[schrift=Century Gothic]In this article, I will explain as clearly as I can how to create a player demo and how we can view that demo. I will also show you how to set up a mini player where you can fast-forward through the demo.
This tutorial is primarily intended for admins, but even a regular player can benefit from this feature in case they want to catch a cheater red-handed, and there are no admins on the server at that moment.
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That message "recording also.dem" is our confirmation that from that moment everything that we see inside the CS Client will be recorded
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Where i can find the demo recorded ?
Answer : the demo file can be found inside your cstrike folder where your CS client is installed![[Image: demo.png]](https://i.postimg.cc/85Y0J0b5/demo.png)
The demo will keep recording from CS client if i forgot to stop it ?
Answer : yes the demo will record as long as you are the server, once you leave the server the demo will stop automatically.
How can I upload the demo files?
Answer : the safest way you can archive the .dem file into a .rar document ( if you have Winrar app installed if not you can use .zip which comes automatically with windows 10 ) after that you can use the "Attachements" function on the forum where you can upload it
Which should i chose playdemo or viewdemo ?
Answer : Both are good options however there are differences between them
- viewdemo name.dem - allows you to rewind the recording, speed up or slow down, which is very convenient when using, using the appropriate panel, which has buttons:
playdemo name.dem - allows you to watch all the players and listen to conversations on the radio if the demo was recorded using HLTV. Only without rewind bar.
This tutorial is primarily intended for admins, but even a regular player can benefit from this feature in case they want to catch a cheater red-handed, and there are no admins on the server at that moment.
How to record a demo !
- Step One : Open the Counter Strike Client
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- Step two : Enter the server where we want to make the demo and once you enter the server access the console by pressing the ~ button
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- Step three : Once we open the console we will need to type record playername ( replace the "playername" with the name of the person who you want to record )
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- Once we type record followed up by the player name we will hit enter and the following message will appear in console
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That message "recording also.dem" is our confirmation that from that moment everything that we see inside the CS Client will be recorded
- Step four: once we finished the demo we just open the console again and type stop after that the following message will appear :
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How to view a demo !
- Step One : Inside the CS client we will open the console again ( press the ~ button ) and then we can chose from those 2 commands playdemo playername.dem or viewdemo playername.dem ( replace the "playername" with the name of the file you have chosen when you typed record playername )
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- Step two : if we want to fast forward the demo that we are currently watching we will type in the console viewdemo then the following player will appear
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FAQ !
Where i can find the demo recorded ?
Answer : the demo file can be found inside your cstrike folder where your CS client is installed
The demo will keep recording from CS client if i forgot to stop it ?
Answer : yes the demo will record as long as you are the server, once you leave the server the demo will stop automatically.
How can I upload the demo files?
Answer : the safest way you can archive the .dem file into a .rar document ( if you have Winrar app installed if not you can use .zip which comes automatically with windows 10 ) after that you can use the "Attachements" function on the forum where you can upload it
Which should i chose playdemo or viewdemo ?
Answer : Both are good options however there are differences between them
- viewdemo name.dem - allows you to rewind the recording, speed up or slow down, which is very convenient when using, using the appropriate panel, which has buttons:
playdemo name.dem - allows you to watch all the players and listen to conversations on the radio if the demo was recorded using HLTV. Only without rewind bar.
Best practices when creating a demo !
- Make sure that you are spectator once you play the demo we want to watch the player who you suspect not how you or anyone else on the server plays
- The demo should be at least a 2 minutes long so we can understand what is going on
- In that timeframe ( those 2 minutes ) don't execute any additional commands such is slay or kick cause from that point if the player will not re enter on the server you hole demo is useless
- After you stopped the demo you can proceed with the appropriate punishments commands based on what the player is doing