CS2 Cvars List

Complete Counter-Strike 2 cvars (convars) list with descriptions, flags, defaults, and detail pages.

Cvar	Flags	Description	Default
ent_skeleton_only_ik_joints false	developmentonly gamedll defensive	Flags and default Flags developmentonly gamedll defensive Default false	false
screenmessage_notifytime 8.0	developmentonly gamedll defensive	How long to display screen message text Flags and default Flags developmentonly gamedll defensive Default 8.0	8.0
imgui_domain 2	developmentonly gamedll clientdll archive replicated cheat	1 == client, 2 == server Flags and default Flags developmentonly gamedll clientdll archive replicated cheat Default 2	2
imgui_enable false	developmentonly gamedll clientdll replicated cheat	if imgui should display Flags and default Flags developmentonly gamedll clientdll replicated cheat Default false	false
imgui_temp_enable false	developmentonly gamedll clientdll replicated cheat	if imgui should display temporarily Flags and default Flags developmentonly gamedll clientdll replicated cheat Default false	false
imgui_enable_input false	developmentonly gamedll clientdll replicated cheat	if imgui should consume input Flags and default Flags developmentonly gamedll clientdll replicated cheat Default false	false
imgui_debug_draw_dashboard_window false	developmentonly gamedll clientdll archive replicated cheat menubar_item	Dashboard/Show Dashboard Flags and default Flags developmentonly gamedll clientdll archive replicated cheat menubar_item Default false	false
imgui_debug_draw_dashboard_window_toggle_focus false	developmentonly gamedll clientdll replicated cheat	Dashboard toggle focus Flags and default Flags developmentonly gamedll clientdll replicated cheat Default false	false
imgui_debug_draw_dashboard_toggle_pause false	developmentonly gamedll clientdll archive replicated cheat menubar_item	Dashboard/Pause Game When Activated Flags and default Flags developmentonly gamedll clientdll archive replicated cheat menubar_item Default false	false
imgui_ent_text_enable true	developmentonly gamedll clientdll archive replicated cheat menubar_item	Show Entity Text in Window Flags and default Flags developmentonly gamedll clientdll archive replicated cheat menubar_item Default true	true
sv_pause_on_tick 0	developmentonly gamedll replicated cheat	Tick count to pause on Flags and default Flags developmentonly gamedll replicated cheat Default 0	0
ent_showonlyattachment	gamedll cheat	Flags and default Flags gamedll cheat Default —
imgui_show_entity_browser false	developmentonly gamedll clientdll archive replicated cheat menubar_item	Game/Show Entity Browser Flags and default Flags developmentonly gamedll clientdll archive replicated cheat menubar_item Default false	false
imgui_entity_browser_size 0	developmentonly gamedll clientdll archive replicated cheat	Flags and default Flags developmentonly gamedll clientdll archive replicated cheat Default 0	0
imgui_show_command_tool false	developmentonly gamedll clientdll archive replicated cheat menubar_item	Game/Show Command Tool Flags and default Flags developmentonly gamedll clientdll archive replicated cheat menubar_item Default false	false
imgui_show_sim_history_window false	developmentonly gamedll clientdll archive replicated cheat menubar_item	Simulation History Flags and default Flags developmentonly gamedll clientdll archive replicated cheat menubar_item Default false	false
imgui_show_entity_catalog false	developmentonly gamedll clientdll archive replicated cheat menubar_item	Game/Show Entity Catalog Flags and default Flags developmentonly gamedll clientdll archive replicated cheat menubar_item Default false	false
imgui_show_example_window false	developmentonly gamedll clientdll archive replicated cheat menubar_item	Source2/Show Example Window Flags and default Flags developmentonly gamedll clientdll archive replicated cheat menubar_item Default false	false
imgui_show_sound_window false	developmentonly gamedll clientdll archive replicated cheat menubar_item	Source2/Show Sound Window Flags and default Flags developmentonly gamedll clientdll archive replicated cheat menubar_item Default false	false
particle_cluster_debug 0	developmentonly gamedll clientdll replicated defensive	Flags and default Flags developmentonly gamedll clientdll replicated defensive Default 0	0
particle_cluster_use_collision_hulls true	developmentonly gamedll clientdll replicated defensive	Flags and default Flags developmentonly gamedll clientdll replicated defensive Default true	true
particle_cluster_nodraw false	developmentonly gamedll clientdll replicated defensive	Flags and default Flags developmentonly gamedll clientdll replicated defensive Default false	false
particle_cluster_manager_search_dist 256.0	developmentonly gamedll clientdll replicated defensive	Flags and default Flags developmentonly gamedll clientdll replicated defensive Default 256.0	256.0
save_async true	developmentonly gamedll defensive	Flags and default Flags developmentonly gamedll defensive Default true	true
autosave_fully_async true	developmentonly gamedll defensive	Set to 1 to have autosaves execute completely on the save thread, forces 'render only' mode while the save completes Flags and default Flags developmentonly gamedll defensive Default true	true
save_fake_hitch 0	developmentonly gamedll defensive	Force a busy wait for the specified number of milliseconds during save to simulate a hitch Flags and default Flags developmentonly gamedll defensive Default 0	0
sv_autosave true	developmentonly gamedll replicated defensive	Set to 1 to autosave game on level transition. Does not affect autosave triggers. Flags and default Flags developmentonly gamedll replicated defensive Default true	true
save_screenshot 2	developmentonly gamedll defensive	0 = none, 1 = non-autosave, 2 = always, 3 = bug_only Flags and default Flags developmentonly gamedll defensive Default 2	2
save_history_count 1	developmentonly gamedll defensive	Keep this many old copies in history of autosaves and quicksaves. Flags and default Flags developmentonly gamedll defensive Default 1	1
save_spew false	developmentonly gamedll clientdll replicated defensive	Flags and default Flags developmentonly gamedll clientdll replicated defensive Default false	false
save_maxarray_spew 10	gamedll release	Max number of array entries to spew when using SaveRestoreIO spewing. Flags and default Flags gamedll release Default 10	10
ent_messages_draw false	gamedll clientdll replicated cheat	Visualizes all entity input/output activity. Flags and default Flags gamedll clientdll replicated cheat Default false	false
net_showevents 0	developmentonly gamedll defensive	Dump game events to console (1=client only, 2=all). Flags and default Flags developmentonly gamedll defensive Default 0	0
net_showeventlisteners false	developmentonly gamedll defensive	Show listening addition/removals Flags and default Flags developmentonly gamedll defensive Default false	false
display_game_events false	gamedll cheat	Flags and default Flags gamedll cheat Default false	false
phys_visualize_traces false	gamedll clientdll replicated cheat	Flags and default Flags gamedll clientdll replicated cheat Default false	false
gamestats_file_output_directory	developmentonly gamedll defensive	When -gamestatsfileoutputonly is specified, file will be emitted here instead of to modpath Flags and default Flags developmentonly gamedll defensive Default —
path_simple_closest_point_on_path_debug false	developmentonly gamedll clientdll replicated	Flags and default Flags developmentonly gamedll clientdll replicated Default false	false
smoothstairs true	developmentonly gamedll clientdll replicated defensive	Smooth player eye z coordinate when traversing stairs. Flags and default Flags developmentonly gamedll clientdll replicated defensive Default true	true
sv_suppress_viewpunch false	developmentonly gamedll clientdll replicated cheat	Flags and default Flags developmentonly gamedll clientdll replicated cheat Default false	false
in_button_double_press_window 0.2	developmentonly gamedll clientdll replicated defensive	How short the time between presses needs to be for us to consider it a double-press Flags and default Flags developmentonly gamedll clientdll replicated defensive Default 0.2	0.2
sv_late_commands_allowed 5	gamedll release	Allow N late commands to run at 0 timescale prior to running an on-time command. Negative values for network round trip based calculation with a hard cap of the of absolute value Flags and default Flags gamedll release Default 5	5
in_spewinput 0	developmentonly gamedll clientdll replicated	Spew input, 0 = off, 1 = server, 2 = client, 3 = both Flags and default Flags developmentonly gamedll clientdll replicated Default 0	0
in_spewbuttondelta 0	developmentonly gamedll clientdll replicated	Spew button deltas, 0 = off, 1 = server, 2 = client, 3 = both Flags and default Flags developmentonly gamedll clientdll replicated Default 0	0
in_spewbuttonhold 0	developmentonly gamedll clientdll replicated	Spew button hold times, 0 = off, 1 = server, 2 = client, 3 = both Flags and default Flags developmentonly gamedll clientdll replicated Default 0	0
in_spewent -1	developmentonly gamedll clientdll replicated	Which entity should we spew input for? (Useful for debugging bot input) Flags and default Flags developmentonly gamedll clientdll replicated Default -1	-1
sv_condense_late_buttons true	developmentonly gamedll defensive	When condensing late commands. Should we compress multiple moves of button presses into the target move? Flags and default Flags developmentonly gamedll defensive Default true	true
sv_usercmd_custom_random_seed false	gamedll release	When enabled server will populate an additional random seed independent of the client Flags and default Flags gamedll release Default false	false
sv_noclipduringpause false	gamedll clientdll replicated cheat	If cheats are enabled, then you can noclip with the game paused (for doing screenshots, etc.). Flags and default Flags gamedll clientdll replicated cheat Default false	false
noclip_fixup true	gamedll cheat	Flags and default Flags gamedll cheat Default true	true