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Counter-Strike 2is a tactical first-person shooter where your team competes against another to either complete your mission, or wipe the enemy team out. You’ll need several mechanical skills such as movement and aim to beat your enemies. One thing that will affect your aim is your crosshair and how it looks.
In Counter-Strike 2, you’re given the ability to customize how your crosshair looks. You’ll be able to modify things like your crosshair’s color, shape, and size. Your crosshair’s visual style and how it reacts in-game is something you should customize according to your tastes and what works for you.
How To Customize Your Crosshair
In order to customize your crosshair in Counter-Strike 2, you’ll need tohead to the settings menu. From the main lobby, you can access the settings menu byclicking on the gear icon in the upper-left cornerof the screen.
In the settings menu, you’ll need to head to theGame tab. You’ll find thecrosshair customization tabunder the Game tab.
On the top of the crosshair menu, you’ll see thecurrent look of your crosshair. You canchange the background image of the crosshairto see how it’ll look againstthe colors of the different maps.
The first option you’ll be able to customize is your crosshair style:
About
Classic
This crosshair iscross-shaped and reacts to your movement by moving in and outin order to visually display youraccuracy while moving.
Classic Static
This crosshair is similar to the classic cross-shaped crosshair, but itremains static and does not react to movement.
Legacy
This crosshair willreact dynamically and adjust in size as you fire your weaponin order to display recoil visually. This is a good way to see therecoil calculations of different weapons.
The movement of the dynamic crosshairs can bedistracting for many players. If you find that too much is happening on your screen,choose the Classic Static crosshair.
you’re able to also customize your crosshair according to how it reacts to the game:
Friendly Fire Reticle Warning
Can be set to"Always On"or"Always Off". Turning this setting on will have your crosshair display a warning in the form of a crosswhenever your crosshair is on a teammate.
Follow Recoil
Can be set to"Yes"or"No". Turning this setting on will have your crosshairfollow the recoil of your guninstead of staying static on your screen.
Deployed Weapon Gap
Can be set to"Yes"or"No". Turning this on will have yourcrosshair gap update dynamicallybased on what weapon you’re using.
There are also several options you will be given to customize how your crosshair looks:
Center Dot
Toggling this on willadd a dot in the centerof your crosshair.
Length
You’ll be able to adjusthow long the ends of your crosshair areusing this feature.
Thickness
You’ll be able to adjust thethickness of the lines of your crosshairusing this feature.
Gap
You’ll be able towiden or shorten the gapbetween the lines of your crosshair and its center using this option.
Outline
You can toggle this on or off using the checkboxto the left of the slider. This option will also allow you to adjust thethickness of the outlineof your crosshair.
Color
You’ll be able to change the color of your crosshair by adjusting thereds, greens, and blues using their respective sliders.
Alpha
You can toggle this on or off using the checkboxto the left of the slider. Increasing your alpha’s value will make your crosshairmore opaque, while decreasing the alpha’s value will make itmore transparent.
T Style
This option can be set to"Yes"or"No". Using the T Style willremove the top line of your crosshair. This may help yousee the heads of your opponentsbetter.
ensure that youtest your crosshair out on different mapsto see how visible they’ll be against different colors. A dot-shaped crosshair can still be clearly visibleif you pick an appropriate color.
The last options on your crosshair menu will affect your view while in spectator mode:
Show Player Crosshairs
Can be set to"No",“Friends and Party”, or"Everyone". This will allow you to set whether you’ll see thepersonal crosshair of the player you’re spectatingor not.
Show my crosshair when spectating bots
Can be set to"Always",“When I can take over bot”, or"Never". This will allow you to haveyour own crosshair displayed while spectating a botor not.
If at any point, you’d like toundo the changesyou’ve made to your crosshair, or you’d like toreset all the settings back to their default, you’ll be able to do so easily.
Head back to thetop of the crosshair customization menuwhere your current crosshair is displayed. On the lower-right corner, you’ll find the"Undo Changes"and"Reset"options that will allow you toreturn your crosshair to previous styles.
How To Share Your Crosshair Style
Each crosshair will have its ownunique code. These codes can becopied and imported into another player’s crosshair profile.
If someone likes your crosshair and would like your code, you can easilycopy your code from the crosshair customization menu. You simply need to head to the top of the crosshair customization menu where your crosshair is displayed.
On the lower-right corner, you’ll find an option to"Share or Import". Click on that option and select"Copy Your Code". You’ll be able to see your personal crosshair codewhile hovering over this option.
How To Copy Another Player’s Crosshair
The ability to copy a crosshair code is a great feature becauseyou won’t have to manually adjust the settings yourselfto get your crosshair to look similar to one you’ve found and would like to try. This means that you can evencopy the crosshair codes of your favorite pro players.
To import another player’s crosshair, click on the"Share or Import"option on the top of the crosshair customization menu. This will open a menu with an empty field where you will bepasting another player’s crosshair code.
Search for a crosshair code you’d like to use. Some pro players have crosshair codes they’ve used or are using available online.
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What Kind Of Crosshair Should You Pick
Your crosshair is reallyup to your taste, but there are some settings that you can try just to get started on your crosshair customization.
Generally, you’ll want a crosshair that willstand out from the background without obstructing much of your view. You should pick a color thatwon’t blend in with the backgroundon the different maps.Cyan or green aregood options for this.
Some players will completelyforego the cross of the crosshair, replacing it with asingle dotinstead. This is a good way to see more of what you’re aiming at, but you shouldmake sure it’s still clearly visible to you.
Picking aclassic static crosshair styleis also a good option forminimizing distractions and improving your aim. With so many things moving on your screen, you may want a crosshair thatdoes not react dynamically to your movement and recoil.
If you’re having trouble deciding on a crosshair style,you may start by picking a pro’s crosshair, and then modifying it to suit your tastes. Then, hop onto aDeathmatchto see if the crosshair works for you in-game.
