Counter-Strike Source: Neues Update - Valve-Statement zum Engine-Wechsel

Mit dem vergangenen Patch wurde die Counter-Strike Source Grafik auf die Source Engine 2009 aktualisiert. Dieser brachte allerdings ein paar Bugs mit, die der Hersteller mit einem neuen Update beseitigt. So wurden diverse Crash-Fehler behoben. Die kompletten Patchnotes finden Sie unterhalb dieser Meldung. Außerdem hat Valve eine Stellungnahme zum Engine-Wechsel veröffentlicht, da sich viele Spieler über diesen Schritt beschwerten. Man habe sich dazu entschieden, um Counter-Strike Source grafisch an aktuelle Spiele anzupassen und um Fehler mit der alten Engine zu beseitigen. Darüber hinaus profitieren Spieler laut Valve nun von einer verbesserten Treffererkennung sowe schöneren Grafikeffekten. Beim Wechsel seien allerdings Fehler aufgetreten, die keine geplanten Gameplay-Änderungen waren. Das solle nämlich so bleiben wie gewohnt.

Die Patch-Notes des aktuellen Updates:

Counter-Strike: Source
- Fixed a crash that could occur after the bomb exploded.
- Fixed a crash that could occur when attempting to exit the game.
- Changed default values of the following server variables to reflect the increase of the default tick rate from 33 to 66:
- sv_mincmdrate - 10
- sv_maxcmdrate - 66
- sv_maxupdaterate - 66

- Marked ‘developer' cvar as cheat.
- Corrected kill/death reporting in gun games.
- Deaths were not being properly counted in games using instant respawn.
- Marked test_round_winpanel, test_match_winpanel, test_freezepanel commands as cheats.
- Added sv_nowinpanel and cl_nowinpanel options that can be used to disable the win panel that displays the team winner, MVP, and fun fact at the end of a round.
- Clamped ladder dampen values.
- Fixed jointeam cvar so giving it invalid values no longer spams the server console.
- Removed functionality of cl_minmodels.
- Fixed voice indicators to display at all times rather than just after their respective players have come into contact when -alltalk is on.
- Fixed scoreboard to display correct number of SourceTV viewers.
- Adjusted death notices to display under scoreboard.
- Defaulted ‘Simplified list' to OFF and made the setting persistent.
- Fixed an issue that could make it appear as if a player already had one or more MVP stars upon joining a server.
- Made text on loading bar more legible.
- Added more materials that were missing for community maps.

Engine
- Fixed disconnect exploit causing players to be forced off of a server due to an overflowed packet.
- Fixed players being able to start the game using a DirectX level less than DirectX8.

Windows Dedicated Server
- Added Counter-Strike: Source to the list of games for the dedicated server when running through the Steam client.