Stupid Counter-Strike: Source question

"Jay Williams" <voodoo141bugoff RemoveThis @spamcox.net> wrote in message
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>I bought Orange Box and gave HL2 and Episode 1 to my uncle. He's
>loving them and wants to do some multiplayer, he also has a military
>background and so I thought he'd like Counter-Strike.
>
> I've managed go go through HL, HL2, etc. and never played
> CounterStrike. I noticed I can't find a manual for it, except for the
> old version with my old HL disks.
>
> So, I got on line to try it out the other night (I'll need to figure
> out how to play it and then explain it to him) and couldn't figure out
> who's on my team and who isn't. I assume this isn't like TF where
> there's a "spy". After a few minutes of running around watching
> everyone else, I called it a night. (I did figure out who the
> hostages were, however... they didn't have weapons - just like real
> life <grin>)
>
> Is there a quick and easy way to tell the players without a scorecard?
>
> Thanks for any help you guys can give a noob...

All the guys near you when the round starts are on your side. The
counter-terrorists (CT) all have military/police looking uniforms, while
the terrorists (T) have a mixed bag of attire. You can start a server
on your own computer and play against bots. That might be the easiest
way to see what the models look like and also learn your way around the
various maps. This will also help you get acquainted with the RADAR.
You really need to pay attention to it. All the maps don't have
hostages, some have bomb sites. The map names that start with CS have
hostages, so the T's will be defending them, while the CT's attack to
try a rescue. The maps starting with DE have bomb sites. On those
ones, the CT's defend the bomb sites while the T's try to blow them up.
There are many other custom map types available, but these are the two
most widely played. Google for Counter-Strike : Source, and you'll find
much more information.
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