GotFrag eSports

by Robert "rbt" Jackson

m0j0 approached me after seeing a reply I made to his source article, asking me to make an annotated config file for CS:Source. x6-Drew and I have been working on CS:Source config files to make the game smooth and to make bullets register as they should. With these commands CS:Source has a more CS feel. Bullets actually hit and you will get much better fps than a straight out-of-the-box setup. This will require you to create an autoexec.cfg file in:

Valve\Steam\SteamApps\e-mail@whoever.com\counter-strike source\cstrike\cfg

Netcode Settings:
These settings are for those people that are having issues with such things as "shots not registering", "bad net-code", "lagging hitboxes", "jerky play" and other similar complaints.
(comments are included for most settings)

Setting	Comment
`cl_interp 0`
`cl_interpolate 0`	Use in combination with cl_interp 0 -- See * note below
`cl_lagcomp_errorcheck 1`	Checks for player position errors
`cl_cmdrate 100`	I've always used 100, some use 101, shouldn't make a difference
`cl_updaterate 100`	Same as above
`cl_rate 20000`
`cl_smooth 0`	Stops the game from feeling choppy
`rate 25000`

* cl_interpolate makes your screen shake a little. It is nothing drastic but this may annoy some people. When interp and interpolate are both set to 0 your hitboxes will be perfectly on the player model. I can tell you from experience that after you play with interpolate on 0 for few days, you totally overlook the little shake. I have 2 keys bound for interpolate:

bind "." "cl_interpolate 0"
bind "/" "cl_interpolate 1"

You can replace �.� and �/� with whatever keys you would like. The reason I do this is I tend to AWP better with a setting of 1 and use deagle/colt/ak/everything other than AWP better with a setting of 0.

User Comments

gotta get a head start over familia

cool gonna try that,

you should metion to use direct x 9.0 if your card is superior then a xt 9600, otherwise direct x 8.0 is the way to go.

if this wrecks my source I KEEEL YOU

Glad to see these actually help my performance issues I've been having with CS:S. Maybe the game will actually be enjoyable now.

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.as.. if you want to know what the differnt dx commands can do for your video card.

Great job I have yet to find any tweeks I like. I will give this a try.

Its a piece of cake to bake a pretty cake.

#3 If it does wreck your game I told you where you can find me and I will be more than happy to fix any mistake you or I have made :)

This comment was edited at 11/24/2004 10:30 AM

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great job on these commands and all but sad thing is cs:s still sucks cyz theres no good maps and not a lot of people play it cuz their cpu cant manage it. gj tho, i will look into these commands, btw they all go in the autoexec.cfg??

Yes just put them in the autoexec, it seems they have created source to automatically use defaut cvars unless there is a autoexec or userconfig available. So, if you find a setting that is giving you problems, simply delete it, should fix your problem next time you start your game.

nice

wow, finally someone takes a HUGE step towards competitive Source in my opinion. TY man.

Decent source/valve rant, i'll give it 4/5. -Cobalt

Wow, that's awesome.

Steelpad QcK | Sennheiser PC155 | Razer Diamondback

hmm nice,
does someone have some tricks to make yer crosshair show up better.
It looks so thin and "weak" , you can hardly see it on mosts maps

#13

cl_crosshairalpha "999"
cl_crosshairusealpha "1"

Makes it bright.

do you have to put "exec autoexec.cfg" in your config to make this thing run?

fyi... I started using some of these (not all the fps ones but the shot registration ones for sure) and my cs:s experience has become 100x better.

The biggest ones are cl_interp and cl_smooth. I am having trouble getting used to the shaking of cl_interolate 0 so I don't use it but even still the cl_interp 0 makes enough difference that the AK and Colt now do what I want them to do and the entire experience is MUCH better than the stock config.

This comment was edited at 11/24/2004 10:56 AM

You like my m0j0, I know you do!!

#15 No you do not. CSS exec's it automatically everytime the game is run wheither one is there or not.

ty for all the work u put in, i might actually play source a bit more.

right after they fix "u need a cd in to play" problem

I didn't axe my feet, I set myself free...

i knew all of that stuff pretty much. when i get home from skewl i will post some extra commands that turns down detail to seriously give you constant frames. i went from 40-60 frames to a constant 80fps with the commands i got in my config. what i really want to know about cs:s is the weapon commands...to buy/switch to certain weapons...they arent the same as 1.6 anyone know what the weapons are labeled in cs:s? a link maybe? :|

Why not just go play CS1.6 if your gonna take all the visual stuff out of source by using these commands? Isnt graphics the main reason for source? and if you have to turn all that graphic stuff off whats the point? Good help anyways tho with the commands

http://www.nextwish.org/comments.php?id=1..

#20

No one said you MUST use the graphic commands. For most the most part I just wanted to let people know about the netcode settings. The graphics settings are for people that wish to use them to get better fps.

CS:Source registration is better than 1.6... thats one reason to play it.

This comment was edited at 11/24/2004 11:14 AM

schweet :O

#check-six www.check6gaming.com

gh0d the are basically the same but u have to add a buyt to the bind, should look like this afterwards(copy n paster from my cfg):

bind "KP_HOME" "buy ump45"
bind "KP_UPARROW" "buy galil;buy famas"
bind "KP_PGUP" "buy scout"
bind "KP_LEFTARROW" "buy m3"
bind "KP_5" "buy m249"
bind "KP_RIGHTARROW" "buy awp"
bind "KP_END" "buy deagle"
bind "KP_DOWNARROW" "buy p90"
bind "KP_PGDN" "buy m4a1;buy ak47"
bind "KP_ENTER" "buy aug;buy sg552"
bind "KP_INS" "buy mp5"
bind "KP_DEL" "buy usp"
bind "KP_PLUS" "buy sg550;buy g3sg1"

bind "F3" "buy vest"
bind "F4" "buy vesthelm"
bind "F5" "buymenu"
bind "F6" "buy flashbang"
bind "F7" "buy hegrenade"
bind "F8" "buy smokegrenade"
bind "F10" "buy defuser"

#20 try reading the title of the article.. i think i might download cs:s once they release the other maps, hopefully they even add some that weren't there before but are good for use in competition :]

#20 - I actually think cs:s is a better cs than 1.6. You jump farther, fast-awp and other things make it more fun to play (imo).

The maps will come, it's just a matter of time. Hopefully they aren't all just remakes... the competition bodies like CAL/CPL, UGS and maybe even sites such as GotFrag should sponsor map designers to design competition-centric maps for league/LAN play with an emphasis on some of the map features of Source like the sweet glass in office, water, and objects that can be moved.

Graphics should not be the only reason to go to cs:s. Lots of people loved q2dm but those same people (mostly) moved on to quake 3 when it came out. It's not just about the fancy graphics... it's about a fresh and possibly superior game.

m0j0 knows his stuff :P

I really like the idea of sponsoring map designers to make competitive style maps.

anyone eles notice in source is really really hard to tell when you get shot or hit with a nade. sometimes i look down thinking i have 100 HP and it turns out i have like 20.

also it hard to tell where sound is coming from because the sound is so bland in source

A CS:S map competition would be frikin awesome.

I agree with #30

wow bearachute, nice try, i didnt click on it

check out #findscrim-source if you have a team or just wanting to scrim.

how you make a autoexec.cfg?

http://www.counter-script.net/index.php?id=12

put it in the correct folder tho

This comment was edited at 11/24/2004 12:16 PM

KEWL BEANS!!!

gj rbt, now maybe ill start`playing css

www.gaming-evolved.com

great article
this is the gotfrag version of the old article on sogamed written by bds for CS 1.3-1.5.

tralala

bout to try it out now

wassup

this would just be like another CS:CZ

1.6 is the way to go !

r_picmip 5

x6-Wolverine is my e-hero :)

GJ rbt and Drew.

EDIT - nm i guess : o

This comment was edited at 11/24/2004 1:16 PM

#42 i believe dsp commands only effect demos.. maybe thats all in your head? :P

i could always be wrong

great job on article shame about the game :(

PKTraceur doubts the power of greyskull

only thing i dont like is how they disapear after you kill them.... i like to see the sick ragdoll physics

jones is king

#45

open up your autoexec and change cl_ragdoll_physics_enable to 1 instead of 0. Save, problem solved.

Are all of these commands legal?

#madskrillz

rbt... actually in my testing I never changed any of the ragdoll stuff but as soon as I added cl_interpolate 0, the models disappear at death.

why play CS:S if you have 1.6

CS:S is so different..

lucky for those who can play in full screen, i still get the problem where i makes me play in window mode, it did the same thing with HL2

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