CadiaN’s settings, crosshair, and viewmodel for CS:GO

Sometimes, all you need is the expertise of a veteran.

CadiaN screaming at the monitor after winning a round at BLAST.tv Paris CS:GO Major.
Photo by Stephanie Lindgren via BLAST

Heroic’s captain and AWPer cadiaN is one of the most passionate CS:GO pros out there. At the same time, he’s a true veteran in the scene, having played in the first Major at DreamHack Winter 2013. He has been playing the game since the very beginning, which makes him a perfect example to follow if you’re looking up new settings that work best in today’s meta.

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Currently, cadiaN’s the in-game leader of Heroic, who have been consistently securing grand finals appearances and cemented themselves as one of the best teams in the world in 2023. And while they have only secured one trophy in 2023—BLAST Premier Spring Finals—if they maintain their form, more silverware should be waiting for them in the future, most likely in Counter-Strike 2.

The Dane has played many roles throughout his career but has settled as an AWPer for over five years. If you want to play with the AWP as well, some of cadiaN’s configs such as crosshair and video settings might help you optimize your CS:GO setup.

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Without further ado, here’s every relevant setting cadiaN has in CS:GO, including his crosshair, mouse sensitivity, viewmodel, and config. Remember that some of the settings are purely down to preference, so you might want to make adjustments if it doesn’t fit you.

Here’s cadiaN’s full list of video, mouse, crosshair, and viewmodel settings in CS:GO.

CadiaN’s video settings

Monitor settings

Resolution1280×960
Texture Quality4:3
Scaling ModeStretched
HZ240
Zowie XL2546K

Mouse settings

DPI400
Sensitivity2.4
eDPI960
Raw InputOn
Hz1000
Zoom Sensitivity1
Windows Sensitivity6
Mouse AccelerationOff
Logitech G Pro X Superlight Black

Video settings

Color ModeComputer Monitor
Brightness100 percent
Display ModeFullscreen
Global Shadow QualityMedium
Model/Texture DetailLow
Texture StreamingEnabled
Effect DetailLow
Shadow DetailLow
Boost Player ContrastEnabled
Multicore RenderingEnabled
Multisampling Anti-Aliasing Mode4x MSAA
FXAA Anti-AliasingDisabled
Texture Filtering ModeAnisotropic 8x
Wait for Vertical SyncDisabled
Motion BlurDisabled
Triple-Monitor ModeDisabled
Use Uber ShadersEnabled
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

CadiaN’s crosshair settings

Copy and paste the following text into your console and press enter to activate cadiaN’s crosshair settings. Here’s how to open the console in CS:GO.

  • cl_crosshair_drawoutline 0; cl_crosshairalpha 255; cl_crosshaircolor 2; cl_crosshaircolor_b 50; cl_crosshaircolor_g 250; cl_crosshaircolor_r 250; cl_crosshairdot 0; cl_crosshairgap -2; cl_crosshairsize 2.5; cl_crosshairstyle 4; cl_crosshairthickness 1.1; cl_crosshair_sniper_width 2;

Viewmodel

  • viewmodel_fov 68; viewmodel_offset_x 2.5; viewmodel_offset_y 0; viewmodel_offset_z -1.5; viewmodel_presetpos 3; cl_viewmodel_shift_left_amt 1.5; cl_viewmodel_shift_right_amt 0.75; viewmodel_recoil 0; cl_righthand 1;

CL_BOB

  • cl_bob_lower_amt 5; cl_bobamt_lat 0.33; cl_bobamt_vert 0.14; cl_bobcycle 0.98;
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Mateusz Miter
Freelance Writer at Dot Esports. Mateusz previously worked for numerous outlets and gaming-adjacent companies, including ESL. League of Legends or CS:GO? He loves them both. In fact, he wonders which game he loves more every day. He wanted to go pro years ago, but somewhere along the way decided journalism was the more sensible option—and he was right.
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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.