Counter-Strike: Source - Beta-FAQ released

[maDDin]

Heres The FAQ to the CS:S Beta Test. Sry i dont know where to post it in but i thought its the new Source Engine so i post it into the Half Life² Forum. I hope thats right :o


When will Counter-Strike: Source beta 1 be released?
Starting later this summer, Valve will be conducting a limited-time beta of Counter-Strike: Source via Steam.

How can I get Counter-Strike: Source beta 1?
The beta will first be open to subscribers of the Valve Cyber Café Program, and then extended to owners of Counter-Strike: Condition Zero.

I am a member of the Valve Cyber Café Program, or I own Condition Zero. How will I know when Counter-Strike: Source beta 1 is available?
When the Counter-Strike: Source beta begins, it will appear in your Steam My Games list.

Can I get access to the beta if I am not part of the Valve Cyber Café Program, and do not own Condition Zero?
No. :(

How will Counter-Strike: Source be different from the Half-Life 1 based Counter-Strike?
CS: Source blends the intense teamplay of Counter-Strike with the advance technology of Valve’s Source engine.

What will the system requirements be for Counter-Strike: Source?
Min:
1.2 GHz Processor
256MB RAM
DirectX 7 graphics card
Windows 2000/XP/ME/98
Mouse
Keyboard


Preferred:
2.4 GHz Processor
512MB RAM
DirectX 9 graphics card
Windows 2000/XP
Mouse
Keyboard

Do I get to keep Counter-Strike: Source after the beta period has ended?
No.



Heres the FAQ: http://www.steampowered.com/?area=css_b1

[T-bag]

Seems like i'll be able to run it on my new system :D

[SK]

Mines pretty much the minimum specs :/

[C-X]

Mine's dead on the recommended specs.. :D

Wonder how they plan to stop people using the source after the beta-testing period exires. Not like they can forcibly remove it off people's hard drives I would've thought..

[SK]

Suppose they just remove it from the Games list.

[Jon]

if i get my way
my processer will handel tha tno problem but a Geforce FX 5200 not shure thoes cards sux

[T-bag]

if i get my way
my processer will handel tha tno problem but a Geforce FX 5200 not shure thoes cards sux

you probably should buy a radeon9800pro/xt :D
that is the best choice for the moment imo
not to expensive cards but certainly good enough to run hl2 :cool:

[Vorm]

My pre-order date with sendit.com has just been adjusted to 24th September.

Doesn't say which year though :(

[maDDin]

Gabe Newell talked about the 1st CS:S Beta day on the www.hl2fallout.com forum.


It's been a little over a day since the test release went live at cyber-cafes. We've been looking at the crash reports as well as the bug reports.

Problems we know about:

Can't create a listen server behind a NAT (you get a ticket error)
First time you launch the game, the material for the launcher background doesn't load
You can jump into the sky brush using a grenade
Crash in the vphysics code
Missing +ip command-line argument
Memory corruption in the server browser
Some hardware specific configuration issues


The first five will be fixed in a release we do tomorrow. The server browser problem may or may not get fixed in that release. The hardware configurations are getting fixed as we learn about them.

These are fewer issues than we thought we would get, so we are on track for the broader deployment on 8/18 (pre-loading on 8/16). This is good news for our overall Half-Life 2 release as we aren't seeing any pernicious stability, performance, or compatility issues.

U can read it here. (http://www.hl2fallout.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=2524)

[maDDin]

CS:S Beta Update Released. :)


An update to the Counter-Strike: Source beta has been released to cyber cafés that subscribe to the Valve Cyber Café Program. Steam will update itself automatically when restarted, and servers also need to be restarted.




COUNTER-STRIKE: SOURCE CHANGES / ADDITIONS:

Improved Steam behavior for listen servers behind a NAT device
Improved load behavior before content is ready
Eliminated grenade jumping
Optimized network message



U can read it here. (http://www.steampowered.com/index.php?area=news)

[Einhanderkiller]

Can someone give me a WORKING CS-CZ CD-KEY or a STEAM ACCOUNT with CS-CZ?

[Oreo]

Please, do NOT post any illegal request/information about ANY digital content.

Any illegal doing is strictly prohibitten on these forums.

[SK]

Yes, this is your only warning.

[Vorm]

Yes, this is your only warning.
Aww, I wanted to warn him too :(

/me sulks