In this article, we bring you the updated settings of S1mple for Counter-Strike 2, covering everything from crosshair settings to mouse sensitivity and more.
Oleksandr “S1mple” Kostyliev is a top-ranked Ukrainian Counter-Strike Professional Player for Natus Vincere, also known as NaVi. During his decade-long career, he has earned notable achievements, including championship titles for NaVi in multiple international tournaments, including BLAST Premier, ESL Pro League, Intel Extreme Masters, DreamHack, and more.
He also has multiple personal achievements, including being the HLTV MVP of over 21 tournaments, which is the most for any Counter-Strike player, along with a three-time HLTV Player of the Year achievement.
After Counter-Strike: Global Offensive officially shut down its servers on September 27, 2023, Counter-Strike: 2 officially went live. All the former CS:GO professional players shifted to the new game, including s1mple.
After playing around with the settings from CS2’s closed beta, s1mple has landed on the optimal settings for him to play the game at peak performance. This article will go through all his settings for Counter-Strike: 2, his sensitivity settings, gaming gear, monitor specification and settings, PC hardware, etc.
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s1mple’s Updated Counter-Strike 2 Settings
Much like any top-tier pro, s1mple has his own unique CS2 settings that practically sync with his style of play. These settings may not be the sole reason behind him being arguably the best CS player in the world, but they certainly play a key role. He has fine-tuned every video setting, meticulously tweaked his monitor and audio settings, and calibrated mouse sensitivity to create a setup, giving him a competitive edge over his opponents.
Remember that professional players, such as s1mple, frequently make minor adjustments to their settings. These changes usually fall within a certain range. So, while it’s a good idea to take cues from pro players’ Counter-Strike 2 settings, it’s equally important to remember that blindly mimicking them will not let you play like them. Get that out of your head. A certain Pro player’s settings will not always match your play style.
Let’s dive right in and discover the settings that s1mple uses, allowing you to fine-tune your own and improve your CS: 2 skills. It’s essential to go through each setting and identify what resonates with your play style. You can then apply these settings as-is or tweak them to your preferences for an optimized gaming experience.
Video Settings
Starting, we have the Video Settings s1mple uses for CS2. He is sticking to the coveted 4:3 stretch aspect ratio many pros swear by. This helps by lowering the field of view and stretching it on a 16:9 monitor, making the opponent characters appear wider. Even though he uses a 1080p monitor, he plays at a lower resolution for maximum FPS on a 360hz monitor, which has become the industry standard now in the Pro League. Here’s what Video settings s1mple uses for Counter-Strike 2.
Video
| Settings | Values |
|---|---|
| Output Mode | Computer Monitor |
| Brightness | 120% |
| Aspect Ratio | Normal 4:3 |
| Resolution | 1280×960 |
| Display Mode | Fullscreen |
| Refresh Rate | 360 Hz |
| Laptop Power Savings | Disabled |
Advanced Video
The Source 2 Engine introduces many extra features along with a live demo beside it so you can see what effects the changes bring.
| Settings | Value |
|---|---|
| Boost Player Contrast | Disabled |
| Wait for Vertical Sync | Disabled |
| Current Video Values Preset | Custom |
| Individual Preset Value | |
| Multisampling Anti-Aliasing Mode | 8x MSAA |
| Global Shadow Quality | Low |
| Model/Texture Detail | Low |
| Shader Detail | Low |
| Particle Detail | Low |
| Ambient Occlusion | Disabled |
| Fidelity FX Super Resolution | Disabled (Highest Quality) |
| Nvidia Reflex Low Latency | Off |
HUD Edge Positions
| Settings | Value |
|---|---|
| Horizontal Adjustment | 100% |
| Vertical Adjustment | 100% |
Crosshair Settings
Having a proper crosshair that allows you to aim the best is a very important aspect to maximize your performance in CS: 2. Below are crosshair Settings s1mple uses. You can try it to see if it is a good match for you.
| Settings | Value |
|---|---|
| Crosshair Style | Classic Static |
| Friendly Fire Reticle Warning | Always On |
| Follow Recoil | No |
| Center Dot | No |
| Length | 3.0 |
| Thickness | 0.0 |
| Gap | -3.0 |
| Outline | 1.0 |
| Red | 0 |
| Green | 0 |
| Blue | 255 |
| Alpha | 255 |
| T Style | No |
| Deployed Weapon Gap | No |
| Show Player Crosshair | Friend and Party |
S1mple’s CS2 Crosshair Code
To simply copy s1mple’s crosshair from the console (enable developer’s console from the game settings), type in the below-mentioned code.
cl_crosshair_drawoutline 0; cl_crosshairalpha 255; cl_crosshaircolor 4; cl_crosshaircolor_b 144; cl_crosshaircolor_g 238; cl_crosshaircolor_r 0; cl_crosshairdot 0; cl_crosshairgap -3; cl_crosshairsize 2; cl_crosshairstyle 4; cl_crosshairthickness 0; cl_crosshair_sniper_width 1;View Model
View models are an underrated aspect to which you should give more importance as they play a crucial role in your field of vision during gameplay. Achieving the ideal view model is all about finding that sweet spot between having a clear line of sight on your enemy and showcasing your awesome gun skin in all its glory.
viewmodel_fov 68; viewmodel_offset_x 2.5; viewmodel_offset_y 0; viewmodel_offset_z -1.5; viewmodel_presetpos 3;
Audio Settings
Sound is the second most important sense you have in Counter-Strike: 2, so s1mple tweaks them to give him the edge over his opponents. These settings enhance the important audio elements while lessening the sound of the unimportant ones.
| Settings | Value |
|---|---|
| Enable Voice | Press to use Mic |
| VOIP Volume | 77% |
| Streamlined Push to Talk | No |
| Play Audio When Game in Background | No |
Music
| Settings | Value |
|---|---|
| Main Menu Volume | 20% |
| Round Start Volume | 0% |
| Round Action Volume | 0% |
| Round End Volume | 40% |
| MVP Volume | 40% |
| Bomb/Hostage Volume | 15% |
| Ten-Second Warning Volume | 15% |
| Death Camera Volume | 40% |
| Mute MVP Music when players on both teams are alive | No |
Game Settings
Here are the general game settings s1mple uses. These are popular settings used by most other pros and veterans of the game alike.
| Settings | Value |
|---|---|
| Max Acceptable Game Traffic Bandwidth | Unrestricted |
| Community Notification Location | Bottom Right |
| Community Notification Horizontal Offset | 0 |
| Community Notification Vertical Offset | 0 |
| Launched with Developer Console (~) | Yes |
| Install Counter-Strike Workshop Tools | Yes |
HUD Settings
| Settings | Value |
|---|---|
| HUD Scale | 0.90 |
| HUD Color | Yellow |
Team
| Settings | Value |
|---|---|
| Show Team Positions in HUD | Show Location and Equipment |
| Show Teammate Colors in Competitive | Show Colors |
| Use Teammate Colors on Team ID | No |
| Friends Lobby Default Permissions | All Friends can join |
| Looking to Play when Counter-Strike Starts | Remember Last |
Communication
| Settings | Value |
|---|---|
| Player Pings | Display and Play Sound |
| Mute Enemy Team | No |
| Mute All but Friends | No |
| Text Filtering | Account Preferences |
| Hide Avatar Images | Show All |
| Clean Player Names | No |
Spectator/Scoreboard
| Settings | Value |
|---|---|
| Spectator/Map Vote Number Selection Method | Use Number Keys |
| Scoreboard Mouse Enable/ End of Match Scoreboard Toggle | Secondary Fire |
| Survivors Always On | No |
| Smooth Spectator Camera | Yes |
| Smooth Spectator Camera Speed | 0.27 |
| Automatic Killer Replay | Yes |
Item
| Settings | Value |
|---|---|
| Quick Graffiti (Apply with key release) | Yes |
| Auto Re-Zoom Sniper Rifle After Shot | No |
| Detach Silencer on M4A1-S and USP-S | No |
| Detach Silencer on M4A1-S and USP-S | Disabled |
| Viewmodel Position | Classic |
| Always Show Inventory | Yes |
| Open Buy Menu with Use Key | No |
| Buy Menu Number Keys | Number Keys Buy Items |
| Buy Menu Donation Key | Left Control |
| Last Weapon on Radial Weapon Tap | Yes |
Mouse Model, Sensitivity, DPI
Finally, the gear that gives s1mple his godly aim, allowing him to hit those superhuman AWP flickshots. S1mple uses the popular Logitech G Pro X Superlight in Red with a low DPI.
| Item | Name/Setting |
|---|---|
| Mouse Model | Logitech G Pro X Superlight (RED) |
| Polling Rate | 1000 hz |
| DPI | 400 |
| Sensitivity | 3.09 |
| eDpi | 1236 |
| Zoom Sensitivity | 1 |
| Windows Sensitivity | 6 |
Gaming Gears
When it comes to gaming gear, s1mple uses nothing but the best. He rocks a 1080p 360hz gaming monitor and the best peripherals from Logitech’s G Pro lineup. He relies on Sennheister for his Audio and uses a custom mousepad, a collaboration between Hator and NAVI.
| Gear | Model |
|---|---|
| Monitor | ZOWIE XL2566K |
| Mouse | Logitech G Pro X Superlight Red |
| Keyboard | Logitech G Pro X TKL Keyboard Black |
| Headphone | Logitech G Pro X 2 Headset Magenta |
| Earphones | Sennheiser CX 300S |
| Mousepad | HATOR x NAVI – It’s nice to be s1mple |
Monitor Settings
These are the settings s1mple uses to fine-tune his Zowie XL2566K 360hz monitor.
| Options | Values |
|---|---|
| Game Settings | |
| DyAc | Off |
| Black eQualizer | 10 |
| Color Vibrance | 12 |
| Low Blue Light | 0 |
| Picture | |
| Picture Mode | Standard |
| Brightness | 80 |
| Contrast | 60 |
| Sharpness | 5 |
| Gamma | Gamma 3 |
| Color Tempreture | Normal |
| AMA | High |
PC Configuration
Even though Counter-Strike: 2 is not too intensive on your PC hardware, s1mple uses only the best components from Team Red’s AMD Ryzen 5000 series and Team Green’s Nvidia Geforce RTX 30 series graphics card to zero lagged frames on his high refresh rate monitor. With the Ryzen 7000 series and RTX 40 series out, we could see him going for an upgrade soon as well.
| Gear | Model |
|---|---|
| Monitor | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte X570 Aorus Ultra |
| RAM | 16GBx4 DDR4 3600mhz |
| Graphics Card | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 24GB |
Streaming Gear
As a popular Twitch streamer, here is a list of his go-to Streaming equipment.
| Gear | Model |
|---|---|
| Facecam | Logitech StreamCam White |
| Microphone | Hyperx Quadcast S |
| Chair | AndaSeat NAVI Edition Yellow |
So, there you go! These are the new Counter Strike 2 settings and gears S1mple is currently using in 2023. As mentioned earlier, you should always tweak your settings according to your preferences and accessibility. So, try out S1mple’s new Counter-Strike: 2 settings and adjust them with your own playstyle to get maximum output.
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