The group identified some options that the long-awaited Counter Strike 2 might have taken from VALORANT. Test them out right here.

Counter Strike 2 Options from VALORANT

The CS group has lengthy been ready for Counter Strike 2, since rumors about recreation engine Supply 2 years in the past. Now that it’s lastly right here and there may be the Restricted Check ongoing, there are some options that CS2 might need taken from VALORANT, the opposite prime competitor within the FPS scene.

Provided that the 2 are fairly comparable video games of their core, there are various similarities to take a look at. We had to take a look at the trivialities of issues to search out the delicate additions to CS2.

Sound Radius

VALORANT shows the sound radius within the minimap within the type of a skinny circle centered round your character. This shows the vary during which your footsteps might be heard, providing you with a simple indication when you need to begin Shift-walking to get into place sneakily.

It appears Counter Strike 2 took inspiration from VALORANT with this particular function, as additionally they applied an analogous one. A hoop round your character might be proven within the minimap, and enemies inside vary can hear your actions. The distinction right here is that whereas VALORANT’s sound radius solely seems whereas working, CS2’s sound radius additionally seems whereas doing different actions corresponding to leaping, scoping in on the AWP (seen beneath, with a a lot smaller ring), reloading, and extra. These rings in CS2 may also coexist, which means your minimap can have multiple sound radius displayed on the identical time.

Kill Indicators

One factor that VALORANT did amazingly was make getting a kill extremely satisfying with a visible indicator on prime of a sound indicator. Whereas CS2 didn’t copy VALORANT precisely on this facet, there may be now a stack of playing cards that seems in the midst of your HUD that will increase by one card per kill within the spherical. When you attain 5 kills you get an, you guessed it, ace.

HUD Positioning

Counter Strike 2 additionally repositioned its HUD to show well being and ammo nearer to the middle of the monitor reasonably than the perimeters, which makes for higher readability whereas in-game. Sadly for them, VALORANT figured this out sooner and now the 2 have comparable trying HUDs. Lengthy-time gamers of CS:GO even have some readjusting to do in relation to the place to search for the pertinent info you need in your display screen.