Top 20 best console commands for Counter-Strike 2

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FPS games have always been the backbone of the gaming community. Furthermore, Vavle’s Counter-Strike, a game that started off as a mod, has generated more than 100 million strong player base. Counter-Strike is one of the oldest FPS games and has been around for more than 24 years. Moreover, on 27 September 2023, Valve released Counter-Strike 2, or CS2, as the successor to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Moreover, CS2 still has the console commands from CS:GO, but with some major improvements.

Counter-Strike is one such game which gives players a lot of freedom. From Community maps to workshop maps, there is a lot one can do in the game. Furthermore, with the arrival of CS2, Valve is still honoring these freedom choices. Players can do a lot in CS2; however, some of the real deal and player-made improvements are possible only through Console commands.

Console commands have always been one of the most lucrative features of CS:GO. Additionally, Valve‘s CS2 has a fair share of such commands and much more with the new updated version of the game. Although some commands outshine many others, there are still a bunch of them in the game.

Best console commands in CS2

CS2 will be a highly customized competitive shooter, offering players access to a number of game parameters via the console commands, similar to CS:GO. Players have to modify specific parameters using console commands in order to get the most out of the CS2. Some of them were carried over from CS:GO, while others saw slight modifications.

20 Best console commands:

cq_netgraph 1: Shows FPS, ping, tick rate, latency, etc. CS2 has modified this command immensely, however.
cl_showfps 1: Displays a live FPS count. For further information, use showfps 2 to 5.
fps_max 0: FPS cap feature. 0 means there is no limit.
bind [Action] [key]: Bind keys to certain actions, such as binding leap to “Q”.
volume: Master volume may be changed for the game.
voice_modenable: Toggle voice chat.
voice_scale 0.5: Changes the loudness of a teammate’s voice (0–1 scale).
r_drawtracers_firstperson 0: Disables the shooting tracers.
disconnect: Leave the current server.
quit: Exit CS2 and go to your desktop.
-novid: This command speeds up the loading of the main menu and enables players to bypass the video that starts playing when CS2 is opened.
-high: CS2 will be given top priority when it comes to CPU utilization thanks to this command.
-nojoy: This command turns off joystick input, which helps to save RAM.
settingshud_scaling [X]: Changing the HUD’s scale in CS2 with this command. The range for the value is 0.5 to 0.95.
cl_drawhud 0: In CS2, this will completely remove the HUD. Cheats must be enabled using sv_cheats for this command to function. So, only custom games may use this.
1cl_reload_hud: This command will reload the HUD and reset all scales and boundaries.
viewmodel_fov [X]: With the use of this command, players can adjust their Field of View (FoV).
+cl_show_team_equipment: View team equipment above their heads.
cl_crosshaircolor [X]: Set the color of your crosshair; the values can be between 1 to 4!
cl_crosshairsize [x]: Set crosshair size, once again values between 1 to 4.

These were some of the really important console commands in CS2 that can help players make their game better by leaps and bounds. There have been many significant updates in this newer version of the game, with custom loadouts, better graphics, and a new range of Console commands is just the cherry on top!