CS-Nation durfte wieder mal ein Interview mit Jess Cliffe, den Mitbegründer von Counter-Strike, führen. Wie nicht anders zu erwarten dreht sich dabei alles um die Source Portierung des beliebten Action Game. Dazu gibts auch noch einen interessanten Artikel inklusive zwei neue Screenshots von de_dust, die wir euch natürlich nicht vorenthalten wollen:
Um euch soviel Arbeit zu ersparen wie möglich gibt es hier das komplette Interview von CS-Nation. Eine kurze Zusammenfassung könnt ihr im Anschluss daran lesen.
Zitat:
- CS-Nation: What changes have been made to the maps ported to CS: Source?
Jess Cliffe of Valve Software: The texture resolution for maps has quadrupled. We can now also add a 3D skybox so maps can look as though they span miles. This serves to make levels less like an arena and more like a realistic location. In addition, designers have the flexibility to specify whether a prop is static, physics, or client side debris. We can also take advantage of features such as normal mapping and specularity in order to give textures extra depth and reflectivity. - CS-Nation: We know that most of our favorite maps will be coming back in CS: Source, but what about any new maps?
cliffe: Thus far we've upgraded Dust, Dust II, Italy, Havana, Aztec, Piranesi, Cbble, Chateau, and Office. More classic maps will be added to this list over time. One of our mappers, Ido Magal, has even made an in-house test map called Rockworld—based on everyone's favorite fragfest Iceworld.
Sticking with the CS tradition of ongoing development, new maps will come later on. - CS-Nation: What does DaveJ think of Source'ed versions of Dust and Dust II?
cliffe: I showed Dust to Dave a month or so ago and he was really excited. He mentioned that it was very close to how he'd originally envisioned Dust. So if it gets an enthusiastic DaveJ stamp of approval, we're happy. In fact, he'd be working with us on this if he weren't finishing school. Damn you Johnston! - CS-Nation: Counter-Strike's models have been un-touched for years now. How is Valve ensuring that new weapon models will look great while still being identifiable to long-time CS fans?
cliffe: Longtime CS players will feel right at home with the upgraded weapons. We've directly ported the great majority of the weapon animations so it will feel quite familiar. The upgraded models are all faithful to their HL1 engine counterparts, while still raising the art quality considerably. In addition, the weapon models are now higher-poly and use specularity and/or normal mapping. - CS-Nation: Tell us about the new flashbang effect. Have any of the other grenade behaviors been modified?
cliffe: As you might have seen from footage of the Korea CS: Source event, the flashbang will now "burn your retina," leaving an image of what you had last seen before 'banged. Also, as you're probably all aware, the HE has morphed into a frag grenade. We're also experimenting with deafening from direct frag grenade hits and ear ringing from close flashbangs. - CS-Nation: How have you responded to community feedback on the Riot Shield? Will it be removed from CS: Source?
cliffe: The riot shield has been removed. It remains to be seen if we will experiment with alternative shield behavior in the future. - CS-Nation: Does CS: Source support custom weapon/player models?
cliffe: Yes, you can customize weapon and player models just like you did in Counter-Strike. We teamed up with Softimage and released the HL2 XSI EXP a few months ago and now we can't wait to see what kind of custom content the community comes up with. This is another great side effect of the beta—modelers will get an early jump on creating new weapons and players. So Rizzuh and Nighthawk, prepare the CS: Source section of CSN Skins. Things are getting interesting. - CS-Nation: Why did Valve opt for a closed BETA for CS: Source rather than an open, public BETA?
cliffe: Members of the Valve Cybercafé Program plus owners of Counter-Strike: Condition Zero add up to a lot of users so we're going to get a wide coverage on our test with this group. - CS-Nation: When will the BETA be released to CS:CZ owners? How long does Valve anticipate the BETA period lasting?
cliffe: The CS: Source beta will be released in the next few weeks. We haven't finalized the length of the beta just yet. As for the beta map, we'll most likely use Dust. - CS-Nation: Moving to the final release, how will CS: Source be distributed? Will it be available exclusively to Half-Life 2 owners?
cliffe: Counter-Strike: Source will be included with all versions of Half-Life 2. However, we will also make it available as a stand alone purchase for those who'd prefer to purchase CS:S a la carte. - CS-Nation: Is CS: Source the only multiplayer game shipping with Half-Life 2?
cliffe: Half-Life 2 will come with CS: Source. Right now, we do not plan to include any other multiplayer games with Half-Life 2. |
Nun ist es also Geschichte, das Tactical Shield. Den Sprung in die nächste Generation von Counter-Strike überlebt das von vielen geschätze und von noch viel mehr gehasste Schield nicht.
Zum Beta-Test gibt es nicht viel neues. Es wurde nochmal bestätigt das de_dust die einzige Map sein wird die während der Beta gespielt werden kann. (in der Final kommen dann noch Dust 2, Italy, Havana, Aztec, Piranesi, Cbble, Chateau, und Office dazu, sowie weitere CS:S Maps die allerdings erst nach dem Release im Laufe der Zeit veröffentlicht werden) Die Beta selbst wird in "wenigen Wochen" starten.
Auch steht nun endlich fest das Counter-Strike definitiv
gratis in allen Versionen von Half-Life 2 enthalten sein wird. Es wird allerdings auch eine Stand-Alone Version für die jenigen geben die von HL2 nichts halten. Andere Multiplayer Games (DoD:S, TFC:S, HL:S usw.) werden nicht enthalten sein. Ob das auch bedeutet das es keinen Multiplayer mit den Waffen aus dem Half-Life 2 Universum gibt ist ungewiss.
Für alle die nun immer noch Hunger auf weitere Counter-Strike: Source Infos haben empfehlen wir einen
Artikel auf CS-Nation der sich über zwei Seiten erstreckt und jede Menge Interessantes über das Action Game enthält. Die wichtigsten Informationen daraus erfährt ihr auch in
dieser News auf Deutsch.
HLDM ist wenn du auf Halflife gehst und da auf multiplayer 
Ist ein ganz anderer Gefühl, probier es aus!
18.07.2004, 20:51 Uhr
