CS Cross-Hair Guide

[BS®]

Cross Hair:

Why is the crosshair important?

 

In a First Person Shooter, no object on your HUD is more valuable than your crosshair. It is your way of targeting exactly on the screen where you want to shoot. This is especially important for newer players as it takes time and guidance to get a feel for aiming in Counter-Strike.

Picking the right size

 

No player can tell you what cross-hair size will work for you, so it’s best to try out a few and see how you do. I personally prefer having my crosshair set  to big size because it helps me playing better with deagle and several other weapons. If you want your aim to be a bit more accurate you should use small . In retrospect if you prefer to burst fire your shots, you’ll demand a greater accuracy, so it’s better to go for a smaller sized crosshair setting.

 

Some common Counter-Strike  crosshair console settings:

 

    cl_crosshairscale “0″ – This is the default value for Counter-Strike 1.6 and Source

    cl_crosshairscale “1000″ – This is a good value for people who tend to spray more

    cl_crosshairscale “1700″ – The value that I use: a good mix between accuracy and controlling recoil.

    cl_crosshairscale “3500″ – Very small, does not show effects of recoil much, but again, very accurate.

 

What color is the best?

 

No color is really the best, but I’ve heard that red, yellow and green are the more ‘noticable’ colors. That been said, what it really comes down to is choosing a color that really makes the cross-hair stand out which is very dependent on whatever particular map you’re playing. For example, if you’re playing a dark map, choose a lighter color and on a bright map choose a darker one.

    cl_crosshaircolor “0″ – Green – Default crosshair color

    cl_crosshaircolor “1″ – Red

    cl_crosshaircolor “2″ – Dark Blue

    cl_crosshaircolor “3″ – Yellow

    cl_crosshaircolor “4″ – Light Blue – I personally use this setting

 

A really good way to train your Counterstrike aiming awareness is by disabling the crosshair entirely. Now I’m not saying turn it off and leave it off forever, but rather train yourself to “just know” where the crosshair exists without actually relying on it.

 

This skill is great to train if you want to master and control your recoil. This technique is also useful in other situations, specifically when ‘noscoping’ with an Awp. Remember that truly good players barely even need to play with a cross-hair at all as they have adapted their aim to just ‘feel’ where they would like to shoot. If you master this practice you’re one step closer to becoming an FPSPr0.

[quanghuy0490]

So nice topic.

 

Some common Counter-Strike  crosshair console settings:

 

    cl_crosshairscale “0″ – This is the default value for Counter-Strike 1.6 and Source

    cl_crosshairscale “1000″ – This is a good value for people who tend to spray more

    cl_crosshairscale “1700″ – The value that I use: a good mix between accuracy and controlling recoil.

    cl_crosshairscale “3500″ – Very small, does not show effects of recoil much, but again, very accurate.

I'm usually use the vallue "1000", oh, Am I a newbie ;) ? probably I like it when i started to play cs :D

What color is the best?

 

No color is really the best, but I’ve heard that red, yellow and green are the more ‘noticable’ colors. That been said, what it really comes down to is choosing a color that really makes the cross-hair stand out which is very dependent on whatever particular map you’re playing. For example, if you’re playing a dark map, choose a lighter color and on a bright map choose a darker one.

    cl_crosshaircolor “0″ – Green – Default crosshair color

    cl_crosshaircolor “1″ – Red

    cl_crosshaircolor “2″ – Dark Blue

    cl_crosshaircolor “3″ – Yellow

    cl_crosshaircolor “4″ – Light Blue – I personally use this setting

Your opinion is very accurate, "a dark map, choose a lighter color and on a bright map choose a darker one"

I like the Blue, light blue and dark blue, it's so clear.

Thanks !