Multiplayer Options

Multiplayer Options are available in Options under "Muliplayer" tab except for Counter-Strike: Condition Zero Deleted Scenes.

Player name is displayed on Scoreboard, on view and during spectating.
- In Counter-Strike Beta 1.1, The default player name in this version is "FRICKEN_MORON".
- In Counter-Strike and Counter-Strike: Condition Zero default player name is "Player".
- In earlier versions of Counter-Strike: Source default player name is "unnamed".
- In Counter-Strike: Source and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Player name is linked with Steam, changing steam community name changes also affect to name in-game.

Main article: Crosshair

In Counter-Strike, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero and in Counter-Strike: Source before update following options is available to customize crosshair:

Option	Additional notes	Default value	Console command
Size	The options are: Auto-Size Small Medium Large	Auto-Size	`cl_crosshair_size`
Color	The options are: Green Red Blue Lt Blue Yellow	Green	`cl_crosshaircolor`
Translucent		Checked	`cl_crosshair_translucent`

After the September 15, 2011 update to Counter-Strike: Source, which bring more options to customize crosshair.

Following options are available in Source:

Option	Tooltip	Additional notes	Console command
Size			`cl_crosshairsize`
Color		The options are: Green Red Blue Lt Blue Yellow Custom	`cl_crosshaircolor` `cl_crosshaircolor_b` `cl_crosshaircolor_g` `cl_crosshaircolor_r`
Thickness			`cl_crosshairthickness`
Dynamic	When enabled, the crosshair will animate to indicate when your weapon is more or less accurate.		`cl_dynamiccrosshair`
Blend	When enabled, the crosshair will blend with the background using the specified opacity. When disabled, the crosshair will lighten the background instead.		`cl_crosshairusealpha`
Center Dot			`cl_crosshairdot`

Main article: Spray (logo)

When a game server tries to download custom content to your computer (): Drop down list allow to select how game client react to custom content delivered by server (maps,sounds,textures or models etc).

The options are:

Lock radar rotation (): If checked, Lock radar rotation in game. By default checkbox is unchecked.

Advanced Muliplayer options[]

Option	Default value	Additional notes	Console command

Time before dead bodies disappear	600.000000	min value: 0.000000 max value: 600.000000	`cl_corpsestay`
Multiplayer decal limit	300.000000	min value: 0.000000 max value: 4096.000000	`mp_decals`
Max shells	120.000000	min value: 0.000000 max value: -1.000000	`max_shells`
Max smoke puffs	120.000000	min value: 0.000000 max value: -1.000000	`max_smokepuffs`
Smoke Gas Grenade sprite quality	Best looking, slowest	The options are: Best looking, slowest Medium quality Worst looking, fastest	`fastsprites`
Weapon alignment	Right handed	The options are: Right handed Left handed	`cl_righthand`
Buy menu type	VGUI menus	The options are: VGUI menus Old style menus	`_vgui_menus`
Automatically switch to picked up weapons (if more powerful)	Checked		`_cl_autowepswitch`
Center player names	Unchecked		`hud_centerid`
Auto-help	Checked		`_ah`
Automatically take end-game screenshots	Unchecked		`hud_takesshots`
Observer crosshair	Checked		`cl_observercrosshair`
Radar type	Solid	The options are: Solid Transparent	`cl_radartype`

Option	Default value	Additional notes	Console command

Time before dead bodies disappear	600.000000	min value: 0.000000 max value: 600.000000	`cl_corpsestay`
Multiplayer decal limit	300.000000	min value: 0.000000 max value: 4096.000000	`mp_decals`
Max shells	120.000000	min value: 0.000000 max value: -1.000000	`max_shells`
Max smoke puffs	120.000000	min value: 0.000000 max value: -1.000000	`max_smokepuffs`
Smoke Gas Grenade sprite quality	Best looking, slowest	The options are: Best looking, slowest Medium quality Worst looking, fastest	`fastsprites`
Weapon alignment	Right handed	The options are: Right handed Left handed	`cl_righthand`
Buy menu type	VGUI menus	The options are: VGUI menus Old style menus	`_vgui_menus`
Automatically switch to picked up weapons (if more powerful)	Checked		`_cl_autowepswitch`
Center player names	Unchecked		`hud_centerid`
Auto-help	Checked		`_ah`
Automatically take end-game screenshots	Unchecked		`hud_takesshots`
Observer crosshair	Checked		`cl_observercrosshair`
Enable Tutor	Checked		`tutor_enable`
Player Shadows	Checked		`cl_shadows`
Radar type	Solid	The options are: Solid Transparent	`cl_radartype`
Enable Fog	Checked		`gl_fog`

Option	Default value	Additional notes	Console command

Weather quality	Low (low performance cost)	The options are: Off (no performance cost) Low (low performance cost) Higher (high performane cost	`weather`

Option	Default value	Additional notes	Console command

Multiplayer decal limit	300.000000	min value: 0.000000 max value: 4096.000000	`mp_decals`
Weapon alignment	Right handed	The options are: Right handed Left handed	`cl_righthand`
Clan Tag †	None	The options are: None Names of joined Steam groups	`cl_clanid`
Automatically switch to picked up weapons (if more powerful)	Checked		`_cl_autowepswitch`
Center player names	Checked		`hud_centerid`
Auto-help	Checked		`_ah`
Show a progress bar when defusing the C4	Checked		`cl_c4progressbar`
Automatically take end-game screenshots	Unchecked		`hud_takesshots`
Observer crosshair	Checked		`cl_observercrosshair`
Disable freeze cam	Unchecked		`cl_disablefreezecam`
Disable HTML MOTDs.	Checked		`cl_disablehtmlmotd`
Synchronize with the Steam Cloud.	Checked		`cl_cloud_settings`

† stands for "hard" string, The game always displays the option in English, regardless of the players' language option.