CS:source, any tutorials for newbie?

[nyker96]

finally bought CS:source off steam, I got online other day and it was pretty fun but died 100% and no kills. I just couldn't figure out why I shoot someone and they don't go down while I die when I get shot. Tried a bunch weapons too.

Finally I realize I might need some tutorials for newbies unlike most other online shooter this one isn't so easy to pick up.

 

[videogames101]

It's all about twitch shots, and knowing how to fire each gun at what range. (Bursts, spray, etc.) It's really hard to teach that, it all comes with practice. My advice is to join a gungame server. That way you respawn quickly and are forced to learn each and every gun. I'd say after about 2 hours in a good gungame server you could start getting decent kills.

Also, headshots.

 

[PieIsAwesome]

Yup, just play in a gungame server (add gg to the filter, I believe) until you get the hang of it.

 

[nyker96]

It's all about twitch shots, and knowing how to fire each gun at what range. (Bursts, spray, etc.) It's really hard to teach that, it all comes with practice. My advice is to join a gungame server. That way you respawn quickly and are forced to learn each and every gun. I'd say after about 2 hours in a good gungame server you could start getting decent kills.

Also, headshots.

Yup, just play in a gungame server (add gg to the filter, I believe) until you get the hang of it.

Thanks both, I'll get into a gungame server tonight and get some experience with guns.

 

[M0oG0oGaiPan]

Join a dm server. Practice with the following guns:
m4 (1-3 taps from across the map. tap tap tap from mid range. spray up close. usually 3+ guys on screen spray all over.)
ak47 (1-3 taps from across the map. timing beteen taps is slightly longer than m4. tap tap tap from mid range. spray up close. usually 3+ guys on screen spray all over.)
mp5 (spray at head and bring the gun down. from really long range 2-3 round burst.
awp (zoom. hit both strafe keys together. aim and shoot)
deagle, usp, glock (aim shoot)
galil (3-5 round burst. pull down)
famas (burst when shooting from far/mid. drag across the neck. close range spray with full auto. pull down)

after you get used to the guns you learn the maps. cake.

 

[zokudu]

I suggest a Reverse Gungame over regular Gungame. Reverse starts off with the powerful guns like the AWP and Para and goes down to the pistols last. Regular goes from Pistols up through assault rifles. If your still on Glock when someone hits SMGs its basically futile to try and advance much farther. If you have an M4 while the good players are on pistols you have a fighting chance to get kills.

My clan runs a Reverse server that is very popular. Toss a PM if your interested.

 

[Bill Brasky]

I suggest a Reverse Gungame over regular Gungame. Reverse starts off with the powerful guns like the AWP and Para and goes down to the pistols last. Regular goes from Pistols up through assault rifles. If your still on Glock when someone hits SMGs its basically futile to try and advance much farther. If you have an M4 while the good players are on pistols you have a fighting chance to get kills.

My clan runs a Reverse server that is very popular. Toss a PM if your interested.

Excellent advice there. I was going to post the same thing. :awe:

 

[arredondo]

Learn the recoil tendacies of weapons also. For example, the AK47 can net quick headshots even if you miss the first shot if you know how the gun will pull during subsequent burst shots (straight up).

Also, I'm not sure how new you are but buy your equipment (armor) in normal CS:S to help you survive. Learn how to map quick purchases to your keyboard so you don't waste time when starting a round in menus (normal CS:S).

Lastly, learn the maps! Stick to a few popular ones like de_dust and cs_office to get a good feel for where you need to be and how to take advantage of prime positions. A surround sound setup helps tremendously when playing a map since you can often tell in which room/area enemies are creeping if they are moving too fast, making easy to nade/shoot them before they can do it to you. You will also learn a lot on normal CS:S modes while dead if you simply follow other team mates in ghost mode to learn how they negotiate through a map.

 

[ElFenix]

everyone playing CS source has been playing for 10 years and is very good at headshoting from across the map. you'll need to practice quite a bit before you're halfway proficient at it.

 

[SuPrEIVIE]

i picked up CSS recently too and i have played tons of fps but this requires adjustment, i notice poeple crouching and even though you react good to that movement they get you first. What i feel most uncomfortable with is the sniper rifle, sometimes it feels like i didnt inflict damage when i got the target on the intersecting point on the reticle and it doesnt seem easy at all to get a headshot/instakill on a moving target with it. Most of the time it only takes one failed attempt with the sniper rifles untill the enemy kills you and its frustrating that there are players that get insta kill with them.

 

[AznAnarchy99]

i picked up CSS recently too and i have played tons of fps but this requires adjustment, i notice poeple crouching and even though you react good to that movement they get you first. What i feel most uncomfortable with is the sniper rifle, sometimes it feels like i didnt inflict damage when i got the target on the intersecting point on the reticle and it doesnt seem easy at all to get a headshot/instakill on a moving target with it. Most of the time it only takes one failed attempt with the sniper rifles untill the enemy kills you and its frustrating that there are players that get insta kill with them.

It takes much more skill than most FPS. I played CSS for over 10 years but havent played recently.

 

[zokudu]

i picked up CSS recently too and i have played tons of fps but this requires adjustment, i notice poeple crouching and even though you react good to that movement they get you first. What i feel most uncomfortable with is the sniper rifle, sometimes it feels like i didnt inflict damage when i got the target on the intersecting point on the reticle and it doesnt seem easy at all to get a headshot/instakill on a moving target with it. Most of the time it only takes one failed attempt with the sniper rifles untill the enemy kills you and its frustrating that there are players that get insta kill with them.

If you are using the Scout it is only really accurate when crouching and at times standing up you can miss from a distance, it can be very difficult to use.

If you have an AWP don't aim for the head everything except a very bad leg shot will kill easily so just try to hit them.

If your using one of the autosnipes (sg550, gs3g1 or w.e) I tend not to bother scoping unless far away just use it like a rifle close up and scope from far away. These aren't really accurate from distance so don't worry a ton about aim when scoping with them again try for 2 body shots instead of a headshot your more likely to hit them.

Also jumping reduces accuracy so never jump while scoping.

 

[sandorski]

Burst fire, always at Medium-long distance. Full spray and pray only at close range and when desperate.

To simplify Purchasing, hit F1 and take the Preset Loadout. If you Buy a Loadout that you prefer, hit F2 to Buy it again. Guns and Armour are top priority, later learn how best to use HE, Smoke, Flash grenades, before you Buy/Use them.

Hang back and follow your Team Mates for awhile. Let them rush into battle, then when they engage you have time to react/fight back. Always check the angles(heard this in a movie once! ), don't rush through doors without checking all nooks crannies. Watch the flow of the Game, often the enemy will keep repeating certain Attacks and take up certain positions each round. Try something different next round to counter it, this is the advantage of just dying and waiting, you get to Spectate and/or look around the Map for alternate positions/paths.

I have always been Average+ at CS, Positive Ratio, but most rounds I suck, lucky to get a kill every other round. Out of a dozen rounds I might get 1 or 2 rounds where I'll just totally own, not only surviving to the end, but getting 4 or 5 kills in the process, maybe even a Bomb/Defuse or something.

M1/AK are the best Rifles, P90 is an awesome weapon too, especially for tight corridor action where you can rush through straight into oncoming enemies mowing them down. I've seen people get 5-6 kills this way, it's sweet. Shotguns work well for that as well. Silenced Weapons lose power, but are awesome for stealth, well worth the trade off if you flank an enemy and want to avoid Health loss.

 

[HybridSquirrel]

aim for the upper chest, fire in bursts. get headshots, win rounds.

 

[the unknown]

Pretty much what everyone said. I'd add if you really wanna have a positive KDR you need a gaming mouse and an adequate mouse pad.

 

[nyker96]

I suggest a Reverse Gungame over regular Gungame. Reverse starts off with the powerful guns like the AWP and Para and goes down to the pistols last. Regular goes from Pistols up through assault rifles. If your still on Glock when someone hits SMGs its basically futile to try and advance much farther. If you have an M4 while the good players are on pistols you have a fighting chance to get kills.

My clan runs a Reverse server that is very popular. Toss a PM if your interested.

Thanks I'll PM you on the server name.

Learn the recoil tendacies of weapons also. For example, the AK47 can net quick headshots even if you miss the first shot if you know how the gun will pull during subsequent burst shots (straight up).

Also, I'm not sure how new you are but buy your equipment (armor) in normal CS:S to help you survive. Learn how to map quick purchases to your keyboard so you don't waste time when starting a round in menus (normal CS:S).

Lastly, learn the maps! Stick to a few popular ones like de_dust and cs_office to get a good feel for where you need to be and how to take advantage of prime positions. A surround sound setup helps tremendously when playing a map since you can often tell in which room/area enemies are creeping if they are moving too fast, making easy to nade/shoot them before they can do it to you. You will also learn a lot on normal CS:S modes while dead if you simply follow other team mates in ghost mode to learn how they negotiate through a map.

thanks all great advices.

i picked up CSS recently too and i have played tons of fps but this requires adjustment, i notice poeple crouching and even though you react good to that movement they get you first. What i feel most uncomfortable with is the sniper rifle, sometimes it feels like i didnt inflict damage when i got the target on the intersecting point on the reticle and it doesnt seem easy at all to get a headshot/instakill on a moving target with it. Most of the time it only takes one failed attempt with the sniper rifles untill the enemy kills you and its frustrating that there are players that get insta kill with them.

yes I feel ya, this game just isn't UT200x where I can just be a newbie with a rocket launcher and make a random kill. right now I'm not thinking too much about headshots, if I can land couple of shots on someone before I get killed I'd toast that a success. I'm joining a gun server now see if that help with my weapon handling a bit. good luck with you as well.

 

[Modular]

The game is ridiculously frustrating to play. If you're not planning on playing it regularly, I would suggest not playing at all to be honest. It will take you at least 25 hours of play to get to a constant positive KDR (and this assumes you have prior FPS experience). Then, if you don't keep on playing, you will lose the little nuances that got you there fairly quickly.

 

[Texashiker]

Yup, just play in a gungame server (add gg to the filter, I believe) until you get the hang of it.

+1 on the Gun Game modification - its probably the funnest way to play CS:S. Its a team VS team free for all - everytime you kill someone on the other team, you get a new weapon. So you dont have to worry about buying anything.

And you can rack up some steam achievements playing GG as well.

 

[arredondo]

Here is an approach you can try for netting kills. Find a good, spot to camp where the enemy ill be forced to come down a tight hallway or alleyway to reach an objective. You should be using a rifle like the M4 (CTs) or AK47 (Ts). Your body should be covered by as much of the camp spot as possible.

Keep your aim at their expeccted head level to pop them just as they come into view. If they are walking, they should be toast. If they are running, you sould be able to hear them and can lead your shot a bit more to get the frag. If they jump into view (for defense, they aren't accurate when jumping), they will be unable to dodge your shots as they land if you adjust properly. Use short bursts of 1-3 shots and you'll see good results with practice.

 

[nyker96]

thanks all for the tips, I tried 3 gg server last night and it's just great, gets to test out all the weapons in the game I feel a lot more confident with a few of the assualt rifles now. But I still feel the sniper rifle is like a dead weight on me, can't shot anything with it on, like no way to aim it at all. appreciate any tip on the sniper rif. Another thing is in a gg game now do you distinguish teammates from foes? both sides all look the same to me.

 

[zokudu]

thanks all for the tips, I tried 3 gg server last night and it's just great, gets to test out all the weapons in the game I feel a lot more confident with a few of the assualt rifles now. But I still feel the sniper rifle is like a dead weight on me, can't shot anything with it on, like no way to aim it at all. appreciate any tip on the sniper rif. Another thing is in a gg game now do you distinguish teammates from foes? both sides all look the same to me.

Theres 4 skins per team. (More if the server has custom skins) but once you learn all 4 you can easily distinguish between them. Though the easy way is CT skins always have helmets while T skins do not have helmets. Once you learn them though you don't even think about it.

 

[emilyek]

Gun Game will be good for a bit, just to get a feel for how the different weapons work.

Gun Game, however, to get good at it, requires a different playstyle than regular map rounds.

It might teach you the basics and to always be alert for the next target, but winning at GG means exploiting pre-fire and often just spraying until dead-- and even continuing spraying as the guns are switching once you get a kill.

It's not quite the same as the more accurate burst shooting you'll need for a real map.

 

[AznAnarchy99]

And pretty much the only guns you ever need to buy are the MP5, M4, AK47, AWP and deagle.

 

[zokudu]

And pretty much the only guns you ever need to buy are the MP5, M4, AK47, AWP and deagle.

SG552 always for T

 

[M0oG0oGaiPan]

thanks all for the tips, I tried 3 gg server last night and it's just great, gets to test out all the weapons in the game I feel a lot more confident with a few of the assualt rifles now. But I still feel the sniper rifle is like a dead weight on me, can't shot anything with it on, like no way to aim it at all. appreciate any tip on the sniper rif. Another thing is in a gg game now do you distinguish teammates from foes? both sides all look the same to me.

scout is pretty accurate even while moving slightly. you run faster with scout than you would with the knife out.

awp hit your two strafe keys together while you shoot. accuracy goes down like crazy when you're moving so hitting your two strafe keys together makes you stop for a second. aim for the body. headshots are just a waste unless that's all you can see.

autosniper. you need to pause like half a second between shots. they're both pretty damn accurate while in the air if you jump and pause like half a second before you shoot. aim for the head with these. actually you want to aim for the neck most of the time. hitbox counts the neck as the head. same goes for the rifles. basically your first shot should be around the neck and recoil will bump it up to the head.