How to do Michael Jackson peek in CS2

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CS2’s hilarious but effective Michael Jackson peek has taken over social media, and one player has figured out the exact commands for anybody at home to pull off the peek consistently.

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All players have to do to peek like the King of Pop when playing CS2 is follow T1ckbase‘s custom config. Throughout this guide, we’ll teach you how to set up the config for the Michael Jackson peek in CS2 and explain why this visual bug is OP.

How to do Michael Jackson peek in CS2

To do the Michael Jackson peek in CS2, you first need to copy the binds and alias below and paste them into your autoexec:

  1. Copy the following commands:
    • alias “check_mj_forward_1” “forwardback 0 0 0”
    • alias “check_mj_back_1” “forwardback 0 0 0”
    • alias “check_mj_left_1” “rightleft 0 0 0”
    • alias “check_mj_right_1″ rightleft 0 0 0”
    • alias “check_mj_forward_2” “”
    • alias “check_mj_back_2” “”
    • alias “check_mj_left_2” “”
    • alias “check_mj_right_2” “”
    • alias “check_mj_forward_3” “+forward”
    • alias “check_mj_back_3” “+back”
    • alias “check_mj_left_3” “+left”
    • alias “check_mj_right_3” “+right”
    • alias “+mj_forward” “check_mj_forward_3; forwardback 0.5 0 0; alias check_mj_forward_1 forwardback 0.5 0 0; alias check_mj_forward_2 +forward”
    • alias “+mj_back” “check_mj_back_3; forwardback -0.5 0 0; alias check_mj_back_1 forwardback -0.5 0 0; alias check_mj_back_2 +back”
    • alias “+mj_left” “check_mj_left_3; rightleft -0.5 0 0; alias check_mj_left_1 rightleft -0.5 0 0; alias check_mj_left_2 +left”
    • alias “+mj_right” “check_mj_right_3; rightleft 0.5 0 0; alias check_mj_right_1 rightleft 0.5 0 0; alias check_mj_right_2 +right”
    • alias “-mj_forward” “-forward; check_mj_back_1; alias check_mj_forward_1 forwardback 0 0 0; alias check_mj_forward_2”
    • alias “-mj_back” “-back; check_mj_forward_1; alias check_mj_back_1 forwardback 0 0 0; alias check_mj_back_2”
    • alias “-mj_left” “-left; check_mj_right_1; alias check_mj_left_1 rightleft 0 0 0; alias check_mj_left_2”
    • alias “-mj_right” “-right; check_mj_left_1; alias check_mj_right_1 rightleft 0 0 0; alias check_mj_right_2”
    • alias “+michael_jackson” “-forward; -back; -left; -right; alias check_mj_forward_3; alias check_mj_back_3; alias check_mj_left_3; alias check_mj_right_3”
    • alias “-michael_jackson” “check_mj_forward_2; check_mj_back_2; check_mj_left_2; check_mj_right_2; alias check_mj_forward_3 +forward; alias check_mj_back_3 +back; alias check_mj_left_3 +left; alias check_mj_right_3 +right”
    • bind “w” “+mj_forward”
    • bind “s” “+mj_back”
    • bind “a” “+mj_left”
    • bind “d” “+mj_right”
    • bind “alt” “+michael_jackson”
  2. Paste all the commands into your autoexec. It’s generally located in C:\Programs\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Global Offensive\game\csgo\cfg\autoexec.cfg.
    • If you don’t have an autoexec file, simply create a new text file and save it as “autoexec.cfg”.
  3. After launching CS2, open the game’s console and type “exec autoexec” to make sure the commands for the Michael Jackson peek are enabled.
  4. You can be peek like Michael Jackson when you press “ALT” between strafing with “A” and “D” as all the commands are set.
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Why the Michael Jackson peek is overpowered in CS2

The reason why the Michael Jackson peek is OP is because it’s harder to kill enemies if their body is falling to the ground. Naturally, you should be aiming at the character’s head, but if someone is doing the Michael Jackson peek, you’ll be caught off guard and most likely die before adjusting your aim.

Will Valve ban people from doing the Michael Jackson peek?

Valve will most likely not ban the players doing the Michael Jackson peek in CS2 because it’s only possible due to a visual bug in CS2. The developer, however, will likely fix the bug in the near future and players will no longer be able to do the Michael Jackson peek.

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Leonardo Biazzi
Staff writer and CS:GO lead. Leonardo has been passionate about games since he was a kid and graduated in Journalism in 2018. Before Leonardo joined Dot Esports in 2019, he worked for Brazilian outlet Globo Esporte. Leonardo also worked for HLTV.org between 2020 and 2021 as a senior writer, until he returned to Dot Esports and became part of the staff team.