CS2's New Anubis Analysed 

3kliksphilip sacrificing himself on a vacation so that we can get a bigger CS update. Thank you again.

Philip goes on vacation, CS updates Warowl makes a video on a specific map, CS removes the map from competitive

7:54 The glass breaking into bigger pieces is due to it not being tempered, which makes sense for the panes shown here. In an office, you want tempered glass that "explodes" into tiny pieces for safety or they'd be death traps if you tripped into them. Working with glass safety testing for a couple of years, I'm impressed by how they paid attention to this as so many games gets it wrong. The door should be tempered glass, though, but I'm willing to excuse that with a head canon that they're old panes that were installed decades ago.

Thank you for allowing this new update philip

I can imagine philip entering an *ancient* ceremonial room on his holiday and saying "How many cubemaps could this area have?"

It's amazing just how much lighting alone will have such a drastic impact on the overall perceived quality of the image.

Philip subtly outing his wife made me laugh so hard

The weird pixelated fadeout, though hard to tell through compression, looks like dithered transparency. This is actually a great way to avoid alpha sorting issues, but works best with TAA to smooth it.

HOLY SHIT, I just realized how GOOD lookin community maps will be, I remember when they added Season to CSGO and I thought it was the best cs could look (mind you this was before the remakes like dust, nuke, train cache)

The "water disintegrating into pixels" thing is called dithering, and it's farrrr cheaper for your GPU to draw than real shading, which is actually hella expensive. Now think about this: for a very distant and not easily noticed problem like the transition between two water surfaces, would you rather use the super cheap and flexible option to smooth it out, or would you rather make that batch of distant water pixels slower to draw than everything else in view?

Unsure if Philip missing the "C" in "Canal water" in the description timestamps is intentional or not XD

Dear god, it looks so sunny and bright. It takes me back to how maps looked in CS:S and that makes me very happy. I understand now why I dropped CS:GO so early.

One small detail in the water I do still miss in CS2 is how it doesn't have the rushing effect against the shore line as seen on 11:21

While I’ve seen pretty graphics before, these new levels are some of the first rendered images to illicit the same sort of emotional response I have seeing these places in real life. Seeing the wall paintings and such just makes me imagine standing there in real life taking in the atmosphere and the whole breadth of sensory inputs. If we were to create a second Earth in VR we’re rapidly approaching the point where graphics aren’t a factor holding us back anymore. Living in the borderline arctic I wonder how long until we’re capable of convincingly simulating summertime beaches in the midst of winter lol

The lighting on those plants near the start of the video are of particular note: they're translucent, ie. you can see the light pass through the thin leaves, giving the lower side a warm, yellow glow. It's rather nice. That fixed pixel transparency thing is called "hashed transparency", at least in Blender. It's a type of transparency that bypasses the issues with proper alpha blended materials, specifically problems it has with depth sorting (rendering in front of things, or with a weird fringing around it when you see another alpha material through it). For the more technically minded, alpha transparency normally has to be done in a separate pass, whereas hashed transparency can be done in the main one, so it integrates with lighting and depth more cleanly. It's just, y'know, a bit grainy looking. TAA and / or supersampling tends to smooth it out a bit, though.

11:19 Wow. This scene in particular sticks out to me instantly as being photorealistic.

Man, your videos are always so fun to watch, from editing and delivery to sense of humor. Thank you for making me appreciate something as small as an even less playable area that I'd never even see in all likelihood.

The "annoying" pixel water is a sort of dithering. Its way more performant than using actual transparancy, which can be suprisingly heavy to render correctly. It might also be that it just didn't render properly as transparancy can have some funky render issues due to the depth, color mixing and all that jazz. I am no expert however, I aknowledge the holes in my explanation looking at other water and windows in the game. So feel free to correct me but this is what I've experienced in my little VR development experience.

Valve please give me that tasty inferno

Hoe many times a year do you vacation Phil? always seems like ur somewhere. Valve is going to publicly drop CS2 and Phil will be in Vietnam, Mexico or something

I would love to see you remake that Island Domination map in CS2. And wow Jordan looks beautiful.

I love that the trims and bricks are no longer disgustingly different color from the walls. They actually blend into the walls now and it feels like they're actually a part of them.

Thanks Phillip for giving us this new update via your vacation schedule. Please keep us posted on your next holiday.

Philip taking a trip and making comparisons of actual irl places to the game's one still amaze me. That's what I call dedication and appreciation of details.

Ooh the Scirocco jokes are getting very subtle! Glad I didn't miss that one, love it! 2:52

So, just a random thing that I want to point out: 2:30 - That AWP model is gorgeous. I don't know what it is, but there's something about it. I especially love the little details of paint on the black parts. Oh and also, that "scoping" sound is great.

switch between game and then your real life vacation videos is always refreshing and always look good

I always find myself rewinding sections of your videos because they're so fun, like 10:39 . Thank you for the hard work!

It will be inferno for sure.

4:04 i like how philip just inserts a link into the subtitles lol

Only you Phillip could compare the mountains of Petra to the jagged source 1 engine, I love how you exist for this purpose

these videos are consistantly wonderful. i love the passion for detailed graphics and the weird humour and how thorough they are. i will drop everything to watch these videos when they come out. i've never played cs and probably never will

11:19 Wow that CS2 water, just mind blown.

Fantastic video, love the topics you chose to focus on, the visuals were very satisfying and your delivery of the lines is just perfect. Keep it up 3klik!

I'm utterly impressed how valve can make this much from so little. The art direction is absolutely genius.

Absolutely gorgeous. Getting so hyped to try mapping for CS again :O

blue noise dithering was used for the fade out effect, extremely common technique used for 30+ years because it's fairly cheap for GPUs to do.

I don't know why it's so nice to watch these videos. There's something almost soothing about them.

phillip's videos are just so entertaining for some reason

Cant wait to see your thoughts on italy!

i don't know what i like more in these update videos - seeing the big graphics improvements and wonderful lighting or philip's pure awe, wonder and excitment when describing it (it's the latter)

It was fun seeing you in Cologne. I was looking forward to this video

I listened to this episode on my home theater and maxed out the subwoofer level, your voice is so bassy that my bed is vibrating, love u Phillip

Great Video! Loved the Sirocco easter egg, almost missed it

I love these videos, thank you mr phillip!

I don't think you should worry about getting sidetracked, It's why I watch you and what makes your content interesting. (=

My guy Your uploads make me excited Your videos make me laugh The nostalgia is basically forced in every video I love it Thank you

I love all the new lighting and materials in cs2. You scrubs just aren't used to looking at true pbr things in the context of cs. It's amazing. I can't get enough

6:47 :O 6:57 "Here bullet decal fade-out length is measured in centuries" Banger line 7:41 Genius transition 9:27 Love it

I love your content so much!

That Operation flash point music in the beginning!! Memories of my childhood 💖💖💖

Such a good video, astonishing

I like the skybox on the new Anubis. Nice video 3kliksphilip :D

Love how the vines look. I never found it possible to make long ones that wouldn’t obnoxiously clip AND be noticeable.

on that first cs-cs2 comparison wipe i out loud said "gawd dayum" i havent even played cs in a few years and im genuinely excited to play cs2 once its fully ready, i already have access to the beta but im holding off until they say its done

Hi 3kliks, this is one of your best videos in my opinion! It has a perfect mix of counter-strike news, game mechanics, other games and real life traveling.

0:59 LMAO i didn't know this was a universally experienced frustration

absolutely beautiful map, skybox and water especially.

idk what it is with this video but it feels a little better than the other ones.

Man, the phrase "what a time to be alive!" encapsulates so perfectly the gratitude and joy I feel for having the opportunity to witness such amazing things. Hold on to your papers, indeed.

Loved every second of this video

We're forever grateful for your vacation services!

I wonder if we can find more correlations with 3kliksphilip going on vacation and Valve releasing more updates. Such as: -distance traveled -time spent on vacation -time spent traveled -money spent And if all of those variables are, more = bigger update, we could in theory force 3kliksphilip to go on a long expensive vacation on the other side of the globe, and in theory Valve would release cs2 on the same day

I love the Two Minute Papers reference :D

The reason why even your 4090 chokes looking at the waterfall is because of overdraw. All these splashes are alpha textures so semitransparent. Overlaying these causes the gpu to need to shade each pixel multiple times which hammers performance.

man that is a seriously pretty map honestly might make wallpapers from screenshots when CS2 comes out publicly

Your reactions are hilarious xD

That pixelated fade: "ow, my video compression!"

Lol, 15 minutes after your tweet CS drops an update! The timing is fucking impeccable

7:32 most 3kliksphillip dialogue ever

That glass breaking is really good looking, and I'm talking from experience. (all legal dw^^) Would be really cool if they made it settle below and make cracking noises as you walk over it, making it a mechanic to prevent being snuck up on. Kinda like the water on cobble used to do, but something players could control the state of... They could even make it disappear if a grenade went off near it, since that pulverizes glass quite a bit. (trust me)

Thanks for the new upload philip-san haha

I barely play csgo anymore but I love watching your random breakdowns 😂

I always look forward to your videos they're so good but they can be better I'm a little biased towards your brother kliksphilip lol... Thanks for making a video on my birthday:D

I have never played a single game of Counter Strike, and yet I can't stop watching these videos.

Mr Lip, I hope you look into what the hieroglyphics on the best looking CS2 map translate to. Could be another interesting video.

the flashpoint theme at the start made me physically pog

i just realized that broken glass could make noises when you step on it, that would be a really cool feature

that "have fun" at the end sounded more like a command

Anubis is actually gorgeous in Source 2. Especially the water effects

I'm absolutely loving the humour in this one

I like how these videos are perfect for people only interested in CS2 Graphics because they want to play it, and those interested in Source 2 and what Valve does with it

I love 3kliksphilips videos. Not to be parasocial but he seems like a great guy, from all of which I've gathered from over the years. And the music, the editing, all of the effort put into things most would never notice, I appreciate all of it a lot

Your videos are really cool!!!!!11!!

I've played almost exclusively office, dust and workshop maps for years, so i tried Anubis on CS2 and was blown away by the graphics. Felt like a tech demo map.

That band from overpass moves to Anubis with its new song 🔥🔥🔥

This lighting is so beautiful, i almost want to go back to mapping.

Anubis already looks beautiful to me and more vibrant than most maps in CS:GO, so I'm quite surprised at how much CS2 improves on it.

I can't believe you managed to make a fourth video about your trip to Jordan

I hope they update the pyramids from the standard smooth style, to some of the more funky destroyed ones. Not a huge thing but a fun detail as smooth pyramids are much rarer. Maybe when a valve employee goes on vacation in egypt.

philip cs2 videos my beloved

I would love if broken glass stays on the floor. And when someone walks through, they make a sound. Would be another great sound cue to play around.

about the bangers in cs 1.6 maps like Italy; in Brazil we had the cs_rio custom map, wich had within some walls a RAP song about police and thieves, and the name of the song is Rap dos Terceiro; and in the same map, at another location, in a bar, a radio playing a Samba classic called A Semente... That was THE golden age for my childhood 🥲🥲🥲

Never stop getting distracted, it's why I watch!

"Hey boss, the CS2 update is ready!" "When is 3kliksphilip next going on a trip?"

thank you for video I really like them

CC going crazy on the first couple seconds

they probably removed the boat because it doesn't move when people are on it/in the water around it, since it's not actually floating.

9:34 @3kliksphilip I've noticed this "bug" in almost every game, no matter the engine. I wonder why this software issue has not been resolved across all these years. (in any engine for that matter) Particles close the camera cause incredible lag for some reason. It's a very noticable lag issue in some games

The painted on sun in an otherwise fairly photorealistic game is hilarious! 4:14