You've probably come across more than once how to change the color in the console to see the damage to the enemy. The main problem with the standard font — white color and nothing is clear. To look at the damage, you have to peer at the same type of text, even with a not very good font, until it hurts your eyes. On 15.6 or 17.3-inch monitors this is generally hard labor.
Thankfully, Valve has provided the opportunity to change the damage panel visually, decorating the damage numbers with an alternative color, which immediately stands out from the general “sheet” text and console commands.
Working with the console
Let's say right away that you need to write commands step by step and very carefully. But if you're lazy — use Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V, especially since we personally checked all the lines and made sure the method works.
The color change in the console begins, oddly enough, with its opening. Next, write the following sequentially:
con_filter_enable 1
con_filter_enable 2
con_filter_text_out Player
con_filter_text Damage
This is preparation for the main stage of color changing. You write commands that allow you to change the console configuration. The colors themselves change as follows:
log_color General FF25FFFF — pink;
log_color General 6495EDFF — blue;
log_color General 00FFFFFF — turquoise;
log_color General FF7F50FF — orange;
log_color General FFD700FF — yellow;
log_color General 008000FF — green;
log_color General AF0000FF — red.
Last — outright torture for the eyes, so we strongly do not recommend it. The best options in our opinion — yellow, blue and pink. They contrast well with the gray background and white “technical text”.
Getting rid of unnecessary problems
The config itself is quite simple to master, but there is one unpleasant moment — it is not saved after output. And changing the color of the damage panel every time is quite a chore; even copying pre-made commands saved in a notepad will get boring over time.
There is a way out. After you have entered all the commands, do not forget to enter the following line:
host_writeconfig (configuration name). For example, let it be “blue damage”
As you understand, the config is saved in the corresponding CFG file, buried in the depths of the installation folder with CS GO. For the changes to take effect — exit the game, and then enter again, open the console and write:
exec blue damage
Now you can calmly play with a pre-designated color and not be fooled by writing commands before each entry into the shooter.
The second option of “hot start” commands — bind to a specific button. For example, on F8, which does not actually take part in the game. All previously written lines must be sequentially inserted into the command line in the following format:
bind F8 “con_filter_enable 1;con_filter_enable 2;con_filter_text_out Player;con_filter_text Damage;log_color General 00FFFFFF””
Quotes, commas and spaces are required, otherwise the command will not work.
Agree, pressing one button is much easier and faster than entering a set of commands yourself.
We return everything back
The easiest way is to return the “factory settings” — exit the game and log in again. But this takes a lot of time, especially on old machines with a slow HDD and a weak processor. Therefore, there is a simpler option:
con_filter_enable 0 — removes all previously inserted filters;
log_color General FFFFFFFF — changes the text color to white.
Why is all this necessary? One of the options for using — identify cheaters and send reports to Valve. I can’t say that the method is the most optimal, since there is no video confirmation, but under certain circumstances the method is effective. And in general, this picture looks more interesting. It's up to you to decide whether to bother with the console.
