CS: What do i need to play

[richman]

I have just finished my new pc and got a new 9800 Pro and want to get some games to play one of the games is CS but what do i need to get onto it .

By this i mean what other games do i need and how do i get CS.

Sorry if this is very n00b but i have no clue

- Richman

[Kezzer]

Which one? CS original or CS: Source?

If so, start off by getting steam from http://www.steampowered.com/

If you have a copy of HL lying around enter your key when you register to give you access to games. If not you can buy them through steam.

[richman]

What is the diffrence between CS / CS Source

Richman

[Kezzer]

CS uses the Quake 1 engine (the modified Quake 1 engine) which was developed 8 years ago. CS Source uses the Source engine which was finished not long ago. Basically, graphically, CS Source is far superior. It also has the havok physics engine just to give it that edge. The Source engine is the same engine that powers HL2.

[Clingy]

what do you need to play CS?

1) The Brain of a Monkey
2) The Patience of a Saint
3) A 266 Pentium II with 64mb Ram
4) A developed sense of Humour
5) An interest in Retro Gaming
6) A 15 button 5000 dpi mouse
7) Rugged keyboard (if you have a temper like mine)



Kezzer has given the more accepted answer for CS Source. The appeal of CS is the community rather than the game itself IMHO.

[directhex]

you've overspecced that clingy, you need a p133 with 32mb ram, or p120 with 24mb ram and an 8mb 3d accelerator

[Kezzer]

Ah, the stereotypical view on CS.

[TheBuZZard]

Just buy HL2 next week and play CS source. Its much better than the old CS and not just graphically.

[directhex]

Ah, the stereotypical view on CS.

just going by the back of the box, sweetie

[Pete]

how big is cs source?
1 gig or something?

[mr_anderson187]

for normal cs (cs 1.6) you need the steam install file, can be got straght of steams home site, iirc its ~382mb

you then need a steam account, you can get this when you install the steam file from above, or if you have one you can jump straght in and start playing

if you dont have a steam acount, create one as above, get a cs cd key new( ebay = £10) then register it with your account and your ready for action.

be prepared to turn ure speakers down though, major W00TING is happening

[directhex]

500k for the steam installer, it's 400mb if you get it bundled with the counterstrike gcf