Frequent Asked Questions

As Counterstrike is based on alot of skills settings of the game may also determine on the outcome of your gameplay. I will know do some FAQs on the game such as the settings of the games, the gear used for the game and other stuffs.

Q: What is the best resolution to use?
A: There simply is none. It is all preference, but the three most commonly used resolutions are 640x480, 800x600, and 1024x768. Just simply use what you're comfortable with, because really only you know.

Q: What is the best sensitivity?
A: This is again preference. Most players use something between 2-4. Many many factors contribute to sensitivity, like your mouse pad, mouse, DPI etc. Use what suits you best.

Q: As a mouse is quite important in how good you are in the game, many questions are being ask as, What is the best Mouse DPI?
A: Quoted from Drax a professional CS player.
"if you use high sensitivity, high dpi is good for accuracy.
if you use low sensitivity, low dpi is good for tracking.
if you try to use high dpi with low sens, you will get negative accel effects.
if you try to use low dpi with high sens, your aim will seem to skip and not be fluid.

Q: What is the best mouse pad?
A: Preference. Some commonly used ones are QcK+ and Steelpads though. Try them and use what best suits you.

Q: What are the best rates?
A: For Lan 25000, 101, 101, 0.01. For pub servers use the highest value you can without getting choke. As for interp, 0.1 is considered cheap by many, because the hitbox is very lenient. You can trail people by a large amount and still register. I guess it comes down to you personally. The CPL GUI, and ESEA Clients etc all lock it to 0.01.

Q: I am getting low FPS, how do I fix this?
A: Your computer may have specs that are subpar for what is needed to run counter strike at 100 fps. But there are also many other issues that can cause you to get low FPS. Try this guide here written by Dagley

Q: What is the best crosshair size, color etc?
A: There is no best crosshair size! Each crosshair has its pros and cons, many find large easier to spray with, and small easier to burst with. Others find large better for bursting and spraying, and even many also think medium is overall the best. CONCLUSION: Pure Preference! As for color, use something that is easy to see. Green, Yellow and Blue work nice.

Q: What is cl_dynamiccrosshair?
A: Dynamic crosshair is a setting which when enabled adjusts your crosshairs size depending on what you do. While running it gets bigger, while crouching it gets small to be precise. Almost all pros prefer it off, because for most people all it does is make it more difficult for quick precise aim. My suggestion is to use cl_dynamiccrosshair 0.

Q: My custom settings keep getting overwritten. How do I get them to stay?
A: You need a file called a userconfig. Open up notepad, and stick your custom settings in there, such as rates, and custom aliases. Then go to file --> save as. Set the "save as file type" to "all files" and then name your file "userconfig.cfg" Save this file to your cstrike directory and next time you boot up Counter Strike it will automatically execute, and your custom settings will still be there.

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