Null Bind allows you to use the counter strafe movement in CS2 with perfect accuracy, making you a godlike player.
Counter strafing is the most important movement technique you can learn in Counter-Strike. If you don’t know what counter strafe is, it is simply a technique where you completely stop your momentum while moving. As Counter-Strike has an enormous moving inaccuracy, every player must learn it in order to improve in the game.
It may be a simple technique to learn, but mastering it and doing it flawlessly is quite hard. Even pro players find it difficult to do it perfectly 100% of the time. In order to counter that, companies like Razer and Wooting have innovated new features like Snap Tap and SOCD that allow players to counter strafe in CS2 without any mistake, making the movement possible 100% of the time.
Naturally, it feels unfair for players who don’t have the specific keyboards or don’t want to waste hundreds of dollars just to enjoy a feature. Thankfully, there’s a feature called Null Bind that you can use in Counter-Strike 2 and get the similar benefits of Snap Tap and SOCD on any keyboard.
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What is Null Bind?
Null Bind is a combination of commands in Counter-Strike 2 that works similarly to Razer’s Snap Tap and Wooring’s SOCD. Similar to Snap Tap and SOCD, the Null Bind basically nullifies the movement of a direction [W, A, S, D] when the opposite directional button is pressed, making the counter strafe possible without human error. Although the bind has been public for a long time now, due to Snap Tap and SOCD’s releases, everyone has started using it.
How to Use Null Bind in Counter-Strike 2
Using Null Bind in Counter-Strike 2 is pretty easy. All you have to do is copy the commands in a config file and execute it through the launch option or in-game console command. Here is a step-by-step guide on how to bind and use the Null Bind in Counter-Strike 2:
- Go to Steam. Right-click on Counter-Strike 2> Properties> Installed Files> Browse.
- Open game> csgo> cfg folders.
- Create an Autoexec file. Make sure to change the type of file to .cfg in order for the commands to work. If you can’t see the file extension type, go to View> Show> File name extensions and check it.
- Note: If you already have an Autoexec.cfg file. Ignore the above step.
- Now, open the Autoexec.cfg file with Notepad. Copy the commands from below, paste them into the Autoexec.cfg file, and save it.
alias "checkfwd" ""
alias "checkback" ""
alias "checkleft" ""
alias "checkright" ""
alias "goForward" "-forward; +forward"
alias "goBack" "-back; +back"
alias "goLeft" "-left; +left"
alias "goRight" "-right; +right"
alias "+mfwd" "-back; +forward; alias checkfwd goForward"
alias "+mback" "-forward; +back; alias checkback goBack"
alias "+mleft" "-right; +left; alias checkleft goLeft"
alias "+mright" "-left; +right; alias checkright goRight"
alias "-mfwd" "-forward; checkback; alias checkfwd"
alias "-mback" "-back; checkfwd; alias checkback"
alias "-mleft" "-left; checkright; alias checkleft"
alias "-mright" "-right; checkleft; alias checkright"
bind "w" "+mfwd"
bind "a" "+mleft"
bind "s" "+mback"
bind "d" "+mright"
- Now, go to Steam> Library. Right-click on Counter-Strike 2> Properties> General. Type “+exec autoexec” under the LAUNCH OPTIONS and exit the menu.
- There you go. You have successfully bound the Null Bind.
Now, get into the game and try Team Deathmatch or practice servers. You will immediately feel the difference when you try to counter strafe and shoot. Although there is still a chance that you may miss the shots, it won’t be because of your counter strafing skill.
Is Null Bind Safe to Use?
There is obviously the question of whether you can get banned for using the Null Bind commands in Counter-Strike 2 or not. As of this writing, it is completely safe to use Null Bind in Counter-Strike 2 official matchmaking and FACEIT.
However, keep in mind that Null Bind is not allowed in any kind of tournament, including the ESL/ESEA-branded tournaments. So, if you are a professional CS2 player, we recommend you don’t use Null Bind in the game.
Note: The use of Null Bind is subject to change. We’ll update the article if Valve, or FACEIT make any changes to their rules regarding Null Bind.
There is also a question of competitive integrity regarding using the Null Bind in Counter-Strike 2, as many players in the community, including the pros, think that it should not be allowed in Counter-Strike 2. However, they also believe that features like Snap Tap and SOCD that are built-in, as well as the Wooting and Razer Huntsman V3 keyboards, should also not be allowed. So, it is possible that we may see some restrictions against Null Bind, Snap Tap, and SOCD in the future.
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