Counter Strike Source Command List

These are all of the commands that you are able to enter in the console of Counter Strike Source. You can open the console by pressing the tilda key on your keypad. Once opened you can configure your game client or run a command by entering any of the following

Counter Strike Source Binds

When playing CSS there are lots of factors that make you better then other people. Composure is an important part of gaming, taking your time to do something and make sure its done right. That shot in the upper body or waiting for the opponent to pass over your cross hair. But composure and patience are just as important as speed. Having the ability to do something quickly often means the difference between defusing the bomb or being able to arm a pistol right after unloading a full clip from your M4A1.

The way that gamers increase their gameplay through CSS and several other games that allow it, is through the use of binding keys to commands. Making macros in effect that perform tasks with a single button. Instead of having to cycle through 3 icons to arm your primary weapon, you can use a single button like caps lock to do it. I have spent many years gaming with Counter Strike Source and as you can see from the list below this is what I believe is the best layout for keys and buttons.

The binds and scripts allow me to buy my whole arsenal of weapons in less then a second and ensure that I can quickly arm the weapon of choice quickly.

Mattie's Event Scripts Mod

This is another mod that I personally consider essential for any game server. If you have ever wanted something for your server but there hasnt been a mod available for it, or you want a way to manage users on the server in a different way, Matties Event scripts is your answer.

With a very simple script you can easily increase the functionality of your game server in ways you normally wouldn't consider possible.

Counter Strike Source Rates

In counter strike source you have the option of setting your network rates. These have a large impact on your gaming experience. Setting an incorrect rate value for your network connection can cause you to lag or have severe performance problem.

There are several different counter strike rates settings that each manage different things:

rate This controls network packets so that your connection bandwidth does not get saturated, setting is for maximum bytes per second.

cl_cmdrate This setting restricts the number of packets being sent to the server by your client and can be used to help connection bandwidth related problems for those with low upload bandwidth. Note that 56K modems, while downloading at up to 56000 BPS, only upload at 33600 BPS or less. You may wish to experiment with a higher or lower setting based on your connection type, for example 40 or higher for a digital connection.

For further tweaking, you can try to set cl_cmdrate to equal your average framerate or your fps_max setting or a divisor of it, but without saturating your upstream bandwidth. Example, if you are currently at fps_max "76" then try a cl_cmdrate value of 38 or 76 for a digital connection.

cl_updaterate The cl_updaterate setting is used to calculate how many gameworld updates you receive from the server, this value will never be more then the servers tickrate. For information on tickrate you can see the other guide.

Game Play

Counter-Strike is a team-based, first-person shooter in which players join either the terrorist or counter-terrorist team, and combat the opposing team while fulfilling predetermined objectives. Server settings may automatically balance teams when one team has more players than the other. Each round starts with the two teams spawning simultaneously, as one of eight different default character models (four to choose from for each the counter-terrorist and terrorist teams. Counter-Strike: Condition Zero added two extra models, bringing the total to ten). Each player generally starts with $800, two magazines of ammunition, a knife, and a pistol: a Heckler & Koch USP .45 Tactical for counter-terrorists, and a GLOCK 18c for terrorists. Players are generally given a few seconds before the round begins (known as "freeze time") to buy equipment, during which they cannot attack or move in any direction. Players may buy equipment whenever they are in a "buy zone" for their team (some zones can be for both teams, depending on the map) provided the round has not been in session for longer than a specified time (90 seconds is default). Once the round has ended, surviving players retain their equipment for use in the next round; those who have died begin the next round with the default pistol and knife.