How to change bob in CS2: New bob settings and commands explained

Counter-Strike 2 has finally addressed the bob complaints since the switch from CS:GO, with a new bob animation, but it’s not exactly what everyone was hoping for. Here is how you can change the bob settings in CS2.

First of all, if you are unsure what bob even is, it simply refers to the movement animation in first-person view. When you walk forwards, backwards, or strafe side to side, your hands and weapon model will ‘bob’ up and down to imitate walking movement.

However, in CS:GO, many players altered or even disabled this animation entirely because it could be distracting. When CS2 was released, the command to change bob values no longer worked, sticking everyone to the default.

In an update, Valve has added a new bob animation, but some feel it is worse than the old one. Thankfully, you can revert to the previous style with a command.

How to change new bob in CS2

If you find the new bob animations annoying or distracting, you can turn them off with a simple console command.

To enter console commands, you first need to enable the developer console in-game settings.

Then, open the console and enter the following command:

cl_usenewbob 0

This will revert the bob animation to the classic CS:GO style.

Unfortunately, however, there is still no way to reduce the amount of bob or disable it entirely.

Perhaps in time, everyone will get used to the weapon bob to the point that it no longer matters, but there is still a vocal section of the player base demanding Valve bring back the ability to get rid of it.