With the arrival of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive right around the corner, NESL is pleased to announce that we will be hosting the Free-To-Play CS:GO Beta Shootout. That’s right! It is Free-to-Play so you don’t have to worry about having a premium account just yet! There is no better way to say “out with the old, in with the new” than a free tournament that gives players the ability to compete in the newest edition to the “Counter-Strike” franchise, and win a prize while doing so. We have over 1000 beta keys available to give to teams who desire to play in the tournament, so sign up and start practicing! CS:GO Pre Release Beta Cup Sign up now!



(Check-in: 4PM - :50PM EST)

Check-in is first come, first serve. Sign up until Saturday, 5PM EST

Date: Saturday, 18th of August

Start: 5PM EST

Prizes: Top Three Recieves Premium

Size: 64/128 teams

Structure: Double Elimination

Grand Final might be played on ESL TV: Date to be announced Basic rules: Maps:Lower and Higher seed drop 1 map each, Higher and Lowe Seed Pick 1st and 2nd map

Teamsize: 5on5

Mode: Best of Three

Max Rounds: 15 Beginners guide to sign up: Register on ESL

Enter your STEAM ID (e.g. 1:0:1337)

Enter a contact method (Skype, IRC, etc.)

Click the sign up link!



ESL Wire Anti-Cheat ESL Wire Anti-Cheat is mandatory for all players to use for the full duration of all matches without exception. If a player cannot use ESL Wire Anti-Cheat then he is not allowed to take part in a match.



Download ESL Wire Anti-Cheat Frequently Asked Questions



How does the Check-In work and what is it good for? On Saturday there will be a Check-In starting at 20:00 CEST until 20:50 CEST to confirm your participation. This helps us having mostly teams in the tournament who are able to start playing the cup at 21:00 CEST so the tournament can run smoothly. NOTE: If you won't use the Check-In in the given time frame, you can't participate in the cup!



How each team will get a key? Every team that will be signed up and create a



What about Servers? Each team will need to have a Counter Strike Global Offensive Server for this tournament.



Why NESL Premium is the prize in this tournament? The answer is simple! We are planning on doing much more with Counter Strike Global Offensive in the very near future, and this prize might come in handy in just few weeks! Winners of the NESL Premium will gain a free entry into any upcoming tournaments with prizes or the CS:GO season in the near future.



ESL Plugin The CS:S players already know it, but of course we want to introduce it again. Next to the well-known functions, like automatically loading new serverconfigs or SSH-protection, another function got added:

esl_cashback: If a player dropped from a server, his current balance will be saved and if he come back it will be restored.



Functions of the ESL Plugin rcon status

All information of the normal rcon status will be shown, but aditionally the version of the ESL Plugin and loaded Serverplugin.

rcon eslplugin_version

Show the current version of the plugin. (Read only)

rcon esl_update

Searching manually for updates

rcon esl_autorecord [0 / 1] (default: 0)

(At the moment there is no SourceTV, there is no function yet)

rcon esl_autoarmor [0 / 1] (default: 0)

All players get 100 Armor at the beginning of a match. This Setting is for a Knife Ladder.

rcon 5on5

With this command you can load the responsible server settings.

User Console: eslstatus

All information of the normal status will be shown, but aditionally the version of the ESL Plugin and loaded Serverplugin.

rcon esl_webstart / esl_webstop

Start/Stop the internal webserver.

rcon esl_webip

Changed the IP, which is for the Webserver

rcon esl_webport

Changed the Port, which is for the Webserver. As there is no SourceTV yet, you should set the port manually. (f.e. 27020)

rcon esl_start

Alias for mp_restartgame 3

rcon esl_gasearch [ 0 / 1 / 2] (default: 1)

Players, who got barred for cheating, are automatically blacklisted in the ESL Plugin. With this setting you can decide if you want to deactivate the function, only warn or if the player get kicked immediatly.

rcon esl_cashback [ 0 / 1 ] (default: 1)

If a player dropped from a server, his current balance will be saved and if he come back it will be restored.

ESL Server Plugin Download

There is no obligation As the Plugin is new, there is no obligation yet. The providers have to admit the plugin in the protected-modus, thats why we will obligate it after a short testing phase. If a server has the ESL Plugin, this server has to be used for the entire match. We will inform you when we have more information.



**ONLY TEAMS FROM North and South America are able to participate!** ESL Wire Anti-Cheat is mandatory for all players to use for the full duration of all matches without exception. If a player cannot use ESL Wire Anti-Cheat then he is not allowed to take part in a match.On Saturday there will be astarting atuntilto confirm your participation. This helps us having mostly teams in the tournament who are able to start playing the cup at 21:00 CEST so the tournament can run smoothly.Every team that will be signed up and create a SUPPORT TICKET with the title "CSGO Keys" will receive 5 or 6 keys depending on the number of players in a team. Maximum keys that each player will receive is 6. Please request the tickets only if you need them so teams that don't have the keys will be able to participate in this cup!Each team will need to have aCounter Strike Global Offensive Server for this tournament.The answer is simple! We are planning on doing much more withCounter Strike Global Offensive in the very near future, and this prize might come in handy in just few weeks! Winners of the NESL Premium will gain a free entry into any upcoming tournaments with prizes or theCS:GO season in the near future.The CS:S players already know it, but of course we want to introduce it again. Next to the well-known functions, like automatically loading new serverconfigs or SSH-protection, another function got added:: If a player dropped from a server, his current balance will be saved and if he come back it will be restored.As the Plugin is new, there is no obligation yet. The providers have to admit the plugin in the protected-modus, thats why we will obligate it after a short testing phase. If a server has the ESL Plugin, this server has to be used for the entire match. We will inform you when we have more information. 1009538 , Wednesday, 08/08/12 19:19