Valve and
Nexon Korea
have partnered together to unveil
Counter-Strike Online 2
. The upcoming first-person shooter is the sequel to the free-to-play, 2007 shooter
Counter-Strike Online
, which has been a huge hit phenomenon all over Asia.
As stated in the press release...
Under the terms of the agreement, Nexon Korea will develop and be the exclusive publisher of Counter-Strike Online 2 in Japan, Korea, China and other areas in Southeast Asia. Nexon Korea intends to continue to leverage its proven development expertise and deep understanding of local markets to make Counter-Strike Online 2 one of the leading first-person shooter titles in the region.
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Counter-Strike Online 2
offers enhanced graphics, real-time shadows, more realistic gameplay and powerful impact sensations powered by an enhanced version of the Source engine. The game also feature various game modes enhancing its original game experience with new and improved environments, weapons, equipment customization and more.
During the Closed Beta Testing (CBT) in Korean region, beta testers can only play during the event period. Maps were heavily modified versions of the
Counter-Strike: Source
's with new details, textures, models and so on. The inventory, or barracks, has improved significantly to a simple, small yet with gentle learning curve menu compared to the original in
Counter-Strike Online
.
The images of the weapons closely follows the original image in previous
Counter-Strike Online
. The appearance however, has improved with better animations. Example,
M4A1
's appearance has been changed into M4A1 EOTech and
AK-47
has been changed into AK-47 Scoped.
Recruitment of playtesters
July 16, 2012 ~ 31 July, 2012 (12:00 PM)
Period of test
August 2, 2012 ~ August 5, 2012 (3:00 p.m. to 9:00 daily)
Final Test
13 & 14 July 2013
Final best test and snake set giveaway to beta testers.
In this training, you'll play as a
Terrorist
, which later maybe killed by
Leet
as he finds out you are an
undercover cop
. This training was added into
Campaign
mode as the first mission in later updates.
Kill System
[
]
Different than CSO that only counts until multi kill (Except
Human Scenario
), the kill system in CSO2 expands:
First Blood
First Kill
Double Kill
Triple Kill
Multi Kill
Ultra Kill
Mega Kill
Monster Kill
Rampage
Unstoppable
Godlike
In addition, new icons are presented whenever a player kills with a:
Minimum
Recommended
Intel Core2 (2.0 Ghz) or better
Pentium® 4 (3 GHz) or equivalent
1 GB*
Graphics Card
Nvidia GeForce FX FX5600
ATI Radeon 9600
Nvidia GeForce 8800GT
ATI Radeon HD 2900
Operating System
Windows XP (32 bit)
Windows XP
Windows 7
DirectX
One of the characters shown in the trailer,
Mao
appeared a few times long before he was introduced as a purchasable class for the
Terrorists
.
In the trailer,
Mila
is seen firing a sniper with an attached laser sight. In real life, this is considered impractical and defeats the purpose of sniping.
Counter-Strike Online 2
uses Source 2010 engine, similar to the one used by
Counter-Strike: Source
.
Counter-Strike Online 2
featured new icons for multiple kill styles; from Double Kill (2 kills in a row) up to Godlike (10 kills in a row), including Wallshot (wall bang).
During its early development stages, all stock sound files such as the knife and radio commands from
Counter-Strike: Source
were used as a placeholder. Not long after, Nexon replaced most of them with their own versions.
Unlike
Counter-Strike Online
, there is no
spray
function in this game. During its early release, players could use the spray but there were no sprites nor designs that would show.
