What are the launch options

Launch options are parameters that you set for steam games in order to change languages, run autoexecs, etc... Back in the they, these used to have significant impact on your game, but these days that’s no longer the case apart from perhaps ‘-novid’ which basically just turns off the intro of the game.

We need to be careful when copying launch parameters from the internet because old launch parameter which seemed to do magic to your fps back in the day either have no impact or its use has been discouraged by Valve developers.

Recommended launch options

These are the launch options that we recommend.

-tickrate 128 -novid -refresh 144

-tickrate 128 any server you create in-game will be running in 128 ticks.

-novid skips the video played when you opens CS:GO.

-refresh <144/60> set it to 144 or 60 depending on your screens refresh rate.

-language english change english for any other language or custom language if you want to run CS:GO in a different language than that of Steam.

exec autoexec.cfg if we have an autoexec file we want it to run when we open CS:GO

Other launch options

WARNING

Some of this commands might make no difference in your game experience, some could give you a couple FPS and others could deduct you another couple of FPS.

Generally, the less launch options you use, the better, but feel free to try them out.

-console enables the console and makes it visible when you open the game. Some people like to have it to make sure their autoexec has loaded.

-high will launch the game in high-priority mode. This could work for low-end computers. Try it out and if you see no gain, remove it.

-threads <number of cores/threads> sets the number of threads of your CPU the game should use. I have not gained FPS with this option but again, feel free to try it out.

-full / -fullscreen makes the game run in fullscreen mode. You should set this from the game menu.

-windowed / -window / -sw / -startwindowed makes the game run in window mode. You should set this from the game menu.

-noborder removes the Windows border if running on window mode.

-nod3d9ex used to make alt-tabbing faster. Its enabled by default.

-autoconfig resets the custom settings from the game.