Taunts

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Overview

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Taunts is a currently unreleased feature added in May 31, 2016 Update to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive game files.

Overview

It is unknown how they function in-game, but according to files, taunts are restricted to respawning game modes like Deathmatch or Arms Race.

The following reference lines were added in update to sever / client related files.

ACT_CSGO_TAUNT_CT
ACT_CSGO_TAUNT_SPAWN_CT
ACT_CSGO_TAUNT_SPAWN_T
ACT_CSGO_TAUNT_T

AE_CL_TAUNT_SET_CAMERA_ENABLED
AE_CL_TAUNT_SET_CAMERA_FOV
AE_BEGIN_TAUNT_LOOP

Required key "taunt_definitions" missing.

Taunt definition %short: missing required "name"
Taunt definition %short: missing required "sequence_name"
Taunt definition %short: name must be signed char positive integer

On the January 12, 2017 update, currently unusable console commands were added to game files..

cl_enable_animated_taunt_cam
mp_tauntcam_dist
mp_tauntcam_pitch
mp_tauntcam_speed
mp_tauntcam_yaw

on the June 20, 2017 update, in game found some new server commands related to taunts. Their functionality remain unknown.

sv_taunt_on_spawn
sv_taunt_override

At some point, unused audio for what were likely taunts was found in the game files.

Console Commands

The May 31, 2016 and June 20, 2017 update added ConVar documentation in the game files. The commands themselves are still unusable.

• Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Server Variable

• sv_always_allow_taunts
  • Default value is unknown.
  • Normally taunts are restricted to respawning game modes and the end of the round. Set this to allow taunts at any time.

• sv_taunt_on_spawn
  • Default value is unknown.
  • Added in June 20, 2017 update, Unknown.

• sv_taunt_override
  • Default value is unknown.
  • Added in June 20, 2017 update, Unknown.

Client Variable

• cl_enable_animated_taunt_cam
  • Default value is unknown.
  • Added during January 12, 2017 update, enables animated camera when enabled.

Muliplayer Variable

• mp_tauntcam_dist
  • Default value is unknown.
  • Added during January 12, 2017 update,Distant of taunt camera.

• mp_tauntcam_pitch
  • Default value is unknown.
  • Added during January 12, 2017 update,Pitch of taunt camera.

• mp_tauntcam_speed
  • Default value is unknown.
  • Added during January 12, 2017 update,Speed of taunt camera.

• mp_tauntcam_yaw
  • Default value is unknown.
  • Added during January 12, 2017 update,Yaw of taunt camera.

See also

• Wearables

Trivia

• Taunts were released in Counter-Strike Online and included 4 main taunts for default characters: [Salute], [Happy], [Angry], [Sad].