Counter-Strike 2 News
This impressive CS:GO fan map brings a Half-Life-like spin to classic Wingman
A new and impressive-looking Counter-Strike: Global Offensive fan-made map has popped up on the FPS game's Steam Workshop, which takes its classic bomb defusal Wingman game mode and transports it to a futuristic research facility. Set in a research base called Orion, the map looks pretty darn great, and like it would perhaps appeal to fans of another genre giant: Half-Life.
Creators KlixX (environment art), Slimek (level design and material creation), and Squidski (3D art and level design help) have posted a new CS:GO map set in the Orion base - the same location as their popular Hostage Wingman map, shared last year - which this time lets you play the classic Wingman mode in the facility. While the maps appear to differ slightly from each other in layout, the description for the latest says it's "set in a remote top secret research facility", and sees the Phoenix faction "trying to sabotage the scientists' work on space exploration", with counter-terrorist agents being sent in to stop them.
From the screenshots shared, the map - like its predecessor - looks really impressive. We can see various futuristic-looking hangars, corridors, and other hubs across the space base that look like they'd play host to some intense, close-quarters combat, with each zone seemingly colour-coded to let you know which part of the facility you're in.
RELATED LINKS:
CS:GO Riptide patch increases maximum griefing cooldown penalty to 14 days
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive - Operation Riptide has just dropped
The CS:GO Stockholm Major is going ahead, and tickets go on sale next week
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive update for 24 September 2021
CS:GO Riptide patch increases maximum griefing cooldown penalty to 14 days
Following the launch earlier this week of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Operation Riptide - the FPS game's latest, and 11th, big operation - Valve has posted a batch of fixes and gameplay updates addressing some hiccups. There's a handful of noteworthy changes with the patch, but the most notable are that the studio has stopped the game's Terrorist side from being able to pick up the Riot Shield, and that the maximum cooldown penalty for griefing has been increased by a whole lot.
First up, that cooldown change. The maximum cooldown penalty for griefing in the game has been dialled up by a pretty huge amount, with Valve explaining in the patch notes that it's been "increased from one day to 14 days". That's good news for players keen to see bad behaviour addressed, with this surely being a significant motivator to cut out the griefing and play nice.
As for the Riot Shield, this is a new weapon type added to the multiplayer shooter with Operation Riptide, which was - as you'd probably expect - only supposed to be available to the Counter-Terrorist side through the game's buy menu in Casual Hostage map groups. However, the notes suggest the T-side could get their hands on the new bit of defensive kit through CS:GO's "buy-via-donate" option - so, the ability to do that has now been removed.
RELATED LINKS:
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive - Operation Riptide has just dropped
The CS:GO Stockholm Major is going ahead, and tickets go on sale next week
This popular CSGO map brings hostage rescue to the spooky, snowy wilds
