CSGO: Instructions for creating configs for in-game practice

To become better at CSGO, players need three things. The patience to find your weaknesses, the time investment to turn them into strengths, and a practice CSGO config.

Exercise configs are similar in structure to autoexecs, but function differently. You should read each command before they enter the config file to understand the feature.

Most exercise configs focus on server settings, so these commands are easy to remember and self-explanatory. Some are elusive and there are many new commands worth checking out.

As always, the important part of these config files is understanding their function. Once you get the hang of it, you’ll be more comfortable with the practice.

Put CSGO training config in CSGO’s config folder

This section looks long, but reading the whole thing takes less than 5 minutes.

Players should have their SteamID ready before proceeding. If the player does not know the SteamID or where to find it, click here, follow the instructions, and then return to this article. If you are familiar with this section, you can get to the end of this section if you already know the file path, hidden file extention, and code.

First, you need to open a text editor. Windows comes with Windows Notepad or Notepad for Windows 10 by default. Another option is Notepad++, a free text editor with many useful features.

Using the text editor to open a new document, perform the following steps.

• Type “// Practice Config” , excluding quotes. Press Enter to move to the next line and minimize the application.
• Open the CSGO folder by opening Steam, going to the Steam Library. Right-click CSGO, select Properties, Local Files, Browse Local FIles. It opens CSGO files in File Explorer.
• Find and open the “userdata” folder. Open the file with your SteamID. Go here, open the folder “730” and “local”. In “local”, right click on the “cfg” folder and create a shortcut. Drag that shortcut to the desktop and open the “cfg” folder.
• Look at the file names. If its ending is “.cfg”. or “.txt”, skip to the next step. If not, click “View” at the top of the window and make sure the “File name extension is checked” box is checked. You will see the file extension.

• If the user creates a shortcut to the “cfg” folder and places it on the desktop, close the window and open the text editor again.
• In the line below “// Practice Config,” type “/say This is a test” without the quotes.
• Go to “File”, click “Save as”, name it “practiceconfig.cfg” without quotes. In fact, the part that really matters is that the file extension is always “.cfg”. Without it, CSGO won’t recognize the file
• Save the file in the “cfg” folder of CSGO with the utility shortcut that we have placed on the desktop.

Close everything and open Counter-Strike, after making sure console is on. Open an offline map by selecting “Play with bots”. When the game runs, open the console and type “exec practiceconfig” without quotes and press enter. If the words “This is a test” appear in the chat, the player is ready to add commands.

Exit CSGO, open the file practice.cfg and proceed to the next section.

For experienced gamers only:

Enter “// Practice Config” in the first line of the new text. Save the file to: “Steam Container:Program Files (x86)SteamuserdataYourSTEAMIDC730localcfg”, name the file “practiceconfig.cfg” without quotes. Replace “Steam Bucket” and “YOUR STEAMIDC” with the appropriate values. Make sure you have “File Name Extension” enabled in the View tab of File Explorer.

The best commands for CSGO training config

Each of the following commands is required in the practiceconfig.cfg file. Ignoring a command can create other problems. You can copy the whole thing if you want, but it’s best to read through each command to understand their function.

Each command has an extra “//” to explain what they do and are not read by the CSGO console. You can delete them if you want, but you should leave them there to understand what the command does when reading the file.

The bullet points are just there for readability and you don’t have to copy them: Notepad, Windows Notepad and Notepad++ will remove them automatically.

• // CSGO Practice Configuration
• // Server Commands
• // Allows the use of most limited commands
• // Turn off freeze time timeout at the beginning of the round
• // Turn off auto leveling
• // Set the round clock to 60 minutes
• // Set the round clock to 60 minutes for defusal maps.
• // Set round clock to 60 minutes for hostage maps
• // Remove the maximum player limit for both teams.
• // Set the maximum amount of money for a player to infinite.
• // Set player’s starting amount to maximum
• // Turn off time limit to buy things, allow you to buy at any time
• // Allows the player the ability to open and use the buy menu anywhere on the map
• // Enable bullet immortality without reloading. Set to “2” to enable ammo immortality but requires reloading.
• // Allows 1 player to hold all grenades at the same time.
  • ammo_grenade_limit_total 5
• // Kick all bots in the map out
• // End of warmup time

• // Training commands
• // Show grenade throw path
• // The number of seconds the grenade’s throw will last
  • sv_grenade_trajectory_time 10
• // Show before grenade’s throw when holding a grenade
• // Show the bullet’s impact point.
• // Number of seconds the point of collision will exist.
• // Bind. “KEY” is the key you want.
• // Fly and go through the wall
  • bind “KEY” “noclip”
• // Gives you a full set of grenades
  • bind “KEY” “give weapon_hegrenade;give weapon_flashbang;give weapon_smokegrenade;give weapon_incgrenade;give weapon_molotov;give weapon_decoy”
• // Simulate the throw when the grenade pin is drawn
  • bind “KEY” “cl_sim_grenade_trajectory”
• // Re-throw the grenade just thrown from the previous throw position.
  • bind “KEY” “sv_rethrow_last_grenade”

• // Confirm Practice Config for the last time
• // Restart the game with the above commands
• // Write “Practice Config Enabled” in Console
• say Practice Configuration Loaded
• echo “”
• echo “”
• echo “”
• echo “########## Practice Config Enabled ############”
• echo “”
• echo “”
• echo “”

Instructions for running CSGO config for practice

Since the original user saves the file inside his own Steam User file, you don’t have to look for it anywhere. Users only have to click the save button in the text editor and go to the map in offline mode to try it out.

Once in the game, you need to open the game offline with the bot, turn on the console, and type “exec practiceconfig” and press enter. If done correctly, you will see something like the image below.

If the console shows an error, it is because the “KEY” parts of the Bind command are not changed to the correct key. The error will show you how to fix the command that doesn’t work.

Config training is just the first step for you to understand the location and format of config files in CSGO. This training config is essential in learning and practicing smoke, wall bangs that are too difficult to practice in real matches. Good luck in CSGO!

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