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Here is a complete, updated guide for CS:GO Autoexec configuration. You can use these settings as provided or you can edit it to your liking or change them entirely or test the ones you’re interested in.

What is CS:GO Autoexec Configuration?

Before starting if you are totally new to Autoexec and never used them in your life the main goal of using an Autoexec configuration is to have a tailored experience of the game by tweaking in-game settings with the help of autoconfig. As you can guess an Autoexec.cfg is an automatic executed configuration. A text file generated (or saved) by the user, which tells the game what kind of specific settings the user wants to play with.

There are various names for Autoexec.cfg’s (configs, scripts, .cfg, fps configs etc.) and could be found in the following directory let’s say CS:GO cfg directory for instance,

 C:Program Files (x86)SteamSteamAppscommonCounter-Strike Global Offensivecsgocfg

These are user edited configurations which pull the settings which are too cumbersome to mess with in-game or user-generated numerical values rather than to use the values from the menu based options. For example, mouse sensitivity options which can be easily tweaked with numerical values than the slider in-game. Show_fps sometimes is not shown in the menu this is where Autoexec comes. Setting these things manually with your config is a way to get the fine-tuned game experience you want.

What does it do?

As I mentioned earlier, an Autoexec.cfg is a file that alters your game experience by tweaking multiple user-defined settings. For some people, it is showing the net_graph that displays client/server connections as well as frames per second.

How to use CS:GO Autoexec.cfg?

In order to use an Autoexec.cfg all you need to do is download any Autoexec.cfg file from the Internet which you deem perfect for use. Since this is a guide for CS:GO all you have to place the .cfg file into the directory above,

 C:Program Files (x86)SteamSteamAppscommonCounter-Strike Global Offensivecsgocfg

Some people also say in order to run the .cfg file you will have to enter startup commands with CS:GO to run the Autoexec.cfg. For that follow these steps down below:

Custom Settings for Changing In-Game Experience

The setting you will find in this guide are provided by Steam user Jimmy. Check out some of the settings which will alter in-game settings for a much-tailored experience

HUD Options (color, icons, inventory)

The statements after // are comments. Here’s a screenshot showing the HUD variables in effect

Mouse Settings (sensitivity, color, crosshair styles)

Sensitivity .35 (raise or lower this value)

Here’s the screenshot showing mouse/crosshair settings in effect:

Graphics/Models Options (for performance/looks)

Some Miscellaneous Settings and Useful Tweaks

Jimmy’s Autoexec.cfg File Download Link

You can download the CS:GO Autoexec.cfg file by Jimmy from here.

You can simply copy paste these settings into your Autoexec.cfg file or the one you downloaded above.

// Crosshair

cl_crosshairalpha "150" // Changes opacity/alpha of the crosshair color
cl_crosshaircolor "5" // Will give you a pink crosshair
cl_crosshaircolor_b "255" // Edits crosshair color manually
cl_crosshaircolor_g "0" // Edits crosshair color manually
cl_crosshaircolor_r "255" // Edits crosshair color manually
cl_crosshairdot "0" // Dot in the center of the crosshair
cl_crosshairscale "0" // Edits scale/size of crosshair
cl_crosshairsize "3" // Edits the size of the crosshair
cl_crosshairthickness ".75" // Changes thickness of the crosshair itself
cl_crosshairusealpha "0" // Forces use of alpha changes made here
cl_crosshairstyle "4" // 0 for new CSGO, 1 for static, 2 for old CS:S style (static), and 3 for old CS:S (dynamic)
cl_crosshair_drawoutline "1" // outlines the crosshair
cl_crosshair_outlinethickness ".5" // thickness of the outline 

// Viewmodel

viewmodel_fov "68"
viewmodel_offset_x "2"
viewmodel_offset_y "0"
viewmodel_offset_z "-2"

// Bobbing and movement shifting

cl_viewmodel_shift_left_amt "0"
cl_viewmodel_shift_right_amt "0"
cl_bob_lower_amt "0"
cl_bobamt_lat "0"
cl_bobamt_vert "0"
cl_bobcycle "2"

// Audio

snd_mixahead "0.05"
snd_headphone_pan_exponent "2"
snd_musicvolume "0"

// Rates and Interpolation
// Change these as you see fit, test per your connection
// Cheers @TrueToCeasar 

cl_cmdrate "128"
cl_updaterate "128"
rate "786432"
cl_interp_ratio 1
cl_interp 0
tickrate 128

// Mouse commands

m_rawinput "1"
m_mouseaccel1 "0"
m_mouseaccel2 "0"
sensitivity "1.1" // Changes in-game sensitivity 

// Miscellaneous Settings & UI/HUD Tweaks

cl_radar_always_centered "0"
cl_autowepswitch "0" // Will not auto-switch to weapons if you pick them up
cl_autohelp "0" 
cl_showhelp "0"
cl_righthand "0" // or in config.cfg add: bind "n" "incrementvar cl_righthand 0 1 1" 
cl_forcepreload "1"
cl_hud_playercount_showcount "1" // forces show all players in the player count
cl_hud_color "4" // Changes UI Color for HUD HP, Ammo, Money etc
cl_hud_background_alpha "255" // Adjust HUD background alpha for colored elements
cl_hud_bomb_under_radar "1" // shows bomb icon under radar instead of inventory
cl_hud_healthammo_style "0" // show HP and ammo without bars and bullet icons
hud_showtargetid "1" // 1 to enable the red playername target text
net_graph "1" // Shows net_graph stats (fps, rates, choke, etc.)
mm_dedicated_search_maxping "75"
fps_max "299" // The maximum frames per second your PC will render
host_writeconfig

Where I can find more?

You can found dozens of these CS:GO Autoexec.cfg files on the internet. There are specific cfg’s to help you tweak your FPS and network. There are also Cfg for keybindings as well. It is best for you to decide what do you want from the config. if you cannot write your own config you can download from the internet.

Will I get banned for using Custom .Cfg files?

The most asked question at ever .cfg guide. You will not get banned for using custom .cfg files. These are 100% safe to you as you are altering the graphics and keybinds not the gameplay itself so, feel free to use cfg files. Unless they are obviously cheating and alters you gameplay like aimbot etc. They will get you banned.

This is it for the CS:GO Autoexec.cfg guide. Let me know in the comments if you find any trouble following any step anywhere.

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