Many Counter Strike 1.6 players want not just to get exciting entertainment that will help brighten up their leisure time, but strive for self-development and try to constantly develop their own skills in this game. At the same time, everyone understands perfectly well that the best source of information is the advice of more skilled and even better professional players who have many years of experience in this game and know it thoroughly, having studied all the game aspects up and down. If you are also a beginner and decided to find out something new for yourself that could help you in professional growth, we have prepared this material especially for you.
Basics of the game
First of all, you should understand that playing Counter Strike is not a simple shooter and you should not give in to adrenaline. The most important thing in this game is calmness and this is three times more important for snipers, who must make only balanced and cool decisions in the most important situations. It is quite natural that not everyone can remain calm during the gameplay, but in fact, you need to learn to control yourself and understand that any panic and anxiety ultimately lead to ill-considered and often completely wrong decisions.
In order to learn how to plan your own actions and choose the most optimal style of play for yourself, practice on standard servers and decide which option is more preferable for you. After that, try watching several professional matches, choose a player with a similar gameplay style from the top teams and watch his replays, carefully studying all the features and subtleties of the gameplay from his point of view. At the same time, it is worth saying right away that you need to watch replays and not get too carried away by highlights (beautiful clippings), because you can glean the main information precisely through a thorough study of all the intricacies of the game.
Let’s start the game
The starting amount on any standard server in the first round is $800, and this amount should be spent wisely. In the vast majority of cases, many newbies immediately buy the Desert Eagle (B 1-4), which has the highest damage among all pistols in the game, but in fact this is far from the most optimal solution. In fact, if you are not a master of this weapon and have not yet learned to shoot thoroughly from a certain pistol, it is best to master the starting weapon of each side, since the starting pistols also have certain advantages.
For MT, the pistol is generally so good that often many terrorists do not lose the opportunity to exchange it for their own after killing an enemy. It has good combat power and accuracy, which allows you to effectively shoot opponents, even if they have assault rifles. Actually, this is why MTs often win “drain” rounds, when, in theory, they should have initially lost in order to get more money in the next round.
For T, the starting pistol is not as powerful and accurate, but its advantage is a good ammo supply, as well as the fact that when hitting the enemy’s head, his sight twitches strongly, which makes it extremely effective at close range. It is recommended to replace the purchase of grenades and armor with “O” (by default) with “V” or some other key that will be convenient for you to press while holding “W”, as this will allow you to immediately run and buy everything you need after the start of the round.
Who should you play for and how?
If you are playing for the “specialists”, you should not put pressure and break into the enemy’s respawn. It is best to constantly track the bomb site and keep it in your line of sight. If you are strongly pressed, then in this case it is generally recommended not to leave your respawn for a certain time and try to shoot a couple of opponents running past. If it happens that the terrorists have planted a bomb, if your ally has pincers, be sure to let him defuse the bomb, and at the same time protect him from a possible attack. When playing for terrorists, it is often more difficult, since you need to make sudden sorties to the point, which requires more skill compared to passive or even active defense.
In the vast majority of cases, the attack is carried out by two or three people, but sometimes it is good to go around the opponents yourself from the other side and, using flash grenades, take advantage of the surprise effect and attack. The main point of such a quick attack is not even to disorient the opponents, but to quickly plant the bomb, which, accordingly, will allow you to completely turn the game around and force the CTs to attack, while you, having taken an advantageous position, can wait for their arrival, that is, you automatically become a winner.
Playing cs 1.6 online for T, remember that if you have a bomb, in no case start to sit back somewhere in the back when everyone is moving forward. Try to break through to the “plant” together with the others and plant it there, and if you do not like this style or you do not want to “rush”, just drop it to one of your allies. Otherwise, after your death, your team is practically doomed to defeat.
Useful tips
Regardless of which side you play for, never push your ally if you see that he is going to throw a grenade. It often happens that in such situations, allies throw a grenade at the nearest obstacle, which leads to the stunning or blowing up of allies, as a result of which everyone begins to blame the thrower, without even thinking about the fact that in fact, a completely different player may be to blame.
One of the most common mistakes of beginners is constantly reloading weapons after another kill or shootout. This is highly discouraged, because no weapon has such a number of rounds that could be fired during one fight, but during reloading you become defenseless and cannot resist opponents, which allows you to be quickly caught. At the same time, do not forget that it is better to reload in cover, when the enemy will not be able to attack you, and while you are in cover, you lose time, which is especially important when implementing aggressive strategies. In other words, the less you reload, the more useful actions you do for yourself and the team as a whole.
If it happens that you really run out of ammo in a fight, do not try to reload under fire, but simply switch to a pistol (button “2” or “Q” if you switched to your main weapon from a pistol) and shoot from it, as this will save you a lot of time. In addition, if there is a corpse next to you, you can quickly switch to his weapon with the “G” button.
When you notice a grenade being thrown (by an ally or an enemy), turn your back to it – thanks to this, you will not be blinded or can even significantly reduce the damage from HE. At the same time, you can use this feature for sudden attacks. Having thrown a “flash drive” around a corner, you can quickly go out and, before it explodes, try to shoot a couple of opponents who have turned away, after which you will be blinded, but again hide around the corner on the return route.
