Accessing the CS:GO Console (csgo)

csgo_console_howto.txt

How to open the developer console in CS:GO

Here’s a simple step by step guide to help you open the developer console through the options menu in-game.

1. Once you’ve launched CS:GO, you’ll be brought to a main menu screen.
2. Click the settings cog at the bottom left of the screen and then head on over to the “Game Settings” tab.
3. Scan through the list until you see the “Enable Developer Console” option and set it to “Yes”.
4. Now that you’ve done this, make sure you click “Apply” at the bottom of the screen before moving on.
5. Now select “Keyboard and Mouse” settings.
6. Search for the “Toggle Console” option at the bottom of the page, click on it and bind it to the key you’d feel most comfortable with. Try and avoid clashing it with another if possible, as this’ll make life much easier!
7. Again, click “Apply” before closing the options screen and heading back to the main menu.
8. Nice, all done.

If you’ve followed these instructions precisely, just press the button you’ve bound the console to and it’ll bring it up regardless of whether you’re in-game or not.
Credit: https://www.metabomb.net/csgo/gameplay-guides/csgo-how-to-open-the-command-console-2


Pausing server side

```
rcon mp_pause_match
rcon sv_pausable 1
rcon pause
```

mp_unpause_match
unpause