

So, how do you join the Counter-Strike 2 beta? Well, if you’re a frequent player you stand a better chance. As a result, regardless of tick rate, your moving and shooting will be equally responsive and your grenades will always land the same way.” Thanks to Counter-Strike 2’s sub-tick update architecture, servers know the exact instant that motion starts, a shot is fired, or a ‘nade is thrown. Previously, the server only evaluated the world in discrete time intervals (called ticks).


“Sub-tick updates are the heart of Counter-Strike 2,” the developers say. Today, that’s overseen by what’s known as a “tick rate,” where the server “checks” what each player’s doing on a regular “tick.” Now, things are a bit different. There are also updates for how Counter-Strike 2 manages player interactions.
