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How to change brightness in CS:S

Type mat_monitorgamma 1.8 in your game console to brighten the picture. Lower values are brighter; the default is 2.2.

mat_monitorgamma

Sets screen gamma, which changes brightness.

mat_monitorgamma <gamma>

Examples

mat_monitorgamma 1.8

Brighter image.

Arguments

gammaRequired
Gamma value.

What it does

Lower values make the image brighter. The range is about 1.6 to 2.6.

The game's own description: monitor gamma (typically 2.2 for CRT and 1.7 for LCD)

Good to know

  • Only works in fullscreen.

Run it on your server

On a SLASHPLAY server, type it in the Console tab of the server page; the reply shows right under it. A value set there lasts until the server restarts. To keep it, add the line to cstrike/cfg/server.cfg. New to this? Start a CS:S server first.

Your own
CS:S server.

From $0.03 an hour, only while it runs. New accounts get 6 free tokens.