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Grenades in CS2 are one of the most important aspects of the gameplay, and a well-placed smoke or a molotov can completely change the outcome of a match. If you want to play at the higher CS2 ranks, mastering grenades is one of the most important skills you need to reach there.
Many players are unaware that there’s a hidden method that will let you master your CS2 grenades with more precision. Here’s what you need to know about the CS2 grenade camera command and how to enable it in your practice match!
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What Is The Grenade Camera Command?
The grenade camera preview is an extremely useful feature, which makes practicing your CS2 grenades a breeze. When you enable the grenade camera, a small picture-in-picture window pops up on your screen.
It’s one of the most powerful tools you can use in any practice match, since it shows you where your grenade will land. Based on your current position and your CS2 crosshair, the camera will show you the exact landing point of any grenade you would throw. Perfect for learning how to hit all the most important spots in competitive play.
The grenade camera is an absolute must-have if you’re planning to learn how to throw grenades in CS2, and will make any grenade practice a much easier task. You can safely practice your grenade lineups and throws based on the output from your grenade camera.
How to Enable CS2 Grenade Camera Command?
The easiest way to enable the grenade camera is to use the Counter-Strike console commands. Before you do this, make sure you enable developer console in the settings menu. Once you’ve done this, bring up the console (default key: ~) and execute the following command on a server you control, such as a practice match:
- sv_grenade_trajectory_prac_pipreview 1
Once you’ve entered the command, the CS2 grenade cam should appear on your screen when you hold a grenade. Keep in mind that it only works on a server you control, such as a practice match (Play → Practice) or your own private server. Limiting it this way is necessary, since it would give far too big of an advantage to anyone who uses it. Still, if you need help practicing grenades, you need the grenade camera to safely practice all of the advanced techniques.
Additional CS2 Grenade Cam Commands
Once you’ve enabled the camera preview, there are a couple of features available via the CS2 console commands, that you should know about. These are cheat commands, so first enter sv_cheats 1 in the console (again, this only works on a server you control). Once you’ve done that, you can use the following commands:
- Clear Grenades: As its name implies, this command completely removes all grenades, including your last grenade, from the game. It’s a particularly useful command when you’re practicing things like smokes or molotovs with infinite ammo settings enabled, which can lead to a lot of clutter on the map, as well as low CS2 FPS. The bind to quickly clear all CS2 grenades is: bind k “ent_fire smokegrenade_projectile kill; ent_fire molotov_projectile kill; ent_fire inferno kill; ent_fire flashbang_projectile kill; ent_fire hegrenade_projectile kill; ent_fire decoy_projectile kill; stopsound”
- Rethrow Last Grenade: If you want to quickly re-throw the last grenade you just used, from the same spot, bind the following command to a key: bind n sv_rethrow_last_grenade
How to Use The Grenade Camera?
The grenade camera preview is a powerful tool for practicing nades, showing you the exact landing spot. Here are some tips that you can use to utilize it best for your training purposes:
1. Use Infinite Ammo
When you enable infinite ammo (sv_infinite_ammo 1, which needs sv_cheats 1), your grenades are never used up, and with ammo_grenade_limit_total 5 you can carry every grenade type at once. With infinite ammo enabled, you can simply walk around the map and practice any of the grenade spots for your leisure.
2. Practice Your Jump-Throws
Jump-throws are a must at higher CS2 ranks, since they let you throw grenades much farther and reach hard-to-reach spots. Since the 19 August 2024 update, CS2 ignores binds that combine more than one movement or attack command, including jump-throw binds, and Valve made jump-throws reliable without them: you simply jump and quickly throw the grenade. The grenade camera helps here too: since November 2024, it shows where a jump-throw will land while you hold the jump button. Our CS2 jump-throw guide covers the technique in more detail.
3. Use Grenade Camera Preview Against Bots
It’s important to remember that you can use the grenade camera with bots enabled in any practice match. This feature is particularly useful if you want to try hitting other players with HE grenades, or simply practice throwing well-aimed grenades in CS2 while under fire and pressure. Once you’re done, remember to kick bots in CS2.
4. Practice Different Active Duty Maps
It’s important to try grenade practice on every active duty map you can. As we’ve already said, grenades in CS2 are a crucial part of the game, and you must know how, when, and where to throw grenades in CS2 to succeed. Use the grenade cam to learn all of the most important grenade spots on the active duty maps.
In Conclusion
As you can see, practicing grenades in CS2 can be easy, and with the grenade cam enabled you can learn to hit your grenades with sniper precision.
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