| Updated 30/01/06 |
| Hello to all my readers! It has been far too long since I last updated the site (cough never) however, I have finally returned to give you an update on all things Counter-Strike Source and hopefully a few new hints. Firstly however I would like to thank all those people who have sent me emails thanking me for the guide and also those who message me in game. The feedback makes it all the more worthwhile and its great to hear so many people have appreciated the guide. I would also like to thank SxRxRnR for allowing me to use some of his material on rates in the original guide. I forgot to include the reference when I originally posted the guide and he has been very patient while he waited for me to update the site. So a big thank you goes to him and his site, which you can find some great information on CSS rates and the like at www.counter-script.net |
guide contents
| Since I first wrote the guide a lot has changed regarding CSS, rates have been changed and removed, net code has improved and the skill level of players has increased. In this update I will cover the new rate settings I recommend, particularly for those running high bandwidth connections and playing on high tickrate servers as well as a few new hints requested by some of my readers for staying alive in the Counter-Strike: Source world.
So you want to be good at Counter-Strike? You want to know all the best rates and settings and graphical tweaks to make you better at Counter-Strike? Well stop right here then. This guide is intended to speed up your frames, your net connection and give you a great idea on how to improve your game, but it will not necessarily make you a great Counter-Strike player. There is a distinct level of skill involved with the game that will only come from lots and lots of practice. The following guide is designed to make your experience playing Counter-Strike as enjoyable as possible by minimizing negative elements of the game such as bad hit boxes and the like. However, it will NOT make you brilliant; to become a top notch player at Counter-Strike Source requires time, dedication, a good computer and most of all patience. I started playing Counter-Strike way back when it was first released in beta 1 for Half-Life, and played right through until around version 1 when I began to lose interest and only played sparingly. Counter-Strike Source reinvigorated my enjoyment for online gaming and for Counter-Strike and I have been playing pretty steadily since the Counter-Strike Source beta. As such I think I have a reasonable amount of experience at the game and enough knowledge to write this guide. I have composed this guide in an effort to help my fellow gamers and accept no responsibility for any damage caused to your system or software, or your level of skill in the game that is entirely up to you. If you don’t accept this, stop reading now. At the end of the day, people have to remember that Counter-Strike Source is just a game, especially in public servers so it isn’t worth taking that seriously. Play for fun that is the aim of the game. Competitions and clan wars are a different thing but the same rule applies, we are there playing to have fun the same as any sport. I hope you all found this guide useful and if you have any suggestions or things you think should be added to the guide then please feel free to contact me on my email: johnsidey@hotmail.com which is also my MSN or I can be found lurking in the #ceterisparibus channel on EnterTheGame on IRC. I also sometimes hide out in #IGN with the Internode regulars. Please don’t contact me in game regarding the guide or any settings covered or not covered in the guide. I am available plenty of the time through any of the other contact means. Thanks for taking the time to read the guide and I hope to see you all on the Internode servers! Cheers, Voodz |
