General information
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Availability
Monetization
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Free-to-play
| Base game is free-to-play, but paid Prime status is needed for some features. |
Microtransactions
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Cosmetic
| Gun skins and player models can be obtained in-game, purchased or traded from other players, and by opening loot boxes. |
Loot box
| Loot boxes are earned during gameplay, but keys must be bought with real money in order to open them. All rewards are cosmetic. |
Player trading
| Trading can be done via Steam. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Video
Input
Keyboard and mouse settings
Audio
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Separate volume controls |
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Overall game volume and separate music slider. |
Surround sound |
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Audio output designed for stereo headphones only.[2] |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
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Japanese |
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Turkish |
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Ukrainian |
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Network
Multiplayer types
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Native |
Players |
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Local play |
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LAN play |
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Use Offline with bots mode and set sv_lan 1 in the console.
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Online play |
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10 players in competitive mode 32 players in Community servers |
Connection types
Ports
Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
TCP |
27014-27050 |
UDP |
27000-27030 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
VR support
Issues fixed
Game freezes when push to talk
Turn "Streamlined Push To Talk" option to YES in audio settings.
Repeated UAC prompt for Steam Client Service[5]
Copy the files from <Steam-folder>\steamapps\common\Steamworks Shared\_CommonRedist\DirectX\Jun2010\
to <Steam-folder>\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Global Offensive\directx_installer
. Relaunch the game.
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
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Direct3D |
11 |
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Vulkan |
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To enable it, before starting the game, enter -vulkan in the launch options (Properties... > General > LAUNCH OPTIONS) |
Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
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Physics |
Rubikon |
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Audio |
Steam Audio |
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Interface |
Panorama, Qt |
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Input |
SDL |
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Multiplayer |
Steamworks |
Limited test uses another master server. Final version uses to Steamworks. |
Anti-cheat |
Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC) |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
10 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core i5-750 |
System memory (RAM) |
8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
85 GB[Note 1][6] |
Video card (GPU) |
1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible Shader model 5.0 support |
- Unofficially, the game can be played on Windows 7 to Windows 8.1. Only offline is playable in these operating systems, as VAC is non-functional in these operating systems[7].
- Since one of the updates, the game requires CPU with SSE4.2 instruction in order to launch[8][9].
Linux |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
Ubuntu 20.04 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core i5-750 |
System memory (RAM) |
8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
85 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
AMD GCN+ Nvidia Kepler+ 1 GB of VRAM |
- VK_EXT_graphics_pipeline_library highly recommended.
Notes
- ↑ Despite listing such size, current game size is 33.6 GB (36,085,286,527 bytes) without the additional Workshop Tools that takes up 677.36 MB
References