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Key points
- Steam Workshop integration.
General information
- Official game blog
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source |
DRM |
Notes |
Keys |
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Steam |
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- All versions require Steam DRM.
Monetization
Type |
Notes |
DLC
| Users with Prime Status are matchmade with and against only other Prime Status users in all game modes. Prime users also earn XP, Competitive Skill Groups, and are eligible for weekly item drops. These benefits apply exclusively to Prime users. |
Free-to-play
| Base game is free-to-play as of December 6, 2018, but paid or grindable Prime status is needed for some features. |
Subscription
| CS:GO 360 Stats is an optional monthly subscription which includes access to Competitive match stats from official Competitive, Premier, and Wingman game modes and the Round Win Chance report introduced in Operation Broken Fang.[1] |
DLC and expansion packs
Name |
Notes |
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Operation Riptide |
September 21, 2021 - February 21, 2022 |
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Operation Broken Fang |
December 3, 2020 - May 3, 2021 |
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Operation Shattered Web |
November 18, 2019 - March 31, 2020 |
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Operation Hydra |
May 23, 2017 - November 13, 2017 |
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Operation Wildfire |
February 17, 2016 - July 15, 2016 |
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Operation Bloodhound |
May 26, 2015 - October 1, 2015 |
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Operation Vanguard |
November 11, 2014 - March 31, 2015 |
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Operation Breakout |
July 1, 2014 - October 2, 2014 |
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Operation Phoenix |
February 20, 2014 - June 11, 2014 |
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Operation Bravo |
September 18, 2013 - February 5, 2014 |
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Operation Payback |
April 25, 2013 - August 31, 2013 |
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Microtransactions
Type |
Notes |
Boost
| Operations are occasionally released. These add new content that are playable by all, but an Operation Pass must be bought to unlock cosmetics and special loot boxes. |
Cosmetic
| Gun skins, 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 game play, 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. |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
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-no-browser
disables server video ads.
Increase performance
Windows
- The game has some compatibility issues with older operating systems such as Windows 7 due to the outdated graphics stack (WDDM).[3]
- You can disable fullscreen optimizations to reduce FPS drops and improve response time through the properties of the launch file in the compatibility section (in Windows 10 in some cases it may cause performance drop)[3]
Enable DirectX 9Ex mode
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- Open Steam.
- Go to launch options CSGO.
- Enter
-d3d9ex and save.
- You can also uncap your FPS
+fps_max 0 .
- Since March 2019, the DirectX 9Ex functionality has been returned to the version of this CSGO engine.[4]
- Support for this renderer is available starting only from Windows Vista and newer for Windows 7/8/8.1/10.
- Perhaps a negative effect for users of video adapters from AMD (but not in all cases)[5]
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- You can also disable the function of HPET which is a technology of high-precision timer in the motherboard.
- This can sometimes cause performance problems.
- You can keep timer resolution manually.
Disable HPET[6]
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Method 1:
- Tap on the Windows-key, enter cmd, right-click cmd.exe in the results listing and select to run the command prompt with administrative privileges.
- To enable HPET as the only timer run the command bcdedit /set useplatformclock true
- To disable HPET in Windows run the command bcdedit /deletevalue useplatformclock
- Restart your computer.
Method 2:
- Search "Device Manager" on your PC.
- Scroll down to "System Devices" and open the sub-menu.
- Scroll to "High Precision Event Timer" and click it.
- Click "Actions" at the top of the window, and from that pop-up menu, click "Disable".
- Restart your computer.
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- For further solutions check out also this section below.
Increased Stability (32-bit version of Windows)
- CS:GO can crash when loading the next map if you're on a 32-bit operating system. To address this, you'll need to edit a txt file.
- The crash is caused by going over 4 GB total memory usage, which isn't possible for a 32-bit OS.
setting.mem_level[citation needed]
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- Go to
<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\730\local\cfg
- Open
video.txt .
- Find
setting.mem_level and replace "1" with "0"
- Launch the game, and load several maps in a row to make sure it worked.
Notes
- Turning down settings such as shadow or model resolution can also help to prevent CTD's.
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Linux
Enable OpenGL Multithreading
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In Steam's Launch Options... add the following environment variable depending on the GPU you are using:
__GL_THREADED_OPTIMIZATIONS=1 if using NVIDIA
mesa_glthread=true if using AMD/Intel GPU with Mesa driver library (Not needed if on Mesa 20.2 or higher)
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CS:GO won't broadcast the server you're connected to if you're playing on a community server.
Use the cl_join_advertise 2 command[7]
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Host 128 tickrate servers
By default self-hosting a server will always launch in 64 tickrate.
Special singleplayer map that allows you to configure settings that aren't normally accessible via in-game UI.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
System |
Native |
Notes |
Steam Cloud |
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Approx. 1.5 GB available. |
Video
Input
In-game keyboard/mouse settings.
In-game gamepad settings.
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Overall game volume and separate music slider. |
Surround sound |
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5.1 surround sound, 4 speaker surround. |
Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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"Silence the audio while the game window is in the background" check box. Also includes option to only play received mic chat on focus loss. |
Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Brazilian Portuguese |
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Bulgarian |
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Simplified Chinese |
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Fully localized audio was added to Perfect World edition on August 2, 2018.[13] |
Traditional Chinese |
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Czech |
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Danish |
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Dutch |
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Finnish |
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French |
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German |
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Greek |
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Hungarian |
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Italian |
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Japanese |
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Korean |
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Norwegian |
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Polish |
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Portuguese |
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Romanian |
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Russian |
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Spanish |
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Latin American Spanish |
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Swedish |
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Thai |
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Turkish |
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Ukrainian |
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Network
- For more information, see the "Source Dedicated Server" section of the Source engine article.
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Ports
Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
TCP |
27014-27050 |
UDP |
3478, 4379-4380, 27000-27030 |
- This game does not support Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for automatic port configuration.
VR support
Issues unresolved
- Reportedly other issues with surround sound with the Logitech G35.[16]
Issues fixed
"An issue with your computer is blocking the VAC system. You cannot play on secure servers."
See the official Steam support page here
FPS drops and/or stuttering
Exclude CS:GO folder from your anti-virus[citation needed]
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Update Realtek audio drivers[17]
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Disable Advanced 3D audio processing in the audio menu[18]
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Install the game on SSD[19]
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(AMD) Turn on Radeon Anti-Lag in Radeon Settings (generally not recommended on 97% of GPU usage and lower).[20]
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(AMD) Turn on Enhanced Sync in Radeon Overlay (Alt+R) or Radeon Settings (especially if you suffer FPS drops below 60, but technically it prevents tearing).[21]
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Disable Profanity filter in Settings>Social[22]
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Disable Boost Player Contrast in Settings>Video
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Use launch parameters:
-d3d9ex -novid -no-browser -nojoy -high +r_dynamic 0 +cl_freezecameffects_showholiday 0 +r_drawtracers_firstperson 0 +fps_max 0 [23]
- You can also use
+cl_draw_only_deathnotices 1 to disable HUD which slightly increases FPS[24]
- Popular
net_graph 1 / net_graph_text 1 causes slight FPS drop[25]
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+r_drawtracers_firstperson 0 disables visibility of fired bullets. Enabling it may be useful with e.g. M249 to correct recoil while shooting full auto. You need to enter it manually in console.
- Bear in mind, that some commands increasing FPS in e.g. Dust 2, can decrease FPS in newer maps like Lunacy. These presented on the top were tested thoroughly on both.
- Alternatively you can test
+mat_queue_mode 2 for 4+ core CPUs and -noubershader for at least old Intel iGPUs[26]
- Disabling default FPS limit is beneficial mainly in scenarios of fluctuating FPS between 60-120.
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+cl_forcepreload has been removed with the patch on 24.09.21.
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Game crashes with window "Wait for the program to respond"
Need use 4GB patch[27]
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- Go to NTCore site [4].
- Download the 4GB Patch.
- Open archive 4g_patch.zip and run 4g_patch.exe.
- Select executable file of game csgo.exe for patch.
- Despite the actions for patching the launch file of the game, this does not lead to a VAC ban account.[citation needed]
- It is also possible to increase the performance of the game due to the increase in the address space after the patch.
- If you encounter error that executable cannot be patched, make sure that it's possible to delete it before, and restart computer to fix it if necessary.
- If patcher didn't change binary checksums, it is already patched.
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Delete appcache
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If you get this error message without have used any 3rd party applications, this quick fix should solve your issue.
- Shut down Steam.
- Go to <Steam-folder>.
- Delete the folder
appcache .
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Game changes microphone gain at launch
Modify configuration file[28]
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
config.cfg .
- Find the line
voice_mixer_volume , it should be near the bottom of the file. If the line doesn't exist you may create it.
- Set the value to
-1 .
Notes
- Removing the line does not work.
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Disable exclusive control of microphone (Windows)[29]
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- Right click on the speaker icon located at the tray bar.
- Select Recording devices.
- Double click on your microphone in the newly opened window.
- Go to Advanced and untick Allow applications to take exclusive control of this device.
Notes
- Most applications ignores this, and many users are reporting that it isn't working.
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Game crashes without error message when loading into a server
Reduce in-game resolution[citation needed]
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- Before joining a server, set your resolution in-game down to the next lowest setting (e.g, if you're running 1920x1080, go down to 1776x768).
- Once you get in, set your game resolution back to whatever you normally use. You don't need to use this workaround again until you restart the game.
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Failed to find and connect to an acceptable dedicated server
Windows Firewall[citation needed]
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- Open the firewall and enable the following:
- steaminstall
- steam
- hl
- hl2
- steamTmp
- csgo
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Adjust your maximum acceptable ping to official servers[citation needed]
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- Type
mm_dedicated_search_maxping "150" in your game console.
Notes
- You might want to add the above command to your autoexec.
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Error 55
Opt out of the Steam beta client[30]
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- Open the
Steam menu at the top left in the Steam Client and click on Settings .
- Click
Account at the left hand of the window.
- Go to the 'Beta participation' (It will say 'Steam Beta Update' if you are opted in) and click
Change... .
- Open the drop-down menu and change it to
None - Opt out of all beta programs .
- Click
OK .
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Re-enable the Steam service[31]
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- Exit Steam.
- Type
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\bin\Steamservice.exe /Install at the Run prompt.
- Restart Steam.
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Delete ClientRegistry.blob and AppUpdateStats.blob[32]
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- Go to
<Steam-folder> .
- Delete
ClientRegistry.blob and AppUpdateStats.blob .
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Purple and black broken textures
- A generic fix for this issue can be found on our Source engine page.
Some maps are way too dark on Intel HD GPUs
Maps using ambient occlusion (e.g. de_lake, de_canals, ar_baggage) can be very dark on Intel HD Graphics.
- A generic fix for this issue can be found on our Source engine page.
FPS drops and/or stuttering of sound / var value jumps
Add launch parameter in Steam +cl_disablehtmlmotd 1 and/or alternatively -no-browser [33]
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Game crashes on start
Delete <path-to-game>\csgo.exe and "verify integrity of game files" in properties of the game on Steam
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30 FPS cap after Win10 Anniversary Update
Some people report that games run worse (not only CS:GO). It is also known that the AU update broke graphics card drivers.
Should be noted that an update for the game was released which added a warning for users who have XboxDVR enabled.
Disable Game Bar
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- Open the Settings App
- Select the "Gaming" section
- Set "Record game clips, screenshots, and broadcast using Game Bar" to off
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Microphone not working
Black screen on launch, but audio can still be heard
Rendering issues on AMD/Intel under Linux
- Will be fixed in the upcoming Mesa 21.1
- Warning! Currently it causes a breakage in a trust factor when using it, you may be thrown into a match with cheaters![36]
Run the game with radeonsi_clamp_div_by_zero=true environment variable
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"No user logon"
When playing in offline mode, make sure you don't have internet access in background, otherwise the game will kick you from the game after some period of time.
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"Your graphics hardware does not support all features (CSM) needed"
- The game will fail without Cascaded Shadow Mapping support.[37] Unfortunately the feature is hardcoded to be available only on the three common GPU vendors.[38]
"Failed to verify signed files" error when trying the old demo viewer
- This happens since Valve added game executable signature validation into the Steam client itself[40]
Disable Steam signature verification
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- Open the Steam console (
steam://open/console ).
- Run the command
verifySignaturesBeforeLaunch 0 .
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Run <path-to-game>\csgo.exe directly
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- If the game just closes after launch try to still actually validate the game files once.
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Steam constantly asks for admin permissions on start
Execute the reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Valve\Steam\Apps\730 /v directx /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f /reg:32 command
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Screen not stretching on AMD graphics card
Instructions
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- Turn on GPU Scaling, change Scaling Mode to Full Panel and most importantly, turn off Integer Scaling.
- These settings can be found in Settings -> Display of Radeon Software.
- If you don't want to change the global settings, it can also be changed just for CS:GO in the Gaming tab
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9.0c, 9Ex |
D3D9Ex by default since 4/22/2019 update.[42] |
OpenGL |
2.1 |
OS X and Linux only. |
Vulkan |
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Linux only. |
Shader Model support |
3 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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macOS (OS X) | |
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[41] |
Linux | |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Physics |
Havok |
Heavily modified variant. |
Audio |
Miles Sound System, Steam Audio |
Version 9.3k. Uses Steam Audio for HRTF.
Alternatively snd_legacy_surround="1" forces use of DirectSound (which makes posibility of injecting custom dsound.dll of e.g. DSOAL (with its own HRTF or w/o if alsoft.ini unpresent), IndirectSound, Creative Alchemy.[43] |
Interface |
Panorama |
[44][45]Panorama 4.2.23 Scaleform is no longer used in latest updates |
Multiplayer |
Steamworks |
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Anti-cheat |
Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC) |
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Console commands
- Games running on the Source engine can utilize Source Engine Console Commands for various tasks.
Enabling the console in Source games[citation needed]
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- Launch the game.
- From the main menu select
Help & Options .
- Select the
Game Settings menu item.
- Click the arrow next to
Enable Developer Console (~) so that it says Yes .
- Click
Back .
Notes
- Press ~ to open the console. You might need to rebind your console key if not using a US keyboard.
- Some commands may first require you enabling sv_cheats. You can do so with
sv_cheats 1 .
- Many servers will not allow you to play with cheats enabled, or will disable them upon entering the server.
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- View this Steam Support Article regarding launch options as well as the relevant Valve Developer wiki page for further information and a list of useful Source engine launch options.
- Example of an advanced autoexec.
Enabling a launch parameter[citation needed]
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- Find the game in your Steam Library.
- Right-click the game name.
- Select
Properties .
- Select
Set Launch Options... .
- Input your selected launch options and separate each command with a space.
- Press
OK .
- Launch the game.
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Command
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Output
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-novid |
Skip intro videos.
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-no-browser |
Disables video ads.
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-console |
Launch console at start.
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-nod3d9ex |
Turns off some DX9 extensions for performance boost.
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-freq x OR -refresh x |
Set your refresh/hz.
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-nojoy |
Disables joystick support.
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
7, 8.1, 10 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 AMD Phenom X3 8750 |
System memory (RAM) |
2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
8 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support |
- Windows XP and Vista were previously supported, but as future updates for this game and Steam occurred; the support was dropped, even with retail copies.
macOS (OS X) |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
10.7 (Lion) |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core Duo 2.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
8 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
ATI Radeon HD 2400 Nvidia GeForce 8600M |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Linux |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
Ubuntu 12.04 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Dual Core 2.8 GHz AMD Dual Core 2.8 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
8 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
ATI Radeon HD 2600/3600 Nvidia GeForce 8600M/9600GT OpenGL 2.1 compatible |
Sound (audio device) |
OpenAL compatible |
Other |
Graphic Drivers: Nvidia 310, AMD 12.11 |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
References