The latest version of Zblock, 4.4, is to be released any day now. This time however it is not going to be a simple update to enhance compatibility, but instead it will have a profound impact on the competitive game at large, claiming to fix many of the bugs that Valve themselves have ignored.

The mod has become essential for those that wish to play competitive CS:S, forcing file consistency, eradicating "texture" hacks, preventing exploitation of DX level bugs, and much more besides. This time round however head coder, J3di, has taken it upon himself to address the exploits in the game engine that have caused much frustration to the competitive scene for some time. Speaking in an exclusive interview on the German site Fragster, conducted by Cadred CS:S panelist Robert "Klex" Pinsler, he stated the following would be a thing of the past:

- Crouchbugging

- Bunnyhopping

- Silent Running

Responses from the initial testing have been very positive causing CS:S technical stalwart Loic 'RegnaM' Péron to remark:

This is ridiculous! I've just discovered a new game. Actually, it feels different. Why? Simply because it's perfectly fixed.

Although it seems these changes will be welcomed en mass by the vast majority of the CS:S community, it is uncertain just how much this will impact on the dynamic of competitive play given that most of these exploits are enforced by strict rules. That said, it is one step closer to the glitch free game that players have craved since CS:S was released.