Counter-Strike Nexon News

2021-04-07 9:05 A.M. CEST Update:

• The emergency maintenance for April 7th has been completed. Thank you for your kind patience and understanding throughout.

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Attention Survivors,

We apologize for the inconvenience but we are going to perform an emergency maintenance in a couple of minutes for a hotfix. All servers during this period will be unavailable and we will try to bring back the servers online as soon as possible. Please refer to the schedule below for more details and stay tuned for more updates.

• Wednesday, April 7th, 2021
  
• SEA (UTC+7): 1:15 P.M. – 2:15 P.M.
  
• CEST: 8:15 A.M. – 9:15 A.M.
  
• ET: 2:15 A.M. – 3:15 A.M.
  
• PT: 6th, 11:15 P.M. – 7th, 12:15 A.M.

Note: Please note that the estimated length of time for each maintenance is subject to change without notification.

• Hot Fix

Thank you for your understanding and support in advance.

The CSN:S Team

Greetings from the CSN:S Team.

Decoder rates have been updated.
This will be updated irregularly when the rates and the items are changed.
We hope this allows you to enjoy CSN:S to its fullest, knowing exactly what you can get.


[h2]4/7 Decoder Item Rates[/h2]

Transcendence Premium Decoder




Transcendence Decoder




Class Decoder




Unique Premium Decoder




Unique Decoder

New Events have been added!


[h2]New Events[/h2]

[h3]Spring Seed Event (4/7 - 4/21)[/h3]To celebrate spring 2021, we are running a fun and fruitful seed event! Check it out and get rewards!

Seed Distribution

• You'll get a seed when you log in.
  
• After 30 minutes of playtime in Zombie Hero, Zombie Z, or Zombie Evolution, the seed will be replaced with a sprout.
  
• Once you have the sprout, complete one of the missions below and the sprout will be replaced with a fruit.
  
  - Score 25 zombie kills or 75 assists in Zombie Hero, Zombie Z, or Zombie Evolution
  - Clear 4 games of Zombie Scenario on Hard difficulty or higher

Using the Event Items

• The seed, sprout, and fruit items can all be used by pressing the Use button.
  
• When you press the Use button, you will be asked if you are sure you want to use it.
  
• When you choose yes, you will receive a reward according to the item you used.
  
• The seed, sprout, and fruit give different rewards.

Rewards

• Seed: Rare Decoder x5
  
• Sprout: Grade 4 Parts Reward Box x1
  
• Fruit: Receive a VVIP Free Pass, Rare Decoder, Unique Decoder, Unique Premium Decoder, or Event Decoder. Each reward has a different drop rate.

Extra Event

• Each time you use a fruit, you'll get 1 Harvested Fruit.
  
• Once you have 10 Harvested Fruits, you'll get a bonus reward.
  

Bonus Reward

• Transcendence Decoder x10
  

Notice

• Participation will only be counted in rooms with four or more players (excludes Studio Mode).
  
• Zombie Scenario minimum playtime: 5 minutes
  
• The seed, sprout, and fruit items will be removed and the event will reset at midnight every day. Harvested Fruit will not be removed.
  
• All Harvested Fruit will be removed during the maintenance on 4/21 (Wed.).
  
• Does not count in the Zombie Scenario Survival: Double Gate, Survival: Lost City, or Survival: Trap maps.

[h3]Random Rules Zombie Hero Event (4/7 - 4/21)[/h3]During the event, experience Zombie Hero in a whole new way: the rules change every round!

• The rules will be announced 3 seconds before each round starts.
  
• You can see what rules are applied to the current round by pressing the L key.

Featured Maps

• Random Rules Zombie Hero Assault / Italy / Dust

New Random Rules

• I Am Legend: The last human standing revives as a powerful Hero once.
  
• Good Old Days: Humans are restricted to New Original weapons, and Zombies can only be Normal Zombies with restricted skills.
  
• Reliable Weapons: Increases attack power of Rare grade or below weapons.
  
• Burning Time: Using Deadly Shot gives infinite ammo.
  
• Furiously Fast: The Sprint skill grants increased attack power and can be reused.
  
• Skill Master: Using a human skill applies the effects of Sprint and Deadly Shot simultaneously.
  
• Biochemical Attack: Smokescreen Grenade damages zombies, and Psycho Zombie's skill damages humans.
  
• Social Behavior: When humans are gathered together, their attack power increases according to their number.

Updated Random Rules

• Moon Bounce
  - Previous: Low gravity mode. After jumping, you will float gently to the ground.
  - Changed: When you jump, you will have zero gravity and rise into the air.
  
• Shockwave
  - Previous: When landing after jumping, decreases movement speed of nearby humans.
  - Changed: When landing after jumping, decreases movement speed of nearby humans and restores the player's HP.
  
• Tunnel Vision
  - Previous: Have visibility reduced but attack power increased.
  - Changed: Suffer from reduced visibility but attack power and movement speed increased.
  
• Give 'em the Bird
  - Previous: Eating chicken increases attack power temporarily.
  - Changed: Eating chicken increases attack power temporarily and resets skills once.

[h2]Shop[/h2]

[h2]New Transcendence Throwable Weapon: "Satellite Mine" Promotion! (4/7 - 5/6)[/h2]The new Satellite Mine item is available as a rate-up item in Transcendence Premium Decoders and Transcendence Decoders during the promotion! Don't miss it!

From Transcendence Premium Decoders:

• Satellite Mine - 3%
  

From Transcendence Decoders:

• Satellite Mine - 0.45%

The following items are featured in the promotion:

• Transcendence Premium Decoder x1
  
• Transcendence Premium Decoder x5
  
• Transcendence Premium Decoder x10

Notice:

• All Transcendence Premium Decoders will be removed during maintenance on 5/6 (Thur.).
  
• 500 mileage will be given for each Transcendence Premium Decoder removed.
  
• Transcendence Decoders will not be removed.

2021-04-07 7:33 A.M. CEST Update:

• The regular maintenance for April 7th has been completed. Thank you for your patience throughout!

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Attention Survivors,

We're going to perform a regular maintenance this Wednesday at 4:00 A.M. CEST, April 7th, 2021. All servers during this period will be unavailable and we are anticipating the maintenance to conclude at around 8:30 A.M. CEST. Please refer below for more details on the maintenance.

• Wednesday, April 7th, 2021
  
• SEA (UTC+7): 9:00 A.M. – 1:30 P.M.
  
• CEST: 4:00 A.M. – 8:30 A.M.
  
• ET: 6th, 10:00 P.M. – 7th, 2:30 A.M.
  
• PT: 6th, 7:00 P.M. – 11:30 P.M.

Note: Please note that the estimated length of time for each maintenance is subject to change without notification.

• Server Upkeep

Thank you for your understanding and support in advance.

The CSN:S Team

Greetings from the Counter-Strike Nexon: Studio Team!

We provide the rates for probability-based items on Steam and our website. In order to keep providing transparent service for our players, we're also releasing rates for the weapon enhancement system and season pass rewards below.

To begin, here is information on weapon enhancements and their rates.

Weapon enhancement is an in-game system that allows you to improve your weapons by enhancing them. Enhancement requires you to consume your spare weapons as "material" to upgrade the desired weapon. Both paid and free weapons can be spent using this system.


[h3][Weapon Enhancement System][/h3]

• Every enhancement attempt grants EXP towards your weapon's enhancement level. The EXP needed per level is listed in the first table below.
  
  
• Each material weapon grants a certain amount of EXP based on its rank and enhancement level. Formulas for how this EXP is calculated are included in the second table, with several examples after that.

EXP Needed per Enhancement

• Accumulated material EXP is reset after increasing enhancement level or failing enhancement.
  
  
• The success rates are calculated according to the below formula, based on the cumulative material EXP and the required enhancement EXP.
  
  Enhancement Success Rate = Cumulative Material EXP / Required Enhancement EXP
  
  
• Each weapon has a different enhancement material EXP per weapon rank, from Regular to Epic. This is defined in the next table.

Enhancement Material EXP per Weapon Rank/Enhancement Level

• If the material weapon is the same as the weapon you're enhancing, you'll get a 100% EXP bonus on top of the base enhancement EXP.

Example: Material EXP for Rare Weapon

• As illustrated above, materials with higher enhancement levels provide more EXP. Bonuses are rounded down to whole numbers.
  
  - Upon a successful enhancement, one attribute is increased at random. Every attribute has an equal chance of being selected.
  
  - The available attributes vary by weapon. You can see what attributes are available in the weapon's in-game description.
  
  - Once an attribute has been maxed out, it will be excluded from attribute selection.
  
  - When performing dehancement, one enhanced attribute is decreased at random. Every enhanced attribute has an equal chance of being selected.

We have also prepared a rate disclosure for the Season Random Box. This item can be obtained as a free reward from the Free Pass and as part of a paid season pass.



[h3][Season Random Box][/h3]

• When awarded as part of the Season Pass system, the Season Random Box will be used immediately upon obtaining.
  
  
• You will receive one of the following items. The chance of obtaining each is listed below.

Season Random Box Rates



Counter-Strike Nexon: Studio has been able to continue its service for the past 7 years thanks to your continuous support and affection.

In order to make our game even more transparent and trustworthy, we plan to perform an overall review of in-game terminology to see whether there has been any unclear communication in our probability-based content. We are also making preparations to implement a real-time probability monitoring system so that Survivors can check the rates.

Starting with this rate disclosure post, we will continue to work hard so that Counter-Strike Nexon: Studio earns even more of your trust.

Thank you.

- The CSNS Team