F.A.Q.

Any questions or problems with CS2D? Maybe this page with Frequently Asked Questions can help you to find an answer!

Network and Multiplayer

• No servers in serverlist?!
• What to do about lags?
• How to play in LAN?
• Ping? Latency? Ping Timeout?
• I can't login! 'Trying to login'/'Failed to login!'

Server Hosting

• How do I create my own server? What is a listen/dedicated server? What is rcon?
• I want to host a game. What's my IP?
• Is there a dedicated server software for CS2D?
• Nobody joins/sees my server
• My server is not in the serverlist
• I want a 24/7 online server! Why does my server disappear when I shut down my PC?
• I want to rent a server for CS2D! What is important?
• Can I use my webspace/website/FTP-space/Dropbox/iCloud/blog/other crazy shit to host a server?
• Why is my server only in the LAN tab? I want it to be online!

CS2D does not start

• CS2D closes itself
• CS2D does not work on Linux

Error Messages / Crashes

• The game says that I'm a cheater/hacker! Why?
• Memory Access Violation
• Graphics Mode XXX does not work!
• EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION
• Failed to load ...

Video / Graphics

• There is only a black screen?! / I just see some squares?!
• Screen resolution problems
• Blurred graphics

Audio / Sounds

• Delayed/damaged/strange sounds
• No sounds at all

Scripts / Commands

• What are console commands?
• Commandline parameters
• Lua? Lua scripts?
• How to use Lua

Gameplay

• How to get better weapons?
• Sniper weapons: What's the advantage of the scope/zoom-mode?!

Steam®

• What is Steam?
• Is Steam required to play this game?
• Can Steam-users play CS2D with Non-Steam-users?
• Are there achievements? How to get them?

Linux

• How to run CS2D on Linux?

  CS2D may not run out of the box when using Linux. Some manual steps may be required. Try the following.

  1) Check if required libraries are missing

  • Ensure that you're in the CS2D folder an run ldd CS2D
  • If the list contains line(s) ending with 'not found' you need to install these libraries! See 2)

  2) Install required libraries

  • For each library which was not found you need to run 'apt-get install' to install it!
  • If you are NOT using Steam:
    make sure you're in the CS2D folder and run
    sudo cp ./libsteam_api.so /usr/lib/
    (this will copy the required Steam library to your system's library folder. No worries: It is just a small lib. You do NOT have to install Steam!)
  • Afterwards try running CS2D with ./CS2D
  • CS2D should now start. If you are not using Steam you will get SteamAPI_Init() errors. You can ignore those!
  • From now on running CS2D should also work by simply double clicking the CS2D file

Other Questions

• How to install/start CS2D?
• Why does CS2D not support my language? Can I translate it?
• Why does CS2D run slowy/why does it lag?
• I downloaded custom skins/sounds! How to restore the original file(s)?
• Why does my server change the map without prompting?
• How do I make a custom spraylogo?
• What is "U.S.G.N." / What is this login stuff?
• Why are there so many ads on CS2D.com!?
• Why should I play CS2D when there is CS in 3D?
• Who made CS2D? When, how and why?
• Wasn't "CS2D" called "Counter-Strike 2D" before? What the hell?!