UKCT - UKCounterTerrorist

A new [steam] update has been released overnight. This does not effect the [steam] client itself, but rather the general game engine (for all Half-Life and [steam] based games, including CS) and for CS: Condition Zero. The changelog and update message can be seen below:

"An update to Counter-Strike Condition Zero and a few game engine changes have just been released on Steam. When you launch any game, you'll receive this update automatically. Condition Zero dedicated servers will need to restart to receive the update.

COUNTER-STRIKE: CONDITION ZERO


• Fixed "bartime" (used by bomb defusal progress bar) being sent by the server in the wrong format


GAME ENGINE (all Steam games)


• Added a command line option ( "-noaafonts" ) to disable anti-aliasing on fonts


• Replace "#" with " " if it is the first character in a player's in-game name


• Resolved a graphics-related error in Day of Defeat & Condition Zero Deleted Scenes
"

With the death of longtime CS squad Lastchance.cs it was really only a matter of time before some players from the defunct squad were recruited. zebras, the clan with the greatest website ever, have seen fit to swell their ranks with the addition of madSpunK. The current lineup consists of:

Sluggeh

hih1

Vir

silence

Azrael

MadSpunK

Fred (currently inactive)

Best of luck to the zebras and madSpunK.

Over at UKTerrorist DoZ has written a column concerning the idea of a professional mode of play for Counter-Strike. We all know public and clan play are two different beasts and should be treated as such, DoZ presents a very persuasive argument and invites people to comment and discuss the subject. Here's a quote from the author:

"Ultimately, the only way any official change will come about is by public support being behind the idea, not the specifics. If you feel that you would like to see a return to a less random and faster paced counterstrike, you're encouraged to spread the word about the article or paste it on to other sites and see what can be achieved."

A well written column that addresses a lot of the aspects of CS that are seen as problems by the community. Read it for yourself here.

In The Zone or itz! have teamed up with Creative Radio to become their Counter-Strike team, aptly named Team-Creative. Manager of Creative-Radio MarsH had this to say about the new partnership:



Lineup:

m|ke

Champion

dav13s

MonkH

T-bon3

^MeTeor^

The team website is cutrrently under construction, but you can find Team Creative on IRC in either #Team-Creative or #Creative.Radio. Best of luck to the new team from all of us here at UKCT.

This morning it was promulgated that Bom has "stepped down" from Multi-Gaming clan Team AMD Gamer, it is not known at this time who will be replacing him on the depleted squad, or if the clan's recent performance is the reason for his departure. Here is the current roster:

ZaG

duck

Shackleton

NIRee

To Be Announced

Hopefully TAG can resolve any difficulties they might be having.