⚙️ How to Set Up a Config in CS2 — Full Guide for Beginners and Pros

⚙️ How to Set Up a Config in CS2 — Guide for Beginners and Pros

🧩 What Is a Config and Why You Need One

A config is a plain text file with the extension .cfg that can include:

• 🔘 Sensitivity, crosshair, volume, binds

• 📦 Practice commands, aliases, toggles

• 🚀 Automation and startup aesthetics

It helps you quickly restore your setup on any PC or after reinstalling the game.

📁 Where to Find the Config Folder

Steam → Right-click CS2 → Manage → Browse local files:

Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Global Offensive\game\csgo\cfg

Place your autoexec.cfg or custom config here.

🔧 How to Launch a Config

1. Copy your filename.cfg to the cfg folder.

2. Start CS2 and open the console (~).

3. Type: exec filename

For auto-execution:

+exec autoexec.cfg

✍️ Structure and Formatting

Organize your config using sections and comments with //. Example:

// Buy AWP and Deagle
alias "a1" "buy awp"
alias "a2" "buy deagle"
alias "a12" "a1;a2"
bind "F1" "a12"

🖱️ Example Bind Commands

// Buy binds
bind "F3" "buy vest"
bind "F4" "buy vesthelm; buy vest"
bind "F5" "buy defuser"

// Grenades
bind "x" "slot10"
bind "z" "slot8"

// Mouse buttons
bind "MOUSE4" "+spray_menu"
bind "MOUSE5" "+voicerecord"

// Weapon swipe
bind "q" "+knife"
alias "+knife" "slot3"
alias "-knife" "lastinv"

🔁 Weapon Swipe (alias)

bind "q" "+knife"
alias "+knife" "slot3;"
alias "-knife" "lastinv;"

Pressing Q quickly pulls out the knife and switches back — great for weapon switch tricks.

📐 Viewmodel, HUD & Sens

// Hand position

viewmodel_fov 60
viewmodel_offset_x 2.0
viewmodel_offset_y 2.0
viewmodel_offset_z -2.0
viewmodel_presetpos 3

// Radar

cl_hud_radar_scale 1
cl_radar_always_centered 0
cl_radar_rotate 1
cl_radar_scale 0.30

// HUD color

cl_hud_color 5

// Sensitivity

sensitivity 1.570000
zoom_sensitivity_ratio 1.000000

📘 Core Commands

• bind — assign a key

• alias — create variables and sequences

• toggle — switch between values

• incrementvar — step-based value increase

💡 Examples:

bind "v" "toggle cl_righthand 0 1"
bind "h" "incrementvar sensitivity 1.0 3.0 0.5"

📜 Console Styling

Add some personality to your config startup:

clear
echo ______________________
echo CONFIG HAS BEEN INJECTED
echo NAME: OPTYFINE 7
echo VERSION: CS2 EXP
echo STATUS: ON
echo GOOD LUCK HAVE FUN!
echo ______________________

🛠️ Recommended Tools

Use Notepads App — a modern and clean text editor for .cfg files, ad-free and efficient.

📌 Useful Commands

• cl_crosshaircolor (0–5) — crosshair color

• volume (0.0–1.0) — game volume

• voice_enable (0/1) — enable/disable voice chat

• sensitivity — mouse sensitivity

• buy weapon — buy weapon

• say "..." — say text in chat

🧠 Personal vs Shared Config

• Personal — tailored to your setup (sensitivity, crosshair, audio, graphics)

• Shared — for public use, no sensitive settings

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Got your config ready? Now upgrade your inventory 😎

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• 🎮 Games: guesser, quiz, case opener

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