Overview
probably everything you need to create your own config for the game, plus lots of binds and presets
about
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what it is?
it is a guide for creating your own config file for Counter-Strike: Source. instead of copy-pasting random configs from all around the internet, it is better to examine what each cvar do, how they all work together, what the syntax is, and come up with your own config and binds that will suit your hardware and playstyle well
in that guide you will find:
- a glossary that explains what “cvars”, “bind”, “alias” and other jargon are
- custom-made bind to edit and paste
- examples of how those binds and cvars work
- a non-inclusive list of various cvars
- graphical presets, etc
that guide is also works for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, and Team Fortress 2, however cvars themselves are differ between various games
if you want to thank me……then check my guide about fixing various game issues: launching, crashing, optimization, stuttering, gamepads, etc. the guide is huge, but the topic is broad to begin with
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if you have done something wrong
if game looks or acts weird after, say, a copy-pasting some bad config, then do the following:
- delete the file
…steamsteamappscommonCounter-Strike Sourcecstrikecfgconfig.cfg- delete the content of the file
…steamsteamappscommonCounter-Strike Sourcecstrikecfgautoexec.cfg– that shall fix 90% of all possible errors in your client
glossary: cvars, autoexec, bind, alias, 1
cvar
cvar (console variable) is a command that use execute. they may have two or more values, for example
- “sv_cheats” is a cvar that enables cheats. it has two values:
sv_cheats “0” // disable sv_cheats “1” // enable
- “cl_dynamiccrosshair” is a cvar that changes a crosshair should behave (increasing/decreasing) while shooting/walking. it has the following values:
cl_dynamiccrosshair “0” // disable cl_dynamiccrosshair “1” // changes its size on shooting & walking cl_dynamiccrosshair “2” // changes its size on walking only cl_dynamiccrosshair “3” // changes its size on shooting only
you can execute “cvars” in console itself or paste them in “autoexec”
the list of all CSS cvars is located here
autoexec
autoexec is a file where you can paste various cvars and they will be executed each time you start the game (saving you a time)
it is located in (manually create it if there is no such file):
…steamsteamappscommonCounter-Strike Sourcecstrikecfgautoexec.cfg
two ways to write cvars in autoexec: each cvar on a separate line:
r_rootlod “0” mat_queue_mode “2” mat_queue_report “0”
…or multiple cvars on one line with “;” for separating them:
r_rootlod “0”; mat_queue_mode “2”; mat_queue_report “0”
in the “autoexec” file you can leave the comments, for example to remember which cvar does what. comments are separated with “//” sign. like this:
cl_playerspraydisable “1” // disables players’ sprays // stuff below is for a better ping cl_lagcompensation “1”;cl_smooth “1”
bind
bind function allows to assign a cvar to a certain keyboard or mouse button. its syntax:
bind “BUTTON” “CVAR(S) or FUNCTION”
few examples:
- bind “N” “net_graph 2” – opens a Net-Graph panel with “N”-button
- bind “KP_5” “buy vesthelm; buy defuser” – buys “Bulletproof vest/helmet” & “Defuser Kit” with “numpad-5”
- bind “TAB” “incrementvar cl_interp 0.01 0.1 0.0025” – changes LERP from “0.01” to 0.1″ with a step of 0.0025 with “TAB”-button
most of buttons for binding are straightforward: “Q”, “W”, “E”, “1”, “2”, “3”, etc, however the naming of some buttons is not as obvious
NUMPAD
( / ) KP_SLASH
( * ) KP_MULTIPLY
( – ) KP_MINUS
( 7 ) KP_HOME
( 8 ) KP_UPARROW
( 9 ) KP_PGUP
( + ) KP_PLUS
( 4 ) KP_LEFTARROW
( 5 ) KP_5
( 6 ) KP_RIGHTARROW
( 1 ) KP_END
( 2 ) KP_DOWNARROW
( 3 ) KP_PGDN
( Enter ) KP_ENTER
( 0 ) KP_INS
( . ) KP_DEL
SPECIAL
( Insert ) INS
( Home ) HOME
( Page Up ) PGUP
( Delete ) DEL
( End ) END
( Page Down ) PGDN
( Up Arrow ) UPARROW
( Left Arrow ) LEFTARROW
( Down Arrow ) DOWNARROW
( Right Arrow ) RIGHTARROW
MOUSE
( LMB ) MOUSE1
( RMB ) MOUSE2
( wheel-button ) MOUSE3
( wheel down ) MWHEELDOWN
( wheel up ) MWHEELUP
( fourth mouse button ) MOUSE4
( fifth mouse button ) MOUSE5
toggle
toggle function allows to switch between two or more values of a cvar. its syntax:
toggle CVAR STATE#1″STATE#2 STATE#3…
if CVAR has only “0” and “1” values, then you can omit the “States”
few examples:
- bind “V” “toggle voice_scale 0 0.25 0.5 0.7” – toggles the volume of incoming voice messages from “0%” to “25%” to “50%” to “100%” with “V”-button
- bind “L” “toggle cl_righthand” – toggles between “weapon-in-left-arm” and “weapon-in-right-arm” states with “L”-button
incrementvar
incrementvar function increases value of a cvar from one number to another with a determined step. its syntax:
incrementvar CVAR INITIAL_STATE END_STATE STEP
few examples:
- bind “TAB” “incrementvar cl_interp 0.01 0.1 0.0025” – changes LERP from “0.01” to 0.1″ with a step of 0.0025 with “TAB”-button
- bind “INS” “incrementvar net_graph 0 3 1” – toggles between various screens of Net-Graph panel with “INSERT”-button
alias
alias function allows to assign one or more cvar(s) and their values to a certain variable and then call those cvar(s) by calling that variable. its syntax:
alias ALIAS_NAME “CVAR(S) or ANOTHER_ALIAS”
example:
alias crosshair_red “cl_crosshaircolor_r 255; cl_crosshaircolor_g 0; cl_crosshaircolor_b 0” alias crosshair_green “cl_crosshaircolor_r 0; cl_crosshaircolor_g 255; cl_crosshaircolor_b 0” alias crosshair_blue “cl_crosshaircolor_r 0; cl_crosshaircolor_g 0; cl_crosshaircolor_b 255” bind “J” crosshair_red bind “K” crosshair_green bind “L” crosshair_blue
the code above allows you to change the crosshair’s color to red, green or blue by pressing “J”, “K” & “L”
“alias”, at first, seems like a lacking function, but its true power shows up with a switchable-aliases (when you change the content of alias via a different alias), consider the code below:
alias buffer crosshair_red; alias crosshair_red “cl_crosshaircolor_r 255; cl_crosshaircolor_g 0; cl_crosshaircolor_b 0; alias buffer crosshair_green” alias crosshair_green “cl_crosshaircolor_r 0; cl_crosshaircolor_g 255; cl_crosshaircolor_b 0; alias buffer crosshair_blue ” alias crosshair_blue “cl_crosshaircolor_r 0; cl_crosshaircolor_g 0; cl_crosshaircolor_b 255; alias buffer crosshair_red” bind “J” buffer
the code allows you to use one button – “J” to cycle through red, green and blue crosshairs, it works like that:
- first we create the alias “buffer” and assign it to alias “crosshair_red”
- we press “J”-button and alias “buffer” is called, it in turn calls “crosshair_red”
- alias “crosshair_red” makes a crosshair red, but also changes the alias “buffer” – now it is assign to “crosshair_green”
- we press “J”-button a second time and alias “buffer” is called, but now it calls “crosshair_green”
- alias “crosshair_green” makes a crosshair green, but also changes the alias “buffer” to “crosshair_blue”
- we press “J”-button a second time and, as you get it now, alias “crosshair_blue” is called
- in the end of that code “crosshair_blue” assigns “buffer” back to “crosshair_red”, forming a loop (or cycle)
actions
actions are various action-commands that a player can do it the game, for example:
forward back moveleft moveright jump duck speed (walk) use drop impulse 100 (flashlight) impulse 201 (spray) radio1 radio2 radio3 menuselect 1-9 attack (shoot) attack2 (weapon’s alt mode) reload invnext (next item) invprev (prev item) lastinv (last used item) slot1 slot2 slot3 slot4 slot5 slot6 slot7 slot8 slot9 slot10 nightvision buymenu buyequip autobuy rebuy buy buyammo1 buyammo2 showscores showbriefing chooseteam pause
glossary: cvars, autoexec, bind, alias, 2
wait
wait is a function that pauses (waits) a certain amount of ticks before executing next cvar. its syntax:
wait TICKS
the tick a certain timespan that relies on your fps, so, say “wait 15” with 100 fps will act different than “wait 15” with 60 fps. in other words you need to test what tick works better on your hardware, so take your time to check your config
wait is useful when you are creating a bind that will affect (or will rely upon) animation’s end
plus and minus (+ -)
plus and minus signs (+ -) are special modifiers that executes a cvar or function when a certain button is pressed (+) or when it is released (-)
example #1:
alias +slowmo “host_timescale 0.2” alias -slowmo “host_timescale 1” bind “Q” +slowmo
the code slowdowns time when the “Q”-button is pressed (“+slowmo”) and restores the time to normal when “Q”-button is released (“-slowmo”)
example #2:
alias +jumpDuck” +jump; +duck;” alias -jumpDuck” -jump; -duck;” bind “ALT” +jumpDuck
the code allows to jump-duck when the “ALT”-button is pressed
PS, we do not use the code below, because character will jump-and-duck non-stop:
bind “ALT” +jump; +duck;
various binds, 1
quick-buying weapon and equipment
you can create a bind for quick-buying various weapon and equipment; the list of publishable goods is:
pistols: “glock” (9x19mm Sidearm) “usp” (KM .45 Tactical) “p228” (228 Compact) “fn57” (ES Five-Seven) “elite” (.40 Dual Elites) “deagle” (Night Hawk .50c) smgs: “mac10” (Ingram MAC-10) “tmp (Schmidt Machine Pistol) “mp5” (KM Sub-Machine Gun) “ump45 (KM UMP45) “p90” (ES C90) rifles: “galil” (IDF Defender) “ak47” (CV-47) “sg552” (Krieg 552) “famas” (Clarion 5.56) “m4a1” (M4A1 Carbine) “aug” (Bullpup) snipers: “g3sg1” (D3/AU-1) “sg550” (Krieg 550 Commando) “scout” (Schmidt Scout) “awp” (Magnum Rifle) shotguns: “m3” (Leone 12 Gauge Super) “xm1014” (Leone YG1265 Auto Shotgun) etc: “m249” (M249) grenades: “flashbang” (Flash Grenade) “smokegrenade” (Smoke Grenade) “hegrenade” (HE Grenade) equip: “vest” (Bulletproof Vest) “vesthelm” (Bulletproof Vest & Helmet) “defuser” (Defuse Kit) “nvgs” (Nightvision)
the example of bind that utilizes a Numpad and special buttons:
bind “KP_INS” “buy vesthelm; buy vest; buy defuser” bind “KP_DEL” “buy hegrenade; buy flashbang; buy flashbang; buy smokegrenade” bind “KP_ENTER” “buy vesthelm; buy vest; buy hegrenade; buy flashbang; buy defuser; buy flashbang; buy smokegrenade” bind “KP_END” “buy awp” bind “KP_DOWNARROW” “buy mp5navy” bind “KP_PGDN” “buy famas; buy galil” bind “KP_LEFTARROW” “buy scout” bind “KP_5” “buy p90” bind “KP_RIGHTARROW” “buy aug; buy sg552” bind “KP_PLUS” “buy m4a1; buy ak47” bind “KP_HOME” “buy usp” bind “KP_UPARROW” “buy glock” bind “KP_PGUP” “buy deagle” bind “KP_SLASH” “buy m3” bind “KP_MULTIPLY” “buy xm1014” bind “KP_MINUS” “buy g3sg1; buy sg550”
radio commands
with a proper bind you can send a radio commands with one button
include that code into the autoexec:
alias clear “slot10; wait 5; slot10” alias +r_coverme “radio1; menuselect 1” alias -r_coverme “clear” alias +r_youtakethepoint “radio1; menuselect 2” alias -r_youtakethepoint “clear” alias +r_holdthisposition “radio1; menuselect 3” alias -r_holdthisposition “clear” alias +r_regroup “radio1; menuselect 4” alias -r_regroup “clear” alias +r_followme “radio1; menuselect 5” alias -r_followme “clear” alias +r_takingfire “radio1; menuselect 6” alias -r_takingfire “clear” alias +r_go “radio2; menuselect 1” alias -r_go “clear” alias +r_fallback “radio2; menuselect 2” alias -r_fallback “clear” alias +r_sticktogether “radio2; menuselect 3” alias -r_sticktogether “clear” alias +r_getinposition “radio2; menuselect 4” alias -r_getinposition “clear” alias +r_stormthefront “radio2; menuselect 5” alias -r_stormthefront “clear” alias +r_reportin “radio2; menuselect 6” alias -r_reportin “clear” alias +r_roger “radio3; menuselect 1” alias -r_roger “clear” alias +r_enemyspotted “radio3; menuselect 2” alias -r_enemyspotted “clear” alias +r_needbackup “radio3; menuselect 3” alias -r_needbackup “clear” alias +r_sectorclear “radio3; menuselect 4” alias -r_sectorclear “clear” alias +r_inposition “radio3; menuselect 5” alias -r_inposition “clear” alias +r_reportingin “radio3; menuselect 6” alias -r_reportingin “clear” alias +r_itsgonnablow “radio3; menuselect 7” alias -r_itsgonnablow “clear” alias +r_negative “radio3; menuselect 8” alias -r_negative “clear” alias +r_enedown “radio3; menuselect 9” alias -r_enemydown “clear”
after that, bind a needed radio-command to a button you want:
bind “” +r_roger // roger that bind “” +r_negative // negative bind “” +r_coverme // cover me bind “” +r_followme // follow me bind “” +r_go // go-go-go bind “” +r_stormthefront // storm the front bind “” +r_takingfire // taking fire, need assistance bind “” +r_needbackup // need backup bind “” +r_enemyspotted // enemy spotted bind “” +r_enemydown // enemy down bind “” +r_holdthisposition // hold this position bind “” +r_inposition // I am in position bind “” +r_sticktogether // stick together, team bind “” +r_regroup // regroup, team bind “” +r_fallback // team, fall back bind “” +r_reportin // report in, team bind “” +r_reportingin // reporting in bind “” +r_sectorclear // sector clear bind “” +r_youtakethepoint // you take the point bind “” +r_getinposition // get in position and wait for my go bind “” +r_itsgonnablow // it’s gonna blow!
firing mods
with some binds you can make weapon to shoot in semi-auto, 2-burst fire or 3-burst fire. it is, however, a bit laggy and a proper realization depends on hardware and current fps – but still such bind is just an intriguing proof of concept:
include that code into the autoexec:
alias w_modeSemiAuto w_modeSemiAuto_ON; alias w_modeSemiAuto_ON “bind mouse1 w_modeSemiAuto_DO; alias w_modeSemiAuto w_modeSemiAuto_OFF;” alias w_modeSemiAuto_DO “+attack; wait 15; -attack;” alias w_modeSemiAuto_OFF “bind mouse1 +w_modeRegular; alias w_modeSemiAuto w_modeSemiAuto_ON;” alias w_mode2BurstFire w_mode2BurstFire_ON; alias w_mode2BurstFire_ON “bind mouse1 w_mode2BurstFire_DO; alias w_mode2BurstFire w_mode2BurstFire_OFF;” alias w_mode2BurstFire_DO “+attack; wait 15; -attack; +attack; wait 15; -attack;” alias w_mode2BurstFire_OFF “bind mouse1 +w_modeRegular; alias w_mode2BurstFire w_mode2BurstFire_ON;” alias w_mode3BurstFire w_mode3BurstFire_ON; alias w_mode3BurstFire_ON “bind mouse1 w_mode3BurstFire_DO; alias w_mode3BurstFire w_mode3BurstFire_OFF;” alias w_mode3BurstFire_DO “+attack; wait 15; -attack; +attack; wait 15; -attack; +attack; wait 15; -attack;” alias w_mode3BurstFire_OFF “bind mouse1 +w_modeRegular; alias w_mode3BurstFire w_mode3BurstFire_ON;” alias +w_modeRegular “+attack”; alias -w_modeRegular “-attack”;
after that, bind a needed firing mode to a button you want:
bind “” w_modeSemiAuto; // switch between regular fire and semi-auto bind “” w_mode2BurstFire; // switch between regular fire and 2-burst bind “” w_mode3BurstFire; // switch between regular fire and 3-burst
inside the code increase/decrease “wait” for whatever number that will work the best with your FPS; also think about giving yourself some indication of what current mode is (maybe changing crosshair’s color?)
null-cancel movement
when you hold “A” & “D” buttons at the same time, then a character stops a movement and stays in a place. null-cancel movement allows you to continue move in whichever direction was the last
include that code into the autoexec:
alias m_empty “” alias +m_nullCancelMovementForward “-back; +forward; alias m_nullCancelMovementForwardT +forward” alias -m_nullCancelMovementForward “-forward; m_nullCancelMovementBackwardT; alias m_nullCancelMovementForwardT m_empty” alias +m_nullCancelMovementBackward “-forward; +back; alias m_nullCancelMovementBackwardT +back” alias -m_nullCancelMovementBackward “-back; m_nullCancelMovementForwardT; alias m_nullCancelMovementBackwardT m_empty” alias m_nullCancelMovementBackwardT m_empty alias m_nullCancelMovementForwardT m_empty alias +m_nullCancelMovementLeft “-moveright; +moveleft; alias m_nullCancelMovementLeftT +moveleft” alias -m_nullCancelMovementLeft “-moveleft; m_nullCancelMovementRightT; alias m_nullCancelMovementLeftT m_empty” alias +m_nullCancelMovementRight “-moveleft; +moveright; alias m_nullCancelMovementRightT +moveright” alias -m_nullCancelMovementRight “-moveright; m_nullCancelMovementLeftT; alias m_nullCancelMovementRightT m_empty” alias m_nullCancelMovementLeftT m_empty alias m_nullCancelMovementRightT m_empty bind “W” +m_nullCancelMovementForward bind “S” +m_nullCancelMovementBackward bind “A” +m_nullCancelMovementLeft bind “D” +m_nullCancelMovementRight
various binds, 2
jump & throw a grenade
a grenade must be in your arm
alias “+g_jumpThrowGrenade” “+jump; -attack;” alias “-g_jumpThrowGrenade” “-jump” bind “” +g_jumpThrowGrenade
jump & duck at the same time
alias +j_jumpDuck “+jump; +duck;” alias -j_jumpDuck “-jump; -duck;” bind “” +j_jumpDuck
bunnyhop
bind “MWHEELUP” +jump; bind “MWHEELDOWN” +jump
toggleable bunnyhop
alias j_bunnyHopToggle j_bunnyHop_ON; alias j_bunnyHop_ON “bind MWHEELUP +jump; bind MWHEELDOWN +jump; alias j_bunnyHopToggle j_bunnyHop_OFF;” alias j_bunnyHop_OFF “bind MWHEELUP invprev; bind MWHEELDOWN invnext; alias j_bunnyHopToggle j_bunnyHop_ON;” bind “” j_bunnyHopToggle
unzooming a sniper rifle
shoots from sniper rifle, changes to next weapon, then back to a sniper rifle
need to edit “wait” command according to your FPS
alias +w_unzoomSniperRifle “+attack; wait 5; invnext; wait 50; lastinv; wait; -attack; wait” bind “” +w_unzoomSniperRifle
fast knife attack
hold a button to draw a knife and continuously attack; when you release a button knife will be switched back to a previous weapon
alias +w_fastKnifeAttack “slot3; +attack2” alias -w_fastKnifeAttack “-attack2; lastinv” bind “” +w_fastKnifeAttack
toggleable rapid fire for semi-auto weapons
get a Dual Elites and scroll with a mouse wheel – you will be surprised
alias w_rapidFire w_rapidFire_ON; alias w_rapidFire_ON “bind MWHEELUP +attack; bind MWHEELDOWN +attack; alias w_rapidFire w_rapidFire_OFF;” alias w_rapidFire_OFF “bind MWHEELUP invprev; bind MWHEELDOWN invnext; alias w_rapidFire w_rapidFire_ON;” bind “” w_rapidFire
say “cover me” on reloading
bind “” “+reload; wait 25; radio1; menuselect 1; wait 10; slot10; wait 5; slot10; wait 25; -reload”
assign grenades on the buttons 4-5-6
bind “4” “use weapon_flashbang” bind “5” “use weapon_hegrenade” bind “6” “use weapon_smokegrenade”
AFK mode
character will stay in place and spins around
alias m_afk rm_afk_ON alias m_afk_ON “cl_yawspeed 350; +left; alias m_afk rm_afk_OFF” alias m_afk_OFF “cl_yawspeed 210; -left; alias m_afk rm_afk_ON” bind “” m_afk
clear all decals on movement
bind “W” “+forward; r_cleardecals” bind “S” “+back; r_cleardecals” bind “A” “+moveleft; r_cleardecals” bind “D” “+moveright; r_cleardecals”
filtering “damage” messages in console brighter
that config will make all messages in console about you dealing or receiving a damage brighter than other messages, allows to quickly see who you hit and who hit you
con_filter_enable “2”; con_filter_text “Damage”; con_filter_text_out “”;
net-graph & budget panel
net-graph
net-graph reports your current ping, LERP, and other network-related data
include that code into the autoexec:
net_graph “0” net_graphshowinterp “1” net_graphshowlatency “1” net_graphtext “1” net_graphpos “2” net_scale “8” net_graphheight “64” net_graphproportionalfont “0”
after that, bind it to a button you want (toggleable method):
alias n_NetGraph n_NetGraph_ON; alias n_NetGraph_ON “net_graph 2; alias n_NetGraph n_NetGraph_OFF;” alias n_NetGraph_OFF “net_graph 0; alias n_NetGraph n_NetGraph_ON;” bind “” n_NetGraph
or use that bind to show net-graph whenever you hold “TAB” button
alias +n_NetGraphTab “net_graph 2; +showscores”; alias -n_NetGraphTab “net_graph 0; -showscores”; bind “TAB” “+n_NetGraphTab”
budget panel
budget panel is advanced debugging module that reports current GPU usage and onload
include that code into the autoexec:
budget_panel_height “600” budget_panel_width “350” budget_panel_y “5” budget_panel_x “5” budget_background_alpha “160” texture_budget_panel_height “300” texture_budget_panel_width “350” texture_budget_panel_y “610” texture_budget_panel_x “5” texture_budget_background_alpha “160” budget_bargraph_background_alpha “10” budget_bargraph_range_ms “11” budget_show_history “1” budget_history_numsamplesvisible “1000” budget_panel_bottom_of_history_fraction “0.15” texture_budget_panel_bottom_of_history_fraction “0.15” budget_history_range_ms “100” budget_show_peaks “1” budget_averages_window “30”
after that, bind it to a button you want:
alias b_showbudget b_showbudget_ON; alias b_showbudget_ON sv_cheats 1; +showbudget; +showbudget_texture; alias b_showbudget b_showbudget_OFF; alias b_showbudget_OFF sv_cheats 0; -showbudget; +showbudget_texture; alias b_showbudget b_showbudget_ON; bind “” b_showbudget;
performance presets
there are four performance presets (low, normal, high, ultra) for pasting in the autoexec file. feel free to combine various parts of presets with each other (for example textures from Ultra and lighting from Normal)
low graphics
// ragdolls cl_ragdoll_physics_enable 0; ragdoll_sleepaftertime 0; // textures mat_picmip 2; mat_filtertextures 0; r_3dsky 0; mat_bumpmap: 0; mat_specular: 0; mat_phong: 0; mat_compressedtextures 1; mat_use_compressed_hdr_textures 1; // level of details r_rootlod 2; r_lod 2; lod_TransitionDist -1; r_staticprop_lod 3; r_renderoverlayfragment 0; cl_detaildist 0; cl_detailfade 0; // anti-aliasing mat_antialias 0; mat_aaquality 0; // filtering mat_trilinear 0; mat_forceaniso 1; // lighting r_dynamic 0; r_maxdlights 0; r_worldlights 0; r_worldlightmin 0.0038; r_hunkalloclightmaps 1; r_rimlight 0; r_ambientboost 0; r_ambientmin 0; mat_filterlightmaps 0; r_lightaverage 0; mat_disable_lightwarp 1; mat_reducefillrate 1; muzzleflash_light 0; cl_c4dynamiclight 0; r_PhysPropStaticLighting 0; // shadows r_shadows 0; r_shadowrendertotexture 0; r_shadowmaxrendered 0; r_flashlightdepthtexture 0; // decals r_decals 0; mp_decals 0; r_decalstaticprops 0; r_drawmodeldecals 0; r_maxmodeldecal 0; r_decal_cullsize 1024; r_decal_cover_count 0; r_decal_overlap_area 1; r_decal_overlap_count 0; // props cl_phys_props_enable 0; cl_phys_props_max 0; r_propsmaxdist 1; cl_phys_props_respawndist 3000; cl_phys_props_respawnrate 120; // particles cl_particle_batch_mode 2; mat_reduceparticles 1; r_drawflecks 0; // water r_waterforceexpensive 0; r_WaterDrawReflection 0; r_waterforcereflectentities 0; r_WaterDrawRefraction 0; cl_show_splashes 0; r_cheapwaterstart 0; r_cheapwaterend .1; // ropes r_drawropes 0; rope_rendersolid 0; rope_smooth 0; rope_subdiv 0; rope_collide 0; rope_wind_dist 0; r_ropetranslucent 0; // sound snd_pitchquality 0; snd_disable_mixer_duck 1; snd_async_fullyasync 0; snd_mix_async 0; snd_spatialize_roundrobin 3; // extra mat_colcorrection_disableentities 1; cl_jiggle_bone_framerate_cutoff 0; hud_achievement_glowtime 0; cl_ejectbrass 0; cl_drawmonitors 0;
normal graphics
// ragdolls cl_ragdoll_physics_enable 1; ragdoll_sleepaftertime 1.5; // textures mat_picmip 1; mat_filtertextures 1; r_3dsky 1; mat_bumpmap: 1; mat_specular: 1; mat_phong: 0; mat_compressedtextures 1; mat_use_compressed_hdr_textures 1; // level of details r_rootlod 1; r_lod -1; lod_TransitionDist 800; r_staticprop_lod -1; r_renderoverlayfragment 0; cl_detaildist 1200; cl_detailfade 400; // anti-aliasing mat_antialias 1; mat_aaquality 0; // filtering mat_trilinear 1; mat_forceaniso 2; // lighting r_dynamic 0; r_maxdlights 0; r_worldlights 0; r_worldlightmin 0.0004; r_hunkalloclightmaps 0; r_rimlight 0; r_ambientboost 0; r_ambientmin 0; mat_filterlightmaps 1; r_lightaverage 0; mat_disable_lightwarp 1; mat_reducefillrate 1; muzzleflash_light 0; cl_c4dynamiclight 1; r_PhysPropStaticLighting 0; // shadows r_shadows 1; r_shadowrendertotexture 1; r_shadowmaxrendered 6; r_flashlightdepthtexture 1; // decals r_decals 256; mp_decals 64; r_decalstaticprops 1; r_drawmodeldecals 1; r_maxmodeldecal 10; r_decal_cullsize 128; r_decal_cover_count 4; r_decal_overlap_area 0.4; r_decal_overlap_count 3; // props cl_phys_props_enable 0; cl_phys_props_max 0; r_propsmaxdist 1; cl_phys_props_respawndist 3000; cl_phys_props_respawnrate 120; // particles cl_particle_batch_mode 1; mat_reduceparticles 1; r_drawflecks 1; // water r_waterforceexpensive 0; r_WaterDrawReflection 1; r_waterforcereflectentities 0; r_WaterDrawRefraction 0; cl_show_splashes 1; r_cheapwaterstart 0; r_cheapwaterend .1; // ropes r_drawropes 1; rope_rendersolid 1; rope_smooth 0; rope_subdiv 1; rope_collide 0; rope_wind_dist 0; r_ropetranslucent 0; // sound snd_pitchquality 0; snd_disable_mixer_duck 0; snd_async_fullyasync 1; snd_mix_async 1; snd_spatialize_roundrobin 1; // extra mat_colcorrection_disableentities 0; cl_jiggle_bone_framerate_cutoff 20; hud_achievement_glowtime 0.25; cl_ejectbrass 1; cl_drawmonitors 0;
high graphics
// ragdolls cl_ragdoll_physics_enable 1; ragdoll_sleepaftertime 3; // textures mat_picmip 0; mat_filtertextures 1; r_3dsky 1; mat_bumpmap: 1; mat_specular: 1; mat_phong: 1; mat_compressedtextures 0; mat_use_compressed_hdr_textures 1; // level of details r_rootlod 0; r_lod -1; lod_TransitionDist 800; r_staticprop_lod 0; r_renderoverlayfragment 1; cl_detaildist 1200; cl_detailfade 0; // anti-aliasing mat_antialias 4; mat_aaquality 2; // filtering mat_trilinear 1; mat_forceaniso 8; // lighting r_dynamic 1; r_maxdlights 6; r_worldlights 4; r_worldlightmin 0.0002; r_hunkalloclightmaps 0; r_rimlight 1; r_ambientboost 1; r_ambientmin 0.5; mat_filterlightmaps 1; r_lightaverage 1; mat_disable_lightwarp 0; mat_reducefillrate 0; muzzleflash_light 1; cl_c4dynamiclight 1; r_PhysPropStaticLighting 1; // shadows r_shadows 1; r_shadowrendertotexture 1; r_shadowmaxrendered 18; r_flashlightdepthtexture 1; // decals r_decals 1024; mp_decals 256; r_decalstaticprops 1; r_drawmodeldecals 1; r_maxmodeldecal 25; r_decal_cullsize 32; r_decal_cover_count 4; r_decal_overlap_area 0.4; r_decal_overlap_count 5; // props cl_phys_props_enable 1; cl_phys_props_max 20; r_propsmaxdist 900; cl_phys_props_respawndist 3000; cl_phys_props_respawnrate 120; // particles cl_particle_batch_mode 1; mat_reduceparticles 0; r_drawflecks 1; // water r_waterforceexpensive 0; r_WaterDrawReflection 1; r_waterforcereflectentities 1; r_WaterDrawRefraction 1; cl_show_splashes 1; r_cheapwaterstart 100; r_cheapwaterend 300; // ropes r_drawropes 1; rope_rendersolid 1; rope_smooth 1; rope_subdiv 2; rope_collide 0; rope_wind_dist 500; r_ropetranslucent 1; // sound snd_pitchquality 1; snd_disable_mixer_duck 0; snd_async_fullyasync 1; snd_mix_async 1; snd_spatialize_roundrobin 0; // extra mat_colcorrection_disableentities 0; cl_jiggle_bone_framerate_cutoff 65; hud_achievement_glowtime 0.5; cl_ejectbrass 1; cl_drawmonitors 1;
ultra graphics
// ragdolls cl_ragdoll_physics_enable 1; ragdoll_sleepaftertime 3; // textures “mat_picmip -1; mat_filtertextures 1; r_3dsky 1; mat_bumpmap: 1; mat_specular: 1; mat_phong: 1; mat_compressedtextures 0; mat_use_compressed_hdr_textures 0; // level of details r_rootlod 0; r_lod 0; lod_TransitionDist 800; r_staticprop_lod 0; r_renderoverlayfragment 1; cl_detaildist 3000; cl_detailfade 0; // anti-aliasing mat_antialias 8; mat_aaquality 4; // filtering mat_trilinear 1; mat_forceaniso 16; // lighting r_dynamic 1; r_maxdlights 32; r_worldlights 4; r_worldlightmin 0; r_hunkalloclightmaps 0; r_rimlight 1; r_ambientboost 1; r_ambientmin 1; mat_filterlightmaps 1; r_lightaverage 1; mat_disable_lightwarp 0; mat_reducefillrate 0; muzzleflash_light 1; cl_c4dynamiclight 1; r_PhysPropStaticLighting 1; // shadows r_shadows 1; r_shadowrendertotexture 1; r_shadowmaxrendered 32; r_flashlightdepthtexture 1; // decals r_decals 2048; mp_decals 512; r_decalstaticprops 1; r_drawmodeldecals 1; r_maxmodeldecal 50; r_decal_cullsize 0; r_decal_cover_count 8; r_decal_overlap_area 0.9; r_decal_overlap_count 8; // props cl_phys_props_enable 1; cl_phys_props_max 300; r_propsmaxdist 1200; cl_phys_props_respawndist 1500; cl_phys_props_respawnrate 60; // particles cl_particle_batch_mode 1; mat_reduceparticles 0; r_drawflecks 1; // water r_waterforceexpensive 1; r_WaterDrawReflection 1; r_waterforcereflectentities 1; r_WaterDrawRefraction 1; cl_show_splashes 1; r_cheapwaterstart 150; r_cheapwaterend 700; // ropes r_drawropes 1; rope_rendersolid 1; rope_smooth 1; rope_subdiv 7; rope_collide 1; rope_wind_dist 1000; r_ropetranslucent 1; // sound snd_pitchquality 1; snd_disable_mixer_duck 0; snd_async_fullyasync 1; snd_mix_async 1; snd_spatialize_roundrobin 0; // extra mat_colcorrection_disableentities 0; cl_jiggle_bone_framerate_cutoff 1; hud_achievement_glowtime 0.5; cl_ejectbrass 1; cl_drawmonitors 1;
hud
overall
cl_software_cursor
what cursor’s icon should be used?
0: OS cursor
1: in-build engine cursor
0: OS cursor
1: in-build engine cursor
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cl_drawhud
display HUD
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
use that command if you need to make a screenshot without HUD
cl_c4progressbar
display C4 progress bar on defusing
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
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cl_nowinpanel
show a MVP popup (at the end of the round)
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
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hud_takesshots
make a screenshot of scoretable at the end of the match
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
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cl_drawmonitors
show images in the in-game monitors (like in Office)
0: enable
1: disable
0: enable
1: disable
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quick info
hud_deathnotice_time
for how many seconds an info about kills must stay
0-20: seconds
0-20: seconds
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hud_drawhistory_time
for how many seconds an info about picked up weapon must stay
0-20: seconds
0-20: seconds
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scr_centertime
for how many seconds a notification must stay
0-20: seconds
0-20: seconds
notifications are messages about: weapon has been switched to burst-/single-/automatic- mode, bomb had been planted, Ts or CTs win
cl_hudhint_sound
play a sound when notifications appear
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
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cl_showpluginmessages
show server’s plugins messages
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
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spec_scoreboard
show a scoreboard when you was killed
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
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cl_disablefreezecam
show a freeze-frame of the player who killed you (death cam)
0: enable
1: disable
0: enable
1: disable
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radar
drawradar
display radar
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
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cl_radaralpha
radar’s transparency
0: fully transparent
1-254: the level of transparency
255: fully solid
0: fully transparent
1-254: the level of transparency
255: fully solid
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cl_radar_locked
radar’s rotation
0: radar is locked and does not rotate
1: radar rotates with player’s movements
0: radar is locked and does not rotate
1: radar rotates with player’s movements
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achievements
hud_achievement_tracker
show achievements’ tracker (in top-left corner, the description and achievement’ counter)
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
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hud_achievement_description
show the achievements’ description in achievements’ tracker
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
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hud_achievement_count
how many achievements to show in achievements’ tracker
0-5: the number of achievements
0-5: the number of achievements
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hud_achievement_glowtime
for how many seconds the achievement in achievements’ tracker must glow when you increased its counter
0-10: seconds
0-10: seconds
that glow has negative impact on some videocards
cl_show_achievement_popups
show achievements’ popups they are unlocked (in the top-center)
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
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weapons
hud_fastswitch
changing the weapon without an extra mouse click
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
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cl_autowepswitch
auto-switching to the picked up weapon
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
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cl_righthand
in what hand a weapon should be
0: left
1: right
0: left
1: right
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cl_wpn_sway_interp
the power of weapons’ swaying (tilting), when looking around
0: no swaying
0.01 – 0.99: various power of swaying
1: maximum swaying
0: no swaying
0.01 – 0.99: various power of swaying
1: maximum swaying
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cl_ejectbrass
eject bullets from the guns after shots
0: enable
1: disable
0: enable
1: disable
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enemy’s name
hud_showtargetid
show the enemy’s name when you aim at him
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
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hud_showtargetpos
where exactly to show the enemy’s name
0: center
1: upper-left corner
2: upper-right corner
3: lower-left corner
4: lower-right corner
0: center
1: upper-left corner
2: upper-right corner
3: lower-left corner
4: lower-right corner
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players’ models
cl_minmodels
use the same model for all Ts amd CTs
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
very helpful for easier distinction between friends & foes and saves a bit of FPS on low-end PCs
cl_min_t
use that model for all Ts
1: Phoenix Connection
2: Elite Crew
3: Arctic Avengers
4: Guerilla Warfare
1: Phoenix Connection
2: Elite Crew
3: Arctic Avengers
4: Guerilla Warfare
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cl_min_ct
use that model for all CTs
1: Seal Team
2: GSG-9
3: SAS
4: GIGN
1: Seal Team
2: GSG-9
3: SAS
4: GIGN
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cl_jiggle_bone_framerate_cutoff
make models’ parts realistically bounce or wiggle on movement, for example the long hairs or breasts (jiggle-bones)
0: disable
1: enable
2-300: auto-disable if current FPS is lower than this number
0: disable
1: enable
2-300: auto-disable if current FPS is lower than this number
–
mouse & crosshair
mouse
sensitivity
mouse sensitivity
0.0-5.0: the number
0.0-5.0: the number
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m_rawinput
ignore Windows’s and drivers’s mouse acceleration (raw mouse input)
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
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m_customaccel
the algorithm for in-game mouse acceleration
0: disable
1: acceleration = min(m_customaccel_max, pow(raw_mouse_delta, m_customaccel_exponent) * m_customaccel_scale + sensitivity)
2: …ditto but scales by m_pitch m_yaw
3: acceleration = pow(raw_mouse_delta, m_customaccel_exponent – 1) * sensitivity
0: disable
1: acceleration = min(m_customaccel_max, pow(raw_mouse_delta, m_customaccel_exponent) * m_customaccel_scale + sensitivity)
2: …ditto but scales by m_pitch m_yaw
3: acceleration = pow(raw_mouse_delta, m_customaccel_exponent – 1) * sensitivity
has no effect if “m_rawinput: 1”
zoom_sensitivity_ratio
ratio of mouse sensitivity when using a sniper scope
0.0-5.0: the number
0.0-5.0: the number
for example, if you use “0.5” it will mean “when using a sniper scope a mouse sensitivity should be half of regular”
cl_yawspeed
the speed of +left/+right lookout
0-1220: the number
0-1220: the number
–
cl_pitchspeed
the speed of +lookup/+lookdown lookout
0-1220: the number
0-1220: the number
–
crosshair
crosshair
show crosshair
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
cl_observercrosshair
show crosshair in a spectator mode
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
cl_crosshairsize
the size of crosshair
0-20: the number
0-20: the number
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cl_crosshairspreadscale
the farness of crosshair’s lines
0.0-5.0: the number
0.0-5.0: the number
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cl_crosshairthickness
the thickness of crosshair’s lines
0.0-5.0: the number
0.0-5.0: the number
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cl_dynamiccrosshair
should a crosshair is being increased/decreased on shooting/walking
0: disable
1: change its size on shooting/walking
2: change its size on walking
3: change its size on shooting
0: disable
1: change its size on shooting/walking
2: change its size on walking
3: change its size on shooting
–
cl_crosshairdot
show a small dot in the middle of crosshair
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
cl_crosshairusealpha
make a crosshair transparent
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
cl_crosshairalpha
the level of transparency
0: fully transparent
1-254: the number
255: fully solid
0: fully transparent
1-254: the number
255: fully solid
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cl_crosshaircolor
the color of crosshair
0: green
1: red
2: blue
3: yellow
4: cyan
5: custom
0: green
1: red
2: blue
3: yellow
4: cyan
5: custom
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cl_crosshaircolor_r
how much red a crosshair must be
0: no red color in crosshair
1-254: the number
255: the max red color in crosshair
0: no red color in crosshair
1-254: the number
255: the max red color in crosshair
works only with “cl_crosshaircolor 5”
cl_crosshaircolor_g
how much green a crosshair must be
0: no green color in crosshair
1-254: the number
255: the max green color in crosshair
0: no green color in crosshair
1-254: the number
255: the max green color in crosshair
works only with “cl_crosshaircolor 5”
cl_crosshaircolor_b
how much blue a crosshair must be
0: no blue color in crosshair
1-254: the number
255: the max blue color in crosshair
0: no blue color in crosshair
1-254: the number
255: the max blue color in crosshair
works only with “cl_crosshaircolor 5”
for “cl_crosshaircolor_r”, “cl_crosshaircolor_g” and “cl_crosshaircolor_b” use some online resource to find a color that suits you the most, for example colorspire[www.colorspire.com]. I play with the following violet color:
cl_crosshaircolor_r 160; cl_crosshaircolor_g 40; cl_crosshaircolor_b 255;
few examples of custom crosshairs:
cl_crosshairsize 5; cl_crosshairspreadscale 0; cl_crosshairthickness 0.5; cl_crosshairdot 0; cl_crosshairsize 5; cl_crosshairspreadscale 1; cl_crosshairthickness 0.7; cl_crosshairdot 0; cl_crosshairsize 5.5; cl_crosshairspreadscale 0.3; cl_crosshairthickness 2; cl_crosshairdot 1; cl_crosshairsize 4; cl_crosshairspreadscale 0; cl_crosshairthickness 1; cl_crosshairdot 0; cl_crosshairsize 2; cl_crosshairspreadscale 0.5; cl_crosshairthickness 0.5; cl_crosshairdot 0; cl_crosshairsize 2; cl_crosshairspreadscale 0.5; cl_crosshairthickness 0.9; cl_crosshairdot 0; cl_crosshairsize 4.5; cl_crosshairspreadscale 1; cl_crosshairthickness 0.3; cl_crosshairdot 1; cl_crosshairsize 1; cl_crosshairspreadscale 0; cl_crosshairthickness 4; cl_crosshairdot 0; cl_crosshairsize 0; cl_crosshairspreadscale 0.3; cl_crosshairthickness 1.9; cl_crosshairdot 1; cl_crosshairsize 500; cl_crosshairspreadscale 0.3; cl_crosshairthickness 0.5; cl_crosshairdot 0;
local server & bots
server configuration
mp_roundtime
time per round
0.0-9.0: minutes
0.0-9.0: minutes
–
mp_buytime
buy time
0.0-9.0: minutes
0.0-9.0: minutes
–
mp_freezetime
freeze seconds
0-99: seconds
0-99: seconds
–
mp_round_restart_delay
round restarts in this many seconds after win/lose
0-99: seconds
0-99: seconds
–
mp_startmoney
starting amount of money
800-16000: the number
800-16000: the number
–
mp_footsteps
hear the sound of footsteps
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
mp_flashlight
allow the flashlights
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
sv_cheats
allow cheating
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
bots
bot_add
add bot into the game
–
bot_add_ct
add CT-bot into the game
–
bot_add_t
add T-bot into the game
–
bot_quota
the max number of bots
0-99: the number
0-99: the number
–
mp_autoteambalance
balance players/bots between teams
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
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mp_limitteams
team may have this many players more than the other team
0: disable (each team may have whatever number of players they want)
1-99: the number
0: disable (each team may have whatever number of players they want)
1-99: the number
–
bot_join_after_player
bots join after human joined
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
bot_defer_to_human
bots do not rescue hostage/plant bomb/disarm bomb
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
bot_mimic
bots mimic every command from the player
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
debugging
cl_showfps
report FPS (frames per second)
0: disable
1: enable
2: enable, with more details
0: disable
1: enable
2: enable, with more details
–
cl_showpos
report current location, speed and angle of view
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
cl_showbattery
report the battery info
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
cl_show_num_particle_systems
report the number of active particles
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
snd_show
report what sounds are played
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
snd_profile
report current DPS modules in play (in console)
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
snd_async_spew_blocking
report about what sounds being loaded async (in console)
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
cl_showerror
report about network-prediction errors
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
sv_showimpacts
report current impacts and hitboxes
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
internet & connection
rate, lerp
rate
the max speed for upload/download data from the server
0-131000: the number in bytes per second
0-131000: the number in bytes per second
check your Internet upload speed in bps (byte per second), get a 75% of it and put there; if you have the issues, try to take 65% of upload speed or 50%
cl_cmdrate
the maximum amount of packets (snapshots) per second you send from the server
20,30,50,66,100: the number
20,30,50,66,100: the number
should be the same value as server’s “tickrate”, usually it is either “66” (default value) or “100” (modded value); if your minimal FPS is lower than this value then you may encounter extra lags
cl_updaterate
the maximum amount of packets (snapshots) per second you receive from the server
20,30,50,66,100: the number
20,30,50,66,100: the number
keep the same as “cl_cmdrate”
cl_interp
the lerp – that number of seconds (milliseconds) for client to calculates, observes and predicts objects positions according to the snapshots from server
0: auto-detect the value
0.001-1.000: second
0: auto-detect the value
0.001-1.000: second
ideally, it should be as close to “0” as possible (like “0.0085”), but it depends on bandwidth and CPU
cl_interp_ratio
that many snapshots at the time would be made (and compare against) before sending data to server
1-2: the number
1-2: the number
it must be set to “1”, unless you encounter some severe lags, then change to “2”
correction, prediction
cl_lagcompensation
fix lags that happen due to various rate/lerps issues
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
cl_smooth
lag-compensation (correction)
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
cl_smoothtime
the number of seconds to be considered enough to be compensated by “cl_smooth: 1”
0.01-2.00: the number
0.01-2.00: the number
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cl_pred_optimize
prediction algorithm
0: disable
1: use prediction if there is no updates from server
2: use prediction if there is no updates from server and server report an error
0: disable
1: use prediction if there is no updates from server
2: use prediction if there is no updates from server and server report an error
–
cl_predictweapons
predict weapon spread and firing
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
cl_predict
predict player movements and actions
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
packets
net_maxroutable
split a package into the smaller fragments if package’s size is bigger than this size
576-1260: the number
576-1260: the number
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net_maxfragments
the max allowable size of a single fragment
576-1260: the number
576-1260: the number
good idea to have it the same as “net_maxroutable”
net_compresspackets
compress the packages
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
net_compresspackets_minsize
compress the package only if its size is bigger than this
0-4096: the number
0-4096: the number
good idea to have it as “net_maxroutable” + 1
net_maxpacketdrop
drop all packages with less that this amount of data
0: disable
1-15000: the data threshold
0: disable
1-15000: the data threshold
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net_maxcleartime
the max number of seconds game can possible wait before sending the next packet
0.0-4.0: seconds
0.0-4.0: seconds
not recommending set it lower than “0.1” the high risk of data choking
net_splitpacket_maxrate
the max speed for upload/download data from the server for a single fragment
1000-1048576: the number
1000-1048576: the number
best idea to keep the same as “rate”
uploads, downloads
cl_allowdownload
allow downloading of custom files from the server and other clients (maps, sprays, models, sounds…)
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
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cl_downloadfilter
type of files game is allowed to download
all: any files
mapsonly: only maps
nosounds: maps, sprays, models, everything, but not sounds
none: nothing
all: any files
mapsonly: only maps
nosounds: maps, sprays, models, everything, but not sounds
none: nothing
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net_maxfilesize
do not download files if their uncompressed size is higher that this MB
0-64: the number
0-64: the number
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cl_allowupload
allow uploading of custom files from your client (sprays, models…)
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
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cl_resend
delay in seconds before the client will try to re-connect to server
1.5-20: seconds
1.5-20: seconds
values below “3” tend to crash the game
cl_timeout
the number of seconds game will wait before auto-closing a connection if there is no incoming server data
0.0-90.0: seconds
0.0-90.0: seconds
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communication & chat
communication
voice_enable
in-game voice transmission
0: disable (mute everyone)
1: enable (hear everyone)
0: disable (mute everyone)
1: enable (hear everyone)
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voice_modenable
allow using a mic
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
voice_forcemicrecord
how should the game detect a mic?
0: game detects a mic itself
1: game uses a mic provided by OS
0: game detects a mic itself
1: game uses a mic provided by OS
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cl_mute_all_comms
how “muted players” feature works
0: you will not hear the voice of muted players
1: you will not hear the voice of muted players and will not receive chat from them
0: you will not hear the voice of muted players
1: you will not hear the voice of muted players and will not receive chat from them
–
chat
cl_showtextmsg
show in-game text messages (chat)
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
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cl_chatfilters
what messages shall appear in a chat
1: player X joined-leaved
2: player X changed name
4: players’ messages
8: server messages
16: player X changed team
32: unlocked achievements
1: player X joined-leaved
2: player X changed name
4: players’ messages
8: server messages
16: player X changed team
32: unlocked achievements
it is a bitwise operator: add up needed type of messages to create combos. for example use “27” (1 + 2 + 8 + 16) to receive all messages but players’ ones and info about unlocked achievements
hud_saytext_time
how many seconds chat messages should stay
0-20: seconds
0-20: seconds
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sound
overall
snd_surround_speakers
type of your sound system
-1: auto-detect
0: headphones
1: 2 speakers
2: 2.1 stereo
3: 2.1 stereo + subwoofer
4: 4 speakers
5: 5.1 stereo
6: 5.1 stereo + subwoofer
7: 7.1 stereo
-1: auto-detect
0: headphones
1: 2 speakers
2: 2.1 stereo
3: 2.1 stereo + subwoofer
4: 4 speakers
5: 5.1 stereo
6: 5.1 stereo + subwoofer
7: 7.1 stereo
–
volume
sound volume
0: mute
0.01-0.99: the exact volume
1: full-volume
0: mute
0.01-0.99: the exact volume
1: full-volume
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snd_musicvolume
music volume
0: mute
0.01-0.99: the exact volume
1: full-volume
0: mute
0.01-0.99: the exact volume
1: full-volume
–
snd_mute_losefocus
sound behavior when game is out-of-focus (ALT-TAB, for instance)
0: sound enabled
1: sound disabled
0: sound enabled
1: sound disabled
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mixing
dsp_enhance_stereo
mixing left/right sound channels for the better sound effect
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
the difference is very subtle and high-chance you will not hear that much difference on your PC
snd_disable_mixer_duck
mixing sound algorithm
0: mix all sounds
1: mix only alike sounds
0: mix all sounds
1: mix only alike sounds
“0” gives more realistic sound but uses more PC resources (bad for low-end PC)
snd_mixahead
how many seconds must pass in-between sound-effects to mix them
0.01-0.1: seconds
0.01-0.1: seconds
lower values may lead to distortions, noise & cracks; higher values lead to sound-delays and stuttering
quality
snd_pitchquality
high quality sound (interpolated)
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
dsp_slow_cpu
sound engine
0: Source’s engine
1: the replica of openAL’s HRTF
0: Source’s engine
1: the replica of openAL’s HRTF
openAL’s HRTF engine has better performance but sounds more dull. oddly, but the “dullness” helps to hear and determine the location of sound-effects (like footsteps) better
snd_noextraupdate
extra sound updates for old PCs
0: enable
1: disable
0: enable
1: disable
must be enabled only for low-end PC
snd_cull_duplicates
what to do with duplicate sounds (aka soundscape_flush’s duplicates)
0: play every of those sounds
1: play only one sound and delete others
0: play every of those sounds
1: play only one sound and delete others
“1” is must be used for low-end PC
async
snd_async_fullyasync
sound async
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
async must be used only if you have multi-core PC
snd_async_minsize
the amount of sound data that that will be played without async
0: disable that feature and async all sound
1-1048576: the exact amount of data
0: disable that feature and async all sound
1-1048576: the exact amount of data
that feature is usefull for low-end PCs only, must be “0” otherwise
snd_mix_async
store all sound-effects in a separate CPU thread
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
increases performance on CPU with at least 4 threads
spatialization
snd_spatialize_roundrobin
the number of in-game frames that must be enchanted by DSP filters (aka spatialization)
0: spatialize every frame
1: spatialize every 2nd frame
2: spatialize every 4th frame
3: spatialize every 8th frame
0: spatialize every frame
1: spatialize every 2nd frame
2: spatialize every 4th frame
3: spatialize every 8th frame
faster spatialization makes the sound better, but drains CPU’s power (on modern CPUs it not significant at all)
snd_defer_trace
what frame must be spatialized
0: the very first frame when sound-effect happened
1: the following frame
0: the very first frame when sound-effect happened
1: the following frame
using “1” helps to improve performance on some CPUs, but you need to test it for yourself
CPU & GPU
multi-core support
threadpool_affinity
auto-detect multi-core CPU
0: disable (game will think you have a single-core CPU)
1: enable
0: disable (game will think you have a single-core CPU)
1: enable
–
mat_queue_mode
in what way game shall utilize a multi-core CPU
-2: old auto-detect (do not use)
-1: new auto-detect (use it)
0: disable multithreading
1: utilize one core for multiple threads
2: utilize multiple core for multiple threads
-2: old auto-detect (do not use)
-1: new auto-detect (use it)
0: disable multithreading
1: utilize one core for multiple threads
2: utilize multiple core for multiple threads
–
host_thread_mode
run a host-session in the multi-core mode
0: disable
1: enable if CPU supports it
2: enable even if CPU does not support it
0: disable
1: enable if CPU supports it
2: enable even if CPU does not support it
that cvar is known to be buggy as hell, better to turn it off and never use
r_queued_post_processing
use multi-threading for motion blur, HDR, bloom…
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
if you have missed textures or game crashes, then set it to “0”
r_queued_decals
use multi-threading for decals
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
glitched on some videocards, better to use “0”
r_queued_ropes
use multi-threading for ropes
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
r_threaded_client_shadow_manager
use multi-threading for shadows
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
r_threaded_renderables
use multi-threading for objects
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
glitched on some videocards, better to use “0”
r_threaded_particles
use multi-threading for particles
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
cl_threaded_bone_setup
use multi-threading for animations
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
glitched on some videocards, better to use “0”
cl_threaded_client_leaf_system
use multi-threading for leaves
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
glitched on some videocards, better to use “0”
preloading
cl_forcepreload
preloads all textures and assets in VRAM
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
makes map loading longer and lead to more GPU usage, but makes gameplay smoother and reduce stuttering
mat_forcemanagedtextureintohardware
store all preloaded data in non-compressed format
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
increases GPU usage, but reduce stuttering even more
mat_levelflush
clear VRAM a new map loading
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
mat_bufferprimitives
clear primitives when object’s meshes are drawn
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
game works like this: it takes primitives (the blocks of data) and draws an object after them (making a mesh), then it applies all textures and effects on the object and renders it in the game. that cvar allows to delete used primitives from VRAM. it is useful to clear the used memory and the only drawback is increased loading time
graphics: overall
render, frames
r_fastzreject
the rendering algorithm
-1: hardware default
0: all rendering is done by GPU
1: CPU does the first pass of the frame, then GPU renders it
-1: hardware default
0: all rendering is done by GPU
1: CPU does the first pass of the frame, then GPU renders it
use “1” if you have fast CPU, otherwise use “0”; game may crash if you select wrong value here
r_norefresh
store the previous frame output
0: disable (less GPU usage, more lags)
1: enable (more GPU usage, less lags)
0: disable (less GPU usage, more lags)
1: enable (more GPU usage, less lags)
game may crash with value of “1”
mat_dxlevel
directX graphical level
80: directX 8.0
81: directX 8.1
90: directX 9.0
95: directX 9.5
80: directX 8.0
81: directX 8.1
90: directX 9.0
95: directX 9.5
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fps_max
the artificial max limit of FPS
120: use that value if you have “m_rawinput: 1”, OR if you have less than 300 FPS
300: use that value if you have “m_rawinput: 0”, OR if you have more than 300 FPS
do not use any other values
120: use that value if you have “m_rawinput: 1”, OR if you have less than 300 FPS
300: use that value if you have “m_rawinput: 0”, OR if you have more than 300 FPS
do not use any other values
it is not an actual FPS-limiter, but rather a compromise between video output and mouse input; the real need of that cvar is to stabilize how smooth your mouse cursor (aim) moves per the certain number of frames and reduce its “tearness”; mind that in-game FPS counter (like in NetGraph) shows the wrong FPS because of that cvar – you shall use other tools to determine a real in-game FPS
mat_vsync
vertical synchronization
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
mat_postprocessing_combine
execute all post-processing effects (bloom, blur, antialiasing, filtering…) in one pass
0: enable
1: disable
0: enable
1: disable
–
upscale, downsampling
mat_viewportscale
the percent of render resolution from a native resolution
0.01-0.99: the number
1: a regular resolution (best quality)
0.01-0.99: the number
1: a regular resolution (best quality)
–
mat_viewportupscale
upscaling of the resolution (enlarging textures to a native resolution)
0: enable
1: disable
0: enable
1: disable
works only if you have “mat_viewportscale” to anything but “1”
distance-fog
r_pixelfog
use advanced algorithm for the fog that covers far distance
0: disable (low quality)
1: enable (high quality)
0: disable (low quality)
1: enable (high quality)
–
r_pixelvisibility_partial
utilize partial visibility algorithm
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
level of details
r_rootlod
the max possible quality of models’ details (models’ arms, legs, fingers, clothes…)
0: high
1: normal
2: low
0: high
1: normal
2: low
–
r_lod
the fading quality (changing at distance) of models’ details
-1: auto-detect
0: high
1: normal
2: low
-1: auto-detect
0: high
1: normal
2: low
–
lod_TransitionDist
the distance when models’ details start fading
-1: never fade models’ details
0-2048: the distance in units
-1: never fade models’ details
0-2048: the distance in units
–
r_staticprop_lod
the quality of unmovable models’ details (rocks, trees, crates, barrels…)
-1: auto-detect
0: high
1: normal
2: low
3: very low
-1: auto-detect
0: high
1: normal
2: low
3: very low
–
r_drawdetailprops
show extra objects’ details
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
cl_detaildist
the distance when extra objects’ details will be rendered
0-4098: the distance in units
0-4098: the distance in units
–
cl_detailfade
the distance when extra objects’ details would be faded
0-4098: the distance in units
0-4098: the distance in units
–
ragdolls
cl_ragdoll_physics_enable
enable ragdoll physics for the dead bodies
0: disable (bodies will disappear after death)
1: enable
0: disable (bodies will disappear after death)
1: enable
–
ragdoll_sleepaftertime
the seconds of ragdoll time
0-5: seconds
0-5: seconds
–
g_ragdoll_fadespeed
how fast ragdoll turns off (the amount of time between “being a ragdoll” and “being a prop”)
0-2000: the number
0-2000: the number
–
g_ragdoll_lvfadespeed
same as above, but in low-violence mode (that is what “lv” stands for)
0-2000: the number
0-2000: the number
–
textures
mat_picmip
texture quality
-1: best
0: normal
1: low
2: worst
-1: best
0: normal
1: low
2: worst
–
mat_compressedtextures
use compressed textures
0: disable (high quality)
1: enable (low quality)
0: disable (high quality)
1: enable (low quality)
–
mat_use_compressed_hdr_textures
use compressed textures with extra HDR effect
0: disable (low quality)
1: enable (high quality)
0: disable (low quality)
1: enable (high quality)
works only with “mat_compressedtextures: 1”
r_3dsky
use advanced textures and effects for the terrains and environments (houses, palm leaves, clouds…)
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
r_renderoverlayfragment
render extra textures on the walls and roads (posters, marks, traces of detonations…)
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
mat_mipmaptextures
use low-quality textures at big distances
0: enable
1: disable
0: enable
1: disable
–
mat_filtertextures
the blurring of textures (making them less pixaleted)
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
mat_parallaxmap
add a feeling of depth and roughness to some textures (sand, stone, clothes…)
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
mat_clipz
optimize all textures while drawing them on the screen
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
there is no point to use “0” at all. the only exception if your game crashes with it for some reasons
mat_colorcorrection
use color correction algorithm for the textures
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
it barely uses any resources, so better to set it to “0”
mat_colcorrection_disableentities
use advanced color correction algorithm
0: enable (high quality)
1: disable (low quality)
0: enable (high quality)
1: disable (low quality)
–
filtering, anti-aliasing
mat_trilinear
the initial quality of texture filtering
0: bilinear
1: trilinear
0: bilinear
1: trilinear
–
mat_forceaniso
the level of texture filtering
0: disable texture filtering
1: 1X
2: 2X
4: 4X
8: 8X
16: 16X
0: disable texture filtering
1: 1X
2: 2X
4: 4X
8: 8X
16: 16X
–
mat_antialias
the level of anti-aliasing
0: disable anti-aliasing
1: 1X
2: 2X
4: 4X
8: 8X
0: disable anti-aliasing
1: 1X
2: 2X
4: 4X
8: 8X
–
mat_aaquality
the quality of anti-aliasing
0: low
2: medium
4: high
0: low
2: medium
4: high
–
mat_alphacoverage
the quality of anti-aliasing for the overlapping surfaces
0: low
1: high
0: low
1: high
–
graphics: lighting, shadows, occlusion
lighting
r_dynamic
render dynamic lighting (from explosions, weapons…)
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
r_maxdlights
the max number of dynamic lighting that can be rendered in once
0: disable (no dynamic lighting)
1-32: the number of dynamic lighting sources
0: disable (no dynamic lighting)
1-32: the number of dynamic lighting sources
–
r_lightcache_zbuffercache
use advanced lighting system
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
on some hardware “r_lightcache_zbuffercache 0” may crash the game
mat_reducefillrate
use advanced shader for lighting
0: enable
1: disable
0: enable
1: disable
–
r_lightaverage
use smoothing of lighting
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
r_worldlights
render that many world lights (lamps, rays…)
0: disable all world lights
2: display simple world lights
4: display all world lights
0: disable all world lights
2: display simple world lights
4: display all world lights
–
r_worldlightmin
what type of world lights should be rendered (what their luminous must be)
0: render all world lights
0.0001-0.0007: render world types with that type of luminous
0.0008-0.9999: render only significant world lights
1: do not render world lights
0: render all world lights
0.0001-0.0007: render world types with that type of luminous
0.0008-0.9999: render only significant world lights
1: do not render world lights
–
r_hunkalloclightmaps
use in-game limit for source of lights (lightmaps)
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
mat_filterlightmaps
use better lights on textures (the filtering of ligthmaps)
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
r_PhysPropStaticLighting
allow physical object to drop a shadow after being illuminated
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
mat_disable_lightwarp
use light warps (the algorithm that allows one light to overlap another one)
0: enable
1: disable
0: enable
1: disable
–
r_rimlight
render lights’ reflection on the models
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
r_ambientboost
render reflected lights
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
r_ambientmin
the quality of reflected light
0: disable (no reflected lights)
0.1-1.0: the volume of reflected lights (shader)
0: disable (no reflected lights)
0.1-1.0: the volume of reflected lights (shader)
–
muzzleflash_light
allow weapon fire’ to illuminate the environment
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
cl_c4dynamiclight
allow C4 to illuminate the environment
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
r_dopixelvisibility
render lamps with the light cone
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
shadows, flashlight
r_shadows
render shadows
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
r_shadowrendertotexture
render realistic shadows from the characters’ models
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
if you disable it you will get a spot-like shadows below characters’ models
r_shadowmaxrendered
the number of realistic shadows that will be rendered per frame
0: disable (do not render realistic shadows at all)
1-32: the number of realistic shadows
0: disable (do not render realistic shadows at all)
1-32: the number of realistic shadows
any shadows above that threshold will be rendered as a spot-like
r_flashlightrender
render flashlight’s light
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
r_flashlightdepthtexture
render realistic shadows by flashlight’s light
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
r_flashlightmodels
render flashlight light’s effects on the models (glare, glance…)
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
occlusion
r_occlusion
use occlusion system
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
occlusion is system/process to draw extra shadows on models corners and surfaces for the realistic feel
r_occludermincount
the number of occlusion system’s sub-routes on a single object
1-10: the number of sub-routes (higher the number – bigger quality)
1-10: the number of sub-routes (higher the number – bigger quality)
–
r_occludeemaxarea
do not use occlusion system for the big objects
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
r_occluderminarea
do not use occlusion system for the small objects
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
gl_amd_occlusion_workaround
use old occlusion system design for old AMD videocards
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
mind, for very old videocards, circa 2003-2005
graphics: motion blur, HDR, bloom
motion blur
mat_motion_blur_enabled
display a motion blur effect
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
mat_motion_blur_percent_of_screen_max
the percentage of screen being blurred at once
1-100: the number
1-100: the number
–
mat_motion_blur_strength
the intensity of a motion blur effect
0-20: the number
0-20: the number
–
mat_motion_blur_rotation_intensity
the intensity of a motion blur effect when player looks around
0-32: the number
0-32: the number
–
mat_motion_blur_forward_enabled
the intensity of a motion blur effect when player moves forward
0-32: the number
0-32: the number
–
mat_motion_blur_falling_intensity
the intensity of a motion blur effect when player falls down
0-32: the number
0-32: the number
–
mat_motion_blur_falling_min
the min percentage of screen being blurred at once when player is falling down
0-100: the number
0-100: the number
–
mat_motion_blur_falling_max
the max percentage of screen being blurred at once when player is falling down
0-100: the number
0-100: the number
–
HDR, Bloom
mat_hdr_level
the type of lighting/brightness dynamic range to be used
0: LDR (low)
1: LDR + extra bloom
2: HDR (high) + optional bloom
0: LDR (low)
1: LDR + extra bloom
2: HDR (high) + optional bloom
if are going to use HDR, then configure “mat_non_hdr_bloom_scalefactor” & “mat_bloom_scalefactor_scalar” , otherwise it may mess with your eyes and aiming
mat_autoexposure_max
the max intensity of HDR
0-20: the number
0-20: the number
–
mat_autoexposure_min
the min intensity of HDR
0-20: the number
0-20: the number
–
mat_non_hdr_bloom_scalefactor
how intensive a HDR shader must be
0.0-20.0: the number
0.0-20.0: the number
–
mat_disable_bloom
render a bloom effect
0: enable
1: disable
0: enable
1: disable
works only with “mat_hdr_level: 2”
mat_bloomscale
the size of a bloom effect
0.0-5.0: the number
0.0-5.0: the number
–
mat_bloom_scalefactor_scalar
how intensive a bloom effect must be
0.0-20.0: the number
0.0-20.0: the number
–
r_bloomtintr
the amount of red color in a bloom effect
0.0-1.0: the number
0.0-1.0: the number
–
r_bloomtintg
the amount of green color in a bloom effect
0.0-1.0: the number
0.0-1.0: the number
–
r_bloomtintb
the amount of blue color in a bloom effect
0.0-1.0: the number
0.0-1.0: the number
–
r_bloomtintexponent
how amplified (more brightness/saturation) the colors in a bloom effect
0.0-5.0: the number
0.0-5.0: the number
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graphics: decals, props, particles
decals
r_decals
the number of displayed decals (bullet holes, sprays, blood; some map graphics’ like posters, trash, signs)
0: disable (do not show any decals at all)
1-4096: the number of decals
0: disable (do not show any decals at all)
1-4096: the number of decals
sprays count as decals!
mp_decals
the number of displayed decals that were made by player’s themselves
0: disable (do not show those decals)
1-4096: the number of decals
0: disable (do not show those decals)
1-4096: the number of decals
it is recommended to keep it at 1/4 of r_decals
cl_playerspraydisable
show players’ sprays
0: enable
1: disable
0: enable
1: disable
–
r_spray_lifetime
the number of rounds a spray will stay
0-20: the number
0-20: the number
–
r_decal_cullsize
decal must be at least that size to be displayed in the game
0: disable (show all decals regardless of their size)
1-512: the minimum size of a decal
0: disable (show all decals regardless of their size)
1-512: the minimum size of a decal
–
r_drawbatchdecals
use batch-processing while drawing decals
0: disable (all new decals will be rendered at the same time)
1: enable (new decals will be rendered one after another)
0: disable (all new decals will be rendered at the same time)
1: enable (new decals will be rendered one after another)
–
r_decalstaticprops
show decals on the static objects (for this game need to utilize extra lighting algorithm)
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
r_drawmodeldecals
show decals on the models (for example, blood spatters)
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
r_maxmodeldecal
the number of decals on a single model (max possible number)
0: disable decals on the models (same as “r_drawmodeldecals 0”)
1-4096: the number of decals
0: disable decals on the models (same as “r_drawmodeldecals 0”)
1-4096: the number of decals
cannot be higher than “mp_decals”
r_decal_cover_count
the number of decals allowed to be drawn (layed) one above another (for realistic feel)
0: disable (new decal will overwrite one below it)
1-8: the number of decals
0: disable (new decal will overwrite one below it)
1-8: the number of decals
–
r_decal_overlap_count
the number of decals can overlap a single decal (before that decal will be completely overwritten
0: disable (counts as “r_decal_cover_count 0”)
1-8: the number of decals
0: disable (counts as “r_decal_cover_count 0”)
1-8: the number of decals
–
r_decal_overlap_area
the percent of decal that can covered by another decal (in other words decals must be that close so that one decal will layed at top of another one)
0: always allow overlapping (ignore any sizes)
0.01-1.00: the exact percentage
0: always allow overlapping (ignore any sizes)
0.01-1.00: the exact percentage
works only if “r_decal_cover_count” is set to anything but “0”
props
cl_phys_props_enable
use a separate sub-engine to calculate how props will behave
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
prop is any physical object you can engage with, like barrels, coffee cups, plants
cl_phys_props_max
the number of props that would be affected by aforementioned engine
0-500: the number of props
0-500: the number of props
“0” is like setting “cl_phys_props_enable 0” only without performance boost
cl_phys_props_respawnrate
the number of times per tick engine shall re-drawn prop’s positions
0: disable (same as “cl_phys_props_enable 0”)
1-128: the number of times
0: disable (same as “cl_phys_props_enable 0”)
1-128: the number of times
every tick (exact time varies between hardware) engine re-drawns prop’s position, aka changing their position and destruction
props_break_max_pieces
the number of props’ pieces (fragments) that will be affected by engine
-1: prop’s default amount (all fragments)
0-100: the number of fragments
-1: prop’s default amount (all fragments)
0-100: the number of fragments
–
func_break_max_pieces
same as cvar above, only works with the different type of props on some outdated maps
0-100: the number of fragments
0-100: the number of fragments
cannot be “-1”
props_break_max_pieces_perframe
the number of props’ pieces (fragments) that will be affected by engine in a single frame
-1: prop’s default amount (all fragments)
0-100: the number of fragments
-1: prop’s default amount (all fragments)
0-100: the number of fragments
–
cl_phys_props_respawndist
the distance when prop’s fragments will be temp removed from the map (if you don’t see them) in order to increase FPS
0: disable (always render prop’s fragments)
1-5000: the distance in units
0: disable (always render prop’s fragments)
1-5000: the distance in units
–
r_propsmaxdist
the distance when prop’s fragments will be no-longer affected by engine
0: disable (fragments are always affected)
1-5000: the distance in units
0: disable (fragments are always affected)
1-5000: the distance in units
–
particles
cl_particle_batch_mode
use advanced algorithm (better quality) for the particles
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
mat_reduceparticles
reduce the number of particles
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
that option gives non-significant performance boost when “cl_particle_batch_mode 1”
cl_new_impact_effects
use better effects for bullet impacts at solid surfaces
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
on some old hardware “1” may lead to disappearance of all particles
r_drawflecks
draw flecks (when a bullet hits the wall, for example)
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
graphics: water, ropes
water
r_waterforceexpensive
use high-quality shader for water
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
r_WaterDrawReflection
allow water reflections
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
r_waterforcereflectentities
use advanced algorithm (better quality) for water reflections
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
mat_wateroverlaysize
the number of samples used for water reflections
0: use 1 sample
1-256: use that many samples+1 (the higher number – the better quality)
0: use 1 sample
1-256: use that many samples+1 (the higher number – the better quality)
option was partly broken in one of the updates and was not fixed since then, but still…
r_WaterDrawRefraction
allow water refractions (a distorted image of the environment under the water )
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
causes severe visual glitches on some videocards when set to 0
cl_show_splashes
show water splashes
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
r_forcewaterleaf
optimize quality/size of water effects
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
there is NO POINT to disable it at all, no matter what CPU/GPU you use; you shall disable it only for debugging purpose
r_cheapwaterstart
the distance when a cheap water should be rendered (see below)
0-2048: the distance in units
0-2048: the distance in units
–
r_cheapwaterend
the distance when a cheap water should be stop rendered (and dull water should appear instead)
0-2048: the distance in units
0-2048: the distance in units
there is three states of water in the game: “regular water” (with full effects), “cheap water” (with reduced effects to increase FPS) and “dull water” (just a shader of water with no effects what so ever). anything in distance below r_cheapwaterstart will be rendered as a “regular water”, anything in between r_cheapwaterstart and r_cheapwaterend as a “cheap water”, and at distance above r_cheapwaterend will be rendered as a “dull water”, if a water is located at the distance above r_cheapwaterend, but you have a clear vision of it (it is in your POV), then it will rendered as “cheap water” regardless
ropes
r_drawropes
draw rope-like objects (cables, power-lines…)
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
rope_rendersolid
use advanced (better quality) algorithm to draw ropes
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
rope_averagelight
use advanced (better quality) algorithm to render lighting on ropes
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
rope_smooth
the smoothing of ropes (kinda anti-aliasing)
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
rope_subdiv
when smoothing ropes, use that many “sub-ropes” to decrease jaggering (higher number – better quality)
0: disable
1-7: the number of “sub-ropes”
0: disable
1-7: the number of “sub-ropes”
–
rope_smooth_enlarge
while smoothing ropes they unavoidably became smaller, that value allows to enlarge ropes to make them look normal again
0: disable enlargement
1-2: the number of enlargement
0: disable enlargement
1-2: the number of enlargement
depending on your resolution various values may lead to various effects, but default value of “1.4” gives the most adequate result
rope_collide
allow ropes to collide with the world
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
rope_wind_dist
the distance when wind stop colliding with the ropes (gust)
0: disable (wind will not collide with the ropes)
1-1000: the distance in units
0: disable (wind will not collide with the ropes)
1-1000: the distance in units
–
r_ropetranslucent
allow ropes to be semi-transparent to increase their visual appeal
0: disable
1: enable
0: disable
1: enable
–
bogus cvars
this is a list of cvars that are known to be included in various configs, but either have no real purpose (obsolete or outdated), or worthless, or plain destructive for the game. do not use them
mp_usehwmmodels
mp_usehwmvcds
mp_usehwmvcds
are mistakenly stated as “boosting models quality”, those cvars are, in fact, from Team Fortress 2 and do nothing in CSS
r_eyes
r_flex
r_teeth
r_eyemove
r_eyegloss
r_eyeshift_x
r_eyeshift_y
r_eyeshift_z
r_eyesize
blink_duration
r_flex
r_teeth
r_eyemove
r_eyegloss
r_eyeshift_x
r_eyeshift_y
r_eyeshift_z
r_eyesize
blink_duration
various “advanced facial animations” cvars that do not work in CSS at all (work in Team Fortress 2, tho)
nb_shadow_dist
is said to do something with shadows, but that cvar is from Team Fortress 2 and related to path-finding algorithm
violence_ablood
violence_agibs
violence_agibs
those cvars are from/for Half-Life
g_ragdoll_maxcount
g_ragdoll_important_maxcount
g_ragdoll_important_maxcount
those cvars are from/for Half-Life 2
tracer_extra
r_drawtracers_firstperson
r_drawtracers_firstperson
CSS does not have tracers, so those cvars will never work
r_drawviewmodel
r_drawviewmodel
viewmodel_fov
r_drawviewmodel
viewmodel_fov
while viewmodel is a common thing in CSGO, it does not work in CSS
cl_radartype
cl_locationalpha
cl_locationalpha
outdated cvars from CS16, do not work in CSS
cl_crosshairscale
cl_scalecrosshair
cl_legacy_crosshair_scale
cl_legacy_crosshair_recoil
cl_scalecrosshair
cl_legacy_crosshair_scale
cl_legacy_crosshair_recoil
same as above, outdated from CS16
mat_shadowstate
outdated
windows_speaker_config
outdated
r_flashlightrendermodels
another outdated; funny but I have found in some 2020 FPSbanana config (very low effort)
fast_fogvolume
that cvar is real and was intended for changing the amount of distance-fog (to increase performance on low-end PC), but it does not work and, as far as I know, never worked; seems like a decade-long bug or just a placeholder
r_maxnewsamples
r_maxsampledist
r_maxsampledist
are told to boost quality of graphics, but actually do not work since 2008 and, originally, were related to texture filtering
cl_ragdoll_collide
originally allowed various ragdoll instances to collide with each other, but after a certain CSS patch it no longer works
cl_interp_all
cl_interp_npcs
cl_interp_npcs
various configs state that those cvars somehow make connection better, however how does tweaking LERP modes can do is never explained
sv_forcepreload
that cvar does not boost LERP, ping or connection in general – it is a server-side option that has nothing to do with clients
mat_envmapsize
mat_envmaptgasize
mat_envmaptgasize
are claimed to increase performance, but those cvars are, in fact, for debug purpose and do not affect the game in any way
rope_smooth_maxalpha
rope_smooth_minalpha
rope_smooth_maxalphawidth
rope_smooth_minwidth
rope_smooth_minalpha
rope_smooth_maxalphawidth
rope_smooth_minwidth
various rope-related cvars that claim to boost performance, but it is not true, they do change the visual appeal of ropes, but not related to FPS in any way
cl_detail_max_sway
cl_detail_avoid_radius
cl_detail_avoid_force
cl_detail_avoid_recover_speed
cl_detail_avoid_radius
cl_detail_avoid_force
cl_detail_avoid_recover_speed
same as above but for LOD
dsp_mix_max
dsp_room
dsp_spatial
dsp_speaker
dsp_vol_2ch
dsp_vol_4ch
dsp_vol_5ch
dsp_volume
dsp_water
dsp_off
dsp_room
dsp_spatial
dsp_speaker
dsp_vol_2ch
dsp_vol_4ch
dsp_vol_5ch
dsp_volume
dsp_water
dsp_off
are said to “boost sound quality”, but are, in fact, sound-modules’ volumes (“volume” not in term of “loudness”, but in manner of “richness”); tweaking them just makes the sound worse
snd_duckerthreshold
snd_duckerreleasetime
snd_duckerattacktime
voice_steal
snd_duckerreleasetime
snd_duckerattacktime
voice_steal
claimed to be able to boost sound quality on Windows 8/10, but, actually, editing them leads to stutters
mat_dxlevel “100”, “110”
while mat_dxlevel is a real cvar that allows to change between various DirectX modes, it doesn’t have “100” and “110” values (presumable for DirectX 10 and 11 support)
threadpool_affinity “2”, “4”, “8”
in various configs that cvar is said must to be set to the number of CPU cores (“2”, “4”, “8”), however it has no real purpose, because it supports only values of “0” and “1”
mat_picmip “3”
it said to support the value of “3” (supposedly, for very low quality), but that cvar does not have such value; furthermore, by assigning it to “3” (undefined value) you will reset it back to default value of “0” (good quality), which might be a total opposite of what you need
mat_wateroverlaysize
that cvar does work in other Source-based games, but is broken in CSS. it is supposed to decrease/increase the quality of water reflections, but the actual function is not present and what it does is making engine to recalculate the water samples with no actual result
mat_max_worldmesh_vertices
do you know what vert-meshes are? if you do and believe that changing them somehow will make your game better, then go ahead and edit them, otherwise don’t bother