XANTARES’ CS2 Pro Settings: Mouse, Crosshair, Viewmodel, Video, Radar & Other Gear

Leonardo Biazzi Published August 20, 2025

XANTARES playing at the CS2 Esports World Cup 2025.

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.

Table of Contents

Mouse Settings
Crosshair Settings
Viewmodel settings
Video settings
Radar settings
Other Gear

Mouse 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

Crosshair Settings

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

Viewmodel settings

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;

Video settings

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 settings

Radar Centers The Player	Yes
Radar is Rotating	Yes
Toggle Shape With Scoreboard	Yes
Radar Hud Size	0.984098
Radar Map Zoom	0.35

Other Gear

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

About Leonardo Biazzi

Leo is a Brazilian journalist who dedicated the early days of his career covering esports and games, most noticeably Counter-Strike. After getting his journalism degree in 2018, Leo took a deep dive into esports and gaming coverage. He covered numerous Counter-Strike events for reputable news outlets, including HLTV, Dot Esports, and Esports.net.

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