Besides Nikola “NiKo” Kovač, İsmailсan “XANTARES” Dörtkardeş is perhaps the only other Counter-Strike rifler that managed to stay on top of his game for the past 10 years. The Turkish superstar inspired many players from all around the world with his unique way of playing, most notably the famous XANTARES-peek. If you want to go the extra mile to try mimicking XANTARES, you can try out his CS2 pro settings.
XANTARES plays CS2 with a low DPI, and a low to medium mouse sensitivity. These are common settings amongst riflers as they help them to keep their aiming precise.
| Mouse | ZOWIE FK1-C |
| DPI | 400 |
| eDPI | 920 |
| Sensitivity | 2.3 |
| Zoom Sensitivity | 1.1 |
| Hz | 1000 |
| Windows Sensitivity | 6 |
Unlike many other CS2 pros, XANTARES prefers a big crosshair rather than a small one, so only use his settings if you enjoy it. I, for example, have a hard time hitting headshots with a crosshair this big.
XANTARES’ crosshair is big and thin. Credit: Leonardo Biazzi | © Valve
| Crosshair code | CSGO-xbpe2-E24RJ-YXNuO-pQvt8-ppNAK |
| Style | Classic Static |
| Thickness | 0.5 |
| Gap | 0 |
| Length | 3 |
| Dot | No |
| Outline | No |
| Sniper Width | 0 |
| Follow Recoil | No |
| Color | Green |
| Red | 50 |
| Green | 250 |
| Blue | 50 |
| Alpha | Yes |
| Alpha Value | 200 |
| T Style | No |
| Deployed Weapon Gap | No |
XANTARES’ viewmodel settings also differ from the ones used by most top riflers, including NiKo and donk.
| FOV | 60 |
| Offset X | 1 |
| Offset Y | 1 |
| Offset Z | -1 |
| Presetpos | 1 |
| Full code | viewmodel_fov 60; viewmodel_offset_x 1; viewmodel_offset_y 1; viewmodel_offset_z -1; viewmodel_presetpos 1; |
Most of the best CS2 players use a 4:3 aspect ratio and play on 1280×960; however, XANTARES still hasn’t abandoned the good ol’ 1024×768 resolution.
| PC specs | Intel Core i9-14900KS and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti |
| Monitor | ZOWIE XL2586X |
| Resolution | 1024×768 |
| Aspect Ratio | 4:3 |
| Scaling Mode | Stretched |
| Brightness | 100% |
| Display Mode | Fullscreen |
| Boost Player Contrast | Enabled |
| V-Sync | Disabled |
| NVIDIA Reflex Low Latency | Disabled |
| NVIDIA G-Sync | Disabled |
| HUD Scale | 1 |
| HUD Color | Team Color |
| fps_max | 600 |
| Multisampling Anti-Aliasing Mode | 4x MSAA |
| Global Shadow Quality | Low |
| Dynamic Shadows | All |
| Model/Texture Detail | Low |
| Texture Filtering Mode | Anisotropic 4x |
| Shader Detail | Low |
| Particle Detail | Low |
| Ambient Occlusion | Disabled |
| High Dynamic Range | Quality |
| FidelityFX Super Resolution | Disabled (Highest Quality) |
| Radar Centers The Player | Yes |
| Radar is Rotating | Yes |
| Toggle Shape With Scoreboard | Yes |
| Radar Hud Size | 0.984098 |
| Radar Map Zoom | 0.35 |
| Keyboard | Corsair K70 RGB TKL |
| Mousepad | Logitech G640 Original |
| Headset | HyperX Cloud III Wireless |
| In-ears | Razer Hammerhead Pro V2 |
Feature image credit: Adela Sznajder | © Esports World Cup
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