My VISUAL ASSAULT on BASALT

[@3kliksphilip]

I uploaded the voice-only version, now here's one with my voice AND background sounds. Ambient edition coming next

[@PANTHERA.]

most unique youtuber to exist because what is this 😭

[@KeanuCheems]

Can you make one with say gex in the background?

[@WangleLine]

The voice-only version was eerie, but really cool :D

[@RAGDMP]

bro found infinite content

[@grapsebad5338]

but WHHHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY though

[@steinardarri]

Translation of the easter egg books: - - Some references where kinda obvious - Blue _Vaðlaheiðarvegavinnuverkfærageyms_-: Meme about compounding words in the Icelandic language - White _Út_ _Ivy_ _í_ _gegnum_ _miðjuna_ : FROM IVY, OUT MIDDLE - Yellow _Úðastjórnun_ : Funny direct translation of spray control, as in 'to mist plants' - Red _Versta_ _map_ _sem_ _hefur_ _verið_ _gert_ : Worst map that has ever been made - Green _Þrír_ _smellir_ _til_ _að_ _ná_ _árangri_ : Three clicks to gain success - Gray _Skot_ _6_ - _9_ : _Hittu_ _ekki_ _vegna_ _bakslags_ : Shots 6-9: Missed due to recoil - Black _Að_ _sigrast_ _á_ _meiðandi_ _athugasemdum_ _á_ _Workshop_ : To overcome hurtful comments on Worskhop - - Note. Dr. Bergur Snorrason is a real dude that I know, Doctor of computer science in University of Iceland, that probably plays Counter Strike. Played handball with him. Yes, Iceland is a small country, lol.

[@ProductsforProfitsInc.]

three clicks???

[@lilice9062]

er ekki ein bók sem er hvalaskoðun með móður þinni eða eitthvað?

[@StrikeWarlock]

I like how they referenced Philip's CS channel specifically. They knew he'd dig these up but figured he wouldn't be able to read Icelandic.

[@Creepus_Explodus]

@@lilice9062 6:17

[@Corsaka]

shots 6-9 missed due to recoil is the funniest fucking reference to put in your map big fan of the phoon ref too though

[@leerman22]

Source 2 is a breath of fresh air compared to all the upscaling and denoiser anomalies of newer unreal engine games.

[@hex_1733]

Not to mention the horrible usage of TAA, dithering, post processing FX like chromatic aberration etc.

[@valiantviktor]

And get this- SOURCE 2 IS ACTUALLY SOMEWHAT DECENTLY OPTIMIZED!

[@bruschetta7711]

They can't even do basic reflections, i can't remember the last time i saw a proper mirror on game that use UE5

[@vulpzin]

The only thing that I like about newer unreal engine is Murder Drones

[@plebisMaximus]

UE is not the best engine. I'm sure it's great to use, or it wouldn't be used this much, but damn this trend sucks as a consumer who doesn't have a 4090.

[@orisinil7603]

Your BGM really make the video 10 times better, it's iconic and fits well with your narration it feels wrong without it

[@dr.cheeze5382]

Any idea on the name of the song?

[@loneshxdow]

@@dr.cheeze5382i believe that is his own music, don't know the name but it has its own music kit in cs2

[@NotTheRambo]

I don't know why but it gives a kind of "nostalgic" feeling in all his videos. I love it.

[@loneshxdow]

@@NotTheRambo my cs2 homies said that the song is lazy guy song😂

[@olikukalabbi312]

8:42 (from bottom to top) - Spray Control - Out Ivy Through Middle - Super long word, it's a common Icelandic joke (left to right) - Spray Control (again) - Worst Map that has been Made - Three clicks to success - Shot 6-9: Didn't hit because of recoil - How to overcome mean comments on the Workshop

[@self-proclaimedanimator]

Three click? Like 3kliks?

[@_modnar_]

@@self-proclaimedanimator It is by P. Kliksson, so ... 😁

[@TwoHands95]

Poor Iceland. People are still believing that the unofficial joke-app made by a bunch of college students in 2013 is an official icelandic government app.

[@Fluugan]

Makes my blood boil

[@steinardarri]

It was a nice project by the software development students, made good use of our genealogical database API. The foreign media ran away with one of the funny potential use cases though

[@VADemon]

I always trust the media over random commenters without a reputation. Gell-Mann Amnesia Effect

[@Xale007]

ÍslendigaApp is fake ? I though it was official

[@scipio436]

The point of Íslendingabók (the app/website in question) is not primarily to see if you can sleep with some, it is just for fun to see if you are related to someone. People like for example to see if they are related to their coworkers and if so jokingly call each other cousin for example. Tough it is useful if you start seeing someone, it would be a shame to fall in love with your second cousin.

[@izer0z]

I don't usually comment on your videos but I want to say you cooked with the humour in this one. I thought it was very funny. I often find you a little amusing but this is the funniest video I have seen so far imo. Good funny video thank you :). This is a genuine comment, I know it sounds sarcastic but it's not I promise.

[@3kliksphilip]

Thank you :) I just had good fun making a video about something so silly it gives me room to be sillier

[@bernardyn]

Have you seen the grand toilet theory video? I've even rewatched that one cos it always cracks me up.

[@XradicalD]

Source 2 never ceases to amaze me. It's not like they are using any unheard of new leading technology, just the same knowledge of always but with better materials and prerendered lighting. And despite that, it looks incredible, and considering the optimization comparing it with other engines, it deserves the praise. Amazing map, everything was curated painstakingly and it looks incredible.

[@CubeStarMaster]

I like how in the intro the camera is moving towards Basalt and at the end it's moving away. What a creative little guy Philip is.

[@TheKrzysiek]

It's wild how many shots can be cropped a bit and could easily pass as real life on first glance

[@Verchiel_]

now imagine what facebook moms would think

[@maniacguitar]

Agreed

[@erixccjc2143]

And it runs at 200+ fps even on 5 year old hardware...

[@maniacguitar]

@erixccjc2143 Amazing

[@epsilon1135]

Source 2 is a gem. Can't wait for valve to release it so we get games on that instead of yucky unreal engine.

[@falk.r.h8963]

i just want to say thankyou for still doing these kind of videos after all these years. watching you ramble about source maps hase become a safe place for me in a world full of challenges

[@nitroseeks]

0:35 Okay but am I the only person that absolutely loves this shot? The houses look so real

[@randomclips7777]

If you mean the old one with dull lightning then no, i found the houses very realistic also.

[@Tycho_3111]

Exactly what I was thinking! It would be sick to see the cs2 version with the same sky, I bet it would look better

[@WiddleSv]

yeah the second version of the map in csgo looks like irl while cs2 is more detailed and better lighting but not as realistic and the first version of the map in csgo just looks like a pretty csgo map.

[@harunuysal6910]

I thought it was some kind of drone shoot.

[@ali32bit42]

i thought it was a Drone shot B roll and was waiting for the video to get started

[@skellybob5620]

I love the way you break down visuals

[@sans5955]

4:53 this “multi-layered parallax effect” is actually called shell texturing, and it’s a cheap, yet effective way to render grass/moss/fur, as long as you the camera generally won’t be angled in such a way as to see the gaps in the shells.

[@1armgod]

it's actually not, this is parallax occlusion mapping, shell texturing is the old way of doing it.

[@creopictures]

@@1armgod The carpet and the moss are definitely shell texturing. You can clearly see the individual layers at extreme oblique angles, especially when only using a few layers, like they do here. With POM you usually just get a lot of incorrect looking stretching. I've worked with both techniques.

[@Verchiel_]

most times i've noticed shell texturing it's used in things like fur, which i genuinely find obnoxious to look at. It gives off the same vibes as noisy ray tracing. Siff being the obvious example. it ends up looking less like fur and more like well, a visual bug.

[@wildstrawberry-z3g]

it's always clear how much love you put into these, good job :)

[@devindykstra]

7:50 "Even a subtle one".... Followed the scientifically proven perfect amount of time to have me squint and look closely, only to be blasted with AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@carnifex423]

Hell will freeze over before source 2 becomes more prominent than UE5 but that’s a world I want to live in

[@theowainwright7406]

Shows how talented mappers became with source 1 that it still holds up pretty well to source 2

[@SyRose901]

Gotta say, I absolutely love it whenever someone makes proper use of whatever feature the engine has, they've become amazing at hiding all the illusions computers use to make something look real.

[@neekman]

i can think of no one else for creator of the year please create as much content as possible we clearly all enjoy your videos alot ❤

[@robinrai4973]

I dont really play counterstrike but watch your update videos and from the time it was released all the way till now bassalt kinda blows me away with how good it looks, both on GO and CS2

[@acrain7]

My favorite part of every big cs update is just spending hours exploring every nook and cranny of all the new or updated maps, and man, new basalt’s lighting and textures instantly blew me away! It just feels so lived in and atmospheric, like I’m on vacation within the game.

[@peterlustick8844]

4:38 The table ate half of the book in the front, between the two versions!

[@joaoorban7728]

Phillip really makes us appreciate the little things, the little details we would not see. The people who made this maps might be glad theres someone like Phillip to show the world their art

[@je-4013]

This was one of my favorite videos you've made of late, something about it was special

[@TheRealJet8]

This video is fantastic and absolutely deserves a subscribe

[@Flapfuzzledaddle]

6:53 I'd love to get a new de_rats maps looking like this, one can dream

[@peetr1283]

This video is amazing, definitely one of your best map comparisons :D

[@WillyJunior]

10:31 wow they put a tree with birds in the middle of the sea

[@Hansdampf1337]

Breski, watching and listening to your videos is just amazing. the thoroughly places word plays are so entertaining. I can see you put a lot of work into your videos and I enjoy every one of them. ❤🎉

[@mikniem114]

I was so happy to se this map come back

[@zero_one4111]

Something about this style of video i find so relaxing

[@MrSmitheroons]

Noice. (I've never played CS2, but I've always enjoyed "how it's made" / behind-the-scenes / explainer content about game dev practices. And this one happens to be of a very pretty location! Well done to the map makers. And cheers for the video.)

[@tonny.c]

I never played anything past CS 1.6 but I still watch these videos. Very interesting!

[@Slimek]

Before the sunset version, CS2 Basalt had the same sunny lighting as the second CSGO version.

[@Slimek]

Also, the Bliss recreation was from a Mapcore forum post by Yanzl about detail sprites in CSGO

[@wahidtrynaheghugh260]

Looks so much better than most stuff on unreal engine

[@daunder6138]

2:34 you're a MADMAN Phillip WE love you! and your music!

[@untrust2033]

People don't give source 1 enough credit. Looks great, runs great.

Because it’s so outdated, people don’t care about the Source engine anymore. However, going back to the period from 2004 to 2010, the Source engine was a formidable force against Unreal at the time. I remember that in polls for the best game engines of all time during that period, Source always ranked number one. So, it’s not that people don’t value the Source engine-it’s simply because it’s too old, and Valve hasn’t cared enough to upgrade it. As a result, Source gradually fell into obscurity, while Unreal continued to evolve.

[@Purpial]

This makes me want to get into creating maps in source 2. I feel like the focus today is what's new in unreal or unity but source just has a different feeling about it. I don't think its the engine but the artists. This map felt like fine art to me, it was beautiful.

[@TheRealBallista420]

KZbin doesn't notify me of your videos even though i have notifications on and always watch them through... Nice!

[@davitdavid7165]

I always liked rocky mountains lost in clouds and sunsets. That background is perfect in my eyes

[@CyanPhoenix_]

I absolutely love these videos! the comparisons are super cool and it's amazing to see how much detail really goes into these maps.

[@Cullol]

such a chilling ending I love him making a random mappers day like this

[@midsekta6452]

On low shader settings, the dark blotches in the water are the animated procedural noise texture that's used to drive things like the motion of foam or some other aspect of the water shader. For some reason they just become visible on their own at low settings in this case.

[@TheIronArmenianakaGIHaigs]

5:03 Do-335 Jump scare

[@RadicalMyLarry]

One of your best videos, keep up the good work :)

[@burger406]

its back -burger40

[@nuxter6210]

How are you so consistent, burger40?

[@aquelecientista4491]

very well crafted video Philip. I wacthed till the end.

[@jajceslav5665]

8:49 This easter egg I DID NOT expect

[@Chadison]

cest talk

[@gui18bif]

I read "Assault" and got so happy thinking Assault was back. Who else wants Asssault.

[@farquhaad3209]

Fantastic vid! Thank you. Made me appreciate this map much more

[@ShonkV]

best looking map in the game

[@lumi3089]

I Love These Types Of Videos Thank you so much, you made my day

[@WschodniBlog]

Reminds me of a coast level from HL2

[@emerald10005]

I clicked on this video at first because i thought it was a vlog. Even before clicking i previewed the video on my recommended page using the preview feature KZbin has and was still convinced you went to this place in real life. When i clicked on the video i thought "Oh cool, he bought a drone". I shortly realized afterwards that it was not real life. Literally clicked for the vlog, stayed for the CS2 graphics. Insane stuff

[@itz_Metaa]

This is my favourite map ever in cs. It's just absolutely beautiful.

[@hondamx96]

I love this map. I wish they can make this work for a long time

[@mimovres9300]

7:22 - the head supportless body position symbolises my inner struggle with self hatred and procrastination better that any other art piece ever created

[@Lulzalex]

That screaming cowboy made me fling my mouse into my external harddrive. Now I'm mad and obviously listening to that song again

[@pockpock6382]

9:05 they WHAT?

[@xzylo451]

9:33 THEY WHAT!!??

[@LzqxPC]

I think he’s poking fun at the people who think the narration is an AI voice reading a script. This script must have had a typo!

[@echoswagg]

Philip would lose his mind if he saw stuff in real life

[@kipchickensout]

video was uploaded an hour ago, and someone already added a highlight to 5:19 xD

[@Dorraj]

My right ear enjoyed this slightly more than my left

[@georgejpg]

love these map detail deep dives

[@Maplaplaplapla]

8:47 roughly Google translated for your convenience: "Shots 6-9: Missed due to recoil" "3 Steps to Success by P. Kliksson"

[@saketbakshi4235]

another guy above says '3 clicks to success' which makes a lot more sense

[@twed2]

I love videos examining map details

[@spyegle]

The fact that you called out the parallax effect and I screamed "LIKE IL2 FORESTS" and you then said "like il2 forests" and I fucking died

[@shibino2973]

philip you're never getting back the hours you spent on this video , dear god what is this

[@GlutesEnjoyer]

CounterStrike in Iceland looks great!

[@Cowpowblaow]

Love these kinds of videos

[@i_like_Peanuts]

I have watched the Basalt trilogy on my PC and now from my phone and have liked all of them. Not commented though(yet). You're interesting Philip. Thank you.

[@piza122]

10:05 and you know what else is massive?

[@mondobe]

How are so low IQ that you let Phil’s voice taper off into the background and let your own brainrotted meme references fade in?

[@siahsargus2013]

Those mountains tapering off and fading into the distance?

[@EverythingPS5Pro]

I thought it was AI at first when you swapped to CS2, looks insanely real at first glance 😄

[@method0G]

I was not expecting IL-2 Sturmovik to be mentioned

[@ProgEnjoyer397]

I'd literally just finished playing it before i opened up youtube to watch it lmao

[@Paramurasaki]

The most encouraging way to make me feel to play CS2 some time :)

[@DasVERMiT]

Granted I just woke up, but I legitimately thought that first shot was a drone shot of a real place.

[@amike1030]

I love these videos.

[@quintus3236]

This is a very beautiful looking map. It has that cozy but... a very slight feeling of something being wrong.

[@yellow2108]

"This place... I'd also love to explore on holiday... But I'd probably die." (moves on) His narration really makes the video

[@gaddy555]

You've outdone yourself on this one haha :D

[@pgetheelderscrollsturkiye68]

i wish you a long and healthy life philip

[@s4n714g000]

Seems like a nice peaceful cozy map, then you remember it's meant to be a scenario for people to shoot at each other 😂

[@gasparliboreiro4572]

great video, really heartwarming

[@OscarBoix]

I really enjoyed this video.

[@oliilo1]

4:50 Reminds me of a parallax effect from a sailboat in a game I saw a long time ago. Made it look nearly full 3d!

[@3kliksphilip]

DESTRUCTION DARIUS

[@behnambei4386]

... And what a beautiful video

[@matthewsvat7901]

That random fun fact caught me off guard so bad...

[@GeneralZimmer]

What a beautiful video

[@alfredcognoet]

The vibe of this video brought me back to your old map update videos, just with the new music you've had for a while now Probably my favourite recent video of yours Also its been a while since closed captions, have you stopped doing those? Fully understand if it took too much time, it was just nice to have and im sad its gone :(

[@NeoFlowFPV]

this looks like real life drone footage

[@__dinho]

Source 2 is such a beautiful engine, UE5 wish it was

[@IAmAscii]

I actually much prefer the no voice version, as I could form my own opinions about the showcase. Coming back to this one, I realised some of my interpretations were at odds with yours. I designate this phenomenon as "Art; or, the subjective uniqueness of our similarities".

[@Infarlock]

Guess we're having a new series where philip discovers maps

[@SekritJay]

Phil sticks his camera inside a puddle again. Never change

[@XRAY81]

7:56 I remembe seeing the full version of that image! It's the Windows XP Bliss Wallpaper made in iirc Source Engine.

[@tturmoil]

looks pretty realistic

[@FernandoMMuniz]

That Bliss theme is the Microsoft Nostalgic Windows Wallpaper.

[@m1ichi]

Basalt is definitely my 2nd favourite cs workshop map after Insertion2, been having a blast with all 4 maps we got this community map rotation, but its all spoilt by the impending time restraint, knowing they'll just get removed one day and even if I have them downloaded through workshop, they won't be able to played in proper comp games. Meanwhile mirage will still exist even though I never could've cared for it and everyone will insist it's the more fun map just because they can't adapt to something new and unique...

[@hundvd_7]

I'll be honest, I'm so used to Screen Space Reflections that at this point I'm expecting real life to work the same way

[@liamkelley8235]

Awesome vid, still haven't played CS2 and haven't played CSGO in years, but I am interested in map design, game design, source etc. Btw i just bought Dirt 2 today due to your brother's recommendation. Cheers!