cs-hud

A Free and Customizable Spectator HUD for Your Counter-Strike 2 (and CS:GO) Streams.

Getting Started

The easiest way is to use the pre-packaged binaries, but other options will be available in the future.

1. Download cs-hud-win.exe if you're on Windows, or cs-hud-linux if you're on Linux. You can find more details on the Releases tab.
2. Also download gamestate_integration_csmplay_hud.cfg.
3. Head to your CS2 folder and the game/csgo/cfg subdirectory, by default on Windows that is C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Global Offensive\game\csgo\cfg. You can also find it by opening your Steam library, right-clicking CS2, Properties..., Installed Files, Browse..., and then heading into the game directory, then into csgo, then cfg.
4. Save gamestate_integration_csmplay_hud.cfg there.
5. Start CS2 (restart it if you already had it open), and find a match to spectate. You could for example play a demo, or spectate a friend via CSTV.
6. Now run cs-hud-win.exe or cs-hud-linux.
7. Open http://localhost:31982/hud in your favorite browser, and you should see the HUD.

There's also the config page available at http://localhost:31982/config, and a separate radar for observing at http://localhost:31982/radar.
There are also some console commands you may want to use.

Depending on how you actually want to use the HUD, you've now got two options:

OBS Browser Source

This is a good choice if you're fine with not seeing the HUD on top of the game yourself, or you can't or don't want to run the game in Fullscreen Windowed. It'll likely work similarly in alternatives to OBS.

1. In OBS, add a Game Capture or Window Capture, and select Counter-Strike.
2. Add a Browser source. Set the URL to http://localhost:31982/hud?transparent, the Width, Height, and FPS to the values you want, and make sure that Custom CSS is empty.
3. Find a match to spectate in CS, and the Browser source should show the HUD. (The Browser source will not show anything when you're not spectating a match.)

Fullscreen Windowed

Alternatively, you can use a separate executable to overlay the HUD on top of CS.

1. Download cs-hud-win32-x64.zip on Windows, or cs-hud-linux-x64.tar.gz on Linux. Extract all files.
2. Run cs-hud.exe on Windows, or cs-hud on Linux.
3. Open Counter-Strike, go to the Settings, Video, and set the Display Mode to Fullscreen Windowed.
4. Find a match to spectate in CS. The HUD should now overlay your screen.
5. If the HUD is on the wrong monitor, select it in the taskbar, and press Win+Shift+Arrow keys to move it to the correct monitor.

FAQ

Does this work with CS2?

Yes.
Everything should work with both CS:GO and CS2. If you spot anything weird, please open an issue.

Can I use this for my event?

Yes.
Attribution is not required, but if possible, please include a link to this GitHub project somewhere.

Why would I use this?

Counter-Strike's in-game spectator HUD isn't designed for video. In a stream you can't, for example, just press Tab when you want to know how many kills someone has. Since CS2 it doesn't even show player names!
Custom HUDs like this one are designed for video: They show you everything, are more readable on a big TV, and just look a bit nicer than the game.

Why would you use this HUD specificially? It's pretty easy to use, easy to extend and customize to your needs, and free. (Please do note that this is a passion project, so if you're a big TO that needs support SLAs, you might want to look elsewhere :D)

How do I change the colors/font/X?

For simple visual changes like colors and fonts, open the HUD config page at http://localhost:31982/config and scroll down to Style Overrides:

To change a color, select the color you want to use, then press Save and Force HUD Refresh. Most surfaces use the css.terrorists-fill-rgb color (and it's CT counterpart), most text uses css.terrorists-text-rgb, etc. Note that color changes are only applied after refreshing the HUD.

To change the font, type in the name of the font you want to use in the css.primary-font-family textbox, then press Save and Force HUD Refresh. The font needs to be installed on your PC. Note that font changes are only applied after refreshing the HUD.

If you want everything to be a bit more zoomed in or zoomed out, type something into the css.base-scale-factor textbox, then press Save and Force HUD Refresh. By default this is roughly equivalent to 10px, so if you want things to be twice as big, type in 20px. Things will likely break if you go too small or too big. Note that changes to the scale factor are only applied after refreshing the HUD.

If you want to change something else, have a look at the docs.

I need help!

Please have a look at the docs folder first. If nothing in there helps you, please open an issue. Please don't send me emails asking for help (emails about other things are fine).

Credits

Special Thanks to readtldr.gg for providing Simple Radar, the clean and readable minimaps included in this project. (You can also use them in the game, they're pretty great!)

Big shoutout to u/Bkid for documenting most of Game State Integration. This project wouldn't have happened without that post.