Counter-Strike NZ (thanks
Gameplanet
and
Frans) has a post up describing Valve's plans to release a new Half-Life
update via the
Steam system sometime
today. The update will include a new version 1.1.2.0 of Half-Life,
Counter-Strike version 1.6, and a new version of TeamFortress Classic. Here's a
bit: "This update won't be a required update initially; there will be a
grace period where both CS 1.5 on old servers and CS 1.6 on new Steam servers
will be playable online, before the old version will stop working. "In a
couple of weeks we will make this update mandatory," said Alfred Reynolds
from Valve Software. Players should beware you will require a valid Half-Life or
Half-Life: Counter-Strike CD Key in order to install the update. All players
will be assigned new 'Steam IDs' and the WONID system will slowly be phased out."