Connecting to Games through the Developer Console
To connect to the CS:GO servers, make sure that your developer console is enabled. To enable the console, go to the Options menu in-game. Under Game Settings set the “Enable Developer Console (~)” option to yes.
Accessing the Developer Console
To access the console in-game, press the “ ` “ (tilde) key. To change the key used, access the key-mapping options in-game. If the tilde key does not work for accessing the console, double-check your keybinds.
Connecting through the Developer Console
Bring up the developer console. Next, paste the connect information provided in the match chat into the text box and press enter to be placed into the server.
Console Commands
These commands are accessed directly from the game chat. To use them, input the required command and press enter. Abuse of the commands is prohibited and may result in forfeits or other disciplinary action being taken.
!ready |
Marks a player as ready to begin a map |
!unready |
Marks a player as not ready to begin a map |
!pause |
Requests a freeze time pause |
!unpause |
Requests an unpause. Requires the other team to confirm |
!stay |
Elects to stay after a knife round win |
!swap / !switch |
Elects to swap team side after a knife round win |
!forceready |
force readies your team, letting your team start regardless of player numbers/whether they are ready |