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How to change brightness in CS2

Type r_fullscreen_gamma 2 in your game console to brighten the picture, as lower values are brighter. It only works in exclusive fullscreen.

r_fullscreen_gamma

Sets screen gamma in fullscreen mode, the value behind the brightness slider.

r_fullscreen_gamma <value>

Examples

r_fullscreen_gamma 2

A little brighter than the default.

Arguments

valueRequired
Gamma value.

What it does

Changes image brightness through gamma. Lower values make the picture brighter. It only applies in exclusive fullscreen, not in windowed modes.

The game's own description: Screen Gamma (only in fullscreen modes)

Good to know

  • No effect in windowed or borderless mode.

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.