Counter-Strike Cheats

Counter-Strike has been a prime target for exploitation by cheaters since its release. In-game, cheating is often referred to as "hacking" in reference to programs or "hax" executed by the user.

Wallhack:
A wallhack cheat allows the player to see through walls. These function by displaying objects that are normally obscured or replacing opaque game textures with semitransparent ones, allowing the hacker to see enemies before they would normally be in view. As the engine only renders the immediate area around the player, this does not allow a player to see the entire map at once.

Speedhack:
Speedhacks give the player increased speed, usually dramatically increased speed making it hard to target, hit, or even see the player. It works by sending false synchronization data to servers.

Spinhack:
The player appears to spin rapidly in all directions when moving, reducing the player's overall hit area and confusing the enemy. Also known as a spinbot.

No recoil:
Reducing or removing the recoil keeps the player's gun shooting straight on the y axis without a kickback by removing gun physics.

Aimbot:
Either through the use of scripting or prediction, aimbots help the player aim at enemies by moving the player's view to anticipate an enemy's position. They are usually programmed to aim specifically for the head.

Auto Firing/Triggerbot:
Usually used in conjunction with an aimbot, auto firing automatically fires at enemies in the player's crosshairs.

Silent Aim:
Similar to the aimbot and auto firing hacks, the silent aim hack allows a player to shoot at an enemy without having to actually aim at the enemy. From all points of view (player, world, or spectator), the player is not seen aiming at the enemy when the kill takes place.

Bypassing:
Although certain console commands can be activated for an entire server, bypassing allows the player to activate console commands normally restricted by sv_pure or sv_cheats.

ESP:
An ESP cheat shows textual information about the enemy, such as, health, name, and distance, and also information about weapons lying around the map, which could be missed without the hack. However, some legit server mods may actually make such information available to the player. The cheating occurs when the information is obtained where it would otherwise be hidden from the player.