CS 1.6 console commands

Seconds players are frozen at the start of each round, time they can use to buy.

Length of each round in minutes, not counting freeze time.

Money each player starts with, in dollars, from 800 to 16000.

Lets players damage and kill their own teammates.

Sets world gravity. Lower values let players jump higher and fall slower.

Switches the server to another map while keeping connected players on the server.

Minutes a map is played before the server moves to the next map. 0 is no limit.

Restarts the game after the given number of seconds, resetting scores, money and the round count.

Removes a player from the server by userid or name. They can rejoin right away.

Automatically moves players to even out the teams when one side has two or more extra players.

Seconds between the bomb being planted and it exploding.

Allows cheat commands such as god, noclip and notarget on the server.

Unlimited ammo when set above 0. 0 is normal ammo.

Rounds played on a map before it changes. 0 is no limit.

Reflects damage done to teammates back onto the attacker.

Kills a team killer at the start of the next round.

How many rounds a team must lead by to win the map under mp_winlimit.

Rounds a team must win to end the map. 0 is no limit.

Allows or blocks pausing the game with the pause command.

Pauses or unpauses the game, if pausable is 1.

Internal command that sets the pause state. Use pause and unpause instead.

Restarts the game after the given number of seconds. Works the same as sv_restart.

Resumes a paused game.

How long, in minutes, players can buy weapons and equipment after the round starts.

Controls who can see players' money on the scoreboard.

Allows or blocks players from joining the Spectator team.

Minimum time, in seconds, between two spray logos from the same player.

Limits which team human players can join: any, CT or T.

Player command to suicide. The player loses a frag as a penalty.

Fades a player's screen to black after they die, until the next round.

Allows or blocks the player flashlight.

Limits who dead players can spectate: anyone, own team only, or own team in first person.

Older version of mp_forcecamera; a nonzero value overrides it.

Maximum number of players one team can have over the other when joining. 0 is no limit.

Controls whose names show when you aim at a player: everyone, teammates only, or nobody.

Controls who can see players' health on the scoreboard.

Client command that sets a key in the player's user info, for example an admin password key.

Prints the user info of one player, such as name, rate and model.

Lists connected players with their userid, name and SteamID.

Shows red blood effects when players are hit. Set 0 for a low violence server.

Internal engine value holding the map name the engine was asked to load.

Loads a map from scratch. On a live server prefer changelevel, which keeps players connected.

File that lists the maps the server rotates through, one per line.

Lists the maps installed on the server, filtered by the start of the name. Use * for all.

Seconds the end-of-map scoreboard stays up, with chat open, before the next map loads.

Share of players, from 0 to 1, who must vote for the same map before the server changes to it.

Informational value meant to report the time left on the map. Setting it does not change the map timer.

Reloads the current map.

Reloads the current map. For a round or match restart without a reload, use sv_restart.

The blue part of the sky light color that lights player and weapon models.

The green part of the sky light color that lights player and weapon models.

The red part of the sky light color that lights player and weapon models.

Name of the skybox drawn around the map.

The x part of the direction the sky light comes from.

The y part of the direction the sky light comes from.

The z part of the direction the sky light comes from.

Height of the wave effect drawn on water surfaces. The map normally sets it.

Farthest distance clients draw the world. The map sets it on load.

Extra friction multiplier applied when a player stands near the edge of a drop.

Turns player footstep sounds on or off.

Sets how fast players reach full running speed on the ground.

Sets how much control players have over their movement while in the air.

Bounce factor the movement code uses when something collides with a surface. Leave it at the default.

Sets ground friction, how quickly players slow down when they stop moving.

Highest running speed any player can reach. Weapon speed limits still apply below it.

Hard cap on the speed of any moving object on each axis.

Top speed of spectators flying freely around the map.

Tallest step a player can walk up without jumping.

Speed below which friction brings a player to a full stop faster.

Sets how quickly players speed up when swimming.

Sets how quickly players slow down in water.

Shuts the server down. Same as quit.

Sends a heartbeat to the master servers right away so the server shows in the server browser sooner.

The server name shown in the server browser and on the scoreboard.

Shows the player limit. The limit itself is set at launch with +maxplayers, not while running.

Prints the server's message of the day to the console.

Writes the text you give it into the message of the day file.

File shown to players as the message of the day when they join.

Shuts the server down.

Prints the server's public info keys and values.

Configures master servers the server reports to. Mostly a leftover from the pre-Steam era.

Shuts down the running game server.

Contact address for the server admin, shown in the server rules.

Makes the server LAN only: unlisted from the internet and limited to local network clients.

Seconds an out-of-date server keeps running after Steam reports a newer version.

Password players must enter to join the server. Empty means no password.

Read-only engine version string: engine version, protocol and build number.

Player limit shown in the server browser. -1 shows the real maxplayers.

Prints the server's protocol version, game version and build number.

Bans an IP address for a number of minutes, or permanently with 0.

Bans a player by SteamID for a number of minutes, or permanently with 0, and can kick them at once.

Name of the file that writeid saves permanent SteamID bans to.

Lists all SteamIDs currently banned with banid.

Lists all IP addresses currently banned with addip.

Automatically kicks idle players and players who kill too many teammates.

Idle time, in seconds, before mp_autokick kicks a player. -1 keeps the built-in limit.

How many hostages a player can kill before being kicked. 0 turns the kick off.

Share of players, from 0 to 1, who must vote to kick someone before the kick happens.

Removes a SteamID from the ban list.

Removes an IP address from the IP ban list.

Lists the server name, map and every player with userid, SteamID, ping, loss and address.

Decides whether the addip list blocks the listed IPs or is the only IPs allowed to join.

Saves permanent SteamID bans to banned.cfg.

Saves permanent IP bans to listip.cfg.

Sends a chat message from the server to every player.

Player command to send a chat message to their own team only.

Lets players on both teams hear each other's voice chat.

Turns voice chat on or off for the whole server.

Sends a private chat message to one player.

Client voice debug: sends a recorded file instead of the microphone. No effect on the server.

Client voice debug: records microphone input to audio files. No effect on the server.

Prints voice chat debug messages in the server console.

Forces clients to use unmodified versions of checked game files such as player models.

Password for remote console access. Empty means RCON is turned off.

Resets the server's record of failed RCON attempts.

Minutes an IP is banned for after too many failed RCON password attempts. 0 is permanent.

Number of failed RCON password attempts after which an IP is banned.

Failed RCON attempts within sv_rcon_minfailuretime seconds that trigger a ban.

Length of the time window, in seconds, used to count rapid failed RCON attempts.

Local UDP port the client side of the engine uses. It plays no role on a dedicated server.

How far a player's command clock may drift from the server clock before it is corrected. Part of speed hack protection.

Upper limit on how many frames per second the engine runs. Mostly relevant to game clients.

Lets fps_max go above 100 on a game client.

Internal client command that sends the client's full user info to the server.

Client command that asks the server for a full update of game state.

UDP port the server listens on. When 0, the server uses the value of port.

Engine command related to client interpolation. Not used for server admin.

IP address the server binds to. Set it on the launch line on machines with more than one address.

Overrides clientport for IP traffic when above 0. No role on a dedicated server.

Overrides hostport and port as the server's UDP port when above 0.

Maximum server queries per second answered from a single IP address.

Maximum server queries per second answered in total, from all addresses together.

Time window, in seconds, over which the query rate limits are averaged.

UDP port for the engine's multicast socket. Normal servers never need to change it.

Read-only value holding the IP address and port the server is bound to.

Shows the client network graph with fps, ping and traffic. Client side, no effect on the server.

Screen position of the client net graph. Client side, no effect on the server.

Width in pixels of the client net graph. Client side, no effect on the server.

Vertical scale of the client net graph. Client side, no effect on the server.

Internal command a client sends while connecting. Not typed by admins.

Prints the ping of each connected player.

UDP port the server listens on. Players connect to the server's IP and this port.

Client command to reconnect to the current server.

Internal command used while a client connects. Not typed by admins.

Internal command used while a client connects to request resources. Not typed by admins.

Internal command a client sends while connecting. Not typed by admins.

Makes the server answer the old Half-Life server query format used by legacy browsers and tools.

Seconds without packets from a client before the engine treats the connection as having a problem.

Engine optimization that shares one network baseline among many identical entities.

Data rate used for clients when the server runs in LAN mode.

Highest data rate, in bytes per second, the server sends any client. 0 means no server cap.

Most lag, in seconds, the server will compensate for when it checks whether a shot hit.

Highest number of updates per second the server sends each client.

Lowest data rate, in bytes per second, a client may use. 0 means no minimum.

Lowest number of updates per second a client can receive.

Seconds without hearing from a player before the server drops them.

Turns lag compensation on or off for hit detection.

Extra time, in seconds, added to the lag compensation rewind. Leave at 0.

Number of recent latency samples averaged for lag compensation.

Maximum number of frames per second a dedicated server runs.

Client command that asks the server to send a file. Allowed or blocked by sv_allow_dlfile.

Runs every command in a config file, such as server.cfg or your own match configs.

Maximum size in megabytes of the custom.hpk file that stores player sprays. 0 means no limit.

Extracts entries, such as player spray logos, from an HPK file.

Lists the entries stored in an HPK file, such as custom.hpk with player sprays.

Removes one entry from an HPK file by its index.

Checks an HPK file for damaged or invalid entries.

Config file executed when a listen server starts a map. Not used by dedicated servers.

Optional config file the engine runs on every map change. Empty by default.

Config file the dedicated server runs on every map load. Default server.cfg.

Allows clients to request individual files from the server with the dlfile command.

Lets players download missing maps, models, sounds and sprites when they join.

Allows players to upload their custom spray logos to the server.

Web address players download missing custom content from, instead of the slow in-game transfer.

Compresses files sent to players through the in-game download.

Largest file, in bytes, the server will send through the in-game download.

Sends each player's custom spray logo to the other players.

Tells joining players which custom files the map and plugins need, so they can download them.

Largest file, in megabytes, a player may upload to the server, such as a spray.

Writes the current saved settings to a config file.

Toggles copying everything printed in the console to the qconsole.log file.

Turns server logging on or off, or shows whether it is on.

Sets one address to receive the server's logs over UDP, replacing any previous one.

Adds an address that receives a live copy of the server log over UDP.

Removes an address from the list of UDP log receivers.

Folder, inside cstrike, where the server writes its log files.

Logs attacks between players: none, attacks on enemies, attacks on teammates, or both.

Prints log lines to the server console as well as to the log.

Writes the server log to files in the logs folder.

Includes player chat messages in the server log.

Writes all server logs into one file instead of starting a new file each map.

Turns on logging for single player games. Has no use on a dedicated server.

Writes bans and unbans to the server log.

Logs server queries that were blocked by the query flood protection.

Lets the server accept log lines sent from other servers and relay them on.

Secret number added to remote log packets so a log receiver can confirm they came from your server.

Client command that continues the demo loop set by startdemos. No use on a server.

Client command that sets a list of demos to play in a loop. No use on a server.

Stops recording or playing a demo on a game client.

Maximum number of HLTV proxies that can connect to the server at once. 0 blocks HLTV.

How often, in seconds, the in-game tutor checks whether the bomb is in a player's view.

Debug output level for the in-game tutor hint system. 0 is off.

How long, in seconds, a player must look at something before the tutor treats it as examined.

Minimum time, in seconds, between two tutor hints shown to a player.

Angle, in degrees, within which an object counts as being looked at for tutor hints.

Distance, in game units, within which the tutor considers a player to be looking at an object.

Extra seconds a tutor message stays on screen per character of text.

Minimum time, in seconds, a tutor message stays on screen.

How many times the tutor shows the same message before it stops repeating it.

Distance, in game units, within which the tutor considers objects and players visible.

Creates a named shortcut that runs one or more console commands.

Client command that forwards the rest of the line to the server it is connected to.

Lists every console command the server knows, optionally filtered by the start of the name.

Client setting that enables the developer console in the game menu. No effect on a dedicated server.

Lists every console variable with its current value, optionally filtered by the start of the name.

Resets the network delta compression statistics.

Prints statistics about the engine's network delta compression.

Prints extra developer messages to the console. Useful for debugging maps, plugins or configs.

Debug switch that lists sounds as the engine plays them. For developers only.

Engine command related to dropping a client connection. Not needed for server admin.

Prints the text you give it to the console.

Adds artificial delay, in milliseconds, to incoming network data. For testing only.

Drops a share of incoming packets on purpose to simulate packet loss. For testing only.

Clears the engine's cached models and sounds.

Forces every frame to advance game time by a fixed number of seconds. 0 uses real time.

Debug timer that shuts the server down once server time passes this many seconds. 0 is off.

Engine developer setting for listen servers. Leave it at 0.

Engine profiling switch for developers. Leave it off on a live server.

Prints a per-frame timing breakdown of the engine to the console.

Shows debug information about hostage movement and pathing.

Debug switch that stops hostages from moving.

Sets or lists server-only key and value pairs, used mostly by Metamod and AMX Mod X for paths.

Prints the engine's model cache contents.

Applies rate choking to the local loopback connection. Listen server debug only.

Client net graph display option. No effect on a dedicated server.

Engine debug switch for logging network traffic. Leave it off.

Prints a console message whenever packets from a connection are dropped.

Prints a line for every network packet sent and received. Debug only.

Engine performance test command left in for developers.

Engine debug command that prints entity information to the console.

Prints user info details. An engine internal command.

Engine statistics command. Use stats for server performance.

Prints server performance: CPU, network in and out, uptime, players and frame rate.

Runs the + commands from the launch line. Used during startup only.

Scale factor for player boxes used in server-side hit traces. Leave it at 1.

Engine switch for collecting server performance statistics.

Pauses a command script for one frame before the next command runs.

Half-Life single-player autosave. Does nothing on a Counter-Strike server.

Condition Zero career mode command. Not used by a Counter-Strike 1.6 server.

Half-Life single-player level transition through a landmark. Not used in Counter-Strike.

Half-Life cooperative mode switch. Has no effect in Counter-Strike.

Engine multiplayer switch inherited from Half-Life. Must stay at 1 for normal Counter-Strike games.

Half-Life cheat that switches the player to fly movement. Needs sv_cheats 1.

Cheat that makes the player who types it take no damage. Needs sv_cheats 1.

Half-Life single-player load. Does nothing on a Counter-Strike server.

Half-Life setting that allowed monsters in multiplayer. Has no effect in Counter-Strike.

Informational cvar from Half-Life deathmatch for frags left. Unused in Counter-Strike.

Legacy cvar registered by the game with no known effect on Counter-Strike 1.6 gameplay.

Cheat that lets the player who types it fly through walls. Needs sv_cheats 1.

Half-Life cheat that makes monsters ignore the player. Has no use in Counter-Strike.

Half-Life single-player save. Does nothing on a Counter-Strike server.

Half-Life easy skill value for the damage of 12mm rounds fired by Half-Life enemies. Does nothing in Counter-Strike.

Half-Life medium skill value for the damage of 12mm rounds fired by Half-Life enemies. Does nothing in Counter-Strike.

Half-Life hard skill value for the damage of 12mm rounds fired by Half-Life enemies. Does nothing in Counter-Strike.

Half-Life easy skill value for the damage of 9mm rounds fired by Half-Life enemies. Does nothing in Counter-Strike.

Half-Life medium skill value for the damage of 9mm rounds fired by Half-Life enemies. Does nothing in Counter-Strike.

Half-Life hard skill value for the damage of 9mm rounds fired by Half-Life enemies. Does nothing in Counter-Strike.

Half-Life easy skill value for the damage of MP5 rounds fired by Half-Life soldiers. Does nothing in Counter-Strike.

Half-Life medium skill value for the damage of MP5 rounds fired by Half-Life soldiers. Does nothing in Counter-Strike.

Half-Life hard skill value for the damage of MP5 rounds fired by Half-Life soldiers. Does nothing in Counter-Strike.

Half-Life easy skill value for the armor an HEV suit battery gives. Does nothing in Counter-Strike.

Half-Life medium skill value for the armor an HEV suit battery gives. Does nothing in Counter-Strike.

Half-Life hard skill value for the armor an HEV suit battery gives. Does nothing in Counter-Strike.

Half-Life easy skill value for the health a wall health charger gives. Does nothing in Counter-Strike.

Half-Life medium skill value for the health a wall health charger gives. Does nothing in Counter-Strike.

Half-Life hard skill value for the health a wall health charger gives. Does nothing in Counter-Strike.

Half-Life easy skill value for the health a first aid kit gives. Does nothing in Counter-Strike.

Half-Life medium skill value for the health a first aid kit gives. Does nothing in Counter-Strike.

Half-Life hard skill value for the health a first aid kit gives. Does nothing in Counter-Strike.

Half-Life easy skill value for the damage of the player's .357 Magnum. Does nothing in Counter-Strike.

Half-Life medium skill value for the damage of the player's .357 Magnum. Does nothing in Counter-Strike.

Half-Life hard skill value for the damage of the player's .357 Magnum. Does nothing in Counter-Strike.

Half-Life easy skill value for the damage of the player's 9mm pistol. Does nothing in Counter-Strike.

Half-Life medium skill value for the damage of the player's 9mm pistol. Does nothing in Counter-Strike.

Half-Life hard skill value for the damage of the player's 9mm pistol. Does nothing in Counter-Strike.

Half-Life easy skill value for the damage of the player's MP5 bullets. Does nothing in Counter-Strike.

Half-Life medium skill value for the damage of the player's MP5 bullets. Does nothing in Counter-Strike.

Half-Life hard skill value for the damage of the player's MP5 bullets. Does nothing in Counter-Strike.

Half-Life easy skill value for the damage of the player's MP5 grenades. Does nothing in Counter-Strike.

Half-Life medium skill value for the damage of the player's MP5 grenades. Does nothing in Counter-Strike.

Half-Life hard skill value for the damage of the player's MP5 grenades. Does nothing in Counter-Strike.

Half-Life easy skill value for the damage of each shotgun pellet the player fires. Does nothing in Counter-Strike.

Half-Life medium skill value for the damage of each shotgun pellet the player fires. Does nothing in Counter-Strike.

Half-Life hard skill value for the damage of each shotgun pellet the player fires. Does nothing in Counter-Strike.

Half-Life easy skill value for the damage of the player's RPG rocket. Does nothing in Counter-Strike.

Half-Life medium skill value for the damage of the player's RPG rocket. Does nothing in Counter-Strike.

Half-Life hard skill value for the damage of the player's RPG rocket. Does nothing in Counter-Strike.

Half-Life easy skill value for the health a scientist heals. Does nothing in Counter-Strike.

Half-Life medium skill value for the health a scientist heals. Does nothing in Counter-Strike.

Half-Life hard skill value for the health a scientist heals. Does nothing in Counter-Strike.

Half-Life easy skill value for the armor a wall HEV charger gives. Does nothing in Counter-Strike.

Half-Life medium skill value for the armor a wall HEV charger gives. Does nothing in Counter-Strike.

Half-Life hard skill value for the armor a wall HEV charger gives. Does nothing in Counter-Strike.

Half-Life difficulty level. Does nothing in Counter-Strike.

Client command that fades game sound out and back in. No use on a server.

Volume of the Half-Life HEV suit voice. Counter-Strike has no HEV suit.

Half-Life autoaim switch. Counter-Strike weapons fire where you point, so it has no real effect.

Half-Life single player flag that clears saved level data when a new chapter starts. Unused in Counter-Strike.

Shows alien blood effects. Counter-Strike has no aliens, so it does nothing.

Shows alien gibs. Counter-Strike has no aliens, so it does nothing.

Shows human gibs, a Half-Life effect. Counter-Strike deaths rarely use it.