counter-strike-global-offensive
I'm pretty confused about this. The other day I unboxed a StatTrak Galil | Kami, and a regular Galil | Kami, but it seems the patterns on both of them are far different from each other.
Is this because one is StatTrak and the other is not? Or is it just a random pattern that is decided when I unbox a gun?
In any case what weapons and knife skins contain random patterns?
A knife or a bomb. Unless you wish to shoot, then a Tec 9 or Five Seven
Terrorists
Knife - 250 Velocity
Bomb - 250 Velocity
Grenades - 245 Velocity
Tec 9 - 245 Velocity
Glock - 240 Velocity
PP Bizon - 240 Velocity
Desert Eagle - 230 Velocity
UMP - 230 Velocity
P90 - 230 Velocity
Mac 10 - 225 Velocity
SG556 - 220 Velocity
MP7 - 220 Velocity
Scout - 220 Velocity
Nova - 220 Velocity
AK47 - 215 Velocity
AWP - 200 Velocity
M249 - 195 Velocity
Counter Terrorists
Knife - 250 Velocity
Grenades - 245 Velocity
Five Seven - 245 Velocity
P2000 - 240 Velocity
Glock - 240 Velocity
PP Bizon - 240 Velocity
MP9 - 240 Velocity
Desert Eagle - 230 Velocity
UMP - 230 Velocity
P90 - 230 Velocity
M4A1 - 225 Velocity
Mac 10 - 225 Velocity
AUG - 220 Velocity
MP9 - 220 Velocity
Scout - 220 Velocity
Nova - 220 Velocity
AWP - 200 Velocity
M249 - 195 Velocity
From here
Inspecting a weapon has no effect on gameplay. What happens is, some weapons feature StatTrak capabilities, which add a "kill" counter to all of your weapons. Sometimes, like for knives, the kill counter is etched into the knife, where for guns, it's counted through a display.
Inspecting your weapon will allow you to view the kills you have (if you have a StatTrak version) and look at your brand spanking new gun/shank/thing. See below:
Notice the kill counter in the side of that AUG. It reads "000006".
Note, you can simply click or switch weapons to get out of inspect mode. Going into inspect mode doesn't force you to wait through the whole animation.
Best Answer
(All information can be found at the CS:GO Weapon Finishes Workshop Guide, which can be found here)
The reason you're seeing variants in your two knifes (despite them being the same skin) is due to CS:GO's randomization of skin offsets/scratches. What the game does is move the skin down/left/in any direction, thus making it look different despite being the same thing.
Another thing that gets randomized is the scratches. Depending on the quality, you'll see more scratches, but it does not dictate where these scratch marks will be as it'll be different for each gun.
If you're thinking that they're completely different weapons, it may be due to what the skin looks like after it's been shifted (ie. The bottom and top half of the
'butt'; back handle look completely different and they look like two different patterns when looking at it... Or your eyes may just be playing tricks on you.Note: Not all skins have skin offsets. For example:
A MAG-7 | Irradiated Alert is a custom skinned weapon, yet the design always stays around the same place (still moves, but it's hard to see with a naked eye), while a P250 | Contamination for example could have the entire texture moved, whereas a MP7 | Anodized Navy would never have offsets (apart from the scratch marks) as it is a solid-color skin (same as using the paint bucket).
Remember, a variant is never a new design of a weapon it is only the difference in the skin's offset and weapon scratch locations/amounts.