Valve using Heat Maps during beta of CS:GO

(SockDog) #1

Are SD using or will be using similar tools in their new game/s?

http://blog.counter-strike.net/science/maps.html

From a purely selfish point of view I just love those things but surely they make balancing the sorts of maps SD makes a lot easier.

(Exedore) #2

Short answer: Yes.

You might remember the announcement of Fireteam a bit ago, they handle many things like this: http://fireteam.net/press/online-experts-launch-fireteam-ltd-announce-unique-videogame-service

(SockDog) #3

That’s excellent you’re getting such tools as part of the new arrangement. I hope as things progress we can pour over and perhaps even play with a few ourselves.

(Exedore) #4

It’s part of our plan, and the best thing about the new arrangement of things is that we’re in a position where we can react much more quickly to what the community wants, and also keep everybody informed more of our own volition.

(nUllSkillZ) #5

As far as I remember there was a non public W:ET heat map mod.

(SockDog) #6

So glad you guys have cast off your shackles.

(DerSaidin) #7

It was called lithium.

Although I had nothing to do with the project, I did keep a copy of the paper/demo, which is now hard to find:
http://www.dersaidin.net/other/lithium.pdf
http://www.dersaidin.net/other/lithium.avi

Also GTV has a really cool system that analyzes ETTV server demos:
http://www.gamestv.org/event/31502-belgium-vs-estonia/analysis/

(Indloon) #8

[QUOTE=DerSaidin;398229]It was called lithium.

Although I had nothing to do with the project, I did keep a copy of the paper/demo, which is now hard to find:
http://www.dersaidin.net/other/lithium.pdf
http://www.dersaidin.net/other/lithium.avi

Also GTV has a really cool system that analyzes ETTV server demos:
http://www.gamestv.org/event/31502-belgium-vs-estonia/analysis/[/QUOTE]

Didn’t know of that mod :open_mouth:

However, that looks interesting, never tough that you can do such a thing with SDK… /o\

Thanks for sharing doc.