The Evolution of the Mirage Window Smoke

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. http://twitter.com/mahone_tv "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 FACEIT DreamHack SLTV ESWC 99dmg twitch.tv/device Epic Sports Events TaKeTV LOOTBET YouTube video credit to: TrilluXe - Fast Mirage Window Smoke (2014): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB-LxA58c6A adreN - Jump throw bind - allow or ban: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FB-f_-oC2o Flapadiddle - Jump Throws Are Now 100% Skill Based: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtH78952isM MrMaxim - How to Wallstrafe by CS:GO Veteran: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COinY7iex_U ReDMooNTV - VNL KZ - In-depth: The wall strafe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxUMPCSfNTg chickengunya - How To Throw Accurate Jump Smokes (2014): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzhPQ2kk_2w HattonGames - Fastest and Easiest Mirage Window Smoke. 128 tick. [2017]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVa5XBa5ZKM Jumpthrow script ban: Fifflaren thoughts on jumpthrow script: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/7907883?t=3h000m07s ESL bans jumpthrow scripts in 2016: https://play.eslgaming.com/counterstrike/csgo/news/262509/ https://twitter.com/olofmeister/status/668489021551747072 https://twitter.com/JW1/status/668511103140368384 https://twitter.com/Sadokist/status/668513708482674688 Reddit threads: Huge smokes/flashes/mollys compendium (June 11 2014): https://www.reddit.com/r/GlobalOffensive/comments/27v3bk/huge_smokesflashesmollys_compendium/ Legal jumpthrow workaround: https://www.reddit.com/r/GlobalOffensive/comments/41yknc/legal_jumpthrow_smoke_workaround_tutorial/ perfect de_mirage window smoke / no gap / short distance to mid (Oct 23 2015): https://www.reddit.com/r/GlobalOffensive/comments/3pvyj4/perfect_de_mirage_window_smoke_no_gap_short/ The Easiest Mirage Window Smoke - (64 & 128 tick) (Feb 28 2020): https://www.reddit.com/r/GlobalOffensive/comments/fasdfi/the_easiest_mirage_window_smoke_64_128_tick/ Patch notes before December 2013 updates: https://store.steampowered.com/oldnews/?appids=730&appgroupname=Counter-Strike%3A+Global+Offensive&feed=steam_updates Ancient patch notes: https://blog.counter-strike.net/index.php/category/updates/page/12/ k1to Instant Window Smokes (2020): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwW_H7M6TB4 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