The Big Counter Strike Global Offensive Guide

The Big CS:GO Guide

Copyright 2017 © Tarun Agarwal

Index

About

The Game

Maps

Weapons

Tips and Tactics

Glossary

About this book

What started out as a short guide for the Steam Workshop turned into an in-depth compendium about the world of the most successful first-person shooter: Counter-Strike.

This guide is focusing (although not exclusively) on Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.

It covers every step from your first time starting the game all the way into the little details, tips and tricks which make this game so special. Even if you are already experienced and are fighting your way up the ranking system, you can still use this book as a reference and source for new tactics or statistics.

This book is and will always remain free to download and will supply you with up-to-date information as it is under constant review. Read through the six chapters of this book to dive into the game and become one of the best players!

Part 1: The game

Let's start this book with a short trip down memory-lane.

Counter-Strike was created back in 1999, when Minh Le and Jess Cliffe created it as a mod to the game Half-Life. They were later both employed by Valve before moving on to new projects. Even though they parted ways with Valve, they shaped the early years of Counter-Strike and laid the foundation for what the game is today. Minh Le who is also known by his nickname Gooseman is remembered with a graffiti mural on the map de_dust2 which became the call-out for that particular spot.

Since then, a lot of things changed and together with the ever-growing community, Valve keeps on developing the game as one of their main titles next to Dota 2.

How to play

In this chapter, we will take a look at the fundamentals of the game. Most importantly the controls and different game-modes that Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has to offer.

Controls

When you first start a playing a new game you usually go with the default controls. If you however have always used different settings, you might as well change them even before playing