Surf maps has become very popular in both CS:GO and Source. If you want to do a little surfing on your own, you will first need to set a few settings, otherwise you will not be able to surf properly. These settings will work both for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and CS Source as well as CS 1.6.
When you have downloaded a surf map, start the game and open the developer console (~). Once in the console, type in the following commands, which will change the settings.
CS:GO & CS:Source Surf settings
sv_accelerate 10
sv_airaccelerate 800
Default values
sv_accelerate 5.6
sv_airaccelerate 12
What really makes the difference, is the sv_airaccelerate. It is pretty straightforward what it does: it makes you accelerate faster or slower when in the air. Some servers has the sv_accelerate and sv_airaccelerate set to either highe or lower values. For example they could have sv_airaccelerate set to 1000 instead of 800.
You can also change the sv_airaccelerate based on what difficulty you would like.
Surf difficulties
- Hard: sv_airaccelerate 100
- Semi hard: sv_airaccelerate 150
- Medium: sv_airaccelerate 200
- Easy: sv_airaccelerate 400
- Fun: sv_airaccelerate 800
- Extra easy: sv_airaccelerate 1000
I would not recommend settings the sv_accelerate above 10, it will make your strafing to exaggerated.
If the server adds bot, and you want to remove them, use the command “bot_kick” in the console.
CS 1.6 and Condition Zero Surf Settings
I’m not 100% sure about this, but I recall you have to set the following settings (cvars):
sv_airaccelerate 300
sv_airmove 10
If you have anything to add, please write it in the comments below.

Thank you. The CS 1.6 part helped me alot.
I just use sv_airaccelerate 100. I don’t bother with sv_accelerate and it doesn’t seem hard to me.
mp_roundtime 60
sv_regeneration_force_on
how do i set a 30 min timer on my map, because if no 1 does rtv the map stays forever. Right now the timer is 0 so it never changes.
max is 20 minutes ;-;
sv_airaccelerate 100 have allways been since first surf ma, no more settings, only that
my Sv_Accelerate Keeps Changing back To 5, i had no issue with airAccelerate what should i do ?
same
I must be doing something wrong. When I changed sv_accelerate and sv_airaccelerate there wasn’t any difference and I can’t change direction mid-air
i have the same problem
ok im noob i dont know anything.
but when i type in these commands it says only server modarator can change these settings
make sure sv_cheats is on, also make sure its your own server =)
okay this is pissing me off. why can’t i change the accelerate to 10. IT JUST GOES BACK TO FUCKING 5!
if these guys could’ve helped us then i would’ve been way more fucking calm then i am now. so please help.