно вписались в игру и большинством сообщества были восприняты очень тепло ибо разноображивали игру, а также давали возможность выебнуться перед остальными.

Когда-то я наварился на шапочках в «симуляторе шапок», а теперь на перчаточках наварюсь в КС Курва.

Хитрюга Гейбен

Сперва скины были только на оружие, но потом, в ноябре 2016-ого года, появились скины и на перчатки. Многие шутили тогда, что в следующих обновлениях будут следующие нововведения:

  • Скины на пули (возможно, платные пули)
  • Скины на бомбу и дефузы
  • Скины на куртку, штаны, обувь.
  • Скины на дым от дымовухи, чтобы был разноцветным
  • Скины на ник
  • Читы которые можно использовать ограниченное число раз
  • Скин на лобби в кс
  • Метательные ножи
  • Ножевой кейс
  • Скины на карты
  • Скины на тазер
  • Скины на гранаты и на «Молотов»
  • Именной ярлык
  • скины на кровь
  • скины на «Зевс»
  • Скины на броню и шлем
  • Скины на ЛИЦО
  • Скины на куриц.
  • Скины на воду, на мираж, на открытия кейсов, на баги
  • Скины на всё что только можно
  • Платные прицелы, новые звуки
  • Метательные граффити
  • Взрывные граффити
  • Горячие граффити
  • Ездовые, блять, собаки
  • Японская «Катана», мачете и даже монтировка из Half-Life 2
  • Различные трюки, типо сальто (тоже из кейсов)
  • Обманные гранаты (выглядит как хаешка, взрывается как флешка и типо того)
  • Женские скины как это устроено в корейских шутерах. Все ведь любят Образ W, а в отсталых странах культура не разрешает парням его носить, хоть в игре за такого персонажа можно поиграть.
  • Блек джек и шлюхи
  • Возможность грабить корованы, куда же без этого. Естественно тоже со скинами.
  • Технику добавят, а потом и ядерную бомбу.

Очевидно, что в следущий раз Valve добавят в Контру ГО возможность видеть ноги персонажа как в Left 4 Dead, чтобы при прыжке одна нога обязательно сильно выходила вперёд дабы её было видно на экране при небольшом угле наклона вниз. А через это обновление, будут добавлены скины на ботинки! Смекалочка хули.

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RTS Command & Conquer (Red Alert) • Company of Heroes 2 • Dune 2 • Dungeon Keeper • Dwarf Fortress • Homeworld • StarCraft • Total Annihilation • Transport Tycoon • Warcraft III • WarCraft (DotA) • Warhammer 40K (Словарь) • Warcraft III: Reforged • Сталин против марсиан
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MMORPG Aion • Corovaneer Online • EVE Online • Everquest 2 • Granado Espada • Kantai Collection • Lineage II • Progress Quest • Ragnarok Online • RF Online • Second Life • TimeZero • Ultima Online • War Thunder • World of Tanks • World of Warcraft • Арена • Бойцовский клуб • Ололоды • Счастливый фермер • Хаббо • RAID Shadow Legends
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Action-adventure Action • Assassin’s Creed • Grand Theft Auto • Legacy of Kain • Lost Vikings • Mafia • Minecraft • Portal • Prince of Persia • Prototype • Resident Evil • Space Station 13 • Splinter Cell • Thief • Tomb Raider
Аркады Action 52 • Angry Birds • Another World • Battletoads • Carmageddon • Chip-chan Kick • Contra • Crimsonland • Dangerous Dave • Digger • Earthworm Jim • Elasto Mania • Flashback • Nekketsu • Pacman • Robot Unicorn Attack • Rockman • Snake Rattle ‘n’ Roll • Star Control • Touhou Project • World of Goo • Worms • Вангеры • Охотник на педиков • Позвоните Кузе • Сапёр • Тетрис
Симуляторы Elite • F-19 • Guitar Hero • Kerbal Space Program • Spore • The Sims • Дальнобойщики • Ил-2 Штурмовик • Hearthstone
Файтинги Guilty Gear • Killer Instinct • Mortal Kombat
Квесты Demonophobia • Leisure Suit Larry • Neverhood • Phantasmagoria • Sam & Max • Stanley Parable • Syberia • The Legend of Kyrandia • Yume Nikki • Русские квесты • Тургор
Survival horror Five Nights at Freddy’s • Resident Evil • Silent Hill
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (рус. «Контрудар: глобальное наступление») — компьютерная игра, разработанная компаниями Valve и Hidden Path Entertainment; последняя основная игра в серии игр Counter-Strike.

Выход на ПК под управлением Microsoft Windows, на компьютерах Mac и игровых приставках Xbox 360 и PlayStation 3 состоялся 21 августа 2012 года. 23 сентября 2014 года игра была выпущена на Linux (изначально в статусе бета-версии).

Описание[]

Сounter-Strike: Global Offensive — мультиплеерный шутер от первого лица, призванный углубить и усовершенствовать ту самую командную игровую механику «пять на пять», за которую все и полюбили Counter-Strike.

В состав Global Offensive входят как абсолютно новые карты, персонажи и оружие, так и классические карты вроде Dust 2 и других культовых карт, переживших небольшую перестройку. Груда оригинальных режимов игры, доска лидеров и непременные лобби для бойцов — все это тоже входит в комплект.

CS:GO включает в себя новые карты, персонажей, оружие и их улучшенные версии из классической CS (de_dust и т. п.). Кроме того, CS:GO содержит новые игровые режимы, систему организации матчей, глобальные таблицы игроков и многое другое.

«Counter-Strike была сюрпризом для игровой индустрии, когда не особо удачный мод стал одним из самых популярных шутеров в мире сразу же после его релиза в августе 1999 года, — говорит Даг Ломбарди из Valve, — за прошедшие 12 лет, она все еще одна из самых популярных в мире игр, часто появляется на игровых соревнованиях и продана в количестве более 25 миллионов копий по всему миру. CS:GO возрождает знаменитый игровой процесс Counter-Strike и предлагает его игрокам не только на ПК, но и на консолях и компьютерах Mac».

Геймплей[]

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive вносит несколько изменений в оригинальную формулу игры серии Counter-Strike. По сравнению с Counter-Strike: Source модели урона оружия были отбалансированы. Улучшено проникновение пуль через некоторые стены, материалы и предметы. Радио команды для ботов и игроков были обновлены (не давно радиокоманды были удалены и теперь ботам не возможно отдать командование), среди других изменений.

Экономика была изменена. Боеприпасы больше не нужно покупать.

В дополнение к графическим обновлениям, HUD, прицел и меню для покупок VGUI были обновлены.

В игре есть система Соревновательного Матчмейкинга, основанная на рангах ELO и званиях.

В игре есть поддержка только выделенных серверов на ПК и Mac.

Списки лидеров были включены в первоначальный выпуск, но были урезаны в обновлении от 17 февраля 2016.

Игра позволяет играть в кроссплатформенную многопользовательскую игру между платформами Windows и Mac OS X. Ранее сообщалось, что PlayStation 3 тоже будет включена, но позже её исключили.

Советы и подсказки добавлены на экран загрузки карты, а Интересные факты были добавлены в раунды, которые называют факты, произошедшие в раунде.

Оружие и экипировка[]

Оружие, Гранаты и Оборудование Запретной Зоны[]

Добавлено 8 новых экземпляров оружия в Global Offensive, есть также измененное оружие и старое. Изменены характеристики оружия, скорость стрельбы и передвижения.

Экипировка и снаряжение[]

Игровые режимы[]

Global Offensive содержит несколько многопользовательских режимов игры:

  • Обычный и соревновательный режим. Содержат два классических режима игры. Соревновательный режим от обычного отличается лишь системой подбора игроков и системой званий.
    • Закладка бомбы: Террористы должны заложить C4 на одной из двух точек закладки бомбы, защитить установленную бомбу от спецназа, устранить всех спецназовцев; спецназ должен не дать террористам установить бомбу, разминировать бомбу, устранить всех террористов.
    • Освобождение заложников: Спецназ должен спасти заложников, устранить всех террористов, террористы должны защищать заложников от спецназа, устранить всех спецназовцев.
  • Военные игры. Сборник игровых режимов, пользовательских модификаций, официально введённых в игру.
    • Гонка вооружений: Убивайте врагов из разного оружия, достигните последнего уровня с Золотым ножом и выиграете матч.
    • Уничтожение объекта: Сочетает в себе обычный режим Закладки бомбы и Гонку вооружений. В данном режиме нельзя покупать предметы, оружие улучшается только с помощью убийств, на карте имеется всего одна точка для закладки бомбы.
    • Перелётные снайперы (только ПК): гравитация понижена, все игроки имеют SSG 08 с высокой точностью.
  • Бой насмерть (только ПК): убивайте врагов, получайте очки за каждое убийство. Победитель будет тот, кто наберёт больше всех очков.
  • Напарники (только ПК): матчи 2 на 2 в укороченных версиях карт режима Закладки бомбы.
  • Запретная Зона (только ПК): режим Королевской битвы.

Кроме этого, доступна одиночная игра с ботами, в которой предлагаются такие же режимы, но с особым искусственным интеллектом; и инструктаж — карта для одного человека, созданная для обучения основам игры и тренировок игрока.

Карты[]

При запуске игры было выпущено 16 официальных карт: 8 обновлённых классических карт и 8 карт военных игр (2 в Гонке вооружений и 6 в Уничтожении объекта).

Основная статья: Карты

Агенты[]

В CS:GO имеется 16 уникальных агентов, которые имеют свою собственную озвучку и цитаты. У каждой фракции есть 5 разных игровых моделей, которые выбираются автоматически на базе возрождения. Агенты сочетают в себе черты новых и старых персонажей. Фракции, выделенные жирным шрифтом — доступные только в CS:GO.

Террористы[]

  • Анархисты
  • Балканы
  • Кавалерия *
  • Пираты
  • Подразделение «Феникс»
  • Профессионалы
  • Сепаратисты
  • Элитное подразделение
  • Партизаны*

Спецназ[]

  • FBI
  • GIGN
  • GSG-9
  • IDF
  • KSK *
  • SAS
  • SEAL Team 6
  • SWAT
  • USAF TACP *
  • Национальная жандармерия*
  • Первый батальон Бразилии*

* Добавлены позже.

Вырезанные[]

История разработки[]

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive начинало своё создание, как порт Counter-Strike: Source для Xbox 360, созданный компанией Hidden Path Entertainment. Рассматривая это как возможность расширить франшизу, Valve превратила ее в совершенно новую игру.

Первые новости о разработке игры появились вместе с официальным анонсом — 12 августа 2011 года. Слухи о том, что компания Valve, ответственная за серию игр Counter-Strike, разрабатывает новую часть игры (последней на данный момент основной игрой серии, не считая Counter-Strike Online, направленной на азиатскую аудиторию, является Counter-Strike: Source 2004 года) распространились несколькими днями ранее.

В анонсе игры сообщается о том, что разработчики обещают сохранить основы игрового процесса «классической» версии игры — Counter-Strike, а также добавить новые карты для многопользовательских сражений (среди которых будут ремейки старых карт с улучшенной графикой), модели бойцов и оружие. В числе прочих усовершенствований ожидаются онлайновые таблицы рекордов и система автоматического подбора соперников. Говорится о том, что игра выйдет в начале 2012 года, а в 2011 году она будет продемонстрирована на выставках PAX Prime и Eurogamer Expo. Игра разрабатывается для персонального компьютера с операционными системами Microsoft Windows и Mac OS X, и для игровых консолей PlayStation 3 и Xbox 360 (там она выйдет в онлайновых сервисах PlayStation Network и Xbox Live соответственно).

Некоторые сайты предположили, что Counter-Strike: Global Offensive будет базироваться на последней версии игрового движка Source, собственной разработке Valve, на которой построены все последние игры студии; однако в официальном анонсе нет никаких уточнений, касающихся технологической части. Несколько крупных сайтов опубликовали «трейлер игры», который на самом деле является перемонтированным любителем (в частности, изменена надпись в конце ролика) трейлером другой части, Counter-Strike Online.

Примерно одновременно с первыми новостями-анонсами игры появились сведения о том, что разработчики компании Valve пригласили лучших киберспортсменов, играющих в Counter-Strike для тестирования новой части; один из тестеров описал свои впечатления от знакомства с рабочей версией Global Offensive в небольшом превью, в котором он сообщает о том, что «проект разработан на обновленном движке Source», подтверждает данные о новых видах оружия и о том, что в игре будут улучшенные и переделанные версии старых карт («карты выглядели великолепно, скины игроков и анимация бесподобны, а модели оружия чрезвычайно красивы»); по словам тестера игра представляет собой рабочую версию, но «выглядит лучше, чем какая-то pre-beta».

15 августа 2011 года появились другие новости относительно игры: стало известно, что студия Hidden Path Entertainment, сотрудничающая с Valve, намерена и после выхода Global Offensive заниматься обновлениями для Counter-Strike: Source (параллельно с обновлениями Global Offensive), появились подробности о некоторых деталях игрового процесса (так, денежная система полностью переработана, появились новые взрывоопасные предметы — коктейль Молотова и ложная граната, которая имитирует оружейные выстрелы, сбивая противника с толку).

20 августа 2011 года и несколькими днями позднее стали появляться новости о том, что разработчики намерены сделать многопользовательский режим кроссплатформенным, однако такая совместимость будет только с Windows-версией, Mac-версией и версией для PlayStation 3; то есть, владельцы игры, играющие на приставке, и игроки, играющие на персональных компьютерах, получат возможность сражаться вместе на одних серверах. «Мы больше не хотим делить игровую индустрию на обособленные друг от друга островки» — прокомментировал заявление о поддержке кроссплатформенной игры Гейб Ньюэлл, основатель компании. Также было заявлено, что версия игры для PlayStation 3 будет в полной мере поддерживать управление с клавиатуры и мыши (которые можно подключить к консоли посредством предусмотренных портов USB). Доступно стандартное управление с контроллера приставки и управление с контроллера PlayStation Move.

26 августа 2011 года вышел первый официальный трейлер игры, в котором были продемонстрированы графика (использование последней на момент разработки игры версии движка Source), игровой процесс (включая новое меню покупки оружия), карты и вооружение.

6 сентября 2011 года стало известно что Counter Strike: Global Offensive будет представлена на игровой выставке «ИгроМир 2011». На выставке будет впервые в мире показана ПК-версия игры.

19 сентября 2011 года стало известно, что в новой игре будет доступен так называемый «казуальный режим». Новички смогут играть индивидуально; игра для них будет более простой, а оружие не нужно будет покупать.

22 сентября 2011 года компания Valve заявила о том, что в числе многопользовательских режимов будут режимы Бой насмерть и Гонка вооружений. Эти режимы впервые были представлены в любительском моде Gun Game для Counter-Strike: Source; разработчикам игры они понравились, поэтому было решено пригласить авторов мода к работе над новой частью.

1 октября 2011 года один из разработчиков Valve сообщил, что компьютерная версия игры не будет отличаться от консольной.

В начале ноября представители Valve сообщили, что открытое бета-тестирование игры, которое планировалось начать в октябре, откладывается в связи с желанием авторов поработать над игрой прежде чем выводить её на публику.

19 ноября 2011 года компания Valve сообщила, что закрытое бета тестирование начнётся 30 ноября.

4 июня 2012 года Valve на выставке E3 объявили дату выхода Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, которая намечена на 21 августа 2012 года и цену, для всех платформ составляющую 14,99$.

8 августа 2012 года стал доступен предзаказ игры на Цифровой платформе Steam. Также было объявлено, что открытое бета-тестирование стартует 14 августа, однако оно будет доступно для тех, кто воспользовался предзаказом игры, то есть приобрёл её до официального релиза.

15 августа 2012 года Valve в своём блоге опубликовали полную статистику бета-теста начиная с 1 декабря 2011 года и до 15 августа 2012.

16 августа 2012 года стало известно, что все, кто предзаказал Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, в подарок получат предмет из Team Fortress 2. Этот предмет — оружие для снайпера, сделанный в виде AWP. Слонобой высшей пробы уже получили все, кто предзаказал CS:GO в Steam до 21 августа.

21 августа 2012 года (в 21:00 по Москве) состоялся релиз игры в Steam. В тот же день вышло первое обновление.

Пост-релиз[]

Valve активно поддерживают игру, выпуская многочисленные обновления игры. Обновления исправляют ошибки в игре, вносят корректировки в геймплей, добавляют новые карты, раскраски оружия. Кроме этого, была добавлена Мастерская Steam, в которой игроки могут добавлять свои карты и раскраски для оружия. Самые лучшие карты и раскраски добавляют в игру во время операций или при выпуске нового оружейного кейса.

В презентации «Hello CS» в Китае было объявлено, что движок игры будет перенесен на Source 2 летом 2017 года, наряду с добавлением нового пользовательского интерфейса под названием Panorama и специальной модифицированной версии Counter-Strike: Global Offensive выпущенной в Китае компанией Perfect World.

В 2019 году Valve выпустила обновление для CS:GO, чтобы внедрить новую платформу для принятия решений ботами, и это может проложить путь к супер-умному ИИ.[1]

Достижения[]

Так же, как и в Counter-Strike: Source в CS:GO есть достижения. Всего 167 штук. Они разделены на 5 категорий, за выполнение всех достижений одной из категорий игроку дают золотую медаль в профиль CS:GO

Бесплатная версия[]

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive с 7 декабря 2018 стала полностью бесплатной. Однако, чтобы играть на прайм матчах, нужно купить игру за 1080 рублей. Игроки, купившие игру до обновления от 7 декабря 2018, получили бесплатный прайм статус и в честь этого их наградили специальной медалью.

Различные отличия[]

  • Улучшенная проникающая способность пуль через стены, чем в Counter-Strike: Source.
  • Новые и изменённые фракции
    • Теперь фракции зависят от карты, игрок не может выбрать себе ее, как раньше. Кроме этого, в начале игры назначается за игроком случайный персонаж из фракции.
    • У каждый фракции есть своя озвучка и реплики.
    • Модели рук от 1-го лица отличаются у террористов и спецназа, когда в старых частях они были одинаковыми для всех команд.
      • У каждой фракции имеются свои модели рук.
  • У CS:GO есть система званий для подбора игры.
  • Поддержка выделенных серверов (ПК и Mac).
  • Таблица лидеров.
  • ПК версия постоянно обновляется, когда консольные версии нет. На консолях нет карт и режимов, добавленных после выпуска игры.
  • Хитбоксы совершенно другие, нежели в прошлых частях серии.
  • Существует возможность играть за бота, если вы погибли.
  • Бронежилет и шлем покупается только в соревновательном режиме, в остальных установлено по умолчанию.
    • Аналогично и с набором сапёра.
  • Доступен для покупки электрошоковый пистолет Zeus x27.
  • Заложников убить в CS:GO невозможно.
  • Есть возможность рисовать на мини-карте после смерти.

Галерея[]

Видео[]

CS GO Update

CS GO Update

Обновление от 1 октября 2012

CS GO Free Weekend - Arms Race Mode

CS GO Free Weekend — Arms Race Mode

Бесплатные выходные — гонка вооружений

Reintroducing Train

Reintroducing Train

Переделка карты Train

Интересные факты[]

  • Анонс CS:GO состоялся 11 августа 2011 года — ровно 146 месяцев или 4444 дня с момента выпуска Counter-Strike.
  • Судя по концепт-артам, возможно, предполагалось внести женские версии персонажей.
    • После выхода операции «Расколотая Сеть», в игре появились женские агенты.
  • Counter Strike: Global Offensive является единственной игрой серии Counter-Strike, которая была оценена для 18+ по версии PEGI.
  • На значке CS:GO можно увидеть спецназовца, у которого в руках SCAR-17, а он, в свою очередь, отсутствует в игре.
  • Террористы в CS:GO имеют бежевый цвет, когда в прошлых сериях имели красный.
  • В пиратских версиях есть специальный язык в настройках игры — Пиратский.
    • После выхода Panorama UI, данный язык был убран.
  • Большая часть моделей взята из Left 4 Dead 2.
  • В обновлении от 7 декабря 2018 года, CS:GO стала полностью бесплатной, до этого она стоила 10$.
  • В одном из обновлений в 2015-м году в CS:GO добавили набор музыки «Hotline Miami». После, разработчики стали делать коллабарации и с другими играми: Halo: The Master Chief Collection, Half-Life: Alyx, Hades и Battlefield 2042.
  • 19-го июня 2019-го года серии игр Counter-Strike исполнилось 20 лет.

См. также[]

  • Counter-Strike
  • Counter-Strike: Source

Ссылки[]

  • Официальный сайт
  • Counter Strike: Global Offensive в Steam
  • Counter Strike: Global Offensive в Википедии

Примечания[]

  1. Обновленный фреймворк для ботов CSGO открывает путь для супер умного ИИ
Серия Counter-Strike
Игры
Основная серия
  • CS.png Counter-Strike
    • CSBetaIC.png Beta
    • Csx.png Xbox
  • Cscz.png Counter-Strike: Condition Zero
    • Разработка
    • Csczds.png Deleted Scenes
  • Css icon.png Counter-Strike: Source
  • Csgo icon.png Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
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  • Micro Counter Strike
  • Counter-Strike Online
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  • Counter-Strike: Source + Garry’s Mod
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Разработчики
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  • Hidden Path Entertainment
  • Ritual Entertainment
  • Turtle Rock Studios
  • Gearbox Software
  • Sierra Entertainment
  • Perfect World
Прогр. обеспечение
  • Steam
  • Античит Valve
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (2012) is the latest game of the Counter-Strike franchise, running on the Source Source engine. The game is available on PC, through Steam, as well as Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The game contains the well-known hostage and bomb scenarios and has several new game modes not included in its predecessors, including «Deathmatch,» «Demolition,» and «Arms Race». The Arms Race and Demolition game modes are based on the popular mod «Gungame.»

New weapons have also been added: Molotov grenades, which create a pool of fire in the ground, Decoy grenades, which create fake weapon sounds, and a taser melee weapon, the Zeus x27.

Technology-wise, Cascaded Shadow Maps has been implemented, wherein outdoor lighting (which was previously handled by a light_environment entity and produced only static lighting) now casts harsh, directional shadow maps similar to env_projectedtexture.

In June 2018, the brand new Source 2 Panorama UI launched into beta. There are apparently more planned Source 2 Source 2 back-ported features to come soon.

On December 6, 2018, the game became free-to-play and introduced a new battle royale game mode called «Danger Zone.»

Contents

  • 1 Features
  • 2 Content
  • 3 Game modes
  • 4 Official Maps
  • 5 See Also
  • 6 Gallery
  • 7 External Links

Features

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive introduces:

Real-Time outdoor shadow mapping using the env_cascade_light entity
Similar to env_projectedtexture, used to render harsh, dynamic outdoor shadows
Light-mapped Ambient Occlusion
Used to create Ambient Occlusion on Brushes/Displacements
Map Workshop
Used to download custom maps from the workshop
Phong shading on Brushes (added 29 April 2015)
Allows for the addition of Phong highlights on brushes lit by environment light
Anisotropic reflection emulation
Used on cubemaps to emulate anisotropic reflections
Normal Map blending
Used to blend together multiple normal maps

Content

  • Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (csgo)
  • Counter-Strike: Global Offensive engine branch

Game modes

Official Game Mode Match length Penalties for
abandoning?
Description of official Gameplay
Csgo icon competitive.png Competitive

  • Long Match
  • Short Match

20-90 minutes Yes The classic game mode: Two teams of 5 players fight in a best of 30 rounds (Short Match: 16). In Bomb Defusal scenarios, Terrorists must plant a bomb at a target and defend it until it explodes — Counter-Terrorists must either stop them from planting or defuse the bomb before it detonates. In Hostage Rescue scenarios, Counter-Terrorists must find and escort a hostage — Terrorists must stop them. There are skill groups for ranked matchmaking so that ideally players are matched with enemies of a similar skill level. In unranked matchmaking, these skill groups are also regarded but not adjusted.
Csgo icon wingman.png Wingman 10-30 minutes Yes Like Competitive, but adjusted for 2v2 and for a smaller map or a map section, best of 16 rounds, rounds are shorter.
Csgo icon casual.png Casual 10-20 minutes No Like Competitive but not binding («casual»), with simplified and shortened gameplay: best of 15 rounds, shorter freezetime per round, no friendly fire, no team collision, free armor and free defuse kit/cutters.
Csgo icon deathmatch.png Deathmatch

  • Team vs Team
  • Free For All
  • Classic

10 minutes No This is a single 10 minute round with instant respawns. The player’s goal is to eliminate as many enemies as possible with whatever weapon they wish to use. Weapons are free and only rifles, SMGs, heavy weapons, pistols and the Zeus x27 may be bought. Players have a short invulnerability period to buy weapons before moving.
Csgo icon dangerzone.png Danger Zone 3-15 minutes No A Battle Royale mode played on big maps where players win by being the last man (or team) standing. The game starts with all players choosing an insertion point at which they rope down from a helicopter. There is a Danger Zone that starts from the map’s borders and advances, making the playable area smaller and smaller and inflicting damage to players touching it. This game mode features numerous unique weapons and entities.
War Games
Csgo icon skirmish armsrace.png Arms Race 5-10 minutes No This is a single extended round with instant respawn. All players start with the same weapon and get a new one each time they kill an enemy. The progression of unlocked weapons ends with the knife. The first player to get two kills with every weapon plus a kill with the golden knife wins the match.
Csgo icon demolition.png Demolition 10-20 minutes No This is a fast paced mix of bomb planting and gun progression. There is no buying, you start with a rifle and if you get a kill that round, you get a progressively weaker weapon in the next round. Best of 20 rounds.
Csgo icon skirmish flyingscoutsman.png Flying Scoutsman 10-20 minutes No Like Casual but every player has a fixed loadout: A Scout and a knife. There is low gravity and no inaccuracy in mid-air, allowing higher and longer jumps and precise shooting, too.
Csgo icon skirmish retakes.png Retakes 5-10 minutes No Each round, 3 Terrorists spawn on a bomb site with a bomb being planted and 4 CTs spawn at fixed locations around it. Each player can choose a loadout card at round start.

Official Maps

See List of CS:GO Maps for a list of currently available maps and their game modes.

See Also

  • CS:GO Level Creation
  • CS:GO Dedicated Servers
  • CS:GO Game State Integration
  • CS:GO Pick’Em and Fantasy Games
  • CS:GO Match History
  • CS:GO Economy Items
  • Wikipedia entry for CS:GO

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External Links

  • Official site
  • Wikipedia:Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

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About

About CS:GO

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based first person shooter gameplay the original Counter-Strike pioneered when it launched in 1999. Two teams compete in multiple rounds of objective-based game modes with the goal of winning enough rounds to win the match.

CS:GO features new maps, characters, and weapons and delivers updated versions of the classic Counter-Strike maps like Dust, Inferno, Nuke, Train, and more. In addition, CS:GO introduces new game modes like Arms Race, Flying Scoutsman and Wingman, and features online matchmaking and Competitive Skill Groups.

Game Modes

Competitive

This is the classic game mode that put Counter-Strike on the map. Two teams of five compete in a best-of-30 match using standard competitive Counter-Strike rules.

Players must purchase armor, weapons, defuse or rescue kits, and manage their in-game economy to maximize their chance of success. The first team to win 16 rounds in either Bomb Defusal or Hostage Rescue game modes wins the match.

Competitive offers unique Skill Groups players can earn and display, beginning with Silver 1 and progressing up to The Global Elite. Join a match on your own or form a team and queue for a match together!

Wingman

Queue by yourself or grab a friend in this 2v2 best-of-16 game mode on single bomb site maps. Players earn a Skill Group exclusive to Wingman and play using the Competitive Bomb Defusal ruleset. Buy weapons, armor, and defuse kits in an effort to plant the bomb or defend the bomb site!

Casual

Ready to play some Counter-Strike but don’t want to commit to a full 30 round match? Find a Casual match and play at your own pace in this drop-in, drop-out game mode.

In Casual mode players automatically receive armor and defusal kits, play with a simplified economy, and team damage has been turned off. Join a game and begin mastering CS:GO’s fundamentals!

Deathmatch

This fast-paced Casual game mode allows instant respawns and encourages rapid engagements. After spawning, players have a limited amount of time to buy weapons of their choice and engage the enemy.

Kills with different weapons are worth different point amounts, and throughout the match players will be given bonus points for achieving kills with selected weapons. Respawn immediately and get back to the fight!

Arms Race

Arms race is a gun-progression mode featuring instant respawning designed for rapid close quarters combat.

Players gain new weapons immediately after registering a kill as they work their way through each weapon in the game. Get a kill with the final weapon, the golden knife, and win the match!

Demolition

In Demolition players take turns attacking and defending a single bombsite in a series of maps designed for fast-paced gameplay.

Players are automatically granted a starting weapon and advance through a sequence of firearms when they register a kill. The more kills you earn the further you’ll advance towards stronger weapons which give your team an advantage, like powerful sniper rifles!

Flying Scoutsman

This Casual 8v8 game mode features reduced gravity, does not penalize players for shooting while moving, and only allows two weapons – SSG 08 sniper rifles and knives. Take to the skies and eliminate your enemies; the first team to 9 rounds wins!

History

In 1999 Counter-Strike was released as a mod for Half-Life. As the game progressed from a beta to a full release, it refined the classic gameplay that has come to define competitive shooters and produced a dedicated community that has followed the game since its first release.

Through each of its iterations – 1.6, Source, and Global Offensive – Counter-Strike has been the de facto benchmark of a player’s first person shooter skill. Teams from around the world demonstrate their abilities and strategies in local, regional, and international tournaments streamed to millions of viewers across the globe.

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