Counter Strike

» Removed the need to manually re-login and re-authenticate to Steam while in game
» Fixed a crash on startup when running windowed with a non-standard desktop resolution
» Removed the display of saytext (in-game chat text) from players whom you've blocked in Steam friends
» Locked down several engine cvars to prevent malicious script exploits
» Enforced file consistency on several sprites in Counter-Strike
» Removed "ex_extrapmax" cvar (no longer needed)
» Fixed crash on level change
» Fixed UI crash when running a MOD

» Added "-noaff" command-line option to disable setting of thread affinity
» Added "bannedcfg" cvar so admins can choose which file is written to by the "writeid" command

The focus of this beta is on the dedicated server component, in particular the Linux piece. Here are the specific changes:

Integrated Steam Community features into Counter-Strike
- In-game player name now automatically uses player's Steam Community name
- Avatars are displayed on the scoreboard)

Other fixes
- Prevented some cvar exploits (thanks to AnAkIn for pointing them out)

8/29/2008
The linux server has been updated to fix the new engine not being updated correctly. Make sure to install the beta into a NEW folder when using a dedicated server (the client will automatically do this, the beta on the client side does NOT interfere with normal game). Run the hldsupdatetool to get this update.