The Evolution of the Mirage Window Smoke

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Жыл бұрын

The Mirage window smoke has been crucial since the launch of CS:GO, with players constantly seeking to improve it.
I go through the Evolution of the Mirage Window Smoke, an 8 year process that pushed the limits of what the scene knew about creating nade lineups.
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"Top teams" refer to the top 15/20 teams that played Mirage at the time specified.
Credits:
HLTV.org
Stream/broadcast credit to:
ESL
ESEA
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DreamHack
SLTV
ESWC
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twitch.tv/device
Epic Sports Events
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KZfaq video credit to:
TrilluXe - Fast Mirage Window Smoke (2014): • CS:GO - Fast Mirage Wi...
adreN - Jump throw bind - allow or ban: • CS:GO Pro adreN Discus...
Flapadiddle - Jump Throws Are Now 100% Skill Based: • Jump Throws Are Now 10...
MrMaxim - How to Wallstrafe by CS:GO Veteran: • How to Wallstrafe by C...
ReDMooNTV - VNL KZ - In-depth: The wall strafe: • VNL KZ - In-depth: The...
chickengunya - How To Throw Accurate Jump Smokes (2014): • CS:GO - How To Throw A...
HattonGames - Fastest and Easiest Mirage Window Smoke. 128 tick. [2017]: • Fastest Mirage Window ...
Jumpthrow script ban:
Fifflaren thoughts on jumpthrow script: www.twitch.tv/videos/7907883?...
ESL bans jumpthrow scripts in 2016: play.eslgaming.com/counterstr...
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Reddit threads:
Huge smokes/flashes/mollys compendium (June 11 2014): / huge_smokesflashesmoll...
Legal jumpthrow workaround: / legal_jumpthrow_smoke_...
perfect de_mirage window smoke / no gap / short distance to mid (Oct 23 2015): / perfect_de_mirage_wind...
The Easiest Mirage Window Smoke - (64 & 128 tick) (Feb 28 2020): / the_easiest_mirage_win...
Patch notes before December 2013 updates: store.steampowered.com/oldnew...
Ancient patch notes: blog.counter-strike.net/index...
k1to Instant Window Smokes (2020): • Instant Window Smokes ...
Soundtrack:
Perfect Dark - Chicago Stealth
Perfect Dark - Carrington Institute
Perfect Dark - Air Base: Espionage
Perfect Dark - dataDyne Research: Investigation
Perfect Dark - Attack Ship: Covert Assault

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@mahone_tv Жыл бұрын

This is my first long-form video that digs into more of the history of how CS tactics evolve over time. What did you think of this video and would you like to see more? Let me know what you’d be interested in! Edit: There is a bot going around in the comments pretending to be me. I will only ever communicate using this account, so please do not message or interact with them!

@El1as-- Жыл бұрын

Im interested in ancient individual and anubis :D Love your content bro

@nihalguron97 Жыл бұрын

This kind of content is great. I’d love to see the change in utility and play styles on different maps over the years.

@sherwinkp Жыл бұрын

This could be extrapolated to ideas how has mid control on mirage evolved over the years, or how have rotations changed on nuke over the years.

@maw9153 Жыл бұрын

cs esports history/stories, anything you can find

@CoRe01337 Жыл бұрын

This is amazing and I want other videos like this! What about the evolution of A site dust2 tactics, showing things like the avangar smokes.

@launders Жыл бұрын

this man really watched every mirage demo in history. most sane faceit user

@rushiaboingboing7175 Жыл бұрын

oh wow you're here! Hi lau!! : )

@b.piening2887 Жыл бұрын

Hi lau. Ofc. you watched this masterpiece of a Video.

@ffll8427 Жыл бұрын

valorant players in shambles

@generodidtheedit Жыл бұрын

12:20 wasn't that flap that did that video? lmao, i fucking remember that post.

@launders Жыл бұрын

@@generodidtheedit yeaa lmao i was waiting for the glue straw

@ZachsWonderland Жыл бұрын

I'd like to give this guy props, I have never played cs go, never watched a tournament, and yet I watched an entire video on it because of how it was presented, made it genuinely interesting

@SenrabMJam Жыл бұрын

This.

@joesauter3918 Жыл бұрын

same this video rocks

@desma26 Жыл бұрын

same.

@K17ten Жыл бұрын

You might also enjoy Wirtual's documentaries on Trackmania. They too are well made. I'd recommend to check out "Impossible Trackmania Shortcut Finally Done After 13 Years"

@ya1dnif Жыл бұрын

Same here

@CrayCow Жыл бұрын

You know this game has such an abundance of history when someone can make a 20 minute video on 1 utility being used in 1 area of this 1 map

@Frogesh Жыл бұрын

I really can't I watched a 20 minute video on throwing mirage window smoke. The History of this game is so rich and you are such a good story writer to explain it so nicely. thank you so much for this video

@haxeplays9962 Жыл бұрын

i watched this and i dont even play cs.

@PenanceStarcraft Жыл бұрын

@@haxeplays9962 💀💀

@defaultprofilepictureguy2526 Жыл бұрын

@@haxeplays9962 same lmao

@1dan1609 Жыл бұрын

this is kind of like wirtual but csgo

@ilusions4 Жыл бұрын

you really can't you can't really can't you really can't I really can't I really

@sherwinkp Жыл бұрын

I never thought something like this could be made. It just enhances my appreciation for the game and the community around it. The amount of effort you put into this is almost unimaginable. Thank you for doing what you're doing Mahone.

@FNScence Жыл бұрын

Snax must have thrown it by pressing W+A while crouched to make use of wallstrafing, as well as standing up just before (or by simultaniously) jump-throwing for extra speed. He always had super innovative line-ups like the one for heaven on Nuke where he lined himself up while running out of T spawn. Awesome compilation and great research as usual. Thanks!

@1azey Жыл бұрын

nice

@Stoffercss Жыл бұрын

Maybe youre right, but you dont wall strafe when pressing w so he would have to press W let go and then press A

@Independent1206 Жыл бұрын

@@Stoffercss Since he's angled to the left you'd be able to use w+a to press against the left side wall and get the proper forward movement I think. Coming from a surfing perspective, you'd be able to wall-strafe against the surf block by pressing w+a or w+d, the thing that changes with that is just where you are looking towards.

@z34n Жыл бұрын

@@Stoffercss potentially the wall strafe and then presses w after jumping like fl0m’s smoke

@guiltyspark4234 Жыл бұрын

After some testing, I found a standing W+A works, no need for crouch. It's kinda inconsistent but cool nonetheless.

@calccalccalc Жыл бұрын

19:26 "So who knows what's in store for the future" Volumetric smokes bruh

@launders Жыл бұрын

wallstrafing mentioned this video has everything

@TheKiwijord Жыл бұрын

Redmoon based

@Lekeing Жыл бұрын

Blast should show this during their breaks instead of dead air. THIS is good content.

@mr.someone5679 8 ай бұрын

Then they would have to pay whoever was the owner of the video. If not that would be content theft.

@Lekeing 8 ай бұрын

@mr.someone5679 Originally I said ESL, but I meant Blast. The guy who made this video works for blast, which is why I thought they should show this instead of dead air.

@Charp87 8 ай бұрын

@@Lekeing They would still have to pay him, no? I don't imagine Blast owns contents made by Mahone for his own channel.

@apeologists Жыл бұрын

Mahone was so dedicated he built a time machine just for this one video. I appreciate all the effort you put in and hope to see more

@TitorEPK Жыл бұрын

Source 2: "Allow me to introduce myself"

@gamerpro937 Жыл бұрын

Gonna have to remake this video soon

@matteagle6914 Жыл бұрын

never was a video outdated so fast. welcome cs2!

@launders Жыл бұрын

the streets have been waiting

@petr1k Жыл бұрын

This is the best CS:GO video ever

@tjamesnorton Жыл бұрын

This must have been a tonne of work to research and record. Awesome job dude - this will go down as one of the most important historical CS videos ever! Now go take a day off :)

@dr1zz3n Жыл бұрын

I find it amazing that you managed to pick such a small thing about CS and managed to make it into such an interesting video

@RedBlueGreen102 Жыл бұрын

funny how this video was made instantly outdated. rip old smokes

@korvo9936 4 ай бұрын

It's History

@5h4rpy Жыл бұрын

Its great to see mahone getting the love and respect he's much deserved for his work explaining and demonstrating use of tactics and utility in such a majestic game

@604Nice Жыл бұрын

Mr Danny, what an insane video to put out. The editing on this is wild, we need more videos like this :)

@YouM3tv Жыл бұрын

this has to be my favourite piece you've done, fantastic work!

@saliva134 Жыл бұрын

I love how much work was needed to do this. Absolute quality and originality and I learnt so much.

@johnstevenson3628 Жыл бұрын

I never thought I’d be so invested in learning about grenade smoke optimizations in a game I don’t ever play or know much about. This is a a testament to your great video quality, storytelling, and engaging writing which made this a pleasure to watch. Cool video, keep up the good work.

@same418 Жыл бұрын

I never played CS:GO but this documentary was on point, watched it all! Amazing to see the evolution of the technique and props to you for all the research you did on this topic!!

@deepfriedantifreeze6439 Жыл бұрын

dawg why are you here ☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️

@same418 Жыл бұрын

@@deepfriedantifreeze6439 random recommended video? lol

@deepfriedantifreeze6439 Жыл бұрын

@@same418 ‘lol’ common symptom of severe brain damage just because its in your recommended doesnt mean you have to watch it goofy annoying ass non csgo player bro watching a documentary on shi he don even play

@flpymnky Жыл бұрын

This was absolutely fascinating to watch the evolution of strat optimization and the fact that objectively more efficient plays still took time to be adopted in the highest level of play Fantastic work, I'm subscribing and would love more stuff like this

@MrKrill7 Жыл бұрын

Never thought I would ever watch a video this long about a specific smoke grenade spot in a game I don't play. Truly fascinating, the attention to detail and the great editing definitely promote thw idea of me watching this again, great video.

@samuels1123 Жыл бұрын

I love watching the evolution of some strategy on placing blindness in a specific area of a source map in a game I don't play.

@moosome Жыл бұрын

This is amazing. CS needs more of these types of retrospectives.

@sexntuna Жыл бұрын

The work put into this video is INSANE. Hats off sir

@snooples Жыл бұрын

i was wonderin what u were cookin up and i was not expecting it but man it did not disappoint, i love how you can see the logic behind each evolution and its really cool to see which players and teams lead innovation and which teams were quickest at stealing new discoveries, i still remember when the instant window smokes came out and how excited you were about the timing windows that opened up so it makes perfect sense for u to make this video there are so many possibilities for a series like this, i think an obvious follow up could be nuke outside smokes because of how much variation there has been there and theres been so much evolution in how teams lurk around the smokes or play thru them

@mariocastiel2543 Жыл бұрын

Very good video. I have never played CS:GO nor do I watch esports, but this video was so well made that it kept me engaged all throughout. Well done.

@KayZ_19 Жыл бұрын

Based Perfect Dark OST user. Amazing video.

@duxbox Жыл бұрын

Absolutely exceptional breakdown, need more content like this

@joenaive8191 Жыл бұрын

Amazing work dude! Was absolute pleasure to watch all details on Smoke history. Lets get Ready for CS2 smoke action!

@mariuspuiu9555 Жыл бұрын

Valve saw you doing this video and decided to make it feel old in just a few hours :)

@Dummythxc Жыл бұрын

Linking ancient spawn throws to mirage window honestly blew my mind man. Truly a work of art crammed into a 20 min video. Unbelievably well done. Sharing this where I can

@sh1mmler 10 ай бұрын

This is such a well researched, thought out video - it really blows my mind. Well done man!

@MrJiaHung Жыл бұрын

More these kind of evolution series please, its fascinating to watch specific smoke lineups, maps, tactics, exploits, etc.

@PRIM305 Жыл бұрын

now it has evolved yet again

@danxu7642 Жыл бұрын

I know there have been many iterations of the windows smokes but I wasn't expecting a near 20mins, detailed, well-planned video!! great work!

@Josipinho Жыл бұрын

Man what a detailed and good video, you actually put in the videos of each team first throwing it dude, props for the effort, amazing video

@Lallegang Жыл бұрын

Insane video. U must have watched so many demos, i cant believe it. Well done, enjoyed every second of it.

@slackjaw488 Жыл бұрын

It's amazing how such a seemingly very small detail as one smoke can have such a huge history behind it.

@nabilomar4631 Жыл бұрын

Great to see you at the major, probably the best man in the world for the job. Happy to see you come so far. Good luck in the future,

@woodybob01 Жыл бұрын

This was really cool to see actually. There's a lot involved in this history that I was surprised I didn't know. The fact that it got so extreme that CTs had to throw a molly through the vent early to stop the smoke is so awesome!

@williamankjr9647 Жыл бұрын

Well its going to be very differentiere now

@legopigguy Жыл бұрын

I knew I was a Counter Strike nerd for awhile. I have been playing for years and watching the pros for just as long. But man I just spent 19 minutes watching a video about ONE smoke for ONE map for csgo and was intrigued the entire time and loved every minute. Keep making this great content!

@KnightFox1000 Жыл бұрын

This video is a documentary. Insanely good and very nostalgic.. Congrats.

@sunshine8338 Жыл бұрын

Tha ls for uploading again mahone! Really loved your pro demos and hope to see more in the future.

@Wilzzub0b Жыл бұрын

As someone who likes to spend hours upon hours finding new smokes alone on an offline server, this video made me very happy :)

@bornabudic1399 Жыл бұрын

Damn and just now you need to remake the video cuz of Source 2 😂😂

@bassemb Жыл бұрын

The technique's evolution - and this very video - are so beautifully nerdy! Thanks for making this!

@DannyAbcro Жыл бұрын

this was a fantastic video, I'm impressed by the huge amount of work you put into this! I'd love to see more videos like these

@Hlidskialf Жыл бұрын

Old video, cs2 smoke when?

@777redhood 8 ай бұрын

Its 2023.. cs2 is out...i still miss my window smoke

@xnopyt13 Жыл бұрын

10/10 video essay, amazing quality and effort.

@uunlimitedvoid Жыл бұрын

One of the most interesting and well-built csgo history videos. Great job

@rythmUK Жыл бұрын

i always felt like lining smokes up with the geometry was such a weird (unintended?) mechanic, but its depth knows no bounds and this video shows off how valve letting players creativity run wild has resulted in an incredibly high skill ceiling.

@console6010 Жыл бұрын

can you go over the history of the A ramp meta in vertigo? i think the evolution was pretty interesting

@jonas440 Жыл бұрын

By week 5 astralis had some insane utill

@ivankrivo5397 Жыл бұрын

@@jonas440 by 5 minutess after map launched*

@elbaguetti5356 Жыл бұрын

This is really amazing content, I would love to see more meta evolution analysis videos like this!

@amarnathsama Жыл бұрын

This video is a masterpiece, thank you for putting in so much effort on such a niche subject, loved watching it

@dkallday0795 Жыл бұрын

bro what? xd!!!

@Xeem_Pad Жыл бұрын

Ironically, with new tickrate system there might be different 2023 technique

@maksitaxi Жыл бұрын

new smoke system is much more important lol, i cant wait to see how it fills corridors

@Xeem_Pad Жыл бұрын

@@maksitaxi true

@flintstone1409 Жыл бұрын

Sometimes I'm asking myself whether or not the Game Devs implement this on purpose and are well aware of these possibilities way before teams find this out and use it (like the exact textures etc. required for the perfect throws) or if this is just something that is randomly there.

@I-C-N-H Жыл бұрын

they could simply keep in mind the possibilities and make sure the buildings or whatever they can use are detailed enough so they can be used for lineups by the community

@markjodonohue Жыл бұрын

Dude this was such a great video! I'm not even a huge player of CS:GO, plenty of hours, plenty of time trying some smokes, but that's across a decade on and off. I found it fascinating and really enjoyed the style and effort you clearly put in. Cheers.

@vasara2293 Жыл бұрын

I'm happy for you this to pop off. Keep going

@siddharthrathod6249 Жыл бұрын

I've watched csgo for over 7 years and this is the best csgo video I've ever watched.

@statik884 Жыл бұрын

this video now needs an update 💀

@seamusmcsorley7638 Жыл бұрын

Constantly checking your channel for a new upload. I understand content like this takes a while but boy is it worth the wait

@ObiKurt Жыл бұрын

When I saw the title I thought it is a 2 min video. Can't believe that I wacthed a 20 min video on throwing a specific smoke on a specific map. Great video

@BarrettKillz Жыл бұрын

Aged like milk

@Keekoook Жыл бұрын

Well, now this video is instantly out of date.

@Agreveby Жыл бұрын

This was one of the most well made and entertaining videosm I've watched in a long time. 10/10!

@Ianneitor Жыл бұрын

I love this type of videos that analyze upgrades among the time and quite so precise! Love it and keep it doing

@wrx95pro Жыл бұрын

this not aged well

@ELGUAPOIV Жыл бұрын

Valorant smokes: pull out iPad

@GeorgeT96 5 ай бұрын

Fantastic research, appreciate the time spent making this video !!

@Floffmann1992 Жыл бұрын

I watched your channel since 200 followers. Im so proud of you how you envolved and still keep to your core content🎉

@miljonx7839 Жыл бұрын

already outdated cs2!!!!

@yevgeniylankin7032 Жыл бұрын

Cs2

@geoffreychan8967 Жыл бұрын

Incredibly deep, intricate and fascinating history of some CS Meta, great content!

@nnandrei 10 ай бұрын

Heard about this video on Talking Counter, so props to the boys! When ropz mentioned in the last episode that this is a nice "documentary", i was like huh? a documentary about a window smoke? Yeah, it really was such a trip. Wish I had as much free time as you do, Mahone! Btw, your bits during pro tournaments when you analyze certain plays are sooo good. You are doing top tier content, can't imagine how much work and time you have to dedicate for a video like this. Well done!

@MateusHokari Жыл бұрын

great timing for this video. Now CS2 just made it useless

@madchem184 3 ай бұрын

Why?

@agentiswierd5705 Жыл бұрын

This aged poorly…

@The_oli4 Жыл бұрын

Why?

@stickerfighter12 Жыл бұрын

Gotta be a top CSGO vid of all time. Crazy to think how its evolved to the point that now we have NADR.

@diogopcastelos Жыл бұрын

haven't played csgo in a year. somehow you made me watch 20m of a csgo video about a SMOKE. great work

@SupaPLAi Жыл бұрын

outdated video

@Hex... Жыл бұрын

This is a superb video that must’ve taken quite a while to put together. I’d love to see more if you get round to it!

@insomniagaming4149 Жыл бұрын

Dude the timing of this video was insane.

@Dyleniz Жыл бұрын

This makes me appriciate all the line up guides I used to watch in 2015

@FosFate Жыл бұрын

First video I watched from you, and this is easily one of my favorite CSGO videos ever Amazing job

@DestroNoobkilla Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this awesome video! I don't even wanna know, how much effort you had to put into it!

@ncbob91 Жыл бұрын

Waiting on a full smoke video for each map and for each side that has use for them. Sweet video man.

@zain6879 Жыл бұрын

lovely video mahone! Would love to see more content like this. Even if it takes months to make definitely worth the wait.

@logankinsella9529 Жыл бұрын

I missed your content so much, glad you uploaded!

@K0kEEE Жыл бұрын

This is insanely good, keep up the good work!

@medicmii Жыл бұрын

This video is so well done! Great Job keep them coming!

@zioplys Жыл бұрын

This is beautiful man, very well done!

@RC_723 Жыл бұрын

Hooray Mahone back with the KZfaq vids! Really enjoyed your segments during the events I wished we got more Mahone and here we are!!

@tejasvasishta3045 Жыл бұрын

Bruh... this game has so much history that u can make a 20 min long vid about smoking a particular place in a particular map lol. Really good vid! kept me hooked all through my 2nd viewing too!