Counter-Strike 2 is a game with a thriving esports scene. The best CS2 players and teams play in the Valve-sponsored Counter-Strike 2 Major championships. Most pro players play with unique crosshair, viewmodel, launch, radar, and graphical setting configurations applied with Counter-Strike 2’s built-in options and its developer console. Applying pro-setting configurations could give you more of a cutting edge in your Counter-Strike 2 matches. This is how you can set CS2 pro settings in Counter-Strike 2 in two ways.
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Set CS2 Pro Settings From the Prosettings.net Set
Of course, you need to know what the CS2 pro settings configurations are to apply them manually. Prosettings.net is an esports database website that provides details on how many of the top CS2 players configure their settings. This website also lets you copy commands and codes for viewmodel, crosshair, and launch settings into Counter-Strike 2. For example, this is how you can apply the viewmodel settings for a pro player from that website.
- Open this Prosettings.net page in your browsing software.
- Click the Counter-Strike 2 game link.
- Next, click the page link (picture) of one of the CS2 pro players.
- Press the copy option for the Viewmodel command settings.
- Start Steam and launch Counter-Strike 2.
- Press the ` key to activate the Counter-Strike 2 developer console. Note that the console needs to be enabled in Counter-Strike 2’s settings to work.
The developer console
- Now press the Ctrl + V hotkey to paste in the copied commands.
- Press Enter to execute the viewmodel commands.
You can also copy the crosshair settings from a Prosettings.net player page into Counter-Strike 2. To do this, click the Copy option for the Crosshair settings. Go into the Counter-Strike 2 and click Settings > Game. Click the Share or Import option for the crosshair settings and press Ctrl + V to paste the copied code in.
The Share or Import box
To apply launch options set by a pro player, press the Copy button for them. Open Steam’s Library, right-click Counter-Strike 2 and select Properties. Paste the copied settings into the Launch Options box and press Ctrl + V.
The Launch Options box
You’ll need to apply hud, radar, and video CS2 pro settings shown for players manually via Counter-Strike 2’s options. You can change the HUD and radar options via the Game settings tab. Click the Video tab to access the required graphical settings.
Alternatively, you can download an autoexec.cfg config file that applies all the settings shown for a pro player when executed. Click Download to save a CFG config ZIP archive for a player. You’ll need to decompress the ZIP archive for the config file by right-clicking it, selecting Extract All, and clicking Extract. Right-click the autoexec.cfg file to select Copy and paste it into the steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Global Offensive\game\csgo\cfg folder by pressing Ctrl + V. Then add a +exec autoexec.cfg setting to Counter-Strike 2’s launch options.
The cfg config file folder
Set CS2 Pro Settings With Config Generator
Config Generator is a CS2 workshop map that enables you to quickly apply CS2 pro settings by shooting buttons for them. It also includes radar, crosshair, viewmodel, and HUD options you can manually change in the map. You can preview changes in real time and there’s no need to flap around with copying and pasting codes when utilizing this map.
You can add Config Generator to Counter-Strike 2 by clicking Subscribe on this Workshop webpage. To enter the map, click Play > Workshop Maps inside Counter-Strike 2. Select the Config Generator map and press Go.
The Workshop Maps tab
The Config Generator map is a circular room that’s full of Counter-Strike 2 configuration options. Shoot the Pro Players button on the Config Generator panel to access the configuration settings for 16 pro-Counter-Strike 2 teams. Shoot a team’s badge to view the players on its team. Then you can instantly apply all the CS2 pro settings for a player by shooting at his image.
The Pro Players button
The first thing you’ll probably notice after selecting CS2 pro settings is how they change your target crosshair. However, some also change your view model, HUD color, and radar. In addition, you might see some resolution messages confirming graphical settings changes.
The pro settings
When you’ve selected the CS2 pro settings, shoot the home button within the Config Generator panel. If you want to apply the apply settings, shoot the Save & Exit button. Or you can shoot the Restore Config button to reset the settings.
Applying CS2 pro settings with Config Generator or via Prosettings.net probably won’t be enough to turn you into a pro player. However, the settings professional players utilize are generally better than Counter-Strike 2’s default configuration. So, try some of the settings configurations for pro players to see how much difference they make in your Counter-Strike 2 matches.
