Counter-Strike Online 2



Counter-Strike Online 2 is the upcoming second installment of Counter-Strike Online powered by Valve's Source engine.

Overview
Valve and Nexon Korea have partnered together to unveil Counter-Strike Online 2. The upcoming first-person shooter is the sequel to the free-to-play, 2007 shooter Counter-Strike Online, which has been a huge hit phenomenon all over Asia.

As stated in the press release...

"Under the terms of the agreement, Nexon Korea will develop and be the exclusive publisher of Counter-Strike Online 2 in Japan, Korea, China and other areas in Southeast Asia. Nexon Korea intends to continue to leverage its proven development expertise and deep understanding of local markets to make Counter-Strike Online 2 one of the leading first-person shooter titles in the region."

Counter-Strike Online 2 will offer enhanced graphics, more realistic gameplay and powerful impact sensations powered by an enhanced version of the Source engine. The game will also feature various game modes enhancing its original game experience with new and improved environments, weapons, equipment customization and more.

Closed Beta Testing (CBT)


During the Closed Beta Testing (CBT) in Korean region, beta testers can only play during the event period. Maps was a heavily modified version of the Counter-Strike: Source with new details, textures, models and so on. The inventory, or barracks, has improved significantly to a simple, small yet with gentle learning curve menu compared to the original in Counter-Strike Online.

The images of the weapons closely follows the original image in previous Counter-Strike Online. The appearance however, has improved with better animations. Example, Colt M4A1 appearance has been changed into M4A1 EOTech and AK-47 has been changed into AK-47 Scoped.

Events

 * Recruitment of playtesters: July 16, 2012 ~ 31 July, 2012 (12:00 PM)
 * Period of test: August 2, 2012 ~ August 5, 2012 (3:00 p.m. to 9:00 daily)

Weapons
So far there are no additional weapons added, just using the original weapons.

Modes
These are the modes so far:
 * Original: Bomb defuse and Hostage rescue
 * Basic: Renamed to Casual Demolition
 * Team Deathmatch
 * Gun Deathmatch
 * Stealth

Game maps
These are the maps available so far in Counter-Strike Online 2:

Bomb defuse

 * Dust
 * Dust2
 * Inferno
 * Train
 * Nuke

Hostage rescue

 * Italy
 * Prison cell
 * Maradona
 * Malaysia

Gun Deathmatch

 * Port (Renamed to Shutdown)

Stealth

 * Train
 * Dust

Counter-Terrorist

 * Ryan
 * Jean Pierre
 * Lisa

Terrorists

 * Leet
 * Ain Berg
 * Mila

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Trivia

 * Counter-Strike Online 2 will use the Source engine which are used in Counter-Strike: Source and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
 * It is still unknown whether Counter-Strike Online 2 will be using Source Engine 2006 or Source Engine 2009 (though most likely it would be using Source Engine 2009 due to graphical similarities to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
 * Counter-Strike Online 2 will be launched to all current Counter-Strike Online regions.
 * Although, Counter-Strike Online 2 was on the verge of release, it does not mean that Nexon would stop adding new contents to the original game.
 * Also, Counter-Strike Online 2 will not be replacing Counter-Strike Online, although Counter-Strike Online 2 is the second installment of Counter-Strike Online.