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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it launched in 1999.

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Boosting Player Contrast
To improve character read across all maps and locations, we’ve added a new graphics setting called ‘Boost Player Contrast’ which is enabled by default. It’s a special post process filter that applies to stationary characters, creating local contrast so that characters stand out from the background.

This is now enabled by default and you can find the new setting in Video->Advanced Video->‘Boost Player Contrast’.

Here’s what it does:
— Increases the character’s contrast against the background at far distances.
— Strengthens edge pixels for characters at far distances.
— Creates a small blur around a character to reduce background noise.
— Creates a small contrasting halo around a character when there is no color difference between the character and the environment.

In addition to the changes above, we modified the textures of some character models (and custom-authored the coarse mipmap levels in some cases), and adjusted fog.

In CS:GO, fog is applied separately to characters and the rest of the world. To help characters stand out from the background at longer distances, we’ve decreased the fogging on characters across all maps (and slightly increased the world fog in Dust 2).

It is still silly that Valve doesn't support minmodels on the public servers. On FACEIT and ESEA servers custom models (or player skins) are allowed to be disabled.

All I see here are more avenues to be exploited, hackers will simply apply this to 'legitimise' more hacks. How does this contrasting halo look like in any case? Perhaps Valve is getting ideas from using hacks.

I just read, that when you enable this the performance is whack. I don't know, don't play.

 

[Genisys]

Today I have decided to uninstall CSGO. The time has come to hibernate and lurk in the shadows. It has been a good ride.

Finally going to join us on Warzone?

 

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Finally going to join us on Warzone?

No, I have to set gaming aside for a month or three (to be precise). Things in my life have changed dramatically, need to do adjustments for self-correction.

I haven't played a BR for some time now. My aim is out, everything is out. The only game I still play time from time is GWENT.

 

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Valve just added a new chat filter to battle toxicity in CSGO

The new update adds another way to combat negativity. - June 12, 2020 - WIN.gg

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Valve just added a new chat filter to battle toxicity in CSGO

A new update from the game's developers has added a profanity filter to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.

A recent update to CSGO added a new text filter to the game's chat. Users can now turn the filter on and off in the game's settings. The text filter comes several months after Valve announced that it would ban players from voice chat if they received repeated reports of toxicity from fellow gamers.

 

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CS:GO Update Introduces Rare Visibility Bug That Reveals Opponents Through Walls

A bug seems to have been introduced to CS:GO along with the latest update which allows players to spot enemies through walls

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CS:GO Update Introduces Rare Visibility Bug That Reveals Opponents Through Walls

• Major CS:GO update introduces a visibility bug that renders players visible through solid objects.
  
  
• The bug does not work as an x-ray vision but gives a slight outline of the character behind the object.
  
  
• It is still not certain what triggers the bug but it seems to be related to the new 'Boost Player Contrast' setting.

It seems like the ‘Boost Player Contrast’ graphics setting which was introduced by Valve as part of a major CS:GO update that was released yesterday, might not be as perfect as everyone initially thought it was.

According to the Reddit user TimSchumi, enabling the latest graphics setting allows players to see opponents behind walls and other such solid structures. In the short clip shared by the user, a slight silhouette of the enemy player can be spotted through the reactor model on Nuke.

When I said Valve was getting ideas from hacks I wasn't joking. This visibility bug is exactly what glow is, and many people have been using this 'legitimate' hack. The version of it introduced for improved visibility by Valve is simply a toned-down version of said exploit.

I always have to ask why people act surprised... At least you can legally toggle in CSGO now in terms of use

 

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Now that Jamppi news is dominating the CSGO communities I would say that they should give the kid a chance. Allow him to compete in Valve-sponsored events starting with a LAN event. It is the only way to really know.

I am sure he cheated, why sue Valve when he should actually sue his 'unknown' buddy.

What the news doesn't tell at the moment, some former CSGO pros which jumped shipped to Valorant are already caught by Vanguard

Yes, yes, yes...

 

[Signor65]

The amount of cheaters recently is actually sickening. Called a guy out on his nonsense, he proceeded to commend-bot my acount. From 10 commendations to almost 500. Nice.

 

[jvrs]

The amount of cheaters recently is actually sickening. Called a guy out on his nonsense, he proceeded to commend-bot my acount. From 10 commendations to almost 500. Nice.

A regular or fly by night'er?

 

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3 Days ago... I don't eat old Source cake.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1274036526972760065

but how do I miss the old days,

to think that @Neoprod still had all of his own teeth back then

 

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3 Days ago... I don't eat old Source cake.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1274036526972760065

but how do I miss the old days,

to think that @Neoprod still had all of his own teeth back then

This guy and teeth...must be a bergie thing.

 

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This guy and teeth...must be a bergie thing.

Expedited gumjob.

 

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MiBR’s FalleN addresses CSGO “aimlock” accusations against Chaos EC - Dexerto

MiBR star FalleN spoke out on the "suspicious" clips from Chaos EC and its players, and the CSGO community has reacted in kind.

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MiBR's FalleN addresses CSGO "aimlock" accusations against Chaos EC

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive veteran and MiBR captain Gabriel ‘FalleN’ Toledo addressed the clips against Chaos EC players that allegedly shows them aimlocking during official matches.

The bout between the two teams during a Beyond The Summit fixture has caused pros and talent in the CSGO landscape to chime in about the accusations involving Chaos and its players Nathan ‘leaf’ Orf and Erick ‘Xeppaa’ Bach.

“I don't like to accuse anyone of cheating without evidence, they've done this to me in the past and it can be a great injustice,” FalleN said in a translated tweet. “Let's wait for the championship to find out is just what we can do. I found the uploaded clips suspicious, yes.”

Speaking up against the clips he deemed suspicious, FalleN’s comments sparked ire directed at Chaos EC and its players. Threats and malicious comments were being made by a vocal portion of the community against the org suspected of cheating.

Mousesports’ Robin ‘ropz’ Kool, who was the target of such vitriol early in his career, also responded to the allegations against Chaos and its young players, since much of it was a stark reminder of his own uprising in CS.

i lost hope and didn't want to play when i was under the same fire, there's literally nothing to do and i was just helpless, only time will tell.. don't accuse, especially us, the pros. if you think "wow a pro claims you're cheating you must feel amazing" just shut ur dumb mouth
— ropz (@ropzicle) June 22, 2020

“I lost hope and didn't want to play when I was under the same fire,” ropz explained. “There's literally nothing to do and I was just helpless, only time will tell. Don't accuse, especially us, the pros. If you think ‘wow a pro claims you're cheating you must feel amazing,’ just shut your dumb mouth.”

Fans highlighted certain moments in the MiBR/Chaos match, as well as previous instances against Team ONE, as support for their claims.

However, after reviewing the clips, there's enough of a margin for uncertainty that people in the industry are imploring influential figures to take into account before voicing out, since accusations are often enough to stain players' names and careers, whether they end up being true or not.

 

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I don't condone the death threats, but since no LANs have been taking place there have been some questionable antics within the CSGO pro communities. The more people cheat, the more cheaters there will be, the more the 'pros' cheat the more it will become the norm.

Cheaters and hack devs love the current outrage against anti-cheats.

 

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CSPPA says CS:GO players should be granted a minimum 3-hour break between best-of-3 matches

The topic surfaced after c0ntact played against Fnatic yesterday.

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CSPPA says CS:GO players should be granted a minimum 3-hour break between best-of-3 matches

The topic surfaced after c0ntact played against Fnatic yesterday.

The Counter-Strike Professional Players Association (CSPPA) reiterated its recommendations regarding tournament schedules today.

The CSPPA released a statement after c0ntact players complained about the lack of a break before their decider match against Fnatic for a spot at cs_summit six Europe, the second Regional Major Ranking (RMR) CS:GO tournament of the year.

C0ntact had just played a best-of-three against Complexity that lasted more than four hours. Their in-game leader, Marco “Snappi” Pfeiffer, and head coach Neil “NeiL_M” Murphy asked the admins for a 30-minute break before facing Fnatic. But they were told that the break should only take 20 minutes, according to cs_summit six’s rulebook.

“When we finished the match [against Complexity], my back was in terrible condition,” Luka “emi” Vukovic tweeted today. “I had a headache and I was shaking like I’m about to get a fever, all I needed was half an hour just to lay down a bit.”

That’s not what the CSPPA recommends, though. The Association said if a team is scheduled to play two best-of-three matches in one day, the tournament organizer should ensure that the players take a minimum three-hour break between series. “We encourage all TOs to adopt such rules and to avoid situations like this,” the CSPPA said.

Sounds familiar

 

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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it launched in 1999.

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Interacting with CS:GO

2020.06.26 -

Today we’re shipping an optional beta branch of CS:GO with changes that are part of our continuing fight against cheating. To help out, you can opt in to the beta by following the instructions here.

CS:GO now significantly restricts the types of programs and files that can interact with the game.

In the unlikely event that you launch the game with incompatible files, you will receive a warning indicating the incompatible file and may be blocked from joining VAC-enabled servers. To resolve the issue, you can disable the ‘Trusted Launch’ in your game settings, however this may temporarily impact your trust score.

For developers of third-party programs that interact directly with the CS:GO executable process, we have added requirements that will impact your software. Moving forward, all DLLs that interact with CS:GO will need to be digitally signed with an Authenticode signature. Additionally, we will block signed DLLs if their functionality interferes with the game in any way.

It took them years. I wonder whether they changed the way CSGO behaves with VAC or whether they changed what is accessible by CSGO? I am sure, the only reason they are jumping on it now is due to the hacking outrage within the professional communities. Online abusers

I may reinstall the game, but it still in beta

 

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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it launched in 1999.

blog.counter-strike.net

https://blog.counter-strike.net/index.php/2020/06/30683/



It took them years. I wonder whether they changed the way CSGO behaves with VAC or whether they changed what is accessible by CSGO? I am sure, the only reason they are jumping on it now is due to the hacking outrage within the professional communities. Online abusers

I may reinstall the game, but it still in beta

They are finally fixing CSGO? This is to blame on 2020. In all fairness however, it seems like most of the games I played when I was back earlier this year had players that are now OW banned. Seems like the cheaters are abusing the texture bug, so they basically see through specific surfaces giving them a huge advantage. Not all of that can go through OW however.

 

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They are finally fixing CSGO? This is to blame on 2020. In all fairness however, it seems like most of the games I played when I was back earlier this year had players that are now OW banned. Seems like the cheaters are abusing the texture bug, so they basically see through specific surfaces giving them a huge advantage. Not all of that can go through OW however.

CSGO's own introduced glow hack is already patched out by them.

There are currently vast allegations of aim hacking in pro CSGO, from what I have seen it looks like soft aim. Unsure, pros tend to have unearthly game sense, but when your aim moves with precision onto another player who is beyond a 'wall' then it should questioned.

The online comps aren't working for the CSGO community.

Hacking has gained a lot of traction lately, and anti-cheats are being attacked by the gaming community. Developing hacks has now become a profitable business.

It was bad, and it is getting worse. I am glad Valve is stepping up, but I think there will be criticism. People will complain about workshop items not working anymore, that they cannot have certain software active anymore, you know, that it is intrusive.

 

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