Counter-Strike: Global Offensive CSGO – Launch options and Commands Guide

How to set CS:GO launch option

 
1 – Right-click on the game title under the Library in Steam and select Properties. 
2 – Under the General tab, click the Set launch options button. 
3 – Enter the launch options you wish to apply (be sure to separate each code with space) and click OK. 
4 – Close the game’s Properties window and launch the game. 
 
 
 
 
 

CS:GO Launch Options & Explanations

 
-console 
Setting this launch option will open the console automatically when opening the game. There is no real need to set this launch option in cs: go because you can just put a toggle key in your in-game options or your auto exec, and, unlike cs:s, the toggle key works. Some people still like to set this launch option to see echos they put in their auto exec and know that CSGO executed the auto exec correctly. 
 
-novid 
Starting the game with this launch option will remove the valve intro that plays typically at the beginning. A must-have launch option, in my opinion, because I find that intro is annoying as hell. 
 
-tickrate 128 
If you create an offline game with bots without this launch options set, the designed server will run at tick rate 64. If this launch option is set, the offline servers will always run at tick rate 128. 
 
-refresh <rate> / –refreshrate <rate> / -freq <rate> 
You can force your monitor to run at a specific refresh rate with this launch option. Setting up refresh rate will make sense if your monitor’s maximum refresh rate is higher than 60. If it isn’t and you set this launch option to 120, you can seriously damage your monitor. 
 
-high 
Launching in high mode will start the game in a high-priority way. This launch option can help players with lower-end computers to get less lag and a few more fps, but it is not a guarantee. Test this launch option. If you don’t notice any improvement performance-wise, remove this launch option again. 
 
-threads <number of cores/threads> 
So far, I could not find definitive information about the maximum number of threads that CSGO uses and if this launch option makes any sense. If you have a CPU with four or more cores, you can try to set -threads to the number of cores (or the number of threads if you own a CPU with two threads/core) you have, but right now, I can not guarantee that your performance will improve. Test it. If you don’t notice any difference or your performance is worse than before, remove the launch option again. 
 
-full / -fullscreen 
This launch option forces the game to run in full-screen mode. The game will ignore this launch option, if -windowed / -window / -SW / -start windowed option is also set. 
 
-windowed / -window / -sw / -startwindowed 
This option will force the game to run in windowed mode. Should not be set without -w and -h also being specified. The game will ignore this launch option if the -full / -fullscreen option is also set. 
 
-noborder 
Using this launch option will remove the border that Windows puts around the window when it is run in windowed mode. 
 
-language English 
language, you can use this launch option. You can also right-click CSGO in your game library, go to properties and set the in-game language there, but that doesn’t work for some people. Other languages should work too for this launch option. Still, I did not test that. Here are some launch options that either does not work or that really shouldn’t be used in CS GO (many people still use them and falsely recommend them): 
 
+exec autoexec 
There has been a CSGO problem since the release that the configs are loaded in the wrong order. The easiest way to avoid that problem is to add host_write config at the end of your Autoexec and make sure that your config isn’t set to read-only. The command overwrites any cvars in the config.Cfg with the ones in the Autoexec. Cfg when the Autoexec is executed. Do not set a launch option +exec Autoexec.Cfg, regardless, the Autoexec is loaded. Right now, this seems to be the only method to make your Autoexec work. 
 
+cl_forcepreload 1 
Increase fps by preloading maps (not necessarily faster, that depends on your pc) 
 
-nod3d9ex 
Makes alt+tab faster 
 
-nojoy 
Removes joystick support 
 
 

Best ​launch options in my opinion

 
-novid -tickrate 128 -high +fps_max 0 +cl_interp 0 +cl_interp_ratio 1 +rate 128000 +cl_updaterate 128 +cl_cmdrate 128 +mat_queue_mode 2 -d3d9ex -nojoy 
 

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