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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
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Developers
Valve Corporation
Hidden Path Entertainment
Engines
Source
Release dates
Windows August 21, 2012
macOS (OS X) August 21, 2012
Linux September 22, 2014
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Key points

Runs on low-end hardware.
Steam Workshop integration
Active community

General information

Official game blog
Counter-Strike Wiki
Steam Community Discussions
Steam Users' Forums
Steam Forum thread - persistent bugs and problems.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
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All versions require Steam.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Game data

Configuration files location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/730/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

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Input settings

In-game keyboard/mouse settings.
In-game gamepad settings.

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Audio settings

In-game audio settings.

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Brazilian Portuguese
Bulgarian
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Finnish
French
German
Greek
Hungarian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Romanian
Russian
Spanish
Swedish
Thai
Turkish
Ukrainian

Network

For more information, see the "Source Dedicated Server" section of our Source engine article.

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
LAN play
Online play

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP
Open the console (~) and use connect followed by the IP and port.[1]

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP 27014-27050
UDP 3478, 4379-4380, 27000-27030
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

Failed to find and connect to an acceptable dedicated server

Instructions

Error 55

Instructions
Instructions
  1. Exit Steam.
  2. Type "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\bin\Steamservice.exe /Install" at the Run prompt.
  3. Restart Steam.
Instructions

Ignorerad command not saving

The ignorerad console command (to disable radio sounds) is not saved when changing levels.
Instructions

Purple and black broken textures

A generic fix for this issue can be found on our Source engine page.

Issues unresolved

Surround sound

5.1 surround sound is broken and does not play essential sound effects when hearing from certain angles.[2] It is highly recommended to use stereo sound instead to ensure all sound effects are audible.
Reportedly other issues with surround sound with the Logitech G35[3]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
OpenGL 2.1 OS X and Linux only.
Shader Model support 3
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics Havok Heavily modified variant.
Audio Miles Sound System
Cutscenes Bink Video
Multiplayer Steamworks

Console commands

Games running on the Source engine can utilize Source Engine Console Commands for various tasks.
Instructions
You can also have the console open by default on launch by following this guide:
Instructions

Launch options

View this Steam Support Article regarding launch options as well as the relevant Valve Developer wiki page for further information and a list of useful Source engine launch options.
Instructions
Command Output
-novid Skip intro videos
-console Launch console at start
-high Set csgo process to high priority
-freq 120 Set your refresh/hz
+exec autoexec.cfg Executes the autoexec.cfg (file containing commands)

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 or AMD Phenom X3 8750 processor or better
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 8 GB
Video card (GPU) 256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9 compatible
Shader model 3.0 support
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.6.6
Processor (CPU) Intel Core Duo Processor (2 GHz or better)
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 8 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon HD 2400
NVidia 8600M
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 12.04
Processor (CPU) 2.8 GHz Dual core Intel/AMD
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 8 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon HD 2600/3600
NVidia 8600M/9600GT
OpenGL 2.1 compatible

Notes

  1. File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/730/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (730) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References