S1mple’s settings, crosshair, and viewmodel for CS2

Play the next Counter-Strike like the GOAT.

NAVI's s1mple focusing on his monitor while playing CS:GO
Photo by Michał Konkol via BLAST

Many players have been searching for settings of different pros to level up their game in CS2. It’s nothing surprising, and we do the same ourselves. But if you want to play like the best player in the world, you need to check out the GOAT’s settings—none other than Natus Vincere’s s1mple.

During his long tenure in CS:GO, s1mple triumphed in numerous tournaments, including PGL CS:GO Stockholm Major, IEM Katowice, IEM Cologne, and more. These victories cemented s1mple as the best player in the game’s history.

S1mple making a gesture with his hands while on stage.
S1mple is unstoppable. Photo via PGL

S1mple thinks CS2 is somewhat broken, but he has no choice but to compete in it, even though he hasn’t yet had the chance since he missed IEM Sydney 2023. But we will see him in action in November at BLAST Premier Fall Final 2023. While you don’t necessarily have to copy every one of s1mple’s settings, crosshair, and viewmodel, you can draw some inspiration and see what one of the biggest names in esports uses.

S1mple’s mouse settings for CS2

DPI400
Sensitivity3.09
eDPI1236
Hz1000
Zoom Sensitivity1
Windows Sensitivity6
Mouse: Logitech G Pro X Superlight Red

S1mple’s video settings for CS2

Resolution1280×960
Aspect ratio4:3
Scaling ModeStretched
Color ModeComputer Monitor
Brightness140 percent
Display ModeFullscreen
Boost Player ContrastDisabled
Wait for Vertical SyncDisabled
Multisampling Anti-Aliasing Mode8x MSAA
Global Shadow QualityHigh
Model/Texture DetailLow
Texture Filtering ModeBilinear
Shader DetailLow
Particle DetailLow
Ambient OcclusionMedium
High Dynamic RangeQuality
FidelityFX Super ResolutionDisabled
NVIDIA Reflex Low LatencyDisabled
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X / GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 / Monitor: ZOWIE XL2546K

S1mple’s crosshair settings for CS2

Copy and paste the following text into your console and press enter to activate s1mple’s crosshair settings. You can learn how to open your console in CS2 here.

  • 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;
S1mple's crosshair on Mirage in CS2.
This is what s1mple’s crosshair looks like in CS2. Screenshot by Dot Esports

Simple’s viewmodel settings for CS2

  • viewmodel_fov 68; viewmodel_offset_x 2.5; viewmodel_offset_y 0; viewmodel_offset_z -1.5; viewmodel_presetpos 3;

S1mple’s launch options for CS2

  • -freq 360 -novid -console +fps_max 500

This article was updated on Oct. 17 to reflect s1mple’s latest CS2 settings.

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Mateusz Miter
Polish Staff Writer. Mateusz previously worked for numerous outlets and gaming-adjacent companies, including ESL. League of Legends or CS:GO? He loves them both. In fact, he wonders which game he loves more every day. He wanted to go pro years ago, but somewhere along the way decided journalism was the more sensible option—and he was right.

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