3. Game Settings

-novid -nojoy -noaafonts +exec tweak

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Resolution: Using a 16:9 resolution will give you the biggest field of view. Stretching a 4:3 resolution however make player models appear bigger and subjectively can make heads easier to hit. This is personal preference of course, find what works for you. SHADOWS: "High" has the farthest render distance for shadows, however "Low" shadows will get rid of the scope blur, weather & other distracting effects. "Use Low" rather than "Very Low" because render distance is better. If you have very low FPS however use "Very Low". ANTI-ALIASING: If you have good FPS try using 8x CSAA if available, otherwise try 2x-8x MSAA. Edges will be smoother and small/fine detail will be easier to see.

Right click CSGO in your steam library and click "properties".Click on "Launch Options". Copy and paste the following into the field:"-novid" Skips the annoying Valve animation when launching the game."-nojoy" Removes unnecessary joystick support."-noaafonts" Prevents aliasing of fonts."-threads X" (Optional) Enables use of CPU threads. Try different values of X with this setting to find the sweet spot. Sometimes excluding it is best. Note that threads are not the same thing as cores. Use google to find how many threads your CPU has."-tickrate 128" (Optional) Makes offline/local servers as 128 tick instead of 64!"+exec tweak" Applies the settings from Tweak.cfg used later in the guide.In this section we will download a config that will apply many settings for competitive play and to increase fps. Some settings inside the config will need to be customized using a text editor such as notepad.a) Download the Tweak.cfg and place it somewhere you can find it: Download b) Open the file with your text editor. Change any values as described in the config.c) Next, go to CS:GO in your steam library and right click on it. Click "properties", go to the "Local Files" tab then click "Browse Local Files". Now go to the "csgo" folder, then the "cfg" folder. Drag the tweak.cfg into it and you are finished!Let's launch the game now, and apply our optimal settings.Go to Options-->Video SettingsNow go from Options-->Audio Settings.Turn off all distracting music during gameplay so you can hear enemies. Some people may want the 10 second warning on so they know if they have enough time to defuse.Make sure Speaker Configuration is on "Headphones".