If you would like to record your CS:Source game or play someone else's recordings, follow the below instructions:
*** TO RECORD WHILE PLAYING SOURCE GAMES ***
1. Open the Developer Console (aka: Console - use the ~ key if enabled)
2. Type record filename (filename is the name you want to call the demo file)
3. With the console still open, type STATUS. This will list all the Steam IDs of the players in the game, including a cheaters in cases where the demo is being made for a ban submission to our Admin Staff. This is an absolute must to make sure we capture the cheaters STEAMID correctly for the ban.
3. Close console and play the game while spectating from the cheater's first person view so we can see what he's doing.
4. When finished recording, open console again and type stop.
5. The file while be saved to your c:\program files\steam\steamapps\steamuser\counter-strike source\cstrike folder as a .dem file (steamuser is whatever your Steam account name is)
NOTE ABOUT RECORDING DEMOS: Demo files can be very large if allowed to run a long time. If you intend to upload your demo, keep the time to an absolute minimum so you it won't take forever to upload. If you intend to upload, I recommend no more than 30-seconds of recording time.
WHEN RECORDING HACKERS: Again, make sure you type "status" in console at the beginning of the demo while it's recording. This will show the STEAM IDs of all players so we know the STEAM ID of the hacker for a future ban. A 30-second hacker recording should be plenty of time to see if they're cheating. A 5-minute demo is optimal though.
*** TO PLAY A SOURCE DEMO FILE ***(.dem)
1. Make sure your file is located in your c:\program files\steam\steamapps\steamuser\counter-strike source\cstrike folder. If you download someone else's Source demo, this is where you'd put the file so you can play it and start CS:Source. You don't need to enter a server, just start it and get to the Main Menu.
2. Open the Console and type playdemo filename.dem (filename is the name of the .dem file you want to watch)
3 Close console and watch the demo. To stop it before it ends, type stop in console, or just let it play to the end.
NOTE ABOUT PLAYING DEMOS: When demos are playing, you can navigate around just like you're in Spectactor Mode as if you are actually in a server playing a live game. You can also change player views as well using your spectator controls. Also use If you would like to record your CS:Source game or play someone else's recordings, follow the below instructions:
*** TO RECORD WHILE PLAYING SOURCE GAMES ***
1. Open the Developer Console (aka: Console - use the ~ key if enabled)
2. Type record filename (filename is the name you want to call the demo file)
3. With the console still open, type STATUS. This will list all the Steam IDs of the players in the game, including a cheaters in cases where the demo is being made for a ban submission to our Admin Staff. This is an absolute must to make sure we capture the cheaters STEAMID correctly for the ban.
3. Close console and play the game while spectating from the cheater's first person view so we can see what he's doing.
4. When finished recording, open console again and type stop.
5. The file while be saved to your c:\program files\steam\steamapps\steamuser\counter-strike source\cstrike folder as a .dem file (steamuser is whatever your Steam account name is)
NOTE ABOUT RECORDING DEMOS: Demo files can be very large if allowed to run a long time. If you intend to upload your demo, keep the time to an absolute minimum so you it won't take forever to upload. If you intend to upload, I recommend no more than 3 Minutes of recording time.
WHEN RECORDING HACKERS: Again, make sure you type "status" in console at the beginning of the demo while it's recording. This will show the STEAM IDs of all players so we know the STEAM ID of the hacker for a future ban. A 30-second hacker recording should be plenty of time to see if they're cheating.
*** TO PLAY A SOURCE DEMO FILE ***(.dem)
1. Make sure your file is located in your c:\program files\steam\steamapps\steamuser\counter-strike source\cstrike folder. If you download someone else's Source demo, this is where you'd put the file so you can play it and start CS:Source. You don't need to enter a server, just start it and get to the Main Menu.
2. Open the Console and type playdemo filename.dem (filename is the name of the .dem file you want to watch)
3 Close console and watch the demo. To stop it before it ends, type stop in console, or just let it play to the end.
NOTE ABOUT PLAYING DEMOS: When demos are playing, you can navigate around just like you're in Spectactor Mode as if you are actually in a server playing a live game. You can also change player views as well using your spectator controls. Also use the console command r_drawothermodels 2 to see other players through walls. This will help you ID wall hackers.
Enjoy!
*** TO RECORD WHILE PLAYING SOURCE GAMES ***
1. Open the Developer Console (aka: Console - use the ~ key if enabled)
2. Type record filename (filename is the name you want to call the demo file)
3. With the console still open, type STATUS. This will list all the Steam IDs of the players in the game, including a cheaters in cases where the demo is being made for a ban submission to our Admin Staff. This is an absolute must to make sure we capture the cheaters STEAMID correctly for the ban.
3. Close console and play the game while spectating from the cheater's first person view so we can see what he's doing.
4. When finished recording, open console again and type stop.
5. The file while be saved to your c:\program files\steam\steamapps\steamuser\counter-strike source\cstrike folder as a .dem file (steamuser is whatever your Steam account name is)
NOTE ABOUT RECORDING DEMOS: Demo files can be very large if allowed to run a long time. If you intend to upload your demo, keep the time to an absolute minimum so you it won't take forever to upload. If you intend to upload, I recommend no more than 30-seconds of recording time.
WHEN RECORDING HACKERS: Again, make sure you type "status" in console at the beginning of the demo while it's recording. This will show the STEAM IDs of all players so we know the STEAM ID of the hacker for a future ban. A 30-second hacker recording should be plenty of time to see if they're cheating. A 5-minute demo is optimal though.
*** TO PLAY A SOURCE DEMO FILE ***(.dem)
1. Make sure your file is located in your c:\program files\steam\steamapps\steamuser\counter-strike source\cstrike folder. If you download someone else's Source demo, this is where you'd put the file so you can play it and start CS:Source. You don't need to enter a server, just start it and get to the Main Menu.
2. Open the Console and type playdemo filename.dem (filename is the name of the .dem file you want to watch)
3 Close console and watch the demo. To stop it before it ends, type stop in console, or just let it play to the end.
NOTE ABOUT PLAYING DEMOS: When demos are playing, you can navigate around just like you're in Spectactor Mode as if you are actually in a server playing a live game. You can also change player views as well using your spectator controls. Also use If you would like to record your CS:Source game or play someone else's recordings, follow the below instructions:
*** TO RECORD WHILE PLAYING SOURCE GAMES ***
1. Open the Developer Console (aka: Console - use the ~ key if enabled)
2. Type record filename (filename is the name you want to call the demo file)
3. With the console still open, type STATUS. This will list all the Steam IDs of the players in the game, including a cheaters in cases where the demo is being made for a ban submission to our Admin Staff. This is an absolute must to make sure we capture the cheaters STEAMID correctly for the ban.
3. Close console and play the game while spectating from the cheater's first person view so we can see what he's doing.
4. When finished recording, open console again and type stop.
5. The file while be saved to your c:\program files\steam\steamapps\steamuser\counter-strike source\cstrike folder as a .dem file (steamuser is whatever your Steam account name is)
NOTE ABOUT RECORDING DEMOS: Demo files can be very large if allowed to run a long time. If you intend to upload your demo, keep the time to an absolute minimum so you it won't take forever to upload. If you intend to upload, I recommend no more than 3 Minutes of recording time.
WHEN RECORDING HACKERS: Again, make sure you type "status" in console at the beginning of the demo while it's recording. This will show the STEAM IDs of all players so we know the STEAM ID of the hacker for a future ban. A 30-second hacker recording should be plenty of time to see if they're cheating.
*** TO PLAY A SOURCE DEMO FILE ***(.dem)
1. Make sure your file is located in your c:\program files\steam\steamapps\steamuser\counter-strike source\cstrike folder. If you download someone else's Source demo, this is where you'd put the file so you can play it and start CS:Source. You don't need to enter a server, just start it and get to the Main Menu.
2. Open the Console and type playdemo filename.dem (filename is the name of the .dem file you want to watch)
3 Close console and watch the demo. To stop it before it ends, type stop in console, or just let it play to the end.
NOTE ABOUT PLAYING DEMOS: When demos are playing, you can navigate around just like you're in Spectactor Mode as if you are actually in a server playing a live game. You can also change player views as well using your spectator controls. Also use the console command r_drawothermodels 2 to see other players through walls. This will help you ID wall hackers.
Enjoy!
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