Just in case people are interested in getting the news about this game:

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A required update for Counter-Strike: Source has been updated. Please run hldsupdatetool to receive the updates. The major changes include: UI: - Added the following cvars to allow players to customize their scoreboards. - cl_scoreboard_ct_color_red - cl_scoreboard_ct_color_green - cl_scoreboard_ct_color_blue - cl_scoreboard_t_color_red - cl_scoreboard_t_color_green - cl_scoreboard_t_color_blue - cl_scoreboard_dead_color_red - cl_scoreboard_dead_color_green - cl_scoreboard_dead_color_blue - Changed the screen that appears when the message of the day fails to load to display proper error text. - Made the CT silhouette for the auto-select option in the Choose a Class screen smaller and corrected its aspect ratio. - Addressed a problem that occasionally caused characters to be colored incorrectly on the Change a Class screen. Gameplay: - Made ladders easier to climb. Added cvars sv_ladder_dampen and sv_ladder_angle. - Fixed issue that awarded three points when the bomb explodes after the round ends by elimination criteria instead. - Fixed issue in which you weren't given credit for grenade damage if you fired a weapon at someone then hit them with a grenade (in that order). Also fixed problem in which grenading a player and then killing them with another weapon showed as '*** in 1' on console. - There's now a priority order for displaying win conditions when multiple win conditions are set. - If timelimit exists and is not 0, then show timelimit. - If timelimit does not exist, show maxrounds if not 0. - If both timelimit and maxrounds are 0, show winlimit. - If timelimit, maxrounds, and winlimit are all 0, show nothing. - Added a cvar to ignore win conditions: mp_ignore_round_win_conditions. General: - Disallowed the use of arbitrary command strings for the message of the day screen. Now only a specific list of commands is allowed. - Addressed issue in which AWPs and Scouts sometimes did not make the zooming sound. - cvar mat_showlowresimage is now a cheat command. - Many development console commands which would crash the server removed. - Updated source engine addresses many issues: - Better flashlight effect - Better HDR behavior - Multicore rendering support - Added sv_disablefreezecam cvar to turn off the freezecam on a server. - Added sv_nonemesis cvar to turn off domination/revenge on a server. - Added sv_nomvp cvar to turn off MVP stars on a server. - Added sv_nostats cvar to turn off stats on a server. - Removed -tickrate command line option and defaulted tick rate to 66 rather than 33. This addressed a number of issues, including: - Tick rate affecting how fast doors open / close - Tick rate causing players hitting the ground to stutter - Tick rate affecting the firing mechanisms of certain guns

And to add to that, we've gone all nostalgia crazy and set up a server here, if any of yous ever play it still:

Red Army |#2| Public Fun Server |HLStatsX|
94.76.241.67:27020

Played against the bots earlier today.

Got bored easily (probably because of the bots) but noticed headshots are pretty easy now that we're fined-tuned to Left 4 Dead's aiming.

Achievement alerts are much nicer than the L4D ones.
(Not as good as WoW's with all it's flashy lights.)

Aye, we made an evening of it this weekend, and reminded ourselves of why we gave over playing it. Stupid game mechanics, more waiting than playing, plenty of randomness, too many people who spend too much time playing it, and sooo little variety. Yet it was still enough fun, we're doing it again this weekend

tbh I wouldn't object to a CS:S night at some point.