Network Commands

This console command brings up a graph on your screen displaying stats like FPS, ping and choke. It is similar to using your net graph.

This console command brings up a display panel on your screen that displays various technical statistics about CS:GO and your network. Entering -showbudget will hide the panel.

Using this cheat command brings up a display on the left side of your screen that displays statistics about your game textures on a per frame basis. These include skybox textures, world textures and more. -showbudget_texture will hide this graph.

This command will summon a technical display onto your screen giving you detailed statistics on textures in CS:GO. You can dismiss is with the -showbudget_texture_global command.

This console command causes a graph to appear on the right side of your screen display an assortment of technical statistics about CS:GO's rendering and popups. The command -vgui_drawtree will hide the display.

This command is used to dismiss the show budget graph that is brought up with the command +showbudget.

This is the command used to dismiss the statistics panel that +showbudget_texture summons.

This console command is what will dismiss the panel that +showbudget_texture_global will put on your screen.

Hides the graph produced when using the +showvprof command.

This command dismisses the display produced by the +vgui_drawtree.

This console command bans the specified IP from the server for the specified amount of minutes. Specify 0 as the amount of minutes to ban permanently.

This command does not work, or its function is unknown.

This command does not work, or its function is unknown.

Produces several statistics in your developer console about the status of your CSM.

This command summons a debug graph to the left side of your screen in game.

This console command is used to compensate for server-side lag that can affect weapon performance. It can't be adjusted while playing, meaning you need to be in spectator mode or on the main menu.

This command sets the amount of time the game client will wait before resending a connection attempt, should the previous one have failed.

This command is used to override the IP that binds TV ports on servers with multiple hosts.

This command allows you to set the IP address and port number for a remote host to use.

This command allows you to remove an IP address and port number for a remote host.

This console command is used to set your max preferred ping when connecting to matchmaking servers. It can be beneficial to adjust this command if you find yourself being put in laggy servers.

This command sets whether or not multicast is enabled. Default is 1 (enabled).

This command can be used to block incoming messages (network messages, not chat messages). Default is 0 (disabled). 1 would disable all messages. You can specify a network message name to block only that message.

This command prints to console network channel information.

This command, if enabled, will end a connection (e.g. kick a player) when the client sends too much data (causing a buffer overrun). Default is 0 (disabled).

This command will drop the specified amount of packets. If you were to enter 10, the next 10 packets your client receives would be dropped.

This command prints to console debug information about network events.

This command will will cause your client to "jitter" (fake lag) for the specified amount of milliseconds.

This command will simulate lag (high latency/packet delay) for the specified amount of milliseconds.

This command will simulate packet loss on the specified percentage of packets (i.e. 50% would drop 50% of packets).

This command will enable (set to 1) and disable (set to 0) the net graph display, which shows ping, FPS and other client variables.

This command sets the height of the net graph display in pixels. This is the amount of pixels it will be from the bottom of the screen. Default is 64.

This command sets the amount of seconds that the latency graph should represent. Default is 400.

This command sets the position of the screen the netgraph display is placed at. Default is position 1 (right corner). Left corner is 0. Middle is 2.

This command sets whether or not net graph font should be made proportional. Default is 1 (enabled).

This command sets whether or not interpolation should be shown in net_graph (when on a setting above net_graph 1).

This command sets whether or not latency should be shown in net_graph (when on a setting above net_graph 1).

This command, if set to 1, will draw the server framerate graph. Default is 0 (disabled).

This command sets whether or not the net graph display is solid. Default is enabled (1).

The command sets whether or not the text fields like FPS, etc should be drawn in net_graph. Default is 1 (enabled).

This command sets the maximum packet size for the client before they are split.

This command sets the public IP of the server (NAT/DHCP).

This command, if set to 1 (default 0), will enable the printing of information about reliable sounds to the console.

This command, if set to 1 (default 0), will enable the printing of information about split packets to the developer console.

This command, if set to 1 (default 0), will enable the printing of information about UDP packets to the console.

This command, if set to 1 (default 0), will enable the printing of information about OOB UDP packets to the console.

This command, if set to 1 (default 0), will enable the printing of information about remote UDP packets to the console.

The maximum amount of fragments (parts) of a split packet that can be sent/read each server frame.

This command will start multiplayer network sockets.

This command prints to console information about your network.

This command will set whether or not steam connections are allowed to attempt to use relay servers as fallback. Default is 1 (enabled).

Enables a new client-side clock synchronization strategy that aims to maintain a specific receive margin for improved network performance.

This command sets the maximum number of ticks the client's clock is allowed to drift from the server's clock before it automatically corrects itself to match the server clock. It's primarily a cheat or debug command useful in development or testing scenarios.

This command decides the duration in seconds over which the game should spread out retry attempts for peer-to-peer (P2P) network connections.

This command controls how the client handles the command queue size for games that use a command queue system for user commands (CUserCmds). Setting it to -1 disables the command queue, 0 allows the server to decide, and any other positive value requests a specific minimum queue size.

Sets the minimum time in seconds that must elapse before printing a prediction error summary. Setting it to 0 disables this feature.

Sets the threshold for considering the packet delivery anomaly rate as 'poor'. The range is from 0 to 100.

This command controls whether to display the packet delivery anomaly (loss or out-of-order) rate on the HUD. It can be set to never show, only show under poor conditions, or always show.

Enables the display of interpolation profile timing, primarily useful for debugging or analyzing the network interpolation.

Controls the number of ticks of delay for server snapshots and user commands, indirectly setting the value of cl_interp_ratio which should not be modified directly.

This command adjusts the rate of positional interpolation for observed entities, impacting how smoothly they move in the observer's view.

This command, when executed, likely affects the timing or reset mechanism for a specific redemption feature within the game, although the precise effect is not detailed without further context.

Enables a new method for pacing out user commands. This method ensures a packet is always prepared and attempts to send it to achieve a desired server receive margin.

Determines the interval at which information about the tick packet receive margin is output. A value of 0 disables this output.

Specifies the maximum number of client user commands (CUserCmds) that can be sent in a single client move message. This impacts how many actions the client can send to the server at once.

This command is used to connect to a remote HLTV (Half-Life Television) server, typically for watching live or recorded matches through the game's spectator system.

Specifies the tolerable buffer bloat in milliseconds before the system starts pushing the rate down to accommodate.

Sets the maximum milliseconds of buffer bloat before the system resets and discards buffered user commands to prevent delays or issues with command processing.

Sets the minimum buffer queue target size, impacting server performance and network traffic handling.

This command allows the server hostname to be shown in the client's status information.

This command is used to set a delay and URI of a listener to receive logs via HTTP POST. The URI must be wrapped in double quotes.

This command lists all registered network messages, which is useful for debugging network communications and understanding the scope of information being exchanged in the game.

This command is used to display information about a network message either by specifying its classname or ID. It is primarily useful for debugging network-related issues.

Allows to get or set SteamNetworkingSockets options such as fake packet lag and loss. Useful for testing network conditions.

Prints the current ping times to Steam Datagram Relay (SDR) points of presence, as well as the selected network route, in the console.

This command activates or deactivates the net message validation, which is commonly used for debugging purposes to ensure that network messages are correctly formatted and valid.

Sets the maximum number of rays that can be traced for volumetric occlusion by Steam Audio, which affects how sound is occluded by the game environment.

This command is used to print the current game status, including player and server information, in JSON format for easier parsing and automation tasks.

Specifies the data center cluster in which the server is located. Mainly used for networking optimization and server management.

This command configures how many late commands are permitted to run at a 0 time scale before an on-time command is executed. It supports negative values for calculations based on network round trip, with a limit set to the absolute value of the input.

This command configures the server to track individual field offset changes for network variables, rather than using a single 'dirty flag' for an entire entity. This can improve networking efficiency in some scenarios.

Used to enforce validation of each 'StateChanged' event against known offsets, ensuring data integrity in state changes.

Displays statistics about entity packing in the game; used for debugging and optimizing network performance. The command can also clear current statistics when provided with a specific argument.

This command sets a maximum range to Potentially Visible Set (PVS) and Potentially Audible Set (PAS) checks, which can influence network optimization and the visibility/audio of objects and entities in the game.

This command is used to monitor the NetworkStateChanged information for a specific entity based on its index.

Sets the frequency, in seconds, at which keyframes and delta fragments are sent to the broadcast relay server.

Sets the maximum number of simultaneous HTTP requests for broadcast1 in flight to avoid server performance degradation due to network issues. Exceeding this limit results in new requests being dropped.

This command is used to specify which player's voice messages can be heard when watching a game through SourceTV. By default, no player voices are heard.

This command sets the high 32 bits of a bitfield representing player slots from which to listen to voice messages when connected to SourceTV. By default, no slots are set to listen.

This command is used to bypass the secure challenge on the TV port, which is often related to network security settings for game broadcasting.

This command, when set to a non-empty value, facilitates an easy connection for the VConsole to a dedicated server. It is primarily used for server administration and debugging purposes.