Counter-Strike

Counter-Strike

Developers   Valve Corporation

Publishers   Sierra Studios   Valve Corporation

Engines   GoldSrc

Release dates Windows June 19, 1999 OS X January 25, 2013 Linux January 25, 2013

Counter-Strike

Counter-Strike	1999
Counter-Strike: Condition Zero	2004
Counter-Strike: Condition Zero Deleted Scenes
Counter-Strike: Source	2004
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	2012
Counter-Strike Nexon: Zombies	2014

Key points

Active community despite being so old.

Runs extremely well on low end hardware.

General information

Counter-Strike Wiki

GitHub Issue Tracker for Counter-Strike and other GoldSrc-based games

Counter-Strike Planet Forums

Steam Community Discussions

Steam Users' Forums

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys
Steam
Retail

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Half-Life\cstrike\
OS X	<path-to-game>/Half-Life/cstrike/
Linux	<path-to-game>/Half-Life/cstrike/

*.cfg store the configuration.

This game does not support the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud
GameSave Manager

Video settings

In-game video settings.

Graphics option	Option	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See Borderless fullscreen windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
High frame rate

Borderless fullscreen windowed

-window -noborder Find Counter-Strike in your Steam Library Right-click the game name Select Properties Select Set Launch Options... Input -window -noborder Press OK Launch the game

Input settings

In-game key map settings.

In-game mouse/joystick settings.

Keyboard and mouse	Native	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller Y-axis inversion

Audio settings

In-game audio settings.

In-game voice settings.

Audio options	Native	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	CC	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Korean
Spanish

Network

In-game general multiplayer settings.

In-game advanced multiplayer settings.

For more information, see the "Half-Life Dedicated Server" section of our GoldSrc article.

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		32
Online play		32

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP		Use connect [IP address here] in the console.

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
UDP (outbound)	6003, 7002, 27010, 27015, 27025

Issues fixed

Unable to switch from left-handed to right-handed weapon

Change to OpenGL

Game crashes after a few seconds

Change resolution to 1024x768 (OpenGL mode)

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	7	Lost with Linux update.
OpenGL	2.1
Software renderer
64-bit executable		OS X and Linux only.[citation needed]

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Miles Sound System
Multiplayer	WON (retail) Steamworks (Steam)

Console commands

Games running on the GoldSrc engine can utilize GoldSrc Engine Console Commands for various tasks.

The console is enabled by default in GoldSrc games, press ~ to open it.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP
Processor (CPU)	500 MHz	800 MHz
System memory (RAM)	96 MB	128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	16 MB of VRAM	32 MB of VRAM

OS X
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.6.3
Processor (CPU)	500 MHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	NVIDIA GeForce 8 ATI X1600 Intel HD 3000

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 12.04
Processor (CPU)	Dual-core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	NVIDIA GeForce 8600/9600GT ATI/AMD Radeaon HD2600/3600 (Graphic Drivers: nVidia 310, AMD 12.11)