This week it`s time again ! Because then, if nothing special happens, the new beta version of the Half-Life mod Counter-Strike will be released. This time there won`t be such big changes like in the update from beta 5.2 to beta 6, but some very useful things will be added once more <br><br>Cheats <br>Of course, one of the most important elements of new betas of CS: Which cheats were fixed?<br>In beta 7 Gooseman and his team removed the “silent AWP shots”-cheat, the “flashbang clearing”-cheat (which was fixed already in 6.6) and the “headshot”-script.<br>But nobody is able to prevent cheats 100%, because there will be alway “clever” people who have the knowledge to discover/develop new cheats. The only thing to do is to hope that they need more time then before, to play at least at the beginning without cheaters. <br><br>Maps and Gamemode <br>Also an important question: Which maps will be added, which maps will be updated, and which gamemode will be new?<br>Since now it`s known, that there will be four (probably five) new maps which will become “official” status. The new maps are:<br>an “as_” map which will be located in a penthouse<br>a map which will play in the middle-east<br>a map in which u can play at a trainstation<br>a map which includes an underwater factory<br>Unfortunately some old maps have to go. But the CS Team hasn`t decided yet, which map will have to go. In beta 7 there will be e.g. the reworked cs_estate included. To this map there are 4 big changes: you can switch on/off the light everywhere in the house, the sewerage system was modified so that also the hostages can go through it, smaller r_speeds, more detail and a new bedroom.<br><br>There won`t be a new gamemode, but if rumours are right, the escape gamemode will be out of the game. That would also answer the question which maps won`t be included anymore. <br><br>Misc <br>One of the good changes is, that the VIP will be equiped with an USP pistol. With this new feature the VIP won`t be a very easy target anymore and surely more people will play voluntary as a VIP.<br>Of course some models and skins were redone. Especially the new seal-model sticks out, which was really very beautiful skined<br>Also some weapon skins were redone.E.g. the knife was remodeled and looks now much more realistic.<br><br><br>Like in Action HL there will be also in CS the possibility to get the others with dual berretas. But you can`t buy the berretas solo, only as pairs.<br>The biggest change (as Gooseman said) will be the new included recoil which was added to the high-powered weapons (such as sniperrifles). There was also added a VGUI which should make the newbies their live easier. But theres also the possibility to buy the weapons in the classic-mode as before. <br><br>Result <br>When ? How long to wait anymore ?As in every new beta Counter-Strike and its gameplay was improved. Let`s hope that this time there`s no bug, which was discoverd in the last seconds, and that this time there won`t be a chaos like at the last beta release, where many servers were overloaded. But announcements about more mirrors let us think the best you can only say: Gooseman, Cliffe & Co did again a very good job <br><br><br>[TVAL]AnyKey