CS:GO beta gets first patch

3-12-2011 16:37

Just two days after the release of the first public build, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive receives its first patch.

The patch focuses on fixing the movement problems that have been haunting the beta testers and solving the invisibility of some players. The full change log:

Fixed movement exploit
Made movement more responsive per pro feedback
Fixed an out-of-sync issue that was causing some players to get shot by invisible players
Added mp_restartgame for competitive matches

The development team has been tweaking the overall movement feel of the game, compared to ice skating by the testers upon the release of the beta, the movement is now more precise, additionally the bug that made the players run faster by spamming the strafe keys is now fixed.

If you're one of the lucky people to be in the beta you don't need to worry about downloading the patch as Steam will automatically download and apply the patch.

Stay tuned to HLTV.org as we will bring more Counter-Strike: Global Offensive news and future beta keys give away competitions.

Ok. What do the beta testers have to say about this?

2011-12-03 16:38

21 replies

We Will Have CS:GO 1.6 ;-) HAHA ! No Bugs !

2011-12-03 18:44

18 replies

it will be still bad :)

2011-12-03 21:03

17 replies

u dont know shit about that do you?

2011-12-03 21:17

16 replies

I don't give a shit, 1.6 is classic, this one will be just a bad copy

2011-12-03 23:22

15 replies

That could possibly save the dying community and ignite a new wave of players to revitalize and make CS like it once was. If CSGO does get fixed, and even if it IS just a copy of 1.6 with better graphics then we will have made an astounding breakthrough.

2011-12-04 10:33

4 replies

dude.... are you dumb? valve made cs go for source players... not for 1.6 if they made cs go for 1.6 players they would launch cs promod... and not a shitty cs go cs promod looks much better than cs go... and the fisics of the game its same as 1.6

2011-12-04 13:57

3 replies

uhhh... cs:promod wasn't made by valve. It was an outside team who did it. And cs:promod is dead so why even bother....?

2011-12-04 20:02

2 replies

Is it? A beta release in September, a new member joined in October, an update message 5 days ago - this doesn't seem to be dead to me.

2011-12-07 23:39

1 reply

how big is the community tho? They lost so many people just by extending the date no one really cares anymore last time i was on it was in 1.07 and no one was playing. so dead!

2011-12-14 20:45

Moron. Exactly this sort of mentality is what people mean when they talk about "ignorant 1.6/hltv.org community"... and the worst thing is it's pretty common, not just 1 or 2 people.

2011-12-04 12:21

8 replies

Why can't I say that this will be bad, it's only my opinion.

2011-12-04 12:46

6 replies

How can you have an opinion about something that doesn't even have been released? Some serious logic there.

2011-12-04 15:07

5 replies

It's still my prediction.

2011-12-04 15:41

4 replies

and i predict theres a chance u might be wrong ;)

2011-12-04 17:11

2 replies

I agree but don't do such a hustle about someone's opinion :f

2011-12-04 20:03

1 reply

i totally agree with you, even if game gets great it can't be never better than cs 1.6 :)

2011-12-05 00:17

well why do you have to be such a pessimist instead of just being neutral about it before actually testing the game yourself? it's just stupid and when a huge part of 1.6 community thinks just like you, it gives the game a negative image and lessens the chance of it actually being a success.

2011-12-04 19:00

+1 who knows, and by the way CS:Go is not CS 2. Valve will receive important information and opinions about CS GO. With the Half life Engine 3, which probably will be released in 2013, Valve can finalize their efforts and maybe bring the "term" of CS to a new level

2011-12-04 16:23

1.6 is not classic is just another copy... 1.5 is classic.

2011-12-07 17:09

Its better. Movement is definitely more responsive. The biggest problems with the game right now in my opinion is the sound design is still awful. I literally run behind people at full speed and knife them and its because footsteps blend in too well with the rest of the sounds. Another big problem is the lingering dust. Its just obtrusive and annoying and it makes the game looker duller than it is. And my final gripe is the AK. Shooting the AK short distance is effective but over longer distances the bullets spread which means when you encounter an AWP, your best chance is to shoot more randomly in the hopes that a stray bullet pops him but all in all, AWP has an unreal advantage over the AK. Perhaps they did it on purpose but its no fun running into an AWPer and hoping that I get lucky enough to land a few shots in on him. All in all, the game is getting better and it feels a lot tighter. Its much better than Source in my opinion but it still needs a lot of work.

2011-12-04 00:09

1 reply

pretty much everything this man said here is true. i think that that m4 is a little under powered as well

2011-12-04 03:07

GIVE US SOME DAMN BETA KEYS!!!

2011-12-03 16:39

19 replies

Yes! more beta keys to the ppl!!

2011-12-03 16:40

2 replies

+999999 GIVE KEYS

2011-12-03 21:24

1 reply

+ 1337

2011-12-04 16:24

2011-12-03 17:03

2011-12-03 17:09

+1 Keys asap :D

2011-12-03 17:10

2011-12-03 17:11

5 replies

2011-12-03 17:18

4 replies

+18

2011-12-03 18:24

3 replies

+32

2011-12-03 21:06

2 replies

+64

2011-12-04 14:21

1 reply

+128

2011-12-04 15:20

+1! Open Beta it already!

2011-12-03 17:31

Need key!

2011-12-03 17:35

just wait and watch..After some time its full version will be available on every website and no one will be ready to play it..1.6 forever

2011-12-03 18:22

+111111111

2011-12-03 18:50

IMO betas need to be free

2011-12-03 20:57

1 reply

It is, you don't need to buy anything to get a key, you just need to be in the rigth place to get them, later down the road, the beta will became available to everyone, first they just want to test some things with less people.

2011-12-03 23:40

2011-12-03 21:05

CS:GO

2011-12-03 16:40

Yes please! I have played 3 hours to the beta and most of the time there was that annoying bug,no i´ll play better :P PS: Impossible to have aim.

2011-12-03 16:42

i suffer from lack of cs:go beta

2011-12-03 16:43

We demand more keys :D3<

2011-12-03 16:44

beta will be free from some time

2011-12-03 16:52

For people who've played it : How much did it suck ?

2011-12-03 16:54

9 replies

It's actually been really promising :-) This update has only helped things and there are a lot of very happy people playing the game at the moment!

2011-12-03 17:13

It really needs a lot of work, M4 is woeful, ak is pretty bad, deagle/awp are just super amazing. AWP has no scope delay so the quick switching makes it super powerful again like 1.3 but its as easy to snipe with as in source, so its just massively OP. Deagle is also insanely accurate, constant 1 bullets everywhere. Crosshair and recoil need work, matchmaking needs work, need to put ping on the scoreboard (Atm need netgraph or status to show it), it generally just needs work.

2011-12-03 17:36

7 replies

Ahh! Some constructive feedback. Is the sniper accurate without scope? How is the Clarion/famas? Can we bhop or is there any airstrafe? USP/glock accuracy and power?

2011-12-03 18:11

4 replies

No it is not, fast zooming is there to some extent. No famas available yet. Bhopping is close to impossible, 2 consecutive jumps without losing speed is pretty much it. You can strafe in the air but much less than in 1.6. Both pistols seem decent, however deagle is op and hence they are both left in the shadow. I did write a pretty lengthy 'review' of the game at hand. forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthrea..

2011-12-03 19:41

3 replies

Why was GeT_RiGhT running around insta hsing people with famas in the show games then?

2011-12-03 21:08

2 replies

Because the beta that is currently available is a different version. They probably included more weapons in the game we watched them play @ iem. The weapons currently available in the beta are: usp glock deagle ak colt ump awp scout and all the grenades.

2011-12-03 21:23

1 reply

just be happy they included the ump, who cares about famas

2011-12-04 08:49

What I've seen on streams is that you move pretty fast with the awp even though you have it liked "zoomed", am I right? And if so, isn't that pretty bad I mean you cannot take small/good angles?

2011-12-03 19:00

1 reply

Yeah that's a major issue that needs patched. You can't walk while scoped in, so it's difficult to hold acute angles with an awp. I quite like the game though, it's a lot of fun to play. The rifles do seem hugely underpowered though; I'm a pretty crap awper and I'm dominating servers with it. Every time I use an ak/m4 though I'm getting drilled.

2011-12-03 20:16

Schypher, you've been trying out the game, what's your opinion about it?

2011-12-03 16:55

2 replies

hltv.org/?pageid=18&threadid=95813#r2581..

2011-12-03 22:13

1 reply

That was before the Patch, what about now, after the patch has been given out :D

2011-12-04 13:49

that sucks!

2011-12-03 16:55

HLTV.org as a biggest cs community should get many many many keys for users. Best beta testers are here so wtf valve is doing letting some 'guys' from css or smth like test our game! Srry for english

2011-12-03 17:11

1 reply

How very narrow minded of you

2011-12-03 17:13

CS GO SUCKS

2011-12-03 17:13

2 replies

go watch grand show or something else.

2011-12-04 05:05

1 reply

go play domine hahaha

2011-12-04 15:26

CS:GO FTW

2011-12-03 17:14

yay

2011-12-03 17:23

What irony. CS:GOvno means CS:Shit is Russian

2011-12-03 17:28

7 replies

Not ironic at all, you have added 3 extra fuckin letters. The irony is in english it could be CS:GOOD, CS:GONORRHOEA, CS:GOTTHISNEWGAMEFROMVALVE.

2011-12-03 17:33

6 replies

haha

2011-12-03 17:43

@_@ k, you won

2011-12-03 17:54

LOL well played

2011-12-03 18:58

2011-12-03 19:55

or cs:gohome!

2011-12-03 20:01

hahaha !!

2011-12-03 21:57

I'm in the beta and can confirm that the movement was completely rancid yesterday, the 'ice-skating' phenomenon made it almost impossible to counter-strafe, especially while crouched/walking. It definitely feels much better now, yet the movement is by no means very similar to 1.6.

2011-12-03 17:32

1 reply

I don't think its supposed to be. In an ideal world for 1.6ers it would be just like 1.6 but I think they want to make CS:GO have its own feeling and at this point, I'm all for it. Been playing the beta myself and as a 1.6 player I'm digging it. Don't get me wrong, it needs A LOT of work but it shows a lot of promise.

2011-12-04 00:12

yeah, its really nice to read about this helps me a lot when i cant feel it on my own... how many people is involved in beta?

2011-12-03 17:32

Anyone know where to contact the CS:GO Dev team? cause i have something they need to add... every time a pro match gets a server crash/player crash it resets the money system, so i think they need to add startmoney for each team, plus add a command to manage how much money the team gets if it looses another round...

2011-12-03 17:35

5 replies

counterstrikego.com/contact/ I guess

2011-12-03 19:07

1 reply

That's a community website, nothing to do with Valve nor Hidden-path.

2011-12-03 19:49

This is the official topic for reporting bugs forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthrea..

2011-12-03 19:53

2 replies

Schypher,are you still behind your words about CS2?

2011-12-04 16:27

1 reply

Yes, maybe not in the correct times, but, CS:GO hardly will please the PC community in a competitive side. And since you mentioned it, there have been some teases of a possible HL3 announcement. lambdageneration.com/posts/sneaky-valve-.. Valve will also attend CES 2012, a convention more for hardware and software (programs, not games), most likely they will showcase some new features for steam and how knows a brand new engine »_»

2011-12-04 16:55

Fixed an out-of-sync issue that was causing some players to get shot by invisible players lmao

2011-12-03 17:36

Why should I care about a changelog when i'm not able to play that game? :X..

2011-12-03 17:40

patches are always good for cs:go!

2011-12-03 17:41

please people stick with 1.6

2011-12-03 17:42

8 replies

if valve will make cs:go with such good or even better gameplay what is the reason to stick with 1.6? cs is over 10 yo.

2011-12-03 19:13

Why would we stick with a game that won't be played professionally?

2011-12-03 19:35

6 replies

why do u care if its played professionaly or not? :s i mean, do u want to be a pro? cause i only want to have some fun :) but yeah, i'll switch to CS:GO once there is everything fixed

2011-12-03 20:02

5 replies

because i enjoy watching the pro's play, you can learn a lot from them

2011-12-03 20:24

1 reply

that is true

2011-12-03 21:22

+1 yeah i play it cauz its fun not cauz therez someone playin it

2011-12-03 20:56

2 replies

it wont be fun if nobody is playing.

2011-12-04 05:04

1 reply

for me it would be cauz i have as much fun playin against ppl , as playin against bots ;)

2011-12-04 20:32

Good news! Keep improving it based on the community feedback! That's the recipe for success. PS: HLTV, please, get some keys. Contestes, giveaways, whatever. We just want to play it. ;)

2011-12-03 17:43

love this patch right now feels amazing and really playable bb 1.6

2011-12-03 17:48

Cool. No idea how the game was before the patch and still no idea. But cool thing they update it I guess

2011-12-03 17:48

Can you do some crazy wallbangs like in 1.6 ?

2011-12-03 17:50

6 replies

i think in the future it will be

2011-12-03 17:52

Wallbangs are not possible right now.

2011-12-03 18:14

4 replies

yes they are... your able to wallbang boxes and realistic walls, i've spammed with awp and rifles and killed people through them

2011-12-03 20:11

3 replies

Interesting. I heard/read it wasn't possible right now.

2011-12-03 20:53

2 replies

Yeah, I've gotten a few kills through walls and its a lot more responsive than CS:Source.

2011-12-04 00:13

1 reply

Sounds good.

2011-12-05 19:16

download link cs:go beta?

2011-12-03 18:29

is there anyone selling his beta key? pm me

2011-12-03 18:32

NEED BETA KEY !

2011-12-03 18:33

make new cs exactly same like 1.6, same geometry of maps, physics, spray's, weapons, skins, money system, aim, f*king radar!(pro gamers say it is uncomfortable by the way..) but OLNY on new engine and it will be totally success! i'm even buy this for money :) leave realisticness for cod and bf. for new games with single player we need f*king arcade shooter in old traditions! it works, like a tetris! if you change something in tetris it's change gameplay! that because in new tetris games was changed only graphic. for PR you can present game not like realistic game about nowadays war, CUZ you 100% will lose to bf and cod mw! BUT like a some futuristic competitions with virtually generated arenas (maps). and this is explain why this game ARCADE. i'm cant explain this in english correctly. watch this - youtube.com/watch?v=dIVan1ynDDA&fea.. youtube.com/watch?v=P2g94xQmtHw GAME IT'S GAME! football(soccer) - new balls, new football boots, new t-shirts but BALL doesn't change the form!, the FIELD doesn't change the size. VALVE are you hear me!? =) cs it's our football, it's our hobby, work, our part of life, our passion... VALVE! DO NOT KILL CS! look at blizzard. hope for cs2 or something

2011-12-03 18:39

5 replies

ah and WALLBANGS! cmon! cs(hl) is a forefather of wallbangs. even in Call of Duty we have wallbangs....

2011-12-03 18:53

1 reply

there is wallbangs in the beta currently when i've played.

2011-12-03 20:12

totally agree. why valve can't just do the same as dota2 ? just put the game on a new engine. or just save the principals of game, we can even accept garbage and floating dust on these tiny maps...

2011-12-03 19:33

1 reply

2011-12-04 10:52

So true!

2011-12-03 21:09

EPIC FAIL!! CS 1.6 4ever

2011-12-03 18:51

3 replies

+111111

2011-12-03 19:00

you don't even know the game, stop with this shitty hater thing

2011-12-03 19:02

1 reply

+1 all haters don't own this game...

2011-12-03 21:53

I was lucky and got 2 keys at dreamhack! :D

2011-12-03 19:15

1 reply

Show me the key! xD youtube.com/watch?v=OaiSHcHM0PA

2011-12-03 19:44

whats about recoil.. plz fix recoil !!

2011-12-03 19:20

This cs really suck. 1.6 forever

2011-12-03 19:21

i want betakey !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2011-12-03 19:22

I think CS:GO is on the right way. Listen to the community!

2011-12-03 19:49

i tink valve is on the right way

2011-12-03 20:12

map's are virtually perfect, bascially the same as 1.6 like d2 for example is spot on - recoil is the main thing that needs to be fixed for ak/m4, everything else is slowly getting better with the patches, awp is like CS1.1-1.3 awp super fast atm

2011-12-03 20:14

recoil is shit still

2011-12-03 20:37

this is very bad..i played like 10 minutes :/

2011-12-03 21:05

2 replies

you obviously not gonna get into a game in 10mins. every game is different and you have to get used it and it takes about 2+ hours to actually get used to it and start doing very well.

2011-12-04 02:25

1 reply

your right but that thig whit the blury scope and all the stupid movement and the T'S that fit in the map is very bad.

2011-12-04 02:46

CS PROMOD is good =) CS:GO is bad =(

2011-12-03 21:09

1 reply

wake up, promod will never be finished.

2011-12-05 19:18

give us moar keys so we could test how shitty this game is!

2011-12-03 21:26

i am long year CS player :D since CS beta ... i want try CS:GO pls key :/

2011-12-03 21:37

maybe give some keys?

2011-12-03 21:38

valve will be helping themselves if they listen to feedback from cs community..if the changes are incorporated GO will definitely be welcomed by the community, subsequently being success for valve..

2011-12-03 21:40

and this game cs:go is official and will replace cs in our pcs?mandatory?

2011-12-03 22:16

2 replies

Of course not, It's just a new CS game, not an update to 1.6.

2011-12-03 22:19

1 reply

a oks :D

2011-12-03 22:31

2011-12-03 22:19

I want link for download .. :X

2011-12-03 22:19

They fixed the walk but still you can't duck around and you still slow down when you just made a jump. Movement is still bad imo

2011-12-03 22:37

4 replies

Don't expect to see duck jump or bunny hop back in CS:GO :)

2011-12-03 22:46

3 replies

duck and jump gave CS a feel of its own..personally i like its hopping, ducking, the whole movement feel of CS and i am sure most of the CS players would agree with me on that.. adding this feature in CS:GO would bring GO very very close to CS 1.6.. don't know why Valve would completely dismiss the possibility of adding these movements..

2011-12-03 23:31

2 replies

The reason why qkme.me/35enjb The PC players would have an advantage between PC vs PS3 games by bunny hoping, bunny hop with a controller must be pretty impossible.

2011-12-03 23:37

1 reply

then they should remove cross platform play and put bunny hop on pc version.

2011-12-04 02:24

Movement is slightly better with this new patch. Snipers & deagle are OP (good for me cause I play awp as main weapon) Jumping & ducking still feel very strange but there is one thing that makes me a bit optimistic: The game went from: CSS |--------------- 1.6 to: CSS ---|------------ 1.6 If they listen to the community, they will make it better for sure. Nonetheless, the BETA still feels like a different game, not the good old CS.

2011-12-03 23:20

2 replies

It's supposed to feel like a different game. It is a different game.

2011-12-04 00:34

theres a reason why they call it cs:go and not cs 2

2011-12-04 17:14

"Added mp_restartgame for competitive matches" Made-me Laugh!!

2011-12-04 00:13

2 replies

why would you laugh? there are bunch of pro teams doing competetive matches right now. and it was asked from pro players to add that command.

2011-12-04 02:22

1 reply

Okay!! We will see it in next years!! ;)

2011-12-04 02:38

played it for couple of days and with this new patch ... Valve, u can make 3432442323 more patches and try to improve it , CS:GO is same as CS:S or even worse and we all know how CS:S is "good". Leave the cs 1.6 alone , it is good just the way it is .

2011-12-04 01:18

5 replies

they just want win money, undertand that! like ur undertand my english

2011-12-04 01:21

yeah right, we believe you played it.

2011-12-04 05:01

3 replies

problem ?

2011-12-04 11:58

2 replies

you didn't play it. liar

2011-12-05 19:22

1 reply

2011-12-05 21:54

maps still shit, sound still therrible

2011-12-04 01:31

cs go¡? what? come onnn!! :S

2011-12-04 01:50

i hope cs go admins make the game better with cs 1.6 pro players gtr f0rest markeloff edward trace n0thing gob b etc etc. with that i think cs go will be a rly good game :) with good prizes :P

2011-12-04 01:57

Having got a key and played quite a lot since it's beta release I have to say the game is growing on me. It's not 1.6 but at the same time it's not source - It is CS:GO, A brand new Counter-Strike to play and master and valve patching it literally a few days after beta release shows us that they are willing to put in the effort to listen and sort things out quickly, I'm VERY optimistic on the future of Counter-Strike if this is what we have to look forward to!!

2011-12-04 02:00

2 replies

-1

2011-12-04 02:06

yeap. it could be more huge than 1.6. they trying to make it more competitve

2011-12-04 09:00

I think that the CSP development team does a better job than Valve :/ They focus totally on the competitive scene when Valve thinks too much in the newbies.

2011-12-04 02:30

3 replies

are you serious? who do you think makes more money? exactly, valve. valve is making a game for the mainstream that is also suitable for competitive gaming. the mainstream simply isn't interested in opinion of a small segment of their target audience. valve needs to make profit, the only reason they make a more competitive game is because they are looking to improve the durability of the game and competitive gaming can keep a game community active and interesting.

2011-12-04 09:09

how do u know they'renot focusing competitive scene? They're already making CS2, and it will be out before hl3 is with new engine. check Schyper's blog :)

2011-12-04 10:40

That's an idiotic comment to make, Valve OWN THE ENGINE whatever they want to do to the game, they can; With no limitations. CSP Team are great but they are extremely limited with what they can and can't do.

2011-12-04 13:45

cs1.6 4ever&4ever =)

2011-12-04 02:59

as long as they keep listening to the players I'm happy. they really have a lot to work on. but hey, time will tell!

2011-12-04 03:00

1.6<3

2011-12-04 10:22

Can I Buy Already a Key? For Beta and when Game Come out.

2011-12-04 11:05

I wont play that shit , cuz it just looks too much like source !!!

2011-12-04 12:55

1 reply

its basicaly a better version of source

2011-12-04 13:44

cs:g... who? No thanks, I'm just gonna stick to 1.6 :D

2011-12-04 13:56

money money money.. valve wants money money money... how do you know they're not doing this purely out of passion? ok cuz they're valve... but cs did come about cuz minh le was passionate.. 6 months to create JUST the player model/textures... 1.6 achieved legendary status, because there was passion behind the game... and i can say .. i still see some passion at valve... so dont write them off yet.

2011-12-04 14:12

Key !!!!

2011-12-04 14:22

tho i dont really care about the graphics i'd still want the 1st person weapon models changed.. they look really crappy.. something more like 1.6 or source, not like cod etc!

2011-12-04 15:49

COD 5! it's not counter stike 2

2011-12-04 16:05

it's sad that you can't have a decent game discussion at this site. any news of anything besides cs 1.6 and all you read is mouthbreather morons screaming "1.6 <3 theez sakz", "shit", "omg valve no care 1.6 nubz omgz l0l" when they haven't even played this. even if they did (which most haven't), no one needs to read the same shit 100 times.

2011-12-04 18:04

3 replies

2011-12-04 18:51

exactly

2011-12-04 19:08

Most people on this site are incredibly narrow minded, but you can clearly see more and more people embracing GO.

2011-12-04 19:11

When are they giving the keys away?

2011-12-04 23:22

well, if valve create a GoldenSource v2? with some nice graphics, simple phisics, then a the same cs 1.6 gameplay,with some better modification, same symmetrical maps, better weapons recoil, buy style, if u want to play with classic graphics = 1.6(low)our the new graphics, more options like radar size, crosshair size color, phisics on our off, original mod like deathmatch gungame..., damn this game need new guns, because the only guns that we see people playing with is usp glock deagle famas ak47 m4 and awp, more new and better weapons... Counter Strike 2.0 nice name too instead of valve create it, let gooseman make the cs 2.0!

2011-12-05 23:34