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How to take damage without dying in CS2

Run sv_cheats 1, then type buddha 1 in the console. You still lose health but never die, handy for testing grenade damage.

buddha

Lets you take damage without dying.

buddha <0|1>

Examples

buddha 1

Take damage but never die.

Values

ValueWhat it does
0 Off
1 On

Arguments

0|1Required
1 turns it on, 0 turns it off. true and false also work.

What it does

Unlike god, you still see damage and lose health, so you can check how much a grenade or shot does without dying. Requires sv_cheats 1.

The game's own description: Player takes damage but won't die

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 game/csgo/cfg/server.cfg. New to this? Start a CS2 server first.

Your own
CS2 server.

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