Guide for all new people joining the CS:S Community.

**Mickos** · 05-05-2007 05:46 PM

This Guide is aimed at helping new CS:S Players coming to the community.

To help them get some useful information on how the community runs, and how our community, communicates with each other.

Guide to the Australian Source Community.

Australian Online Counter-Strike Source Competitions:

International Online Counter-Strike Source Competitions:

Australian LAN Counter-Strike Source Competitions:

National Events:

NSW LANS

VIC LANS

QLD LANS

QLD CSS Lans

SA LANS

Valhalla LAN

Other Counter-Strike Source related sites:

Top Counter-Strike Source Teams in Australia:

Professional Teams:

Intermediate Teams:

These would be the top teams that you should idle to find scrims/sluts.

Pugs

Pro/I - Clan Sites:

CS:S Server Providers:

#Dominance-Gaming - www.dominance-gaming.com.au
#Velox - www.velox-servers.net
#Epicservers - www.epicservers.net
#STIPE - www.stipe.com.au

Recommended Public Servers:

GotGames Servers - FFA DM Servers
Internode - Dust2 Servers
Gamearena - Dust2 Servers / Deathmatch Servers

Anti-Cheat Programs used for Got-Games/Others Competitions

CEVO Match Network (CMN3)

mIRC - IRC Relay Chat Client

Click to Download

mIRC Guide

NN Script - Modifys mIRC with Skins etc.

Gamesurge "Config"

Obtaining an Auth Account for the Gamesurge Server (to get auto ops etc):
www.gamesurge.net - Sign up, and log onto auth on irc with the account and password given.

CEVO/Gotgames Approved FPS Config
LINK

Ventrilo - Voice Communication Client

Ventrilo Download - 3.0.1

Most Used Public Ventrilo in CS:S Community

Tomato Family Ventrilo:
Details: LINK
Ventrilo Version: 3.0.2
Server Name: TomatoFamily Vent
IP/Hostname: 144.140.154.123
Port: 3605

RealityGaming Ventrilo:
Details: LINK
Server Name: Reality Gaming Vent
Ventrilo Version: 3.0.2
IP/Hostname: vent.realitygaming.com.au
Port: 7455

Articles:

Whisper's Introduction to Counter-Strike

Whisper's Basic War Strats

Whisper's Guide to Tickrate, Netcode and Server Setup

Voodz Guide to Counter-Strike Source

Huk's Tutorial Part 1 AIM

GotGames Forum Etiquette & Tips.

Advanced Stratergies P1: de_dust2

Advanced Strategies P2: Coordinating your Team

Advanced Strategies P3: de_inferno

Source in Australia: Part 1

MessiaH's Guide to Effective Communication & Strategy

Interesting Weapon Spray Analysis

Hardware

Mice: LINK

Laser:
1. G5: LINK
2. Copperhead: LINK
3. G3: LINK

Optical:
1. Razer Deathadder: LINK
2. Intelli v3: LINK
3. MX518: LINK

Mousepads: LINK

Cloth:
1. QcK (Heavy or Plus)
Heavy - LINK
Plus - LINK
2. Razer Mantis (speed variety)
3. Razer Goliathus - LINK

Hard:
1. Steelpad S&S - LINK
2. Func 1030 Archetype
3. Icemat

Hybrid:
1. Steelpad 5L/5C - LINK
2. Func f30.r
3. Razer ProSolution - LINK
Enjoy!

Headphones:

Details: LINK
1. Beyerdynamic DT234pro
2. Sennheiser HD555
3. AudioTechnica AD700

For all those who are looking specifically at 'Gaming only' headsets...

'Gaming' Headsets:

Esau - LINK
Gotfrag? - LINK

1. Steelsound 5H
2. Icemat Siberia
3. Razer Hp-1's
4. Everglide S-500
5. Sennheiser PC150 range

Keyboards:

1. SteelKeys 6G - LINK
2. Logitech G15 - LINK
3. Razer Tarantula - LINK
4. Everglide t-1000 - LINK
5.Logitech Media Elite - LINK

Computer:

The Computer being the core component of the whole 'gamer' setup, you would want a good rig to run the game, at a good FPS rate, the link below, shows some decent to very good computer setups with good prices, So you the 'gamer' can have the advantage on the battlefield over your competitors.

**fuckwitBATTLECRAB** · 05-05-2007 05:59 PM

Monitors:

About Monitors for Gaming:

Click Here

Best 19' LCD's for Gaming:

1. ViewSonic VX1945wm - Review

2. Gateway FPD1975w - Review

3. Samsung 941BW - Review

4. Dell UltraSharp 1907FP - Review

5. NEC LCD195WVXM - Review

Best 19' CRT's for Gaming

1. NEC MultiSync FP912SB - Review

2. Viewsonic G90FB - Review

3. Samsung SyncMaster 957mb - Review

4. NEC MultiSync FE991SB-SK - Review

5. Hitachi CM721F - Review

**gummerz** · 05-10-2007 07:06 PM

Copied to the articles section. Nice writeup Mickos and helpers.

**xr6_turbo** · 05-10-2007 09:18 PM

Good work Gummerz

-Shawn

**yoyoo** · 05-10-2007 09:32 PM

Wow nicely written up, got a bunch of stuff i never knew before thanks

**Jovan_** · 05-10-2007 09:52 PM

OMG wd mickos

**Havoc1** · 08-10-2007 01:32 PM

lol? Why isnt the Samsung 931c in the Gaming LCD's?

you have a widescreen 5ms LCD there for best Gaming LCD's, but not a non widescreen 19" 2ms LCD, ok..

anyway, good stuff mickos. will help alot of people out

**Mickos** · 08-10-2007 01:39 PM

Originally Posted by Havoc

lol? Why isnt the Samsung 931c in the Gaming LCD's?

you have a widescreen 5ms LCD there for best Gaming LCD's, but not a non widescreen 19" 2ms LCD, ok..

anyway, good stuff mickos. will help alot of people out

yea i didnt make that part up

so i never looked them over

thx lukey p!

**Don Andres** · 09-10-2007 01:49 AM

oi! where's the shoutout?

**God** · 09-10-2007 03:21 PM

mickos' avatar is the best, made me skip the entire article...again

**dave231** · 09-10-2007 03:42 PM

just lettin u know, the link to the gamespace website is wrong.
its .net.au not .net

**Jayson** · 09-10-2007 05:59 PM

Originally Posted by dave231

just lettin u know, the link to the gamespace website is wrong.
its .net.au not .net

Good pickup - I guess noone bothered actually clicking on it...

There's some more Server Providers around as well.... - But meh...

**saba** · 09-10-2007 06:08 PM

Originally Posted by dave231

just lettin u know, the link to the gamespace website is wrong.
its .net.au not .net

Very abservitive young one

**jonsn0w-** · 10-10-2007 10:43 AM

very useful - cheers

**fuckwitBATTLECRAB** · 10-10-2007 02:19 PM

Umm... just to note. I never wrote that about monitors. TBH i dont know anything about what are good monitors i just use any old ****.

I got a SyncMaster 913v << I DONT EVEN KNOW IF THAT IS GOOD

**Mickos** · 10-10-2007 06:22 PM

Originally Posted by Bing

Umm... just to note. I never wrote that about monitors. TBH i dont know anything about what are good monitors i just use any old ****.

I got a SyncMaster 913v << I DONT EVEN KNOW IF THAT IS GOOD

we took over your post remember you dud :\

**Snook** · 10-10-2007 08:11 PM

MICKOS IS THE ONLY NEWB AROUND HERE I HOPE HE HAS FUN READING HIS OWN THREAD YEPYEP!!!

**God** · 10-10-2007 08:45 PM

snooks become a rival of mickos ever since he got his subaru

**RoMPeRSToMPeR** · 12-10-2007 06:39 PM

This is decent, But maybe you should post on GameArena or something, Because most users on GotGames have played fps games for a year or more.
But yeah, It's very efficient.
Gj.

**l_w_88** · 17-01-2008 11:28 PM

Computer guide is now out dated. Should be updated, or removed from links.

**ELiTEE** · 18-01-2008 09:25 AM

Recommended Public Servers:

* Internode - Dust2 Servers
* Gamearena - Dust2 Servers / Deathmatch Servers
* PubGamer - Dust2 Servers
OMG NO GG SERVER

**Swordfish** · 18-01-2008 10:11 AM

Originally Posted by Mickos

Pugs/Scrim Channels:

#find-scrim, is now #scrim

**Wookie** · 21-01-2008 07:10 AM

Missing Reloaded LAN from that list :P

**corona** · 21-01-2008 01:24 PM

An interesting list - particularly the LAN list.

**Ze German** · 21-01-2008 02:34 PM

on that note please add fragfest to the nsw lan list.

**revive** · 21-02-2008 09:34 PM

NW MICKOS! no srs very wd on the article

**s7imulater** · 28-02-2008 04:11 PM

Ye it does help the 16 mills, such as Revive , don't take the guide for granted.

you must groupy this mickos kid from now

**redS** · 18-09-2008 10:19 PM

Good read

**Moya** · 18-09-2008 10:25 PM

I'm also available for lessons if anyone is keen! PM me anytime!

**odd** · 20-09-2008 04:28 PM

Good read Mickos. Nice put-together information

**zoko** · 21-09-2008 09:22 AM

odd check the date on which it was posted =\
good read anyhow

**Mickos** · 21-09-2008 10:55 AM

Originally Posted by CAGE

odd check the date on which it was posted =\
good read anyhow

just updated it champ enjoy

**crunchie_246** · 21-09-2008 11:50 AM

Qilmax* Qlimax and RG is no longer a server provider.

**[st]akira** · 21-09-2008 12:16 PM

forgot to mention to stay away from big dongaz and nrm.

**Khooy** · 21-09-2008 05:53 PM

Oh yay anexias!

**BooneZ** · 21-09-2008 10:19 PM

Anexias Pro imo. they got khooy which was in qlimax? wasnt he? and camstar and mrt lol.

**Mickos** · 22-09-2008 02:50 PM

Originally Posted by BooneZ

Anexias Pro imo. they got khooy which was in qlimax? wasnt he? and camstar and mrt lol.

nope not ggp quality yet

**steve07** · 22-09-2008 04:21 PM

Top Counter-Strike Source Teams in Australia: Sydney Underground
The rest of the teams you have up there yet to prove them self's on lan and online and its not fair to put those teams in same league as SU as they are not even close .
Sydney Underground is the only pro team in Australia at the moment no other team comes even close.

**Mickos** · 22-09-2008 04:24 PM

Originally Posted by steve07

Top Counter-Strike Source Teams in Australia: Sydney Underground
The rest of the teams you have up there yet to prove them self's on lan and online and its not fair to put those teams in same league as SU as they are not even close .
Sydney Underground is the only pro team in Australia at the moment no other team comes even close.

pro teams based on cevop team standings, so badluck